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Vol. VII. RALEIGH,? INT. g, FRIDAY FEBRlJARY 15, 1901 No. 72 in House Heard Eight Speeches Yesterday and Will Probably ELOQUENT ARGUMENT Judge Allen Opened Up for Majority and Mr. Stubbs for Minority The Minor itv Report Filed 111, Craig resolution for impeachment Chii f Justice Furches and Judge 1.11-:, f the Suprem? Court occupied j, .-nr. at ion of the House yesterday. speeches four for and four tin- proposed action were de Iv.-rr.l. and at 0:85 p. in. yesterday the .-ulj .ni iied until 10 o'clock this a when argument will bo re- ;;a)-;. Tw - .-iuiis of the House were held -y: -i -y one lasting from 10 a. m. T'' p. and the other from 4 p. in. ::!' i. in. isi'-ii will probably be reached to- nuiiiber of gentleman have sig ir intention of speaking ' Mr. -V T T - Ml ' T ifciMtro or .i'w nHiwver win negm ibf majority report. Mr. Craig will speak on the. same side. Mr. Pal- t K'ioeon and .Mr. 1 arboroutrh ; Franklin will speak against inipeaeh i;:e;tr -pu'iiic interest is attending the i i ti - i i iiicii'-niiKui jiroceetungs. ine nan i TT e was thi-jugctl all day yes- i day, I'he speeches wore oi a high Mr ; iii Mien of Wnviie.'the ch.i ir- ! ...Ill I' .ludiciary ('onnnittee, led off ) t!i majority re)ort. in favor of ini ,nlini..".ir. Mr. Stubbs of Marti u ojened r iii-' minority. He was followed by tr. Craham for the majority. In v ar.. i iinuit .nr. en weu or -uoore Hike 1' r iuiKachmcnt, as did Mr. tireen Wilkes. Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Hood !1 M,. Connor of Wilson spoke in pposii'.oii to the Lraig resomtton. A!plaiw, gi-cctiHl all the speakers when i"jM-o;irhiiled. Members joiml in the Kilaus..-. When .Mr. Green of Wilkes l-vncMniiMl a gentleman near tm rronx lave a' sli .ui that ,-nenc'tKVtetl uie .naii. r Saraker rapped for order. " , TUe Minority Report &!! the House assembled at 10 luck a number of ladies were in the .illoi'H'- to obtain desirable seats. Jy i oil. .rk everv seat was occupied anu iny .v.t'iv turned away. j txnctly :u 11 a. m. the Craig resom n pv. itling for hnpe-achnient was an- 'jro-e'I as the special order by peaKer NUi. who directed the -lerk to reaa J" ma.n.nrv repurt, signed by Judge ln. chainnaii of the Judiciary Com- w i i recoinmendetl that the reso- Thf iiiin.iiitv rcporr. which was sign- i bv tin- tlir. e IJf'iniblican memlers of rf JiMaaary Committee. Mr. Benbow i :n . ix ii . .ii'. i. vine or nenuersou. anu panted as 1 . Ktiip-i Madison, was IT., tl., TT ... ! iiir (,f rl., WV. H i, "!N(i. the "'ffinnrr-;-' ii- !'a o!e !e the Gerferal Assem- M of North Carolina: -e names ari hereto sub tiiinoiitr of the Judiciary l the House of Representa- ri.'ji..-! i'uily reiHrt: I'tar w- have considered the evidence ;"Mi'i'-l under the resolution of vn "fy in r.-aanl to the conduct of former '';;!; .1 in-i, e r. M. Furches and As-a:...'.l.NT:.-e K. Jl. I )ouglas. of the Su- i '..ni t ,,f North ;arolina, and f .-:ir-fully considered the law in iv ion tiu-r.'i... Without entering into .a 'aii.ii -mcnt we are of the opinion at i-nTbin.u: aiipears in the evidence or tlio law r da ting thereto which jus'ti any resoliuion either of impeachment th r.-foi-i. vocrujtfnllr- rponm- h"1 time the House take no further '''3 m ifgai-d thereto. I. W. EBBS. , ' O. V. V. BLYTHE, i v,.a i . . . -i., . f'iim. l.r.r .. i. tt- . 1.1 , : ' 'i.itlis :iimnn-nep1 tnax, 'tne i"ie ;iie jions-e was me. uu- p'y i'-;n.r: . This bronirht Chairman , Ot i,i'. .IlliliiM-iVT- ( VinnnittMi itfi his ?'l'i liiaintaineii Ciat lhf V,T!IZ i -hi "'as the question before the l'lv;. ir. ( 'ain H-. of "Wilson . succeeded Mr. 01 lloor and he sent forwai"d disapproval of the action which he offered as a sub- rolnti.,., Ti,. resolution which is . joint l'.ws: 4' tllf' "iia te conciiiM-inrr? . out iii ui,:,. i.: . ,' AU.;i; ,,;. jiiiil Ktnin rTiioi sitppr ' tn Jai in-:... . . . . . . . : " ilss'oueo autnonty ana , "-l com erred by the Constitution nl -rt... vj.'t t s f ;Mv." ot Wayne, who tvau deter- -U t J !!! II . 1. . 1 . . l -. . Prmr 1 ",L auvantage m .tne oraer 1"- ''U offered the followiuz anien- the substitute which nemment: -' " ' 1 '"ages, David M. Furches, '."-iato Justice and : now r' ot the Supreme Court, an t'OUlflfis. fi-n oc-into Tile. '.rfiv. M." i'?ii 1. .. ' - . . . . ... 