Weather To-Day: FAIR; COLDER.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLV. NO. 105.
CAUCUS CALLS
FOR THE SKELETON
■. 'i
In the Railroad Commission
Closet.
GOVERNOR TO BE ASKED
FO REVIDENCE ON WHICH THE
WILSONS WERE DISMISSED.
NEW CORNER STONE WILL SMELL SWEETER
Without Any Nam? at All. Bill to Pay Insur
ance Fees into the Treasury Will be
Reconsidered. Commi'.leej
Made Out.
The dismissal of the Wilsons from
the Railroad -Commission by Governor
Russell will be investigated. Such was
the decision reached by the Democratic
Senate caucus last night.
The matter came up on a formal reso
lution offered by Senator Fran I.
Osborne, of Charlotte. The resolution
which maps out the course that will be
followed in the Senate today calls on
Governor Russell to lay before the Sen
ate the evidence upon which he acted
when he dismissal Major J. W. Wil
son and S. Otho Wilson from the Rail
road Commission and appointed in their
places Messrs. L. C. Caldwell and John
11. Pearson.
The resolution, however, does not stop
<at calling on the Governor for the evi
dence in his possession, but provides
that the Wilsons shall be requested to
appear before the committee appointed
to review the case and present their
side of the episode that the investi
gation may be complete.
It has been whispered about ever since
the Legislature assembled that there
would be an investigation of the affairs
of the railroad commission along with
the rest of things. Nevertheless the
matter had been so long regarded as a
closed incident that the resolution to
pry open this very dismal fusion closet
and see what the skeleton really looks
like, ereftted much interest among Sen
ators and those outside who were ad
vised of the enueus’ auction. There was
some discussion in the caucus when the
resolution was introduced as to the best
method of proceedure. hut the resolution
was strongly pressed by Senator Os
borne, and it was decided to go into tli;
matter immediately.
Otho Wilson said last night when in
formed of the action of the caucus that
his side of the case was already pre
pared, unless Governor Russell shall in
troduce new evidence, and that he was
ready to appear before the Senate com
mittee on short notice.
Thns day by day. the probing and
pruning goes forward. The lirst day the
penitentiary investigation was set on
foot, yesterday the matters of lopping
off Secretary Thompson's fees and
Jim Young’s autograph were taken up
and today the Railroad Commission
scandal will receive attention.
Both the corner-stone bill and the bill
of Senator Daniels to turn insurance
fees into the public treasury were dis
cussed in caucus last night. The
Senate had passed on yesterday the rcs
oluoitn of Senator Miller, calling for
the removal of Young’s name and the
Dill went to the House, where several
substitutes were offered. It was decided
in last night’s caucus to await the ac
tion of the House before any further ac
tion is taken, but it was practically de
cided that the entire corner-stone shall
be removed and a new one substituted.
What names will appear on it was not
determined, though there was some talk
of putting on it merely the name of the
architect, while some favored adding
the names of others who have boon
worthily connected with the history of
the institution.
In regard to the bill of Senator Dan
iels, it. was thought best to recall the
bill in order to consider the matter mon
at length, and that Senator Daniels in
conjunction with the committee on in
surance be instructed to prepare a sub
stitute bill. This was deemed advisa
ble because some question was raised
as to whether the bill of Senator Dan
iels would accomplish the end aimed at
SENATE JOINT COMMITTEES.
Senator Justice submitted his list of
committeees to the Democratic caucus
last night and the following gentlemen
were recommended to Lieutenant-Gov
ernor Reynolds for the various commit
tees and will be announced today.
On Library—Collie, Butler, Cheek.
Robinson, Speight, Whitaker, Crisp.
Justices of the Peace —Jones, Hicks,
Murray, Hairston, Cooley, Stanback,
Newsome.
Public Buildings and Grounds—Cheek,
Ward, Davis, Lowe, Whitaker, Murray,
Newsome.
Trustees of the University—Hill. .lark
son. Cheek, Stanback, Skinn r, Fields.
Franks.
On Enrolled Bills—Whitaker, Daniels
Butler, Jerome, Speight, Jackson.
Souther.
On Printing- Lindsey, Mclntyre
Black, Jerome, Justice.
Propositions and Grievances—Wilson.
