The Macon Sentinel, 1900-01-27

At the opening of the senate Tues Tuesday, - day, Tuesday, Mr. Turley, of Tennessee, re reported - ported reported from the committee on privi privileges - leges privileges and elections a resolution on the case of former Senator Quay. The resolution follows: "That the Hon. Matthew S. Quay is not entitled to take his seat in this body as a senator from the state of Pennsylvania." That resolution was the judgment of the majority of the committee. The minority of the committee filed a re report - port report declaring that Mr. Quay was en entitled - titled entitled to a seat in the senate. The majority r report, opposing the seating of Mr. Quay, was signed by Senators Caffery, Pettus, Turley, Har Harris - ris Harris and Burrows, the last named the only Republican signing it. The mi minority - nority minority report bears the signatures of Senators Hoar, Chandler, Pritchard and McComas, all Republicans and advocates of giving the seat to Mr. Quay. Mr. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, of offered - fered offered a resolution, which on objection went over, calling on the president for General J. C. Bate's report relating to the treaty with the sultan of Sulu. Resolutions were adopted calling upon the president for correspondence with Great Britain concerning the Clayton- Bulwer treaty; with the Colombian government as to the Panama Canal Company of France. The Allen resolution calling upon the treasury for information ae to all communication with the National City bank of New York concerning the old onotnm Bnpse transfer was adopted, bis Philippine speech Degun iu.vu-.-j and Mr. Ross then spoke on his Phil Philippine - ippine Philippine resolution. The Ross resolution declared the constitutional provisions do not, un unaided - aided unaided by act of congress, extend over the Philippines and Porto Rico; that the United States could take sover sovereignty - eignty sovereignty of those islands unrestrained by the constitution, etc. It was Mr. Ross's maiden speech. Mr. McEnery, democrat, of Louisi Louisiana, - ana, Louisiana, then was recognized to deliver his announced speech on the resolu resolution - tion resolution of Mr. Pritchard, Republican of North Carolina, relating io the pro proposed - posed proposed amendment to the constitution of North Carolina. He said the race question was one of the most serious which had ever confronted the nation and said: "So far the best intellects of the south have endeavored to find some remedy to make the south prosperous, not notwithstanding - withstanding notwithstanding the vast number of ignorant blacks, to make her social position clear and defined in the separation of the races and to place her on a political basis that will insure stability to her institutions; make the ballot box the sacred depository of the liberties of the peo people - ple people instead of the charnel house where under negro domination they were as assassinated; - sassinated; assassinated; to prevent them by means of the ballot and superior numbers from again getting control of the state and inaugurating the era of terrorism and corruption which prevailed under this government from 1868 to 1877. "The recollection of that period is like a hell-born dream and one is almost unnerved at ths mention. It is the darkest and most shameful period in the history of the human race. The wonder now is that by force it was not sooner terminated by an outraged people. "Annul the legislation of Louisiana, which has for its sole object the ad advancement - vancement advancement of both races, the progress of the state, socially, politically and industrially, and inaugurate again ne negro - gro negro domination in that state the tragic period of 1876 will be re-enacted. "There never has been any disposi disposition - tion disposition on the part of the people of Louisi Louisiana - ana Louisiana to deprive the negro of any of his political or civil rights. There has been and will continue to be deter determination, - mination, determination, fixed and unalterable, to deny him social piivileges on equality with the whites, to prohibit him from aspiring to an equality in social life which nature forbids." Mr. McEnery said that the suffrage article in the Louisiana constitution was approved by all citizens of the state. "From the day that the -negro, was enfranchised," said Mr. McEnery "and negro domination prevailed in the state, until 1876, when it was overthrown, there was an era of cor corruption, - ruption, corruption, vice and tyranny not equaled in any age. "