11UJ.I .. . . and misdemeanors ltt Ju- Alien Speaks f t'-ffcet quietude in the 'bo . ' nviie. fimsri in niT-rne-aev Vh,5T,!'i,v report.. He said: n-;:r ' ,u a 11 J" two weeks since f'rK a . .... ; "r laophilus White vs. H; W Auditor, and W. H. Worth, ipr.;:' n!':,ne Court, a majority there- HI Vote Today s suggested by the gentleman from W ayne ment of ilu'Setwo judges. - It was a reso-1 we should approach this matter dispas lutiou no lawyer would introduce save ' siouately, with fairness and justice and from n sense of duty. It is a duty from honestly. When we do that ( we are which the Judiciary Committee of the answerable nowhere save at the bar of ,-wSVT,,ranV'..1N'1,.ea Ave bepnn t0 eon- our own consciences. ,'- -.V m This is a great nuestion. We are upon The resolution was ivrrcnl to a sub" tbe eTe ot liasinS Pn one of the committee. The first decision of 'tho com- Kfeatest questions ever presented to the tmittee was that it would not reach a Legislature. conclusion until it examined the law and' It seems strange, doubtless, that I lacts. After examining the witnesses ' should be demurring from questions of IhJt.Y5 IK difere,nttt among any of; fact and law. which this committee has Ttt". hnv the faot' ! reported favorably. 1 demur honestly so .itn-cii in me Niiii-faniDiitiee was unanimous in this respect. The full com- uj-iuet? i(hk up ine report with a spirit or tairuess and justice lnth to these juuge-s and the State of North Carolina, uum committee had three mpph?s diiv-'iwt ing which no impassioned speeches were delivered. The committee has consideretl this matter with a determination to do ... . i , ..... . what the law coinr.elled and what th,Mi-l oaths required "The facts agreed upon by that com mittee were the same. Every member was unanimous as ;to the facts. Only one I democratic member disagreed ns to the law in the case. There has been, no' IHditics in this case. The first intimation of politics being in the case came from the leader of the ltepublscanjrtv in this State at Washingt on City. The Repub licans have stood alike on this question." Judge Allen review the entire case, beginning wtih the action f the Legisla ture ,with reference to -Shell Fish Com missioner White and Ms salary. "There arc two m-ovisions of the Con stitution which no t,erso h h t.i' or not, should violate," Judge Allen de- dared. '"One provision is that no process ' shall issue against the State, and the other is that money shall not be taken out of the Treasury save when appropriated hy law. '"The committee found four violations of law by the court-and two infractions of the Constitution-itself. "There is a great deal of loose talk of impeachment. There are a great many pejopte wno uo not understand this nu le.nchinent. Whv'was this anthnrilr of iininacnineiit given to Ixgiaiati"ire? It is i.eeause it is the niot pftpresenta-tive body of the )eoih. Sonv jople talk like lnipeacliment is some criminal action. As I understand if. impeachment is a cotnrr of inquiry. It Is an inquest of of fice. Thre is no punishment. I hear i. . ... . jti oino say rt . w a ixli t ica 1 triaL So n ; vBut K i not . u partisan lohtical matter. It is an inquiry into their political duty as officers of th- great State of XorHi Carolina. When wejiuow the iiuu(l:kiiow. the law,. we can not escape the conclusion thit our, oath requires 7t us. Hvhowing the tncts in this case Ave caiihot escape the duty of impeaching these judges of high crimes and misdemeanors. ; The question of intent docs not enter into this matter. It' is whether these judges are fit to hold office. Have they wilfully violated their oath of of fie?. If they have taken money out of tho public treasury without authority of law then they are not fit to hold office. Judge Allen characterized the action of the judges in issuing the mandamus as "shuffling on tbe bench." "Was that nht humiliating to the State? When the court dallied about ;tniii tho -i-;t nn.i v.ni , to gU)1 ont what ,e Was so;. to (1 i' iti,to the dignity of the State. After itx? judges wer.v Iolled they finally got them to issue the writ. This case in the cuiminatiou of th. decisions in some twenty cases begin ning with the Day case. The 'decisions ' of the courts in all thtse cases has been in defiance of this branch of the gov ernment, and with the purpose of de stroying it. "If the 'Supreme Court has gone ahead for' two. years and attempted to br?ak down and destroy this branch of the government shall we longer permit the nitty judges to remain in office? I do not want to do this dutv imposed upon ' me I shrink from it. The constitution says the Judiciary shall not encroach. upon the Tvegislature, neither shall the Legislature encroach upon (the Judiciary. And I read in the constitution how money shall be raised and how it ehnii le paid. It says the Legislature shall do so. When, I found out that the court paid money out of