The Caucasian., 1898-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL
REPORT.
The CphAn SiiuAiica Diseased in
The Senate s-Erciisa Great
lrierss,.
THE DELoME INCIDENT.
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The suhsn question wss ftsrps.~a %
the senate last Tu-.i,s -sna o. ssu.t.
attracted large crs.e. .nd srrls~d
great tni-r..I S-uatcr. Na.un. snd
Cannon introssc- r-.aisti0n.. lsea-
inx To the r-cognition 90 th- ina.p-n-
drnc- of tho i.land-and the eshai~
on tho qa~.tion 90. ,sry .ylrit~i
~cnatur Macon .AG that 10 v0uid
not D. diverted from D.. po.ition ~
the trusI. ans .iocA ssAi.r.. and tb-y
could not control 81. Aciion in ih~ mat
ter. Hls speech 90. . stern r~tok~ a.
the policy of non-action on th~ Fart ~
the adm inistraiioB. isiiosing inm--
diairiy on the b~~ls. 90 ta .prsh. 81 tho
introduction aud discussion OF the 70
solution. "a. tho discovery that Ii-
lsomr. tic spanish hiut.i.r. 60 tti.
country lad written . .~s.r~ l.ii.r
critici.ing Mchinlr,. and -rrsAtnx of
him as = low poiiticiar. cstsrins TO
the rsbbi-. and or- Who desired Go
please tho tnge~. of thi, country.
This letter naturally GRATED . srnss-
tian and n. .oon o.. o.. Aut h-nttcity had
b~~n establishes. demand "a. made "f
spain that lee LONE be recalled. ii~
Sill leave ihi. country nov in de
grrc~, aud Will boi -sisnd On the ord'r
%; his going"
la th- House la,t ur.k aierish
Rep al Alabams. Who wss conis.t-
ing the .-at of i'i.smsn tb~m.A ~ss
seated.
senator Buti~r ia. of'~r-c i~o very
| important amend mrni. 10 the ~undry
civil bill-onr o. TO establish o h.h cut
tural station at some point in North
Carolina 20 be d~tsrmiAed ~ the 4 ni-
ted States fi.h Commi..iobsr. aJpro-
pristing 81 eS Tor each purpos~ and
the other amendment provides thsi
the Attorney General and Secretary of
the Interior are directed 90 select. de-
ignate and procure q suitable site in
OF near Fayetteville. Raleigh. ss~~ns-
boro, Charlotte or Wilmington for the
purpose Of constructing q niiru
States penitentiAry. prov td~d the site
- donated 10 the Government. Z he
cum of I've hundred thousand dollars
is appropriated 60 erect the prison.
This amendment Ia. bt-n referred to
the judiciary Committee. The amend
mept TO establish IA. f.h cultural STA
) tion has already b-en fayoratly re-
: ported by the senate Committee on
Fisheries 20 thr Committee on Apyso-
priations.
Mr.. B. 3 k-itt, editor OF the New
Era, Of Wilmington, was IN the city
last week.
General william Booth. of the Saliva
tion Army, opened the senate with
prayer last "Wednesday. lie has been
here holding meetings.
John G Dancy has been appointed
collector of Customs At Wilmington
lie held The position under IIarrison'' =
administration.
Friday night the President gave a
reception at the white House 20 the
officers of the Army and Navy. There
; was quite . distinguished gathering o
: people In official life.
The Southern Relief Society gave ,
grand ball also Friday night. The At
Tendance was very large. The uivs'
OF many of the southern senators ans
1 Representative constituted the rso-is
ing party.