Glenn, Hicks, Hairston, James, Jerome,
Mason. Franks.
Privileges and Elections—Skinner.
Cheek, Daniels. Lowe, Mclntyre, Os
borne. Campbell.
Claims—Cooley, Cowper, Ilill, Jones,
Murray, Satterfield, Newsome.
On Judiciary—Justice, Black, Cooley,
IHDS Hi NORTH URHIM HUES i HEWS Ml 116111' dl.
Cowper, Daniels. Fields. Glenn, Ilieks,
James, Jones, Jerome, Masont Mcln
tyre, Osborne, Skinner, Smith, Travis,
Ward. Wilson.
Internal Improvements—Jerome. Hill,
Collie, Robinson, Stanback, TLomas,
Whitaker, Kerlcy.
Education —Smith, Butler, Jones.
Lindsay. Wilson, Mason, Mclntyre, Wil
liams, Harris, Cheek.
Military Affairs —Hicks. Hairston.
Skinner. Whitaker, Williams, Satter
field, White.
Agriculture— Williams, Thomas,
Brown, Hairston, Hill, Davis, Robinson,
Crisp, Murray. ’
Banks and Currency—Bryan. Cocke,
Collie, Hill. Lindsay, Miller, Campbell.
Corporation—Daniels, Osborne, Mur
ray, Speight, Stanback, Travis, Godwin.
Finn nee— Osborne, Brown, Bryan,
Lindsay, Glenn, Whitaker, White,
Mason.
Insurance —Black, Smith, Cooley.
Fields, Lowe. Thomas. Wilson, Souther.
Penal Institutions—Fields, Osborne,
Travis, Miller, Mclntyre, Wilson, Good
win.
Salaries and Fees—Davis, Collie,
Jones, Thomas. Satterfield, Souther.
Engrossed Bills—Mclntyre, Murray,
Stanback, Butler, Ward, Cheek. White.
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute —
James, Brown, Fields, Cooley, Lindsay,
Butler, Kerley.
Insane Asylum—Speight. Glenn. Limi
nay, Mason, Miller. Williams, Robin
son. Whitaker, Crisp.
Federal Relations—Mason. Cocke,
Davis, Ilieks, Hill, James. Franks.
Fish and Fisheries—Ward, Davis,
Jackson, Miller, Bryan, Skinner. Harris.
Pensions and,Soldiers’ Home—Jackson,
Satterfield, Robinson, Smith, Thomas.
Lowe, Goodwin.
Railroads and Railroad Commission-
Brown, Glenn, Bryan, Jerome, Cocke,
Miller. Williams, Campbell.
Public Roads —Collie. Travis, Jackson
Jones, Satterfield, Wilson, Osborne.
Counties, Cities and Towns—Cgcke,
Cowper, James, Glenn, Black, Jerome,
Travis. Kerley.
Public Health—Butler, Daniels,
Speight, Hairston, Collie, Lowe, Harris.
Manufacturing—Miller, Wilson, Thom
as, Mason, Cheek, Butler. Black, New
some.
On Mining—-Murray, Black, Cocke,
Ilieks, Jerome, Stanback. Crisp.
On Election Laws—Glenn, Travis. Os
borne, Black, Brown, Speight, Skinner,
Franks.
On Constitutional Amendments—
Travis. Glenn, Cowper, Cooley, Osborne,
Fields, Daniels, White.
On Shell Fish —CoWper. Ward, Miller,
James, Bryan, Davis.
On Rules—Smith. Osborne, Justice.
On each of the committees the chair
man’s name, as is usual, appears first.
THE CONTEST FROM THE 31ST.
It is Expected to Come Before the Com
mittee To-day.
The contest of Messrs. Lambert and
Eaves, from the 31st Senatorial district,
against Senators Keeley and Souther,
now sitting, is expected to come before
the Committee on Privileges and Elec
tions this afternoon or to-night. The
committees are expected to be an
nounced in the Senate* this morning, and
as the evidence in the contest is already
in there is nothing to prevent imme
diate consideration of the claims of the
contestants. Messrs. Lambert and
Eaves are in the city pressing the con
test, and gave me on yesterday the
main facts upon which they rely to un
seat the eontestees.