the-public treasury " in direct violation of the constitution, ri"";rji"f,,-01 had to rely on n.y oath, which requs 1 Z Yl tul J me to support the constitution This he , diSf5,nte(I is a -matter that conrns us all. 4tnd m.anne"r Qf payment, comes home to us all today. V eean t .. If th 0 inJon5? of this court in t, e . fc escape the duty imposed on us We aretwo- ypars were effom to thwart th not responsible for this Resolution bong . wm ()f tQe Legii!lature, thoQ thc wrt here. We are responsible to our con-jnjis beeu guilty of lhat offen!ip faf sciences and our oaths. I can t refuse lagt fif Tears In the cage m Rimou to vote for this resolution because of , against Furman no money had been f?et sympathy, nor. lwcause it is an old man ft t to pay h5m an(1 the decision was Involved. If he violated the constitution 1af.ed upon that faot- Iu thp Cflse he must assume that responsibility. White there were two judgments setting "I desire to present, this l-esolution out the am0unts due him and his right to the' House. I arn willing to leave it to tlie same. to the m.Vjority. I have attempted no j jUige Starbuck not onlv ordered the discussion of law, but have only tried iance of the writ, but he went further to make as plain statement of the case. than tbe supreme Court. Who lost by There is no jiiff erenfft among us as to the corruption chargeu? Why the" State the law. .These judges have violated two saved $2,400 oy this, decision. It V not statutes Of North Carolina whichtha te amount, but the princiDle inroi Legislature had a right to enact. They gays judge Allen. There is the law in have violated two provisions of the con- the Goth North Carolina Reports sus tititntiom As. to this there is no differ- taining the decisions of Judge Starbuck ence of opinion. The only question is au$ the Supreme Court. If thesa judges what shall we'do vvith them? have followed the decisions of ths Su : .V , man n the House who ma PnnH nf vu UUT me - -i. "ii. - has a higner .regwfw wji than mvself. But I can- VOte IOr ,ilor'. , -r let the whole matter aione. 11 . . . i.. c;tirtn nf BAYinc ithese mVSeil in ine miii.i - - - r. . i ml fj-ps have xioli dires have vloiateu xue wiuhhuwu then let them off. . off. j nere u " J. vy. t i ldTeial of-1 'should mot plead ignorance. Don't let it be m id that the highest olheer in; tut State escaped with the plea that they did not know the law." Mr. Stubb'aAble Speech ' Mr. Stubbs of Martin,-began the argu ment in f aver of the minority. He .de livered a magnificent speech, eloquent, able and effective. The popular young Representative from Martin was hearti ly congratulated-' upon his -effort, which made a profound impression. He said: I am opposed to the passage of this resolution, and 1 think it right that I ' should give you my, reasons therefor. As i far as their conclusions of fact and law are concerned. To justify these proceedings we must find that these judges not only commit- n ..-.. ,.r -,,-iirr..int- lint mr.st IVVl llll (.i lUl VI. IIIUI'K. lilt ' H V ...... ju, Li rther arid say their action was wil- cornipt and malicious. The resolu- tlon or impeachment says notning ot tne decision in the White case, referrin only to the mandamus issued by the court. This is n tacit admission that the decision in the White case is the law of the land. And it is the law and was so held for years by some of the greatest judges in the State. The judges are not on trial for their decision in ihis case. The Legislature is holding them responsible for saying an officer of the" State can't be deprived of his sal ary while in office. We have there the speetacte of d gen tleman holding. an office under the high- legislative nnu judicial aiunonry anu tho legislature saying ne shall have no '1V1' tv The mandamus simply gave a reniedv to a citizen and officer of the State, who otherwise was reinedyless. White's claim was not a claim against the State as contemplated in the consti tution for the constitution . says that claims against the State can only be brought before the Supreme Contt by petition. White's claim was brought in the Superior " Court and a mandamus ordered by Judge Starbuck. The Supreme Court concurred in its opinion that Judge Starbuck had juris diction in the case. - j .;; The Legislature of 1S0U passed the act for the purpose of circumventing the laws of the State. This was an open secret and known of all men. No law yer disputes-the-proposition that every section of an act can be construed ;m the principle of in para materia. V The only difference' lietween what the Legisla tures of 1 St5 a nd 1 SOT did aii4 fhei action-of the legislature of W was that the fusionists .were bolder. They openly attempted to take the of- Liices held by ood and other demo crats. We were, more astute. ; We clothed the purpose of the act of " "l.9 witn different verbage and legal pkrase olo'gy. We were trying to -take from a man his office ami rights, which had been given him for four years. In Cot ten vs. Ellis it is held that a man can't be starved out of his office. You can't, make a man -perform the duties of his office and take the compensation away from him. 1 believe the court could have said White was entitled to $2,8t0 dollars. 