The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-06
SEVERAL APPROPRIATION BILLS
Fail to Become Laws Through the Presf.
dents Refusal tn Sign Any More Bills
After 1880 O~'cIock-The Extra ses.iop

Washington. March 4-JuSt before
the presidcnt-eleCIs arrival at the
White house this morning, the prcSi-
dent hastily affixed his signature tp
the postoftlCe. District Of Columbia and
naval appropriation bills upon the as
uranCcs Of the cabinet officers who
had examined .hcn. hut insisted upon
a more thorough inspection W the sun
airy civil and Indian appropriation
bills. He also approved he acts
aUt ndinC the statutes relating ~ navi-
CATION: patents and copyrights. and
an act 10 authorize the Sugrrur rrurT
of n United States To ISSUE vrftS us
certiorari to the District of Columbia
Coufr ~ appeals in the same cases AMI
manner that IL dos In cases of The cir
cult court of appeals. This was the
last and at 1880 o'clock the president
informed the cabins; that h. would
sign nothing elSe.lcaviuE among others
the great sundry civil. Indian serVi~,.
agricultural and deficiency a~ppvoprfa-
tior bills To die.
The refusal OF the president 10 ap-
prove OF these bills compris "A more
thorough organization OF the house Of
representatives than was intended hy
Speaker Reed. Undo the rules Of the
house the indian bill IL considered hy
the Indian committee the naval bin by
the naval committee and the aErfcul-
tural bill by the agricultural commit
tee. OF these bills that failed only the
Sundry CIVIL was reported by the COM
mittee on appropriations. To this c~-
tent the house will have to be organized
by the appointment OF Commuters more
general III their character than va in
tended by Speaker Reed. No new esti-
mates VIII Ire neer..d and the bills will
probably n rushed through the house at
the earliest possibel moment 1t is Tn.
intention of he republican leaders to
take the present esti,n3t ties and base
their bills upon them. and IL this can lie.
lone but little time will be- consumed
in the consideration OF these measures.
That the action of the retiring rrcsi-
dent will prolong the extra session az
congress TO one doubts.
tpon his arrival at the Cauitoi the
bill To provide for a commission Z,
create a labor commission was pre-
Sented To President Cleveland. but. act
ing upon the advice OF Secretary Car
Isle, he declined 10 sign il owing to tho
imrosSihiiity of aSCertaining what the
provisions Of the bin contemplated
This is the measure upon which much
OF the debate OF last night hinr,'
President Mckinley Will tomorrow is
sue his proclamation for an extra srS-
sion. 1t Will be called to Meet Marrt.
18th, which falls On Monday.
At the dinner given last night at NJ.
John HAYS, the president-clcCt wax
asked about this extra session and the
suggestion was made that he set tha
day for Saturday, March 20th. No"
said Mr.. Mckinley with an emphasis
that indicated his final determination
Il have concluded that the best inter
ests of the country demand that We
should get TO work at the earliest prac-
ticable moment. Ten days will inter
Vene between the call and tho assem-
bling Of the congrtS and that W"
sufficient to enable members to reach
Washington. | will issue the call fr
the session Friday"