The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-21
SENATE.

Cages Currency Bill roc in the
House
SENATE.
Washington, December Ex-senator
Wolcott, Of Colorado, chairman of the
commission appointed by President
Mckinley to secure, if possible, the CO.
operation of foreign countries in an in
dernational conference upon the silver
question, said in the senat today that
the commission had not yet made a
report to the president and TT was I'M
certain when a report would be made.
Negotiations for a bimetallic confer
ence, he said, are still pending, but he
assured the senare that the commission
had no intention Of ~prolonging it's eff
fort beyond the point where reason
able hope of success should exist. Sen
ator WolcOtt promised to explain fully
the work of the commission in a speech
TO be delivered after the holiday recess.
Senator Hanna, of Ohio, after an ILL
ness Of a week, appeared in the SEN
ate today and was cordially greeted by
his colleagues.
Senator Allison, Of the appropriation
committee, reported favorably the
mouse joint resolution providing for a
recess of congress from December IS,
1897, to January 5, 1898. The resolution
was adopted.
Senator Hawley, of the military af-
fairs committee, reported the resolu-
ton of senator Mcbride for the relief
e ,l-xsa Di~nrs nn1 H. crI
ers in the Yukon valley, Alaska. The
committee struck out all but the en-
acting clause and amended the resolu-
ton by apprOpriating $3.50, 900, which
is to be used by the secretary of war
for the purchase of subsistence and
supplies and for their transportation
and distribution, the consent of the
Canadian government to be obtained
to pass over the Canadian territory.
The resolution further provides hat
the supplies are to be distributed
among the needy miners as the secre-
tary of war may determine and that
the supplies are to be transported by
means of reindeer, the reindeer to be
sold after they have performed their
service.
Senate Hawley asked for immediate
consideration of the resolution and it
was then adopted.
Senator Gallinger called up the GEN.
sus bill, for the purpose of replying
briefly to a statement by Hon. Carroll
ID. Wringht, Incorporated in senator
Lodges speech of. yesterday, in which
Mr.. Wright was reported to have said
tina 81, 600, 900 would nave been saved
if the last census had been taken by a
force under the classified service. He
expressed surprise that 50 reckless a
statement snOuld have been made by
"a man usual so careful as Mr..
Wright.
Senator Pritchard, of North Carolina,
chairman of the committee on civil SER
vice, which is engaged in q general in
vestigatiOn of the civil service SYSTEM,
followed in a speech dealing with the
general features of the civil service
law, contending that under the demo-
cratic administration there had no
been an honest enforcement of the
law.
AT 2 O'Clock the bill went over to a
future day and on motion of Senate
Quay the senate went into executive
session.
AT 8 O'Clock the executive session
was concluded and the senate adjourn
ed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house today passed a bill ap-
Nj piDI 1 itc,OOO IOI NlS IOihS VI SA~
people who are in the Yukon river
country and also the bill passed by the
senate yesterday to prohibit pelag1c
sealing by American citizens. The
former bill practically no
oppocition. AS passed the sum carried
by it is to be expended under the di-
rectiOn of the secretary of war for the
purchase, transportation and distr1bu-
tion of subsistence stores. 1t provides
49, 5000 nA. cold NJ ny~tnn
fixed by the secretary of war, or do
mated where the people are unable to
pay for them. 1t empowers him to
purchase reindeer and employ drivers,
not citizens of the United States, and
afterWard dispose of the reindeer.
Secretary Alger was or the floor dur
ing the debate.
The bill to prohibit pelagic sealing
was warmly an~tagonized by MIR. John
son, Of North Dakota; Mr.. Laud, OF
Colorado; Mr.. Hepburn and others, and
in the course of the deba tie there was
some exceedingly caustic criticisms or
the course of our Behring sea negotia-
TONS, past and present.
The currency bill framed by Secre-
tary of the Treasury Gage, was intro
duced by Chairman Walker, of thu
banking and currency committee, i'm.
mediately after the hearing. The bill
as presented to the house, is identica
with the bill as submitted to h com
mittee, save for a few changes of nt
especial significance, which were sug
gested by MIR. Walker.
AN hour was spent ON the Legislative
executive and judicial appropriation
bill without accomplishing anything.
The bankruptcy bill vas reported b.
the judicial m and an extern
sion of time granted, in which tn
mis Qty may file it's report.
Au6 O'Clock the house adjourned.
"In a minute one dose CT Harris Els
sence of Ginger will relieve any ordi
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Cholera Morbus, Summer Complain,