'We talk about subverting the rights of a co ordinate branch of the State government when we have passed an act intended to subvert the principles of our highest court. In the fact of the law Ave at tempted to violate the existing law when we wrote chapter 21. of tne laws of '90. We have a law in North Carolina pre scribing an impossible method for the payment of an officer. It is claimed that the Supreme Court waited until the members of the ses sion of 1SI9 were out of office before they ordered the issuance of this order. And, yet you know that they knew that the election of 1!XX) would send back a Democratic legislature that was equally lowerful to impeach. We ought to be anxious in tne investiganon oi. w a matter to-put tne tairest cons ruew?n iKsssible on the motives ot otherwise good and conscientious men, .Why they say they shuftleu on the " bench, when the evidence shows that the court was divided in opinion, and why should we not rather conclude that in not act ing hastily, they were honestly seeking uty. e should be more udge Montgomery - sided t" - -'"nu Carolina we shoum go no further in these oroM . T Un . lv lue?e. Proceed -imlcraa haro tinf rmn. x j as thus laid down. T tinx- dt,.i:..j .t . . , oiuuiuy lUiS uucouu.. uu x ui am satisfied t. .nn. jceived it my duty to go through the v - - II Political Ope ratibp Perform ed in the Senate SOME GOT If IINCNECK Dangerous Blows .'Passed and Then DressedHot Debate Over Indicted; Registrars in Senate Proceedings Yesterday's session of ? the Senate chiefly consisted of three hours of argu ment and the debate was a "warm number.'' 1 if The rucus grew out of the passage, on its second and third "readings, of the House bill authorizing the " Governor to employ additional ; counsel t6 defend State election officers now or hereafter indicted in. the Federal court the object of the bill be ing to secure a proper and effective de fense in the UnitedVStates courts of the Democratic registrars' of Forsyth, Meck lenburg, Montgomery 'and other coun ties who have been ' indicted at the in stance of United -States ,'Tistrict Attor ney Holton and the fusion politicians. Senator Henderson who had charge good citizens. - . of the bill, announced that one hour All these indictments have been would be allowed for debate, and that 1 brought against men in the western sec at the expiration of that time he would tion of the State a section where the call the previous question the ltepubli- Republicans polled a, larger vote and cans to nave one-nair or . uie auoneu time. . But it was soon- discovered that nearly all the Republican Senators were "load ed"' for the occasion. 4Qd the time was extended several times iluring the course of the discussion, untH about three hours had been consumed. rri . ... 1 1 i - t . . . .1 . ine oiu was ueo out uimju ii& weww j and thu-d readings and passed, all of tne eleven Republicans and Popnlist Sena tors voting, against; and all the Demo crats (except three ; absentees) voting for. it. - - ' ; -. The debate wa:tpSlied y Senator Candler (RepO, : of- Jackson county,, in opjiosilion to the measure. .lie made a regular campaign stump speech -and de clared that -the "frauds" committed by the Democrats; -tin the name of White Supreuiacy, last, year were more general and extensive than ever before a cam paign in which human liveswere takeu and' 'the bodies. f negroes given to the dogs and hogs tof devour, in which white men were driven from theif State and hundreds of negroes run into the swamps to die or to extricate themselves as best they could without being allowed to re turn to their homes all this for the sake of office. He characterized the present election law as a disgrace to the State. How well the Democratic ''workers" and heelers Jiad carried out the orders o their bosses and tne Democratic leaders was well known. But the leaders were the ones most to be blamed, he declared, and he hoped the day would come when the doors of the Albany penitentiary would open