They state* that at Fork Mountain pre
cinct in Mitchell county, the boxes were
held by men having no color of nuthori
y to conduct the election, and at locali
ties other than the regular polling places.
No regard was paid to registration and
many illegal votes were ; oast. These
facts are substantiated by affidavits
from reliable citizens.
At Harrell’s precinct there* was no
kind of organization, no registrars or
judges. On election day when the polls
were closed two Republicans carried the
boxes a mile from the voting place,
where the night was devoted to count
ing the ballots. The Democratic judge
went home in disgust.
In Tow River precinct the only return
made was a mere memorandum of the
result written on a scrap of paper, and
delivered by a man who hud no official
connection whatever with the election.
More votes were counted for the Repub
lican candidates than there were regis
tered voters in the* precinct.
At Lower Hollow Poplar precinct, the
three judges wen* Republicans, were
drunk and persistently attempted to in
timidate* Democratic elector*. Votes
were* cast before the registration books
were opened, more were counted than
cast, and the* Democratic votes were not
counted at all.
ADDED PAY FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Washington, Jan. <i.—Senator Slump,
from the Committee on Military affairs,
to-da.v favorably reported the bill au
thorizing the President to promote
Brigadier General Tbaddetis 11. Stanton,
now paymaster general to be a Major
General, uud to retire him with that
rank.
Senator Sewell, from the same commit
tee, reported favorably the* bill intro
duced by Senator Hawley, which is the*
same as passed the House to-day grant
ing two months’ additional pay to vol
unteers who served outside the limits of
the United States for the war with
Spain, and one month to those who serv
ed within the limits of the country.
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS.
New York. Jan. 6.—The total bank
clearings in the* United Stale's for the
week were $1,767,839,975; per cent, in
crease 22.7.
Exclusive of New York. $(520,44)8,4>,19;
per cent, increase 8.4.
A boiler burst in a London shipyard
yesterday, killing 8 persons and wound
ing 40.
RALEIGH* N. C., SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 7, 1899.
AVARICE, SAYS BRIAN
Under the Mask of the Im
perialisms Philanthropy.
PERILS THAT THREATEN
ONE GOVERNMENT ABROAD AND
ANOTHER AT HOME.
INTOXICATED WITH MILITARY 7RHJVPH
Apostle of Democracy Would Have the People
Wait Until Th°y can Reason Calm'y.
Pic ures the Injusict cf
Hoi ling Philipp nos.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 0. —The Duck
worth Club of Cincinnati, gave* its an
nual Jackson banquet tc'night. The
date was early so as to have Colonel W.
J. Bryan present, as he responds to a
toilet at the Jackson banquet in Chica
go to-morrow night. This club lias
given many notable* banquets, but Ihe
one to-night was the most distinguished
in its history because of the presence of
Colonel Bryan. Democratic* leaders
from all over the State held conferences
with him during the day, joining in the
large reception given Colonel Bryan at
the Chamber of Commerce at noon.
Over 400 plates were turned at the Gib
son House to-night and the decorations
were elaborate. Colonel Bryan was re
ceived with a storm of applause.
After discussing the Chicago platform
and emphasizing the sixteen to one plank,
Colonel Bryan took up the new questions
that have grown out of the war. He
called intention to the President's recom
mendation of a larger army, and insisted
that the army should be divided into two
branches, the army for domestic use in
the* United States, which, he said did
not need to be increased, the army of
occupation which is temporarily neces
sary for use outside of the United States,
lie said that the* army of occupation
should la* recruited at once, in order to
relieve the volunteers, but that the term
of service should' !h* short Im*cuuse the*
nation's policy is not yet settled. He
suggested that the demand for an in
crease in the army might Ik* considered
as the first fruit of that victory to which
the Republicans pointed with so much
pride last-November.
