The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-17
1k MCENERY Resolution
Causes Some Strife in
the Senate.
UNANIMOUS C0NSEN
Fol- a Vote Today Questioned by Some
Senators Little Business Trans
acted In House Of Consress-The See
we're storm Prevents Many Senator.
and Members From Reaching rae
CaPtpol-The Treasury Deficiency
Discussed.


and he From Reaching L.
CaPlpol-The Treasury Deficiency
Discussed:
SENATE.
Washington, February 13.-At no
time during the session of the senate
aoday was a quorum of the body pres
ent, a majority of the members being
~snowbound at their homes. For the
first time in many years no invocation
was pronounced at the opening of the
session, neither the regular chaplain
nor any other minister being able TO
reach the capital A sharp debate
over the unanimous consent agreement
reached Saturday afternoon to vote on
the McEnery resolution tomorrow af-
ternoon was precipitated early in the
session. Some feeling was manifested
by senator's who objected to the adop-
ton of the resolution, but none of them
indicated what might be their action
tomorrow. In connection with the
considerationof the resolution, the
senate decided to meet at IL O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
In response to some of the state
ments made, Mr.. McLaurin explained
how the unanimous consent agreement
was reached.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts said
he had just received a telephone mes
sage from Senator Mason, of, Illinois,
who requested, on account of his ill
ness, today, that discussion of the
unanimous consent agreement go over
until tomorrow when he might be
present.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, said:
Does the senator from Massachusetts
understand that the unanimous agree
ment reached on last Saturday carries
with it a unanimous consent not to
discuss the question in the absence of
the senator from Ininois?"
With some feeling, Senator Hoar
replied: Il do not think the senator
from Colorado ought in fairness in ad-
dress such a question to me-" He then
proceeded to explain again how he
happened to have made the statement
received by him from Senator Mason.
After Senator Wolcott and Senator
Hoar had had a c%olloquiy that was not
audible TO the senate, Senator Hale, Of
Maine, rose and said: Let the sena-
tors adjust their differences outside"
Adverting to the pending matter
Senator Hale said he could not com
prehend the object of the opponents
resolution and added that he would
like tn RnnU 'thn inci6o of this nnuor-
ending objection to these resolutions
Senator Allison, of Iowa, said it was
we'll understood that if the resolution
was debated it would occupy the re-
mainder of the session. He maintain
ed that the unanimous consent to vote
upon the resolution implied that
there should be no debate.
Senator Hale, chairman of the naval
affairs committee, faVorably reported
a bill creating an admiral of the navy.
The bill, it is we'll understood, is
made to fit Rear Admiral Dewey and it
is expected that when the bill becomes
a law, he will be nominated by the
president for the Office The bill was
passed.
A joint resolution appropriating
500, 900 for the removal of snow and
ice from the streets of Washington city
was adopted.
Senator Tillman offered a bill ap-
pr%opriating $500 for investigation
and experiment station with fertilizers
n fungicides on the causes of blight
in seaisland cotton and in water melons
and the remedies for the same" The
bill was agreed to.
The senate then at 1920 o'clock p. m.
OF motion Of Senator Allison vent into
executive session and at $3.50 p. m. ad-
Journed. a.An1u
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
This was an exceedingly dull day in
the house. Owing to the blizzard out
side the attendance was very slim. The
great marble capitol looked like a snow
palace. Lodges, facades and parapets
were banked with snow. On the
drives and the plaza in front of the
building the snow had drifted into
| great pillows, in some places ten feet
deep. Not a street car approached the
building, but a few members of the
house managed to reach the capitol in
sleighs and carriages and the employees
trudged and labored through the deep
sno and binding storm to reach
their posts of duty. The hall of the
house was as dark as a cellar. The
o banked upon the ground-glass
ceilings, shut out the light n half an
hour before noon, the hour for the
house to convene the lights were turned
on to relieve the gloom. The commit
tee meetings With but n or two ex-
ceptions were not held. The few mem
bers of the house who arrived had nc
thought for anything save the wealth
er. They stood about the weather map
in the lobby in the rear of the hall dis
cussing temperatures and falls
and record breaking in all parts of the
country and il was the unanimous YER
dict Of the oldest members Of the
group that nothing approaching the
present cold spell and snow fall had
been known in Washington in their
experience.
Speaker Reed did not appear al the
capital, but sent word to his lieutenants
that in his opinion it was inadvisable