to re ceive them in the embrace of that prison. n the name of the white mountaineers of Western North Carolina he would proclaim that none of those men. whose hands were dripping with blood, would ever again be trusted .with government of the people of this' State. Senator Marshall (Rep.), of Surry, was the next speaker. He said he was opposed to the bill "world without cud." It is the greatest piece of class legisla tion that was ever offered to be placed On the statute books of this State. He did not mean to reflect-on Senators on the other side personally, and what he said was sain from his standpoint rest o-the 'crowd that orougnt aoout and not theirs. The men who have been the conditions that forced and made ab indicted have been charged with a great solntely m-cesary the results that fol ctitaei He didn't know whether "they ; lowed. - .v " I J were guilty or n6t, but the law should .nd thfs'. State will never, never re take its course. The people of Western turn to negro; rule-not ;untii the white Notth Carolina were opposed to frauds in elections, and it was the duty of this legislature to condemn, and not encour- jfge such practices by the passage of bills like this. section.: U was'' so: . wvolting and na- ' Senator Henderson: DO you think the bearable that nearly All the white Re violators of State laws should be tried in publicans and. X'opuUsts of that sectio,-. the United States courts? . joined hands with : the Democrats to Senator Glenn: Do you not know that overthrow negro domination and the poli the United States protects its officers tical rule of rascality. So the Demo- and employes, and that, the United States District Attorneys are charged to defend them when they are charged with erime even the revenue doodlers who shoot down eitizens of the State in the alleged discharge of their duties?. These Questions Mr. Marshall answer-1 ed in a non-committal way, and then closed his remarks. ; Senator Morrison (Dem.) of Richmond. : ppened for the defense of the bill, and mean to defend and protect them to the made a fine, argumentative spoech. extent of our last dollar and the last ' This bill, he said, is not designed to'dron of bur hloofl, - if necessary! protect election rioters at Wilmington -' i t Ti ; .. : i .1 -.1 i , . Of eisewnure. ai.is wieuueu sunpiy io tnit mat nc . ""t11 Jlul ""i1!"! i um afford proper legal. defense and protec-: it was intended to. defend the Gov t ion to citizens of North Carolina who ernor of North Carolina, , even in the were; , sworn officers of the State and Federal courts,! in such case, who, becanse"of . the faithful discharge He drew, from Senator Pinnix the ad pt their duties as laid down by the law mission, on the other hand, that ..he of their State, have been made the vie- thought it would be all right for the, tims of political' prosecution and presen- Attorney ' General of -North Carolina to tn tion in the United States courts, and defend the indiced men in Federal not . for violating or breaking any law, j 1 State or : Federal. There was no Fed i'cral lawi for .them; to violate, for the election in which they ; iign red us elec , lion officers related ""burely and solely ; to "our -own domestic affairs, and no United States officeholder or office seeker was in any ' way affected by its result-; '"- - - ; - - . ,:' " ';- - Election officers of a sovereign j State have been' dragged, up before the Fed eral . coprt authorities - simply because they performed their sworn duties . to their State. The only precedent for such an outrage in the .annals of the judicial history of this country was fur nished by the radical 'judge in Kentucky who interfered with the affairs of that State during the strife there some time ago. " ':. ','": , '. ''.' In North Carolina one of the two Uni ted; States judges (Purnell) has charged the grand juries of this, court that the Federal authorities had nothing to do with tbe; August State election of last year. But the. other (Boyd) has .been making magnificent; stamp" speeches to his grand juries, regarding their alleged dntiesin -ihe sanie matter. This State has the right to regulate its own affairs as the people see fit, and it is our duty to see that our elec tion and other officers ar propprly de fended and protected when attacked by outsiders. The '.United States laws pro vide for the protection of their election and other officials jnst as we aro now seeking to protect ours. ' ; Here we . appoint - a citizen as regis trar or judge of election and swear him i to support our State taws on the sub- ! jeet. He enforces and executes them and no