The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-23
IOPENS|ONC QNFEDERAI[S
Senator Butler Proposes
Such a Law.
BILL TO INCREASE ARMY


Pay to the volunteers-Queen Liiiuo.
kaIani's Protest Against Annexation
of HawaI-Return of the Presiden.
tial Party.
Washington, December Ex-senator
Butler, of North Carolina, today gave
notice of an amendment he will in
troduee to the pension appropriation
bill, p~ensioning ex-confederate soldiers.
The amendment follows: That from
and after the passage of this bill every
pension law now ON the statute books
shall apply to every invalid soldier,
widow, minor child, dependent rela-
tive, the army nurses and all other
pensioners who may be able to prove
their claim under the present pension
laws, without regard to whether said
soldier was enlisted in the federal or
confederate service of the civil war of
1906, provided that those enlisted in
the confederate service shall not draw
any back pensions prior to the passage
of this bill, but their claim under ex-
listing laws shall begin and become op-
erative with the passage of this bill"
ADDITIONAL PAY FOR VOLUN-
TIERS.
Representative Gibson. of Tennessee,
today introduced a bill to reward the
patriotism of volunteers by granting
them extra pay on discharge. Those
enlisted men who have served only in
the United States shall receive two
months additional pay and each, Off
Ger n months additional pay; those
men and officers who have served or
shall serve abroad are, to receive four
and two months pay respectively.
Those already mustered out are to re-
ceive one half of the amounts named.
QUEEN LILIUOKALANI'S PROTEST.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani today sent to
the senate a protest against the appro-
priation of the crOwn-lands Of Hawaii
by the United States. In it he says:
Il earnestly and respectfully protest
against the assertion Of ownership by
the United States of America of the So
called Hawaiian crown-lands, amount
ing to about 1000, 900 acres and which
are my property, and l especially pro-
test against such assertion Of owner
ship as a taking of property without
due process of law and without just
OIL other compensation
THE BILL TO INCREASE THE
ARMY.
The house committee on military af-
fairs this afternoon ordered a favor
able report on the Hull bill, increasing
the regular army up to 100, 900 men.
The final vote on reporting the bill was
8 to 5 On party lines, as follows-Yeas,
Messrs. Hull, Marsh, Griffin, Kitchen,
Fenton, Belknap, Mcdonald and Brown
low, republicans; Nays, Sulzer, Cox,
Lentz, Hay, and Jet, democrats.
Mr.. Marsh while voting for the bill
reserved the right to oppose some of
its features OF the floor. The minority
gave notice of a minority report and
a substitute bill. Five days were given
for the preparation of the majority and
minority reports, Chairman Hull max
ing that for the majority and Mr.. Hay
drawing the substitute bill and report
for the democrats. The main feature
of the substitute bill will be a standing
army limited to that existing before
the recent war and authority to the
president to enlist a large temporary
force, probably $4,000 men for service
in outlying territory.
A number of changes were made in
the Hull bill relating to the admins
tration of the new army.
RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT.
The presidential party, after an alb.
sence of several days in the south ar
rived at the Pennsylvania Avenue sta.
ton over the Southern railroad at II
O'Clock this morning exactly on SEIZED
ule time. With lie exception of Mrs
Mckinley, who was slightly indispos
ed at Atlanta, every member of the
party has been in the best of health
and all pronounced the trip most en-
-joyable and a splendid success in ever,
way. Every where a stop was mad.
the president was received with greet
ings and demonstrations of an enthus
iastic character and during h entir,
week there was not a disturbing Incl
dent. The run from Columbia, S. c.
was uneventful and on arrival here tn
splendid train of six Pullman cars I'm
der the personal supervision Of Gen
eral Agent Brown was run up to tn,
Sixth street siding where ali alighted
The President and Mrs. Mckinley wer
driven to the White house at once. TIL
last morning abroad the presidential
train was spent chiefly in farewell Wis
lis paid Upon each other by member
of the party. The president receivev
all his guests in his own car. He eX
pressed his entire satisfaction over tn
trip. In this. sentiment every membe
of the cabinet aboard heartily coincid
ed, while Generals Wheeler and Shat
ter repeated the eulogistic expression
already made in their public speeche.
The general impression prevailed thu
the trip had cemented Ito a marvelou
degree the good feeling between tn
north ond tho south ond nod hrCnn1