The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
NO QUESTION OF POLITICS
clNNTEIC.ATION FROM BOSloN
NEGROES READ.
H0lysE AMENDMENT NON CONQUERED IN
Senate Bankruptcy Bill viii Be Insisted on-'
Committee Of Conference Appointed
Alaskan Homestead RICH. OF
NJ, OIL 0.ccuccsd
Way Bill Discussed.

WASHINGTON. March 3.-Durins almost
tbo entire session to-day the Senate mao
,,rdnr consideration. the Alaskan Home
stcad and Railway right OF way pii'
One of the feature Of the DISCUSSION
was a speech delivered by Mr.. vest
MOI in which he ridiculed the .Gea 81
homsteading any part of Alaska or con-
structing railroads in that district. us
motion to eliminate the homestead feat
nrc Of the bill by striking out the hrst
section was defeated.
The resolution providing for a Con-
oressiOnal investigation into the nluruff
If the postmaster at Lake City, ;. -,
and his family and the burning or lS'
home was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Lodge, (Mass.), sent to the clerk ;
desk to have read a communication
from VIM. Henry Ferris, OF the Har-
ward Divinity School, giving the proceed
| inps of \ mass meeting Of colored citizens
Of Boston held on February -, to eN-
| press adherence OF the ACTON OIL iilt
South Carolina mob.
Mr.. Allen. C\eb.). charged Mr.. Lodge
with introducing politics into the discus
sion OF the resolution and thought the
communication ought not to be read by
t.c clerk. The communication WAS
read, however, and then Mr.. Lodge said
that there Wss no question of politics y
the communication. So far as he Wa
aware.
The act referred to. he said, met Wit
tive re~probation men Of all parties and ht
wGuld not in any way introduce p0htlc>
into it.
Mr.. McLaurin, IS. CO. said he hat
hoDed the resolution would 90 to th'
committee without discussion. In,
State authorities were exceedingly ACTIVE
in their investigation of the crime an
he was assured that every effort wa.
being made to bring the perpetrators o
the outrage to justice. lie then nae
read Il clipping from the Columbia, sc.
State. to show that the PEG
pie Of South Carolina were not onl!
not in sympathy With those Who com
mitteu the crime but kccnly reprobatc'
i.
Mr.. Hawley. Comm, said the crim'
was clearly brought within Federal Jur
iSdiction by the fact that it was a Fed
eral official who had been murdered an
government property there had been dc
Stroyed. He expressed the opinion tina
the Federal authorities ought to main
TIL Il ItSC ~ upon liz Iho1SNtlhc =
Inc resolution was then referred t
tie Committee on Contingent Expenses
The motion of Mr.. Hoar, Mass.), t
non-concur in the House amendment
to the Bankruptcy bill was laid befor
the Senate and Mr.. Stewart. (Nev.), I,
sumed his spcecT upOn the House meas
ure.
At the conclusion of his speech Nj
Stewart offered Il resolution hat tn
Senate conferccs be instructed to il
SiSl upon the Senate bill. The resolr
ton created some debate, of Il parli;
mentary character. Mr.. Stewart the
withdrew his resolution and Mr.. Hoar
motion to n~On-cOncur in the HOuS
) amendments to the Bankruptcy bill an
that 4 committee OF conference be az
E pointed, was adopted.
The Nice-President appointed Messr.
i l1oar. Nelson and Lindsay conferees &
I the Senate on the Bankruptcy bill.
The Alaskan Homestead and Railwa
right of way bill was then taken up.
0 Speeches We're made by Mr.. Turne
n Washington, Mr.. Carter. (Mont.), an
Mr.. Vest. (Mo.)
Without completing the bill the Sci
ate 1T do p. m. adjourned.