more. Then the late chairman of the Republican party, as district at torney, attacks him and he and the Fed eral authorities indict our man in ihe United States courts for an alleged crime. - n.' - - . . - Will any man essay to claim that the State shall not protect that man, shall not defend its , servant'' Why, an indi vidual who pursued, such a course would Iks worse than an ingrate. I beiievc the course ' the Republican party ; is pursuing in this matter will damn it forever, in the estimation of eiecieu , more i.itnuiumc - Usual, sending two, .Congressmen to Washington. The authorities at Washington should be made to -understand that these agents of theirs ..are not attacking merely indi viduals, but that they are assaulting the riahts and interfering with the domestic aflairs of a sovereign State a fctate that is determined to look after the protection and defense of its public ser vants. s' AH the rights of the States were not wiped out and done away with for ever by the Civil War and its results. : we islt snoinely bv and see all ..f . Anr riehts and nrivileces- as btatss- taken from us -'rtL'rtlt f UAH i Shull Federal Judce Boyd govern Morth Carolina? A great principle is at stake. here. Taljc about "election' riots.'r If there were,' any, what did. they amount to in comparison to the hellish deeds of rape, arsou, theft, robbery and murder that, ran in eastern North Carolina under the Fusion regime? . , We hare no apology to make to any body for anything we did to correct that awful a mi intolerable' condition " of af fairswhen the white womanhood of the State and the virtue and honor of our wives and mothers ami daughters were imperilled, and insulted and often out ranged! ' , ' ' More -than that, we are going to keep alive the principles on which we won the battle of 1898 and 1300. Tn blistering lanjruasre Mr. Morrison scored the Republicans who foisted ne gro rule' Upon the white people of nig county and- sectioii, and then protected and shielded the negroes who, taking liberty for license, had insulted and out raged the pure womanhood of the State and then had pais upon ne gunes . tuai tried them to see that they went un whint of Justice, Rut, thank heaven,, we have wiped all that out and we are responsible and an swerable to no one but ourselves, our own State and. Our God! This bill has nothing to do with ir. however. It . re lates to" election officers only, and not to any individual who participated in a "riot" of ; any ",-kJnd.-" . . The real murderers of those of whom the Senator front Uraham (Air. Candler) spoke: are Railed anil Pritchard and tbe imcn are all dead! I wish I could properly portray to the Senators front the tfrest the awful cou- jditiohs ' that existed in my county and crats were. not the only ones inferestelf ;n the elections of 1898 and Angus. 1000.' - In niy county the majority of white' Republicans put on the red shirts ayd worked with us. ; The same thing was tiua all over Eastern orth caro- Una No Federal QQestioa is involved here. no Federal law has been broken. . The indictment of these men is a piece .of nolitical nersecution . solely, and we Mr. . Morrison made Senator Dn'a "ad- .. ... t . .t . .-. . . v:n courts, but tht he objected to spending any money from the treasury to employ additional counsel. . . " r This showed . those two 'Republicans Senators to be very wid apart in the position taken by each ?a fact which caused a Senator to suggest that the opposition ought to have gotten together closer than that before attacking thi bill. ' - , ' ' : :: Senator Pinnix also made this admis sion, when asked if he thought the dis graceful and intloreable conditions which obtained under, fusion rule in Eastern North Carolina (which he had said he did not appear) .would ever have, been corrected by the fusionist': . :' "L will -be fair. I think they ' probably would not have been corrected." All these admissions, wrung from' their adversaries, were regarded as important points by the Democratic Senators. . V Senator Crisp (Rep.) next w took the floor and declared that in his opinion the Democrats were about to.pass a lay to defend violators of Federal election laws. - :'r- -v-l : He grew angry when interrupted with questions by Democrats and said ; he umn't want the thread of his .argument broken in that way. ;As to .white' su premacy, he couldn't see anything in it except Democratic supremacy and Dem ocratic , of fice-holdlng. Democrats ; are here on this floor representing tne larg est negro counties, - and thereby ' white supremacy, is ' established ! ; lae Repub licans here represent only white