Turning to the* question of annexation
he insisted that the nation has not yet
decided what to do with the Philippine
Islands. He spoke in part as follows:
“The sentiment of the people upon any
great question must Ik* measured during
the* days of deliberation, and not during
the hours of excitement. A good man
will some times be engaged in a tight,
but it is not reasonable to exjK*et a ju
dicial opinion from him until he* has lmd
time to wash the blood off his face. I
have seen a herd of mild-eyed gentle*
kirn* transformed into infuriated beasts
by tlu* sight and scent of blood, and I
have seen the same animals quiet and
peaceful again a few hours later. We
have much of the animal in us etill in
spite of our civilizing process. It is not
unnatural that our people* should he
more sanguinary immediately after a
battle than they were before, but it is
only a question of time when reflect ion
will restore the conditions .which exist
ed before this nation became engaged In
the war with Spain. When men are
excited they talk about what they can
do; when they are calm, they talk about
what they ought to do. If the Presi
dent rightly interpreted the feelings of
the people when they were intoxicated
by a military triumph, we shall appeal
from “Philip drunk to Philip sober."
The forcible annexation of the Philippine
Islands would violate a principle of
American public law so deeply imbedded
in the American mind that until a year
ago no public man would have suggest
ed it. It is difficult to overestimate the*
influence which such a change in our
national policy would produce on the*
character of our people. Our opponents
ask, is our nation not great enough (<>
do what England. Germany and Hol
land are doing? They enquire, can we
not govern colonies as well as they?
Whether we c an govern colonies as well
as other countries is not material; the*
real question is whether we can in one
hemisphere, develop the theory that
governments derive their just power
from the consent of the governed, and at
the same time inaugurate, support and
defend in the* other hemisphere*, a gov
ernment which derives its authority en
tirely from superior force. And if these
two ideas of government cannot live to
gether. which one shall we choose? To
defend forcible annexation on the ground
that we are carrying out a religious duty,
its worse than absurd. The Bible teaches
us that it is more blessed to give than
to receive, while the colonial policy is
based upon the doctrine that it is more
blessed to take than to leave. I am
afraid that the* imperialists have con
fused their beatitudes. I once heard of
a man who mixed up the* parable of the
good Samaritan with the parable of the
sower, and in attempting to repent the
former said:
“‘A man went from Jerusalem to
Jericho and as he went he fell among
the thorns and the thorns sprang up and
choked him.’
“Wo entered Che Spanish war as peace
makers. Imperialists lijfc* *vn indistinct
recollection that a lib**' \>s been
promised to the peace-,.. \nd also
to the m»*ek. but their desire more
territory has perverted their memories so
that ns they greet the former if reads:
“ ‘Blessed are the peace-makers for
they shall inherit the earth.’
"Annexation cannot he defended upon
the ground that wo shall find a
pecuniary profit in the policy. The ad
vantage which may come to a few in
dividuals who hold offices or who se
cure franchises cannot properly be
weighed against the money expended in
governing the Philippines, because the
money expended will die paid [tv those
who pay the" taxes. We are not yet in
a position to determine whether tlu* peo
ple of the United States after a while will
bring back from the Philippines as much
as they send there. There is an old
saying that it is not profitable to buy a
lawsuit. Our nation may learn by ex
perience that it is not wise to purchase
the right to conquer a jneople.
"Spain, under compulsion, gives a
quit claim to the Philippines in return
for $20,000,090 but she ihs's not agree
to warrant and defend our title as
against the Filipinos. To buy land is one
thing: to buy people is another. Land
is inanimate and makes no resistance to
a transfer of title; the people are
animate and sometimes desire a voice in
their own affairs. But whether meas
ured by dollars and cents the conquest
of the Philippines would prove profitable
or expensive it will certainly prove em
barrassing to those who still hold the
doctrine which underlies a republic.
Military rule is antagonistic to our
theory of government. The armaments
which are used to defend it in the Philip
pines may he used to excuse it in the
United States. Under military rule
much must be left to the discretion of
the military governor, and this can only
he justified on the theory that the gov
ernor knows more than the people whom
he governs; is bettor acquainted with
their needs than they are themselves; is
entirely in sympathy with them and is
thoroughly honest' and unselfish in his
desire to do them good.
Such a comUThation of wisdom, integ
rity and lore is difficult to find and the
Republican party will enter upon a hard
task when it starts out to select suitable
military governors for our remote pos
sessions. Even if the party has absolut *
confidence in its great political manager.
Senator Hanna, it must remember that
the people of Ohio have compelled him
to serve the in the United States and
that inferior men must he intrusted with
the distribution of justice and benevo
lence among the nation's dark-skinned
subjects in the Pacific.