\ Washington special says: The house resumed the debate on the Rob Roberts - erts Roberts case at 11 o'clock Wednesday. The galleries were again well filled, ni o»t of the occupants, as on Tuesday, being ladies. Some minor business preceded the resumption of the debate. .Mr, Landis, of Indiana, then deliv deliverfj - erfj deliverfj a sensational speech. He contended that Mr. Roberts was not entitled to admission be bemuM - muM bemuM he had violated Utah's com compact - pact compact with the United States. Mr. Landis resented as unworthy of belief the charge made, he said, by Senator Rawlins that the president had ap appointed - pointed appointed notorious polygamists. The senator might as well accuse the house of endorsing polygamy since it bad passed a bill appropriating $40,- OOH fcr the agricultural college at Lo Logan, - gan, Logan, Utah. "The president of that college," said he, "is a polygamist, living in open and notorious polygamy with three wives. One of his leading professors is a polygamist, living with two wives. The trustee is a polyga polygamist, - mist, polygamist, living in open and notorious polygamy with seven wives (laughter) and they have been blessed with thirty thirtynine - nine thirtynine children. (Laughter.) He further asserted that three of the members of the first presidency and ten of the twelve apostles who signed the petition for amnesty were polygamists. "Of these fifteen leaders who solemnly pledged their nonor and faith to the future obedience to the law of the church of Christ and Latter Dav Saits, three have probably kept their pledges, namely, Wilford NVooa NVooarnff, - rnff, NVooarnff, Franklin D. Rodgers and An Anthony - thony Anthony 11. Lunn. After detailing the polygamous rela relations - tions relations of other Mormon leaders, he continued: "Pages might be written of the vio violation - lation violation of the compact by which Utah was giv* n a star. Mr. Speaker, that star is a fallen star; it does not shine with the brilliancy and luster of her lister stars. It shines by cunning ind by deceit, by treachery, by fraud. It speaks of crime and of violation of the most solinn covenant ever made between territory and the Union.' (Applause.) "We have as a representative from Utah a man with three wives, the last one taken, the report says, as near as we can ascertain, before 1890, I be believe. - lieve. believe. And he did not deny that that woman became his plural wife after Utah was taken into the American Puion. And I here charge that Utah came in as the result of a deliberate conspiracy to free that people from the federal authority, and thus enable them to live their religion unhindered. "In 1896 Mr. Roberts was a candi candidate - date candidate for congress, and the church dis disciplined - ciplined disciplined and defeated him because the time was not then ripe for a polyga polygamist - mist polygamist to come to the American congress. He became a candidate in 1898, and the man who placed him before the convention stated that he ran by per permission - mission permission of the church. In 1898 we were engaged in a war with a foreign foe. American manhood was away from home and all absorbed in coun country. - try. country. "Valor was at war and virtue at prayer. The north and the south un und*=r - d*=r und*=r une flag! They hoped in this gen general - eral general condition of magnanimity to come back, and it was then this perjured cheat attempted to crawl in. Sir, it came by itself, but it will be hurled -ack boldly and in the open day by outraged indignation of the Amer Amer'-can - '-can Amer'-can people, (Applause.) And across Joo threshold will be written in let letters - ters letters large enough to be read from the National capitol to the Mormon tem- P e - 'No polygamist shall ever sit as a mciuber of the American congress.'" lAonlauseA

A London cablegram of Sunday says: It is evident from General Buller's dispatch to the war office and the ad* vices to the Associated Press from Spearman's camp that a big battle is now being fought* As far as can be gathered from these dispatches the re result - sult result remains undecided. The war office shortly after mid midnight - night midnight Saturday night posted the fol following - lowing following dispatch from General Buller, dated Spearman's camp, January 20, evening: "Gen. Clery, with a part vf Gen. Warren's force, has been in action from 6a. m. till 7a. m. today. By a judicious use of his artillery he has fought his way up, capturing ridge after ridge, for about three miles. "The troops are now bivouacking on the ground he has gained, but the main position is still in front of them. "The casualties were not heavy. About 100 wounded has been brought in by 6:30 p. m. The number of killed has not yet been ascertained." BOTH SIDES STUBBORN. Nothing was received in London Monday to indicate that any conclusive result had been reached by the British forces in the region of the Upper Tugela, and the lack of information regarding what men and munitions the Boers have in reserve prevents accurate determination of the measure of real successes attending the two Aft tGixt could He said was *, British seem to be doggedly advancing in the face of an equally stubborn re resistance. - sistance. resistance. At the close of Bunday the Boers had merely evacuated their first line of defense to take up another semi-circular position a short distance in the rear, recalling the old burgher ruse by which the Boers have previ previously - ously previously managed to entice the British into fatal traps. Dispatches from elsewhere in South Africa Monday morning give trivial details of minor happenings and do not illuminate the situation. Early on Sunday morning General Warren commenced a flanking move movement - ment movement on the extreme left of the Boers' position. The infantry advanced at 5 in the morning along the side of Ta Tahamyana - hamyana Tahamyana mountain, which ends at Splonkop. The British carefully work worked - ed worked along the hills until within 1,000 yards of a commanding kopje, on which the Boers were concentrated, concealed behind immense boulders strewn thickly over the hill. The artillery opened the attack and the batteries worked continuously, pouring tons of shrapnel anion* the Boers, w r ho devoted their attention to musketry firing on the British infan infantry, - try, infantry, The Boers stuck to their rooky fastnesses with the greatest tenacity and at the conclusion of the day, the British had only advanced across a few ridges. The Boers apparently have few guns and they did little damage. Captain Honley.of the Dub Dublin - lin Dublin Fusiliers, fell mortally wounded while leadingh is men to seize a fresh point of vantage. General Buller reported nothing of his operations on Monday and official and press intelligence showed the Brit British - ish British as bivouced Sunday night on the ground they had won after two dava' fighting. The war office turned every everybody - body everybody out of the lobbies at midnight Monday night. Military men assume that fighing must have taken place on Monday that it was probably more se severe - vere severe than on the preceding days. Gen. Buller would not be likely to give the Boers leisure to add to the elabor elaborate - ate elaborate entrenchments, to arrange their artillery and to concentrate their forces,