conn ties. . . , :V"-S The villainous Democratic, .machine was made - for the purpose of grinding out Democratic majorities, but we don't carry elections in Western . North Caro lina that way we don't use" shot guns and Winchester rifles for that purpose. We -don't hew down human timber at the polls like the big corporations were yesterday said to hew down the timber 1 J . . ' 1 1 . J . . . j iauus vl ouiers in tne easiern pine ioi- ests. ... i' . . :. Alluding to Senator Morton's speech last week on the House Apportionment bill, Mr. Crisp sarcastically . said it had now been discovered; that, the "niggers" had not been driven out of , Wilmington permanently ; they had only been given a leave of absence, and now they have returned accommodating 'souls in order to make up'enough population to base a claim for an' additional member of the legislature from New Hanover county.! And:.more of the "same kind. r ",i ' . -' . -' , - -..-'.' Senator Woodard (Dem.), of Wilson, followed, and declared - the minority would not be allowed to place the ma jority in a false. position. ' ; This bill is designed rolely and only to protect innoeent men -from unjust prosecutions in the Federal" 'court in stigated by party rage and. hate. We propose to do only that which the .United States and other States do-foe their public servants,.. arid; npt 'leaire these indicted men to . be thrown into jails and prison for Upholding he. law of 'their Stated latrs TWhkh-.;-they ;w!er swoni ,xo . suppoiTnieii CJiiieu . upon t to pnpport.the 'sacred rights ;bf 'our citizehi and , even the .rirtue arid ? honor - of the white womanhood ot; the State:. - Senator Woodard nifldea'nrie speech, but -' it is impracticable1;' to. (report it in full.' . -t-;.:-.-. ;. Senator Pinnix (Rep.) of- Yadkin, who may be termed to bf the leader of the Rep-Pop, fusionists r'inthe Senate, If they have a ieader," !next 1 addressed the Senate - T - ',' ' I don't blame-the; men i who : did the dirty work, said -he.T sorituch as I do the party leaders who.ptit;theiii forward and commissioned them 5 to, do -it. And ' I can hardly '.blame; the leaders now for protecting . them-:asv best they can. You are in duty bound to do that much for them. :'i"T-'';i'i":''-;H But I do object to making the State pay the bills. Yes, the United , States defends its officials when indicted, but a salaried district attorney does tlip de fending and it doesn't cost the govern ment anything more than usii at. He is not authorized to go out and employ cx tra counsel to do it. h ' . :J" ; " !: Now the Attorney General should do the defending of these State election Offi cials and if he needs help Democratic lawyers enough for the purpose ought to voluntarily help him,: and not tax the people to pay the lawyer who do so. Yonr bill-does riot iix: arty limit to the amount to be paidit may run np into the thousands and thotisamisf Of 'dollars. No man can now say bow' much itwill cost.' :'- . ' ;;',-- "-. : As to the "nigger11 I don't care if he is eliminated. He don t figure in - tne politics of my section rnnt-h, I only ob ject to the manner in which you disposa of him. - - . .: " Your Governorthe other day. promised fair elections' and a fair election law, and here yon are- a mohfir later trying fo pass a bill to encojurage violations of election laws. 1 '-, ; . " As to the Senator from Richniond (Mr. Morrison), he's a mind-reader, he is!. He can and does tell you hll abotif what I think and I don't think-about a "strong central government'.': and - the whole world being run and . governed from Washington. He doesn't knpw ne thing that I think about such matters. ; If this bill is a, sample of what i to follow, it's a poor angury, for the fu ture. '. - ' .-" , Asked by Mr.Iorrison if he endorsed what the Democrats did in turning out negroes employed in the legislative balls and the employment of white men in their places, JSlr. Pinnir replied that he did. - - "' - v- 'I-, ; -': Mr. Morrison: Would the HepttbKcang have done" that? . . j " Mr.; Pinnix: I am afraid not. I'll be candid and fair. As to George White, von know more abont him thaB I do. . Senator Aycock""spoke next, and made a 'stirring speech. He repudiated :and disproved "some of the statements of the other side and scored several good points. We wish we had the space to report the speech more' fully. senator Michael (Ren.) followed in a (Continued on . page . fr . ' at i Different Views Prevail in the v- Senate ALL SEEM ALARMED But Representatives of Vari - ous Interests Cannot Keep Their Hands Out of Treas ury The Arguments Washington, Feb. 14. When the