“When the discussion of fundamental
principles is attempted in the United
States, if a member of Congress at
tempts to criticise any injustice perpe
trated by a government official against a
helpless lieople lie will ho warned to
keep silent lest his criticism encour
age resistance to American authority,
in the Orient, if <h stator on tlu
Fourth of July dnreseto speak of in :!un
able rights or refers with commmdarion
to the manner in which our forefathers
resisted taxation without raor’sentati* :i.
be will be warned to keep orient lest Lis
utterances excite rebellion among dis
tant subjects. If we adopt a colonial
policy and pursue die course which ex
cited the Revolution of 177*5 we must
muffle the tones of . lie chi Liberty Beil
and commune in whispers when we
praise the patriotism of our forefathers.
"We cannot afford to destroy the
Declaration of Independence; we cannot
afford to erase from our Constitutions,
State and National, the Bill of Lights;
we have no time to examine the libra
ries of the nation and punge them of
the essays, the spee;*ehes an*l tlu* books
that defend the doctrine that taw is the
ehystalization •of public opin’ >n, rather
than an emanation from physical power.
“But even if we could destroy every
vestige of the laws whica are the out
growth of the immortal law penned 1 y
Jefferson; if we could obliterate every
written word that has been inspired
by the idea that this is ‘a government
of tlu* people, by the r.cop'.e and I'er the
people,’ we could n>* f** ir f”**m the
heart of tlu* human race the hope which
the American republic has planted there.
The impassioned appeal, ‘Givi* me liberty
or give me death.' still echoes around the
world. In the future, as in ‘he past,
tlu* desire to be free will Ik* stronger
than the desire to enjoy a more physical
existence. The conflict between right
and might will continue here and every
where until a day is reached when the
love of money will no longer sear the
national conscience and hypocrisy no
longer hide the hideous features of av
arice behind the musk of philantrophy.”
A FIRE IN CHARLOTTE
RAGING IN A RIOCK IN BUSINESS PART
OF THE CITY.
Show How II Harntss Budding Consumed.
Fire at 1;45 O'c'ock Undfr Control,
Loss 1 h n About $75,0C0*
charlotte, N. Jan. o.—-At 12 o’clock
last night 4' l '* 1 was discovered in the
three story building of the Shaw-Howell
Harness Company, on Fourth street,
near the centre of the business portion
of the city. The tire had gained such
headway when the alarm was sounded
that the building was soon totally de
stroyed. The loss to the stock will
reach fully $50,000. with $25,000 insur
a nee.
From the Shaw-llowell building the
flumes spread to tin* adjoining building,
occupied by the Liddell Machine Com
pany, as an office and sample room.
The loss to their stock is about SO,OOO,
with $4,000 insurance. The building
was a total wreck, and was valued at
about $4,000.
The firemen worked under great diffi
culties. as a high wind was blowing.
The burned buildings arc* just across
a narrow street from the Buford Hotel,
a four story structure, but that building
escaped injury.
At 1:45 a. m., the fire is under con
trol. The total loss will probably reach
$65,000 to $75,000.
STUB CIVIL SERVICE
Its foes’ Action in the House
Committee of Whole.
KILL THE APPROPRIATION
COMMISSION’S FRIENDS MAY
REVERSE ACTION IN HOUSE.
SWANSON SPEAKS AGAINST IXPA'SION
Senate Adopts Resolution Asking Presiden
What Were his Ins'ructions so Peace
Commis ion. CafFery’s Argu
ment Against Imperialism.
Washington, Jan. 6.—The anti-civil
service reformers scored a victory in
the House to-day. The legislative, ex
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
was taken up for consideration, and
when the appropriation for tin* civil
service commissiion was reached. Mr.
Evans, (Itep., Ky.), made a motion to
strike it out. This motion has been
made annually for a dozen years or more,
hut has invariably failed. But to-day
the opponents of the law laid great stress
on the fact that they could not get a
direct vote upon the proposition, and
were therefore compelled to seek its nul
lification in this manner. Even these
appeals failed to bring out the full
strength of the opposition, though the
motion to strike out was carried by a
narrow majority, 67 to 61. This was in
committee of the whole where no record
is made of the vote. Mr. Moody, (Rep.,
Mass.), gave notice that he would de
mand a record vote in the House, where
the friends of the civil service law ex
pect to reverse the decision. Those who
advocated the motion to strike out were:
Messrs. Evans, (Itep., Ivy.); Grosvenor,
(Rep. Ohio); Hepburn. (liep.. Iowa);
Linney. (Rep., N-. C.); Brown, (Rep.,
Ohio); and Marsh, (Rep., Ills.).
