The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-09

bali by the two old parties.
Sena tor Stewart secured a yea and
nay vote on an amendment changing
the rate on cyanide of potassium to
surprise Of senators. the amendment
prevaiied-3+ to 32, Senator'S Carter
and Shoup. republicans. and the silver
repu blicans and pOpulists voting for
the amendment.
It was arranged that the bill as
passed should be printed with the sec
tions and paragraphs remembered.
Senator Hale gave notice that he
would call up the deficiency appropria-
tfon bill tomorrow and by general con-
sent il was agreed TO suspend the II
O'Clock sessions and 60 back TO l.
o'clock as the hour Of meeting.
In the meantime Senator Harris. Of
Kansas, attempted TO have the Pacific
railroad question follow the tariff bill.
He asked consent that the resolution
heretofore offered by him be taken up
tomorrow
Senator Gear. of Iowa. chairman of
the Pacific railroad committee, OBJ
'jected
Senator Morgan thereupon declared
that unless congress acted at once,
$4,000, 600 would be thrown away and
he would tomorrow call attention to
the serious status of affairs.
A renewal of attention TO Spanish
Cuban affairs was promised in a re-
port made by Senator Lodge, of Mas
sachuSetts. from the committee on for
eign affairs. 1t recites wrongs and in
juries inflicted on August Bolten and
Gustave Rchelieu. at Santiago de Gu
ba, in 1895, the unavailing demands of
the United States government on
Spain for indemnity and then empow
ers the president Ito take such meas
ures as in his Judgment may be nee
essary to obtain the indemnity from
the Spanish government for the wrongs
and injuries. etc, and to secure this
end he is authorized and requested to
employ such means or exercise such
power as may be necessary"
Senator Lodge gave notice that he
would call up the resolution immedi
ately after the tariff bill was dispos
ed of
HOUSE OF REPRElSENTATIV
The house met today at noon after
the recess taken on Monday in antici-
patton of the possibility that the sem
ate might have passed the tariff bill by
today. Mr.. Pitney. republican, of New
Jersey asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of the joint resolu
tion appropriating $4,000 for the erec-
ton Of a seawall at the Sandy Hook
proving ground. He explained the ur-
gent necessity of the apprOpriat ton, bat
Mr.. Simpson, populiSt, Of Kansas, de-
manded the regular order, which was
equivalent to an objection.
AN amusing incident followed. Mr..
McMilln. democrat. OfTenneSsee. rising
to a parliamentary inquiry, asked in
aSmuch aS Monday under the rules was
one of the days on which the speaker
could entertain a motion to suspend
the rules and as this was a continual
tfon of Mondays session, whether it
was not now in order to move a sus-
pension of the rules.
The speaker replied that he thought
it was.
Then I move to suspend the rules
and pass the senate Cuban beligerency
resolution,'' cried Mr.. McMillin. wav-
ing aloft the resolution.
The speaker calmly turned to Mr..
Dingley and announced that the chair
recognized the gentleman from Maine.
Mr. Dingley Immediately moved an
adjournment. The democrats hoWled
with delight.
II thought the chair had recognized
me?" said Mr.. McMillin.
THE chair recognized the gentle
man from Maine and he moved to ad-
journ." replied the speaker blandly
Il thought the gentleman from
Maine had been moved to move an ad-
journment," continued Mr.. McMilln.
who then appealed to Mr.. Dingley not
to insist upon his motion. But Mr..
Dingley declined to withdraw it and
the vote on his motion was taken by
yeas and nays on the demand of Mr.
McMillin who said he desired to place
the enemies of Cuba on record. The
motion was carried-134 to 1O4. and at
12:40 O'Clock p. m. the house adjourned
until tomorrow.