Monday was another day of oratory in the senate. Mr. Pritchard, of North Carolina, delivered a long and carefully prepared address upon the race ques question - tion question in the south, his remarks being addressed particularly against the pro proposed - posed proposed amendment to the constitution of North Carolina,which if enacted, he said, would disfranchise a large class of voters, both white and black. He was followed by Mr. Turner, of Washington, in a speech on the Phil Philippine - ippine Philippine question in which he arraigned the administration policy. Mr. Hoar chairman of the judiciary committee, reported back the resolu resolution - tion resolution of Mr. Rawlins, of Utah, for an inquiry upon polygamy with a recom recommendation - mendation recommendation that the first and last para paragraphs - graphs paragraphs of the resolutions be adopted. The report was accepted and the reso resolution - lution resolution as amended adopted. As pass passed - ed passed the resolution read: "To what extent polygamy is prac practiced - ticed practiced or polygamous marriages enter entered - ed entered into in the United States or in places over which they have jurisdic jurisdiction. - tion. jurisdiction. "What, if any, steps should be taken or measures enacted for the preven prevention - tion prevention of polygamy in the United States and places over which they have juris jurisdiction." - diction." jurisdiction." Mr. Pritchard, of North Carolina, then called up his resolution. His ad address - dress address was in the nature of a reply to that delivered several days ago by Senator Morgan. When he remarked that the cry of "negro was the answer given to every propo proposition - sition proposition made by the Republicans, Mr. Tillman, of South Carolina, interrupt interrupted - ed interrupted to say that little else was to be ex expected - pected expected when the admistration contin continually - ually continually thrust negro postmasters on the people of the south. "There you have it," retorted Mr. fiommaudiueihW t <a»' would cry, 'negro' back at me." "We say nigger in the south, not negro," replied Mr. Tillman. "Let us stick to the facts." "The sanator may use whatever ex expression - pression expression he likes. I'm satisfied to use said Mr. Pritchard. Mr. Pritchard argued that the ques question - tion question involved the peace and welfare of the nation and the stability of our institutions. The constitution in plain, mandatory and unequivocal lan language - guage language guaranteed to each state a re republican - publican republican form of government. But according to Mr. Morgan's contention, said Mr. Pritchard, the constitution could be violated if it became neces necessary - sary necessary to violate it in order to maintain Democratic rule in the south. That was nullification, pure and simple. Mr. Pritchard said that Louisiana was one of the states which, by con constitutional - stitutional constitutional enactment, had deprived certain of its citizens of privileges guaranteed them by the federal con constitution, - stitution, constitution, and he said that the Demo Democratic - cratic Democratic party of North Carolina was at attempting - tempting attempting to secure the adoption of a proposition to amend the constitution of that state in a similar way.

