Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-28
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RAND NI-T- alaElRg.
sEPARArs CAR ouEsrIoN RAISES
FIERCE DEBATE IN, THE
FINALLY VOTED. TED DOWN
SHARP SPEECHES ON BOTH SIDES
OCCASION LAUGHTER AND
1znr1 APPLAUSE.

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Washinston-The race question
came to the surface In the house Sat
nrday when MIR. Helm OF Alabama Of.
fered an amendment TO the District of
Columbia street railway trackase bin
providing for ''iim crow cars. Mr.
Hcfiin declared that separate coaches
for the whites and blacks had solved
the race problem in Alabama. and he
expressed the opinion that such an ar.
ransement would solve IL in Washing
ton. aIa
Mr.. Foster OF Vermont voiced his
protest against the amendment. and
said that II was resrettabic that on the
birthday OF George Washington such
an un-American proposition should be
advanced
Does my friend believe Washington
himself would vote for this amend.
ment n he was hcrc?" inquired Mr.
6riGss Of Georgia. amid laughter.
"Emphsticaliy no." responded Mr..
Foster.
The amcndmcn, was bitterly fought
by Mr.. Madden Of Illinois. who as'
serted that Congress should never leg.
isinie In favor Of one element against
another.
He was ,wi,tcd by Mr.. Grisss. who
inquired of him II he remembered the
shotgun quarantine established by
Gov. Tanner against negroes"
Mr.. Madden responded that he never
conceded the right Of the governor tn
act an he did. ... r..
By this time u number OF Southern
members were yainly seeking Tccosui.
lion.
which race does the am.ndmcn,
discriminate against" inquired Mr.
Humphreys Of Mississippi. who first
go, the chairman's eye.
u don't conccd. the right of the gen.
ilcman To ask such question. Mr..
Madden replied. a, which the Demo.
Gratis dcrisivciy laughed.
ais. Humphreys insisted that the
amendment provided equal but scra'
rate accommodations. lie provoked
Democratic laughter and applause
when h. saii. pointing ,o the mem.
b~rs In the galleries. that although the
Republicans were the friends of the
negroes. he could no, so any members
oi the African race in those galleries.
HAS the gentleman rsur issucd
any cards to the members gallery ia a
ncsroy- asked Mr.. GriEss. insisI.aiiy.
"Yrs. sir Mt. Madden replied. 'aid
! will bc siad 'o do so again.
Il remained. however. for Mr.. Camp.
bell Of Kansas to arouse the interest
of the house an the subject. He de-
Tended tho negroes of Washington. and
said hr never noticed anything of'cn'
sivc On their part un street ears.
Mr.. Campbell said he would regard
IL as an evil day when Congress would
sstass ftsfiurtInn
A voice vas heard 10 say that the
Republicans were after negro VOTES.
This in'lamcd Mt. Campbell. who dc
rIascsi u to bc "a shame TO the gentle
man from Alabama and his party that
there are thousands Of coiotcd men In
his state and In the south who have no
VOTE
Laughter vas brought down upon
him when. after stating that Kansas
guaranteed the rights and privileges
Of every citisch. Mr.. bartlett, of Georgia
read dispatch stating that Booker
Washington had been denied hotel ac'
commosiations at Wichita. Kan.
Mr.. Campbell took the matter scri.
ousiy aad declared tina, IL the dispatch
was true and Washington had the time
to give To an action In the court. the
hotel keeper could he made defendant
in an action for damages and he added
amid shouts Of laughter. the prob.
abilities arc the hotel man was Dem.
ocrat from Alabama or Georgia"
The Democrats from Alabama or
GEORGIA. interjectcd MIR. bartlett Of
Georgia. don't go TO Kansas very Of.
icn.''
And they don't stay Democrats
when they do Co." was Mr.. Campbcil's
quick rctort.
The house was thrown into an up.
road when Mr.. Simms. Tennessee. al.
ter urging the members 10 sc; back on
the railway bill. said:
Let's 'hresh the negro question out
la,ev. even II We have TO 'hrcsh each
other out"
Debate on the question was brought
TO a close by Mr.. Smith of Michigan.
declaring that the amendment. II
adopted. would drive the street rail.
ways into bankruptcy.
The amendment was defeated. 40 TO
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