The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-18
SENATE.

Export riticising Hanna's Congratula-
tory kilograms.
SENATE.
Washington. January 13.-Among the
the measures reported to the senate to-
day was the pension appropriation bin.
1t was placed on the calendar.
At the conclusion of the morning
business the immigration bill, the un-
finished business, was taken up and
Senator Caffery, of Louisiana, was
recognized for a speech in opposition
to the measure.
Senator Cannon, of Utah, presented
n following resolution and DIT was
adopted:
Resolved, That the president is re-
quested. if in his opinion, it lis not in
comparable with the public interest. to
transmit to the senate at his earliest
convenience a statement showing what
measures are in force by this govern
ment in the island of Cuba and in
waters contiguous thereto, to protect
the lives, liberty and property Of Amer
lean citizens dwelling in Cuba"
The eulogieS in memoir of the late
Senator Isham G. harris, of Tennessee,
which were to have been presented to-
day were postponed at the request of
SIldl bdlc vi dCCOuIlt Vi Uile dDSCIlCc
of his colleague, Senator Turley. They
will not be offered until after the cleo
ticn of a senator by the Legislature Of
Tennessee.
The senate at 1920 p. M, on motion
of Senator Davis, chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, went
into executive session and at 4:50
O'Clock p. m, adjourned until tomor-
row.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house today completed the con
sideration of the agricultural appropri-
alton bill in committee of the whole.
There was the annua fight over the
question of free seed distribution to
the farmers, but the effort to strike out
the appropriation ($130, 000) failed as
usual; the majority against it today
being 1876. One of the important amend
ments adopted provided FOR the in
spection of horse meat for export pur-
poses in the same way that the meat
of cattle and other nimal is now in
spected. There was a livelyS row over
a motion to print another edition of the
famous horse book to cost S105, 600.
Chairman Wadsworth and members of
the Appropriation committee resisted it,
but it VS. carried over their heads by a
narrow margin in committee of the
whole. In the house, however, they
succeeded in carrying a motion to ad-
journ which leaves the fate of the
amendment still in doubt.
Under the latitude allowed for de-
bate Mr.. Williams, democrat of Mis-
sissippi submitted an extended argu-
ment in V of the establishment of
a postal savings bank system.
After some remarks by Mr.. Hender-
son, republican of Iowa, in support Of
the appropriation IN the bill for seed
distribution and in eulogy Of Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson, whom he de-
scribed as a genuine hard listed farmer,
Mr.. DeArmond, democrat Of Missouri,
got the floor and submitted some sar-
castle comments on the newspaper re-
ports of the election Of Senator Hanna
at Columbus yesterday. He read the
telegram sem by Mr.. Hanna to Pres
dent Mckinley: God reigns and the
republican party still lives" The tele-
gram, said he, was unique. That God
reigned there was no room to doubt;
therefore the latter clause of the tele-
gram was the more wonderful. With
cutting irony he proceeded to read and
comment on some of the kilograms OF
congratulations sent To Mr.. Hanna
from this city, including those of Pres
ident Mckinley, Senator Hawley and
others. Commenting on the Presidents
telegram he asked o the return of
Senator Hanna to the senate could be
beneficial to the country, save in an
example to be avoided. He said, in
the course of his remarks hat Sena-
tor Hanna was the truest ard bsst ex-
ponent and representative Of modern
repubficanism.
Mr.. Diamonds remarks brought Mr..
Mahany, republican OF New York, 10
his feet. In a brief but emphatic
speech, he replied 10 the re1narks Of the
~1dissourian.
Mr.. Cannon, republican Of Illinois.
expressed his qualification over the
election of Senator Hanna 1t Wis a
triumph Of the majority and Of fSait-
icaI decency. He did not beiieveF he
said that any gentleman on he other
side could rice and place his hand on
his heart and honestly say that he was
not glad treacnery had been rebuked.
The house at $40 O'Clock d. m, ad-