The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-12
Its Opponents Win in the House by
aCIose Vote.
THE VOTE WAS 81 TO 6l.
Hear Resolutions Adapted in the Senate
IN Secret Sessioa CalIiax on iae Pfesi.
dent for Information concerning insrue-
tio1 10 the Peace Comu,ls sioaers.
SENATE

the absence OF the Vice President, Mr.. i
Fry, OF Maine, the President pro tenn. |
called the Senate 10 order The chap |
lam, IN his Invocation. made IA touch |
ing reference TO the death of Senator |
Morrill, Scarcely had the clerk be- |
gun TO read the journsi Of the last ses-
sion Of tho Senate when Mr.. David |
moved that the further reading be dis |
pensed with. HE motion prevailed. |
Mr.. Frye, who Was IN the chair, i'm
mediately recognized Major Pruden.
assistant secretary 10 the President,
who presented a message from the
President of the United States The
message contained the treaty Of Paris.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, the Senate
went into executive session, in order
that the treaty might be referred 10
the committee on foreign relations. In
lew minutes the Senate re-conyened
IN open session and Mr. Allison al
nounced the death OF Senator Morrill,.
MIR. Allison alluded briefly to the fun
eral arrangements which had been ear
RED out and then presented the usual
resolution expressive of the sorrow Of
the Senate. The resolution was
adopted. Then Mr.. Allison presented
another resolution, providing, as a
further mark of respect, that the Sen
| ate adjourn. This, too, was adopted,
and the Senate, at 1915 p. m, ad-
| Iourned.
THIRTEENTH DAY.-Little business,
except of routine character, was
| transacted by the Senate 4 resolution,
| offered by Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,
| directing the committee on foreign re-
iatlons TO report to the Senate whether
| the treaty of Paris makes any provis-
| lon for the claims of citizens of the
United States against Spain, whic ch
| were in existence before the present
war, and the status of such claims after
| the ratification of the treaty, was
adopted. Caffrey, of Louisiana. con
| tlnusd and practically concluded his
speech begun before the holiday recess
IN opposition to the pending Nicaragua
| Canal bill. White expressed the opiu-
ion that the interests OF the human
race demand the construction of the
canal, but said that in proceeding
should have due regard for all inter-
ests. Prior TO Caffrey's speech. Berry,
Democrat, of Arkansas, presented a
protest from the J. Ed Murray camp, OF
/ re United Confederate Veterans o.
ARKANSAS, against the adoption of the
proposed amendment of Senator But
ler, Populist, Of North Carolina, to the
| PSASiOA Ulll
for the payment Of pensions TO Confed
crate soldiers.
FOURTEENTH ediately af.
ter the Senate convened the resolution
offered by Hoar, Republican, of Massa
chus-tts, calling on the President fol
information as to the instructions oi
the commissioners vino negotiated the
treaty OF Paris, together with all cor.
respondence and reports relating to
their work, was laid before the Senate
Chairman Davis, one OF the commits
sioners, desired that it be referred te
the foreign relations committee, bu
II oar insisted that the Senate had a.
much right to such information as tLt
members of the foreign relations com
mittee, aud thattbe President should de
termlne whether the Senate should hav,
{ 1t. The resolution was adopted in Sc
cret session. In sup. .,ort Of the resolu
ton offered some time ago by Vest
Dem, OF Missouri, IN opposition t
: expansion, Caffery, Democrat, Of Lou
lslana, delivered an extended speech
{ At the conclusion of Caffery's argu
. meut, Morgan, Of Alabama, announced
1 on behalf Of the Nicaragua Canal com
J. mittee, the acceptance in a modified
{ form of the amendments offered b,
: Berry before the holidays to the pend
c ing canal bill. The amendments wer,
& not passed upon by the Senate. At B.:
:. p. N. the Senate went into executive
session, and at $3.50 p. m. adjourned
FIFTEENTH DAY.-When the Senat
convened, Pasco. Democrat, of Flor
Ida, presented a memorial from a cam
l. OF Confederate veterans of Ocala, f Ia
IS protesting against the adoption of :h
e proposition Of Butler, Populist, @
e North Carolina, to pension ex-Confed
e crate soldiers. At the conclusion @
,. the routine business, the District G
3. Columbia appropriation bill was take
a up and passed. Mason, Republican, G
q Illinois, offered the following resolu
>. ton: where's, all just powers of 60,
. ernment are derived from the conser
is or the governed, therefore be il, II
l. solved, hv the Senate of the Unite
Is States, That the government Of tE
g United States of America will not a
e tempt to govern the people Of an
i ether country in the world without II
!, consent of the People themselves c
d subject them by force TO cur domin 10
g. against their will The House bi
d granting extra pay to officers and er
= listed men of United States yoluntee,
c. was called up and passed withor
Is amendment
l. SIXTEENTH DAY.-This proved to /
% an interesting dag In the Senate, tb
81 principal subject under discussion be
le ing the constitutional right of the Uni
Of ted States TO carry into effect the polio
l. of expansion. The leading speaker VS.
d Mr.. Hoar. Republican, of Massachr
n sets, who delivered speech in suppo
70 OF the resolution introduced bv NJ,
Vest, Democrat, of Missouri, declarin
it to bein opposlrlon 10 the constltutio
for this countryssto acquire foreign tel
ritory to be governed permanently {
colonies. The Nicaragua Canal Bi
; was taken up aud Mr. Caffsry continue
p his opposition to it. at the conclusic
+ Of Mr. Caffsry's speech Mr.. Morgan
"a Democrat, of Alabama, in charge of Il
n bill. made an effort to fix the time f,
$ beginning the vote upon the measu
~ snG the pending amendments. I
NJ suggested that the time be D. III. {
X the 1lth instant, but Caffery obiecte
,e The Senate g 4:4j Pm. went into e,
IN ecu,ive session and at 4:55 =. La. 6,
m IourDed-
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