Evening star., 1909-03-03
CONGRESS WAS SAVING KEEP Up F|uBUSTER
Senator Hemenway Defends Democratic Senators Block
Its Course in Appropriations. Action on Penal Bill.
CHARGE OF EXTRAVAGANCE| TRACE ISSUE BROUGHT IN
Estimates Were Cut $274 Mr. Money Makes Long Speech
100000 in Seven Years. Against Reconstruction Laws
IT WAS THANKLEss TASK |CHALLENGED MR.. FORAKER
Only
nemies-
Democratic Senators Block
Action on Penal Bill.
RACE ISSUE BROUGHT IN
Mr.. Money Makes Long Speech
Against Reconstruction Laws.
CHALLENGED BY MIR. FORAKER
Ohioan Demands to Know the South's
Solution-Mr. .Taft's Position
Referred to by Speakers.

The last full day of the present Con-
gress was employed by the democratic
senators in continuing their filibuster
against the adoption Of the conference re-
port on the penal code BILL which re-
enacts the old "re3onstruction'' legiBla-
ton, protecting the negroes at the polls in
the south by federal authority, which il
now a dead letter on the statute books.
Senator Money of Mississippi took the
floor before II o'clock and began a long
speech on the subjects Of liberty for the
states and the negro versus the white
man.
Mr.. Money is a favorite speaker in the
Senate. and had q good audience all the
while. The proceedings were enlivened
from time to time by Senator Foraker who
broke in to ask questions with q view Of
pinning Mr.. Money down to just what tho
south wanted to do in this regard.
Senator Clarke Of Arkansas. who has the
filibuster in charge. continued to call Tor
AYE and no" votes at ever opportunity
to add to the delay, and Senator Tillman
aided by insisting on the presence OF q
quorum at all times.
In the meantime Senator Hepburn OF
Idaho. who is in charge Of the penal code
measure. sat by, unable to make any
P0So0oS
the conference report.
Started in Early.
AS soon as the Senate began it's business
it became evident that the minority, led
by Mr.. Clarke Of Arkansas. proposed to
continue the dilatory course pursued yes
terday to prevent action on the confer
ence report making q final disposition of
the penal code bill. Mr.. Clarke objected
-ks~ ~ AproN h
out a quorum, and after forty-seven SEN
ators had answered to their names he de-
manded a roll call on every question pos
sible. Senators Hepburn and Sutherland.
who for four years had worked to COM
plete the codif1cation Of the penal laws.
watched the proceedings in silence. and
occasionally glanced at the clock as the
time was being consumed without any
substantial progress being made
After these proceedings had continued
ed unanimous consent to dispense with
the further reading of the bill, and after
that consent was granted Mr.. Money
(Miss) took the floor to explain the atti-
tude of the opponents of the bill. 1t soon
developed that this antagonism was due
to the retention in the code Of some Of
the statutes Of the reconstruction period
relating to the use Of the elective fran
chise.
The Objectionable Section.
He had the clerk read the section pro-
viding that every officer of the army or
navy or other person IN the civil, mill
tary or naval service of the United States
who orders. brings, keeps or has under his
authority or control any troops or armed
men at any place where a general or
special election is held in any state. unless
such force be necessary to repel armed
enemies Of the United States or to keep
the peace at the polls. shall be fined not
more than $1,000 and imprisoned not
more than five years"
Il cannot believe" Mr.. Money said.
that in this year 1909 it is intended to
repeat this legislation Of thirty years
ago."
He then recalled the scenes attending
the presence OF troops at the polls In
southern states.
Mr. Foraker entered the chamber while
Mr. Money was speaking Of the condf-
tions surrounding elections In the south
and asked what solution he had for the
problem Of the colored man IN the south.
"A distinguished republican has stated,
according to report" said Mr.. Foraker,
that the people of the south understand
this race question better than the people
of the north and that they should be
allowed to work it out. Now / would
like to know what the proposed solution
is"
Taft's Name Brought In.
'"The distinguished gentleman referred
to, I suppose. is President-elect Taft"
said Mr.. Money.
Dsavowing any desire to bring the
name of Mr.. Taft into the discussion. Mr..
Foraker said he had no doubt that gentle
man desired to do what was right and
fair to all the people of the country.
Mr.. Money proceeded to pay his re-
spects to President Roosevelt, and in
doing SO referred to his proposed hunting
trip to Africa, declaring that instead of
being a great faunal naturalist. any man
who undertook to say that there are
tigers to hunt in Africa is a "faunal hum
bug" because that animal would never be
found in Africa unless some one catches
him and puts him there.
Mr. Money then took up the reference to
Mr.. Taft, saying that he did not agree
with him that this was q southern Ques-
ton. He regarded it as a national ques-
ton.
What I understand that the President
elect meant" said Mr.. Money, was that