Sen ate convened today it was decided to take a recess from 5:30 to 8 o'clock, this evening, the reading of the District of Columbia Code bill to be the only order of the night session. I An amendment proposed by Mr. Shoup of Idaho to the Sundry Civil bill, looking to the establishment of a Sol diers' Home in Idaho, induced Mr Halo of Maine to call attention to the fact that the Committee on .Appropriations was being beseiged constantly for mora and more soldiers' homes, although it is nearly forty years since the close of the . Civil war. The general belief was that in forty of fifty years the demand for these' homes ought to be on -the decrease and he thought it would be necessary, to give some account to the country of !, the proposed increase. j Mr. Pettigrew declared that the Uni ted States ' was manufacturing material for soldiers' homes every day.' General Mac Arthur's report for December show ed that there were 10,000 more sick in the Philippines then could be cared fas properly. ... . '; ' Mr. Hale acceded to( this statement and added that every man in tne Philip pines would be on the pension list in fivo ' years. 'This kind of war,' he said, -"is the most cruel and destructive in its' rayages. All the soldiers now in the. Philippines will want pensions and wo will give them to toem." He v-. not be! lie ve, however, that there .were enough soldiers in the Philippines to account fpr( '. any increase in the number of soldiers'' homes. ' ' - Mr. Seawell, of New Jersey, challenge ed Mr. Pettigrew's statement that there Were 10,000 sick and disabled soldiers in, the Philippines who could not to given proper care. He declared it was not true. Mr. Teller, of Colorado, supported Mr. Pettigrew's statement and the latter de-j clared .his 1x4 ief that the number of ." sick and disabled soldiers dn tho Phil ippines would aggregate 40,000 a year, for years to come, or so long as the warl might last. - - v -' . The debate was cut off by a demand, ' for the regular order. Consideration of the Agricultural Ap, bropria tion bill was then resumed, '"the pending question being the amendment oC Mr. Teller striking out the provision for the mapping of the agricultural coils -of', the United States. Mr. Hale, of Maine, went bevond Mr. Teller's amendment and made a point! of order against the committee' ameaid ment providing for -a general mapping of the soils of the United States. "Is there," said he. "to k- no anon to the schemes for depleting tbe treasury? Thin wiu cost $iuu,uu.Mnu. u never will stop until every county i;i every t State has been visited and manned. In the interest of some moderation in thee new schemes I make this point of order." Mr. Tillman,, of South Carolina, mada" a vigorous appeal in support of the com- niiltteoy amendment, urging (that it was in .tho interest of the farmers of tho country. - He declarotl that Congress every year was spending hundreds of million that were stolen, and yet objec tion was made-to -a -"simple and inexpen sive proposition irt behalf of the farmers ot the country. r Mr. Proctor in charge of the bill, ex plained that the amendment called rot expenditure of only $01,000. ' - ' Mr. Pettus ct Alabama, directed th$' Senate's attention to two word pictures, , one of a proposition to spend $225,000, 000 for the benefit of ship owners and ship builders of the country, and tbe other of a project to spend less than SI 00,000 for the. benefit of more than half the nopnlation of the United States." , Mr. Hale reiterated his assertion' an to the ultimate cost of the proposed pro ject. He urged that there was no de mand from tho farmew of the country, for such an examination of the soils. They knew their farms and their adapta bility to crops, lie urged that the pend ing proposition was evolved from the 1 mind of some agricultural ' expert and did not have' the1 approval of the hard headed farmers of the country. "There is nothing so thankless," MrV Hale said, "as to object when Kchemc and interests are organized to loot tho ; treasury. The tremendous expenditures! constantly before our eyes are so d moralizing to our minds that we are iu- -capable of understanding and apprecia ting them. When tho people once real fee the situation and it is too early yctg probably those who are responsible :fot these expenditures will call upon the rocks and mountains to hide them from " the wrath of the people. When we get to the end of this Congress and figure np the appropriations they will be fonrfd to be larger-yea, very much largcW v (Contfnned on page 2.) -- v. -
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