Congressman Burnett, of the Sev Seventh - enth Seventh Alabama district, will ask for an appropriation from this congress of $50,000 for the improvement of Cdosa river from Gadsden to Wetumpka, Ala. The Coosa river is formed by the Eto Etowah - wah Etowah and Oostanaula at Rome, Ga., and is now naivgable from Rome to the locks, thirty miles below Gadsden. The river continues to Wetumpka twenty miles from Gadsden, and forms part of the Alabama. There is great interest in North Georgia and Alabama in this proposi proposition. - tion. proposition. Congressman Maddox is inter interested - ested interested in it and attended a conven convention - tion convention during the summer at Gadsden when an "appropiation" was urged. Mr. Burnett has been offered a hear hearing - ing hearing by the river and harbor committee in February, and has asked that dele delegations - gations delegations from Rome, Gadsden, Wetump Wetumpkn - kn Wetumpkn and Montgomery be present to urge the matter. On this committee are Bankhead, of Alabama; Lester, of Georgia, and Sparkman, of Florida, and Catchings, of Mississippi, and with this southern strength it is be believed - lieved believed the matter will be favorably re reported. - ported. reported. Senator Hawley, chairman of the committee on military affairs, inform informed - ed informed Senator Clay, of Georgia, Wednes Wednesday - day Wednesday that the senate committee would not wait for a joint hearing on the Atlanta military park bill and that the committee would consider the bill January 31st. Representative Elliott has intro introduced - duced introduced a bill to establish a branch home of the National Home for Dis Disabled - abled Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Castle Pinckney, in Charleston harbor, South Caroliua, or some other eligible site in or near that city for the use of dis disabled - abled disabled officers and enlisted men of the volunteer army and navy of the United States. MAHAN y LETTtIL

Famous and Widely Discussed Document of Our Naval Ex Expert - pert Expert Is Made Public. A New York dispatch says: Follow Following - ing Following is the now famous letter of Cap Captain - tain Captain A. T. Mahan, the naval expert, which has caused wide discussion in Great Britain. Captain Mahan an announces - nounces announces that his sympathies are with England, but begs the public to re refrain - frain refrain from public meetings at which resolutions of sympathy for one side or the other are offered: "May I suggest to our citizens gen generally, - erally, generally, and to the Boer sympathizers especially, the inadvisability of pub public - lic public meetings on this question. There are very many among us, myself cer certainly - tainly certainly one, who feel as strongly in fa favor - vor favor of Great Britain as others do of her opponents. "Let us all be careful not to pro provoke - voke provoke one another by immoderate ex expressions - pressions expressions of opiniqn, to which public meetings tend. Those of one side provoke retaliation on the other side - they make it necessary - for in the problems of the near future good un understanding - derstanding understanding with Great Britain is too important for us to permit the impres impression - sion impression that we are all against her here, and we may find ourselves in the un unseemly - seemly unseemly state of party divisions for and against foreign states, as in the be beginning - ginning beginning of this century between the French and British parties. "I avail myself of this opportunity to say that, in my judgment, not only is the cause of Great Britain just, but to have failed to uphold it would have been to fail in national honor."

Nebraskan Is a Guest of New Yorker at a "Private" Dinner. William Jennings Bryan was the guest of honor at a dinner given by O. H. P. Belmont Monday night at his residence in New York. The dinner was private, no reporters being ad admitted, - mitted, admitted, and to a penciled note Mr. Bel Belmont - mont Belmont made response: "There will be nothing at, during or after the dinner for publication. The dinner is a purely social affair and of no public interest." Mr. Bryan was the only guest of national importance, but big men in Ta.*many hall were present. Bryan took breakfast Tuesday morn ing at the Hoffman house with a num number - ber number of free silver and single tax leaders. Subsequently he received the newspa newspaper - per newspaper reporters. When asked if he made a harmony speech at the Belmont din dinner - ner dinner the night before Mr. Bryan an answered: - swered: answered: "I don't know if I used the word harmony or not, but I always speak in such a harmonious strain that no one can object unless he disagrees on the issue. As a matter of fact I talked very little on politics." Colonel Bryan declined to discuss the letter of Robert B. Roosevelt and others protesting against his entertain entertainment - ment entertainment as the guest of the Democratic club. About noon Dr. Leveson, of Brooklyn, an Imperialist, call with two Filipinos,but Mr. Bryan refused to see them. Mr. B\ au's callers were nearly a I silverites. The gold Dem Democrats - ocrats Democrats held aloof. Tuesday night Mr. Bryan dined at the Democratic club as the guejt of President Kellar will twelve others.

DEBATE ON ROBERTS CASE. Chairman Tayler Begins 'Flubt on Utah Man In the House. A Washington dispatch says: Enor Enormous - mous Enormous crowds w r ere present in the house Tuesday to witness the opening of the debate in the Roberts case. Fully three-fourths of the spectators were women. They occupied the re reserved - served reserved gallery tier, and their bright gowns illumined the gloom of the cavernous recess about the spacious hall. The diplomatic gallery alone was a yawning chasm. With brief preliminaries the resolu resolutions - tions resolutions to exclude Roberts and the mi minority - nority minority resolutions to permit him to be sworn in and then expelled, were laid before the house, and without any agree agreement - ment agreement as to a vote, Mr. layler, of Ohio, began his speech, in support of the majority resolutions.