The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-17
Already Passed by the
House.
SEVEN MORE To PASS.
VINE House Listens 90 Two Speeches
In Opposition % Annexation Of the
Philippines Bill to Protect Game
Birds Sent 10 Conference.-The senate
Passes sixteen Private Pension Bills
and Goes Into Executive Session.
Vote ofThanks TO Miss Clara Barton.
SENATE.

Washington, January 12.-Iittle bust
ness was transacted by the senate In
open session today. Sixteen bills on
the private pension calendar were pass
ed. and a joint resolution extending
the thanks of congress to Miss Cara
Barton and other officials of the Red
Cross Society for their benefcent work
in Armenia and Cuba was adopted.
Senator Cockrell entered a motion to
recall the bill which passed yesterday
authorizing the president TO appoint
Brigadier General T. III. Stanton, a
major general and place him on the
retired list with that rank.
After the bills on the pension calen-
dar had been cleared away the gen
eral calendar was taken up, but was
considered only a few minutes, when
at ITO o'clock p. M, on motion or Sen
ator Davis, the senate went into exc
cutive session.
At 5 o'clock the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house today passed the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
without amendment. This is the sixth
of the regular appropriation bills to
pass the house. The bill as passed car
ries 81, 7O5, 533. Seven budgets yet re-
main to be acted upon.
During the general debate today two
set speeches were made against i'm
perialism by Messers. Carmack and
Gaines, democrats, of Tennessee.
Mr.. Carmack protested against
launching this government on a career
of nqu and criminal aggression.
The president, he declared, was now
waging war upon his own ~esponslDlA
ty for his w purposes. While the wal
against Spain has been blessed of God,
this war for the conquest of the Phil
ippineS was a crime against liberty ana
the curse of God was upon 1t. 1t reVo-
~ltionized every tradition of the repub-
lie. 1t was being entered upon thought
lessly, without considering the cost. IL
was in utter contempt of the solemn
warnings of the greatest Wlsest OF
our statesmen. The flag was to be
kept floating over the Philippines, but
not a single freeman was to stand be-
Meath it's folds. A country that was
not fit for a freeman's home was no
fit for a freeman's flag. Oemocratlc
.applause.) He spoke of the tremendous
cost distant possessions would entail
upon us, III dWlu S LIZ
from the countries of Europe.
England, he said, expended one
third of her revenue for the cost of
past wars and one-third in preparing
for future wars. Only one-third was
expended to meet the current neces-
saries of government. But more than
the monetary cost, he said, would be
the loss Of our sense of security and
peace of mind. War would threate
ne constantly and to meet it we would
have to be armed to the teeth on sea
and land. Once a nation tasted of CO.
lonial empire it became a passion. The
appetite was never satisfied. Yet one or
the worlds greatest men had declared
that colonial empire had never been a
Source of power to any country. Mac
aulay affirmed it. Lord
declared that England's colonies were
q milestone about her neck. He referr-
ed sarcastically to Secretary Cages
alleged statement that Christian CIV
.ilzation and 5 per cent. profit could go
hand -in-hand. He wanted to know If
we could serve God and mammon at
fthe same. time.
Mr.. Carmaek was literally %applauded
and congratulated by his colleagues
when he concluded.
Mr.. Gaines followed with an argu-
sment against the power Of the United
States to acquire territory except for
the purpose Of making states of such
territories.
On motion of Mr.. Lacey, the bill to
extend the scope. of the fish commits
sion Ito game birds was sent to confer
.ence after a motionrto postpone the bill
indefinitely had been voted down-35
tic II.
At $40 o'clock p.,hl. the house ad-
journed.