The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26

Proceedings Of the Sesste asd hesse Dsy
BY Day.
SENATE.


United States should have absolute
control OF the canal for military and
naval purposes, with power to dictate
the use OF the waterway during the ex-
istencs OF war. The friends OF the
pending bill rallied against the amend
ment and il was defeated by . decisive
vote OF 80 to o. A provision was in
serted In the bill providing that no
N ore than $50, 900, 900 should be paid
the Maritime Canal Company for its
concession and work already done on
tho canal.
TwEsTY-YoURTH DAY.-The feature
OF to-day's session in the Senate was .
speech delivered by Bacon, Democrat,
OF Georgia, in support OF his resolu-
tions declaring that the United States
would not assume SOY ereignty over the
Philippine Islands. Following Bacon's
speech the Nicaragua Canal bill was
taken up and remained under discus
sion until 9 o'clock. The Gallery
substitute, which was pending. was
laid on the table by q vote OF 80 to
90. Amendment after amendment
| was voted down and until almost
| the last minute it seemed likely
| that vote on the measure would be
reached, but inst as final vote was
about to be called for, Allison, Re
| publican, OF Iowa, exploded . bomb
under the bill by Offering an amend
mems providing that the Secretary OF
the Treasury should issue bonds to raise
money with which to construct the
canal. The friends Of the measure then
consented to an adjournment at 6
o'clock.
| TWENTY-FIVE Day Turner, oil
Washington, spoke against expansion,
quoting from Washington's advice
against entangling alliances. Foraker
took some sharp exceptions to state
ments made in the speech. The
Nicaragua canal bill was under dis
cussion for three hours Morgan Of
fered an amendment to the effect tina
the appropriation should not exceed
800. 600, 600 in any fiscal year. The
amendment was adopted. The Senate
at 500 o'clock p. m. on motion of Mr.
| Wolcott, Of Colorado. went into exec
utive session. At 5:25 p m. the Sen
ate adjourned.
| TWENTY SIXTH DAY.-The Senate was
ip session for five hours, but the ses
sion was practically barren of results
The Nicaragua Canal bill WAS under
consideration. An amendment was Of
fered by Chiffon, of Texas, reducing
the number of directors of the cana
from II to 7, 8 of whom are to be from
the United States. The amendment
was adopted.
TWENTY SEVENTH DAY. The Senat,
passed the Nicaragua Canal bill, decided
to make the anti seal ping bill nm finished
business, and continued, with out com
plstion, the consideration of the In
dian appropriation bill. A number O.
amendments were made to the Nicara
qua Canal bill and there were innumera
BILE short speeches throughout the day
There was, however no opposition to
vote when the time came, and q roll
call on it developed only six votes il
opposition to the final passage. Tn
six votes against the bill were cast b,
Senators Bate Gallery, Cockrell, Man
tie, Martin and Smith.
TwEENTY-EIGHTH DAY-Discussion O
the policy of expansion occupied near
ly the entire time Of the Senate in opel
session. A bill was passed transform,
the county of Minard, Texas, from tn
western to the northern district of tina
state, bill also passed changing tn
time OF holding the district circui
courts OF the United States of til
northern division of the eastern distric
OF Tennessee
THE HOUSE.
TwENTY-FIFTH DAY. The Hous
passed the naval personnel bill withou
division on its final passage. Sewers
unimportant bills were passed b
unanimous consent, before the person
mel bill was taken up. At the beginning
OF the session McCleary, Republican, {
Minnesota, on behalf of the bankin
and currency committee, made state
ment to the effect that the vote on til
currency bill reported OF the last sessio
had been lrregularly taken IN the com
mlttee and he therefore asked that tn
bill be recommitted. There was n
objection and the bill was recommitted
TWENTY SIXTH DAY. -The co,nmitte
on Interstate ana foreign commerc
had the right OF way in the house, an,
succeeded in passing a plumber of bill
OF minor Importance, most of which au
thorized the construction of light
houses, fog signals, etc. One author
lied the construction and eauipmen
OF light-ship with fog signal for til
station at the tail of Horse Shoe Shoal
IN CHESAPEAKE Bay, the limit OF cos
to be $50, 600. The bill to grant tn
| Pacific Gable Company a subsidy G
SlO0, 600 year for ten years for cor
structlon and operation of a cable wa
called up and O very spirited debats
which consumed the remainderof tn
! day,
TwENTY-sEvENTH DAY.-The Hons
practically decided the Brown-Swanso
contested election case from the fit
virginia district in favor of the sittiu
member, Swanson, q Democrat. b
declining to consider the case. Th
postoffice appropriation bill was the
taken up. 1t carries $1O5, All, 63e, be
ing 6.389, 1888 more than the amour
carried by the current law. The grea
est surprise was the adoption of tw
amendments striking out of the hi
the appropriation of s171, 900 for tn
FAST Southern mail and s25. 900 fo
special mail facilities from kanss
:: City to Newton, Kan. Dockerv Den
ocrat, OF Missouri, offered an amend
ment prohibiting the issue of nos
office money orders payable to beare,
1t was adopted.
TwENTY-EIaHTH DAY.-The proceed
ings in the House were enlivened bv
wordy duel between Grosyenor.
, Ohio, and Lewis. the nictnrason
member from Washington. When III
House met, the pending question We
ON the motion of Mr.. Swanson to ?,
commit the postoffice appropriate
bill, with instructions to strike fro,
the paragraph appropriating $500, o.
Tor mall racll,ries IN cuba, Porto R,c
. and the Philippine Islands the word
. newly acquired territory" The Den
. ocrats opposed this language. To ayoi
roll call which had been ordered. MI
!, Loud, in charge of the bill, aske
{ unanimous consent that the words /
stricken out, as they were uunecessar,
There was no objection. The ords
I or roll call was vacated and the bi
{ was passed. Speaker Reed aproiute
r Payne, Republican, of New Yorl
chairman of the ways and means con
: mittee. WV
/ TH!RTIETH DAY-This was Distr;
! OF Columbus day in the House. and II
l m q 1nr e Al