The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-16
FOR VICTIMS HEIRS
Families of Names Dead to
Be Taken Care Of.
PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE
BILL WILL BE TAKEN UP AT
AN EARLY DAY.
THE GENERAL DESATE WAS BREEZY
Mr. Griggs, Of Georgia, Predicted Brilliant
Cotton Future for the South. and Mr..
Walker, of Massachusetts, Con-
graduated the South.
PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE
THE GENERAL DEsATE WAS BREEZY

Washington. d. c., March 1.-THE
House agreed today to consider the
bill for the relief of the legal heirs
of the victims and survivors of the
Maine disaster as soon as the Post
office Appropriation bill, which was
taken up in the House today lis out of
the way.
During the general debate on the Post
office bill members eagerly took advan-
tage of the latitude allowed in Com
mittee of the Whole on the State of the
Union to discuss various political ques-
tons and the debate accordingly cover
ed wide range.
Mr.. Griggs, democrat, Georgia., con
tributed some remarks upon the mooted
question of the relative advantages pos
sessed by the cotton manufa cturers of
the North and South, to prove that
the advantages possessed by the latter
were not due to the longer hours of
labor of their operatives.
He predicted that the South in the
near future would manufacture, as
we'll as grow, the cotton crop of the
world. He warned New England that
she must abandon the industry.
Mr.. Griggs criticised some utterances
of Speaker Reed and Mr.. Dingley and
created much enthusiasm on the Demo
cratic side.
At the conclusion of his speech an
arrangement was made to close general
debate at 3 O'Clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Walker. Republican, Massachu-
setts). said it was Il happy day for the
Republic when Southern member
arose on the floor and spoke of the great
manufacturing industries of the South
in competition with those of the North
1t was day we had been waiting fol
since the pilgrims landed. No see
ton would rejoice more that the South
had entered the lists than New Eng
land. I'VE shall suffer from Southern
competition temporarily" said he. I'VE
may have to reduce wages temporarily,
we may have to lose some departments
of our industry. permanently but we
glory in this Southern competition be-
cause it shows the cementing of the
common country we love so we'll" Cap
plause). 4" MkSiml
Mr.. Mahany, Republican, New York;
denounced an editorial in New York
paper on the Sheriff Martin verdict
The public opinion of the United States
he said, while accepting the verdict reg
istered the unofficial verdict that the
shooting down of defenseless laborers
constituted an Impeachment of American
liberty and disgrace TO the section
in which it occurred
Mr.. Tawney. Republican, Minnesota)
then got the floor and replied to speech
delivered by Mr.. Johnson, Republican
Indiana), several weeks ago against tn,
annexation of the Hawaiian islands.
Mr.. Tawney argued that the CONNER
cial and military advantages Of the is
lands made their annexation desirable
He defended the native Hawaiian:
whom, he said, are not an illiterate race
Mr.. Tawney also contended that only
unreconstructed royalists opposed an
nexation.
He was warmly congratulated when
he concluded.
AT $40 o'clock p. M, the House adj
iourned.