The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-22

h Posfon7ee Appropration Bill Passed.
Unsuccessful Fight Against the Southern
MatSubsidy - Free Entry Of War SUP

ensoccseeIuI kfEnt against the SoutherE
MatSuesidy - Free Entry Of War SUP
plies
Washington. March I9.-Tne house
today passed the p~oseofiice a~pproprza-
ton fbai, which has been under con-
sheraton since Wednesday. The main
points Of attack today were the appro-
p~riations OF $50. Zoo. 900 for railway
transportation OF mails and $I7l. 900 Tor
SPECIAL facilities between New York and
New Orleans and SIS. 900 for special IA
cilitses from Kansas City to Newton.
Kas. These items annually attract
more or less a contest. This year
the opposition seemed TO be less in
tent. All efforts TO reduce the appro-
priation for railroad transportation
signaliy failed and the vote on the
southern mail subsidy was - to sS
against striking out. BY neat pariia-
mentary maneuvering the opponents OF
the subsidy We're prevented from get
ting a direct vote on a motion 10 re-
commit with instructions.
AT the opening OF the session Of the
house today Mr.. Dingley. the floor lead
er OF the majority. offered the bill re
ported from the ways and means COM
mitoee. providing for the free entry
into this country OF guns ammunition
and other naval supplies and war ma
terkal purchased abroad until January
/. 1899. He explained that the commit
tee had unanimously reported the bill.
II vas asked for by the secretaries of
war and v The bill was passed
without division.
Mr.. Henry, democrat, of Mississippi,
claimed the floor on a question of per
conal privilege and sent to the clerks
desk, for the purpose or having ii read
to the house, a quotation from an in
terview with the Spanish ambassador
at Vienna, contained in an Associated
Press despatch, in which the ambassa-
dor said that if the United States, in
the event Of war, should incite the Phil
ippines to revolt Spain could revenge
herself by raising revolts in the Ameri-
car southern states.
Before the reading of the interview
was concluded Mr.. Dingley made the
point that it did not constitute a ques-
ton Of privilege.
1T contains a reflection against a
portion of the people of the United
States, which L desire Ito repel," said
Mr.. Henry.
But the speaker held that he had not
| presented a question of privilege and
he was taken off the floor.
The paragraph of the p~ostoffice ap-
| preparation DIN apprOprlaung S1il,2oe
for special mail facilities from New
York and Washington to Atlanta and
e Orleans precipitated the annual
fight against this appropriation.
Mr.. Pearson, of North Carolina, sup,
ported the appropriation and when Mr.
Skinner attempted to interrupt him
Mr.. Pearson declined to yield, saying
that he declined to yield to one VIII.
formerly supported h appropriation
but who had changed his position with
out any apparent reason
This angered Mr.. Skinner and he be
came SO persistent in his efforts l.
interrupt Mr.. Pearson that the chair
man of the committee of the whole sew
eral times compelled him to take hi
Seaft.
At las Mr.. Pearson yielded to hi
persistence n MIR. Skinner declare,
that he had never supported his prop
OsitiOn. He considered it robbery o
the treasury. He said that the Allan
/ tic Coast Lime today furnished tn,
same service it did when it receive,
the subsidy.
Mr.. Pearson expressed his regret !
he had misStated his colleagues posi-
ton, but he said the general impres
sion was that Mr.. Skinner had former
ly supported this appropriation.
A few moments atfterward Mr.. Bar
low, populist, of California, bitterly as
sailed Mr.. Simpson for supporting
subsidy. The house seemed to enjo
the scoring Of the populist leader.
After dfsposing of the bill, the hoye
at 6 o'clock p. m. adjourned.