Its opponents were: Messrs. Moody,
(ltept., Mass.); Hopkins, (Rt*p., Ills.);,
Fleming, (Deni., Ga.); Brosius, (Rep.,
Pa.); Henderson. (Ilep,, Iowa); and Pol
livef. (Rep.. lowa.)
During the general debate og the hill
Mr. Swanson. (Dem., Vn.t, delivered a
speech on anti-imperialism.
The Administration which could hard
ly be driven into a war for liberty, had,
he said, within a few months become
greedy for conquest The liberators of
the Cubans were to become the despoilers
of the Filipinos, He contended that it
was unconstitutional for the United
States to undertake a colonial system and
cited the Dred Scott decision in support
of his contention.
Ho discussed the social, political and
economic* effects of the annexation of
the Philippines. He declared it to be
his opinion that the main sun-port of the
imperialistic policy came from those who
were seeking an offensive and defensive
alliance between the United States and
Great Britain. The trade advantages
we would obtain from the annexation of
the Philippines would not begin-to justify
us for the expense their acquisition would
entail. We were throwing away great
trade possibilities on our northern border
by restrictive laws and yet we proposed
to reach out to he ends of the earth for
a trade which was utterly insignificant.
At* the opening of the session Mr.
Marsh, (Republican, Illinois), asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
of a hill to grant to officers and men
of the volunteer army upon muster out
two months’ extra pay if they have serv
ed beyond the limits of the United
Slates, and one month's extra pay if
they have only served within the limits
of the United States. This extra pay
to he in lieu of furloughs or leave of ab
sence. II had been the practice to grant
these furloughs or leave of absence so
that in reality the hill only sought to
do directly what has heretofore been
done indirectly. After this explanation
Mr. Bailey. (Democrat. Texas), an
nounced that he had no objection to the
measure.
The hill was passed.
At 5 p. in., the House adjourned.
SENATOR CAFFERY’S SPEECH.
Washington. Jan. 6.—lmmediately
after the Senate convened to-day the
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Hoar. (Itep. Mass.), calling on the
President for information as to the in
structions of the commissioners who
negotiated the treaty of Paris, together
with all correspondence and report* re
lating to their work, was laid before
the Senate. Chairman Davis, one of
the commissioners, desired that it he re
ferred to the Foreign Relations Com
mitee, but Mr. Hoar insisted that the
Senate had as much right to such infor
mation as the members of the Foreign
Relations Committee, and that the
President should determine whether the
Senate should have it. The resolution
was adopted in secret session. In sup
port of tiie resolution offered some time
ago by Mr. Vest, (Missouri), hi opposi
tion to expansion, Mr. Caffery, (Louis
iana), delivered an extended speech.
Mr. Caffery pointed out that the Gov
ernment o£‘the United States was for
mulated by the founders in order that a
social and governmental fabric of their
own might he crystalized into form of
law. Mr. Caffery said that the sword
and counsels of Washington made him
the savior of his country: that his su
preme patriotism and wisdom eminently
qualified him to establish this Govern
ment. He held that Washington in- his
counsels and teachings was .opisised to
the acquisition of foreign territory for,
despotic government. He referred then
to that expression of Jefferson V °v
ernments can only acquire tin just
powers from the consent of the governed
declaring that the principle announced
in that sentence marked .Jefferson great
er than king, prince or potentate.
“We have heard,” said he, “s(Une start
ling doctrines as to the power of the
United States to establish governments
in foreign territory acquired by the
United States announced on this floor. ’
He declared that these announced doc
trines were more arbitrary than any
which had ever before been heard in the
United States Congress. They confer
red upon Congress a . supreme power—a
desjmtie power, unlimited and unrestrict
ed. He quoted from the speeches of Mr.
