The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-28

have given away on accoaut of priv
ileGed questions before the body. the
Du Point case and various appeopTis-
tioo bills. The other day gave an
other notice that immediaf~.y after
the conclusion Of the appropriatien
bill for the District OF Colombia l
should call up this bill for oonssdera-
ton and final action.
Mr.. ALpxIcH. What 10 the bill!
Mr.. BUTTER. To prevent the further
issue Of bonds without the consent OF
bill Il two lines long, but very i'm
portant.
| intended under that notice to call
up the bill this morning. The Chair
has recognized the senator from Cali
fornia Mr.. Perkins, and lac has call
ed the appropriation bill. l dislike TO
move 70 displace il. because l under
stand there are several Senators who
are interested in the Notifications bill
who agree with me; but feel that
have given away in this matter, which |
Is very important, long enough.
certainly consider that the fortifica- |
ton Of the Treasury OF the country 10
more important than the Notifications
referred to in the Notifications bill.
We certainly should stop the drain
upon our Treasury, with nothing to
show for it, before we make defenses
against q foreign enemy when there
is no enemy in sight.
The newspapers tell us that over q
million dollars in gold went OF yes
terday. We all know that another is
sue of bonds is just ahead Of us il We
do not stop this proceeding, and not
only an issue OF bonds, but an issue OF
bonds without the consent Of Congress
without Congress being consulted as
to how they shall be issued, to whom
they shall issue, at what price, and for
what purpose. There is nothing be-
fore the people more important than
this question. It is the duty of Con-
gress to take up the constitutional
right which, without any constitu-
tional warrant, it has surrendered. l
feel it is more important than the for
tifications bill, but l give way now and
give another notice. Immediately AZ
ter the conclusion of the Notifications
bill | will ask the Senate to take up
the bill l refer to-"
The Senate rejected prOpo-
sitiOn made by Senator German
to issue 500, 900 ,OOO3 per cent certifi-
Gates redeemable in three years with
which to meet the excessively large
appropriations made by this Congress.
The amendment was laid upon the ia
bic by a vote of AZ yeas to 9 nays.
The bill appropriating $l25,OOO for q
public building at Durham was called
up by Senator Butler and passed.
Mr.. PRITCHARD. l ask unanimous
| consent for the present consideration
of the bill amending section 4716 of the
Revised Statutes.
Mr.. HAwLEY. What is the bill?
Mr.. PRITCHARD. l will state for the
information of the Senator that under
the act of June, 1890, the Commissioner
holds that any person who served in
the Confederate Army and subsequent
| ~ the Union Army is not entitled to a
pension. The bill simply amends the
act so As to enable any party who
served in the Confederate Army and
subsequently joined the Union Army
prior to the first day of September,
1854, and was honorably discharged, to
receive pension. That is all there is
in it.
| Mr.. CHANDLER. Provided he served
in the Union Army for what length of
time?
Mr.. PR1rcHARD, Provided he served
in the Union Army ninety days.
The bill was passed.
| H.
Four pension bills introduced.
The immigration bills were discussed
for some time, and by vote of 1876 to
26, the Bartholdt-McCall bill as modi-
fed by the COrliss amendment was
passed. 1t adds to the classes of aliens
excluded from admission to the United
States all male persons between the
ages of sixteen and six years of age,
except parents of persons living in
this country, who cannot both read and
write English or some other language
Also excludes aliens who come across
the borders year after year to perform
labor in the United States with no in
tentiOn Of settling therein. 1t declares
all labor contracts with aliens void,
and makes parties thereto within the
jurisdiction of the United States pun
ishable by fine of 81 600 or imprison-
ment not exceeding one year; makes
it misdemeanor for naturalized citi-
zens who have returned to q foreign
country, making the same his home
to again perform labor in the United
States; makes it a misdemeanor for
any alien to cross the border for labor
in the United States, except at port
of entry, and imposes head tax of SO
cents on each immigrant.
Thursday, May 21.-senate.
Eleven pension bills introduced.
Discussion of appropriation bills &C.
, cupied most of the day.
i HOUSE.
!. Only four pension bills were intro.
duced. Much time was consumed in
j., the discussion of an individual pen.
: sion bill which had been vetoed by thu
: President. 1t was passed over hil
s veto.
Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 49,
;. Senate.
: On these two days six pension bill
d introduced in the Senate and eighteel
9 in the House. A large number of pen
r sion bills were passed by the House
r Practically nothing else was done b,
that body.
In the Senate, Senator Buffers bill
to prevent the further issue OF bond
/ without the consent Of Congress
l. was the main feature of interest. o
n course Hill, the swatch dog for the ras
Gals" was on the alert. He resorted t.
a the most disgraceful obstructive tao
l. tics that an internal scOundrel coul
Il devise. Then Senator Sherman cam
4 to Hills rescue, and these two hire
~ lings of the monopoly syndicates an
y the money power did everything the
3 could to kill the bill. Old Sherman
+. who sees a determination on the par
} of the Senate to pass the bill, too
refuge in the consolation that q r.
3. publican House would never thus re
r buke Democratic PRECEDENT, and b
q. was probably right. II it should d
; so, he would no longer be able to cor
\ tinue as the paid agent of the Roth.
child syndlcates for stealing from an
% robbing the people. The accursed oil
~ scoundrel, in the fight he made again
the bill, screamed out, "Thank Co
I'd the House Of Representatives stant
n there upon the right side, and tt
0f ho