Platt, (Connecticut), to which his ad
dress was an answer, that part of the
Connecticut Senators’ statement of the
powers of the United States in which
he maintained that the right to acquire
foreign territory was inherent and with
out limitation, and that the power to
establish a government in such acquired
territory was inherent and a sovereign
right.
“Here.” said Mr. Caffery. “The old
proposition is advanced that the right
to govern is broad and imperial and
without l.mitation by our Constitution."
“If the argument advanced by the
Senator from Connecticut Ik* true and
sound, then the individual rights of men
are to Ik* held by the United States under
a Congressional despotism. Our Consti
tution knows no despotism; it sedulously
provides against despotism: but right
here is a despotism of the most flagrant
possible character.
Mr. Caffery said he proposed to argue
that the Government of the United
Stat(*s was inhibited from incorporating
the recently acquired ttrritory into the
United States: that Congress had power
to govern any acquired territory only
with the ultimate purpose of erecting it
into States: that people of such t rritory
cannot Ik* held despotically by Congress,
and that it would be unwise and dan
gerous to incorporate into the United
States as citizens people who differ wide
ly in their habits, customs and religion
from the people of this country.
Mr. Caffery then entered npon an
elaborate argum at to show that hereto
fore it had been the unwavering policy
of this Government to obtain from the
governed their consent before the reins
of government were drawn over them.
Mr. Caffery said even if we had the
right to incorporate these distant islands,
inhabited by a strange people into this
country, freedom eonid not exist in the
subtropics.
“The history of tin* world shows that
’God has set the bounds where the dif
ferent peoples of the earth shall abide.
When I look at the conditions of the world
I am ultimately convinced that no j**r
uvanent sway can he held by the white
man over the black man in the sub
tropics. except bv a strong military and
cruel despotism."
Mr. Caffery said that we were some
times told by the public that we had a
mission to perform-—that mission being
to spread among all peoples the doc
trines of human rights. He doubted
whether this could be done by placing
upon the people a yoke and whether the
principles of Christianity could be ad
vanced by force.
At the conclusion of Mr.Caffery's ar
gument Mr. Morgan (Ala.), announced
on behalf of the Nicaragua Canal Com
mission the acceptance in a modiriel form
of the amendments offered by Mr. Berry
before the holidays to the pending canal
hill. The amendments were not passed
upon by the Senate,
At 3:15 p. ra., the Senate went into
executive session and at 3:50 p. m., ad
journed.
ORDER UNDER TIIE FILIPINOS
They Claim Their Government at Iloilo
is Acceptable to All.
Ilong Kong. Jan. 66.—The newspa
pers here publish tin* following dispatch
from Iloilo evidently from a Filipino
source:
"When the Americans arrived at Iloilo
they found absolutely no looting upon, the
part - Filipino force, or conduct of
any uworthy of civilized jieople.
In con. t.v with their agreement
with tin* . uiiards, the Filipinos en
tered Iloilo in an orderly manner, and
formally hoisted the Filipino flag. The
Americans found a good Government
meeting with the complete approval of
the foreign residents. The postoffice,
custolns and other departments were
working smoothly under flu* entire con
trol of the Filipinos.”
The correspondent adds that the re
ports of an opposition republic having
been established are refuted h.v the
facts that tin* Governor and General
commanding at, Iliolo have assured the
American delegates from tin* warships
that they could settle nothing without
orders from the national Government at
Malolos.
FOR LIEUT. SHIPP’S WIDOW.
Pritchard’s Bill to Place Her on the
Pension Roll.
Washington. Jan. 6. —Senator Pritch
ard lias introduced a hill directing thq
Secretary of the Interior to place on the
pension roll the name of Margaret E.
Shipp, widow of First Lieutenant Wil
liam E. Shipp, late of the Tenth regi
ment United States cavalry, and pay her
a pension of SSO. per month.
NAMED BY PRESIDENT.
Washington, Jan. 6.—The President
to-day sent these nominations to tin*
Senate:
John D. Yeomans, of lowa, to he an
Inter-State commerce commissioner;
Robert A. Moseljr, Jr., of Alabama, to
be consul general at Singapore.
DINGLEY'S STATE CRITICAL.
Washington!. Jan. 6.—Representative
Diugley is very low to-night, alarming
symptoms having developed.
.Tames Webster, a negro of 18. was I
hanged yesterday in Bedford City, Va.,'
for rupe. I
THIRD EDITION;
*UICE FIVE CENTS.
WHftl'S INANAME?
ft SUITE’S DISGRACE
It Must Not be Perpetuated
in Stone.
A CORNER-STONEJNFAMY
DISCUSSED BY THE MEMBERS
OF THE HOUSE.
THE PEG LEG WILLIAMS LAW REPEALED
Bills to Materially Change the School Law.
Propositions to Abolish the Bureau of
Labir Statistics and Board
of Equalization.
The House has the belts on and the
machinery is buzzing.
/ If has not turned out much of the
finished product yet, hut it is laying in
an immense stock of mighty fine raw
material.
Yesterday’s session was a most in
teresting one. The question of ques
tions in this State came tip for dis
cussion in a number of phases.
I refer to Negro Problem.
A bill was introduced to amend the
Constitution so as to eliminate the col
ored vote.
The law prohibiting all emigration
agents coming into the State and induc
ing colored labor to go South was re
pealed.
And several resolutions were intro
duced looking to an erasure of the name
of Jim Young, the colored director,
from the corner-stone of the white school
here for the deaf and dumb.
It was these latter that aroused most
discussion and outraged feeling.
The ball was set a rolling by the fol
lowing hill sent over from the Senate,
having been introduced in that body by
Senator Miller, of Pamlico, and [Missed:
"Resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives —
“That the Committee of tht‘ (ftmeynt'
Assembly on the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Asylums, shall forthwith have the name
of James 11. Young removed from the
corner-stone of the new building Mt the
institution for the blind white children,
located in the city of Raleigh, and to
report to the General Assembly.”
Then Mr. Stevens, of Union, sent for
ward tlu* following resolution, which
was read:
"Whereas, the Board of Directors for
the School for the Deaf and Dumb, ap
pointed under Fusion rule, have dis
graced the State and insulted her citi
zenship by placing the name of James
11. Young upon the corner-stone of the
building, erected for white children of
the State, and
“Whereas, this General Assembly de
sires to remove the stain put upon our
State by these white believers in negro
domination; now, therefore, he it
“Resolved by the House of Represen
tatives, the Senate concurring:
“That the authorities having in charge
the management of said school are here
by directed to have removed the said
corner stone, ami one of similar design,
with the name of the white trustees only,
[daeed in its stead.”
For these'two resolutions, Mr. Bou
,shall. of Wake, sent up the following
substitute:
"Resolved by the House of Repre
sentatives, the Senate concurring:
“That the corner-stone of the new
building erected in 1898 upon the grounds
of the Institution for the Blind, in the
city of Raleigh be remrived.
“That n corner-stone Ik* placed in
stead thereof, bearing the names of the
board of said institution, upon whose
motions and plans said new buildings
were erected, to wit:
“B. F. Montugue, chairman of the
Board; J. A. Briggs, chairman of the
Building Committee; I. M. Proctor, H.
Morson, 11. C. Herring, J. R. William*,
Jno. E. Ray, Principal; F. P. Milburn,
Architect.”
Mr. Boushull explained that the names
he proposed were the names of the men
who had conceived tin* plan for the
building, had made arrangements for its
erection and secured the appropriation
therefor.
Mr. McLean, of Harnett, said his ob
jection to all the resolutions on tins
matter, so far introduced, was that they
simply made a request of the very board
of directors that had put Young’s name
on the corner-stone. He, therefore, of
fered the following substitute putting
the whole matter in the hands of a
legislative committee:
"Whereas. information has come to
this General Assembly that a corner
stone has been inserted in the building
erected for tin* white (leaf and dumb
and blind children of the State, upon
which the name of one .Tames H. Young,
a negro, is engraved: therefore, be it
“Resolved by the House of Repre
sentatives, tlu* Senate concurring, that
under the direction of the Committee on
tin* Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute of
Imth Houses of the General Assembly;
that said corner-stone be removed from
said building. il‘ possible, and another
corner-stone inserted in its stead with
such engravings or inscriptions thereon
as said two committees oor a majority
thereof may consider fit and appropriate.
“Resolved further. That if the removal
of said corner-stone cannot he effected
without damage to the building, then the
name of said James H. Young sbal r be
chiselled out.”
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