The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, January 7.-When the
senate convened today Senator Pasco,
of F1oridS, presented a memorial from
a camp Of confederate veterans, OF
Ocala, Fla, protecting against the
adoption of the proposition Of Senator
Butler, Of North Carolina, to penison
ex-confederate soldiers.
In this connection Senator Allen, Of Ne
braska said: 81 believe a word ON this
subject is due at this point. l do not De-
lieve there was ever serious purpose
on the part of the senator who is the
author of the proposed amendment to
pension confederate veterans. l think
the author of the amendment, like the
president of the United States, was car
ried away by his feelings. In my opin-
ion altogether too much attention Is
being paid to it. It would be an injus-
tice to the rank and file of the confed-
crate soldiers to say that they would
consider seriously any proposition TO
receive pensions. They have cared for
themselves for a third of a century.
They have cared for their cemeteries
and for their dead. 1t seem to me that
the whole matter can be closed by say
ing that both the president OF the Unit
ed States and the author of the amend
ment were carried away by their en-
thusiasm In my judgment, speaking
from the standpoint of northern sol
dier 1t seems to me best to close this
incident 1t may be closed by the happy
thought that all bitterness and sensa-
tionalism have been wiped out by the
late Spanish war;"
At the conclusion of the routine bus
mess, in accordance with the order
made yesterday, the District of Colum-
bia appropriation bill was taken up and
passed.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, offered the
following resolution:
Whereas, All just powers of govern
ment are derived from the consent OF
the governed; therefore be it,
Resolved, By the senate of the Unit
ed States, That the government of the
United States of America will not at
tempt to govern the people Of any other
country in the world without the con-
sent of the people themselves, or sub
against their will"
Senator Mason asked that the resolu-
tion lie on the table, announcing his
interasron to address the senate upon it,
next Tuesday. .,
The house bill granting extra pay td
officers and enlisted men of United
States volunteers was called up by Sen
ator Shoup and passed without amend
ment
The senate at 1:45 o'clock p. m. went
into executive session, and at 2:1O
o'clock p. m. the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIvE
The house of representatives was en-
gagged all day on the legislative and
executive appropriation bill, and COM
pleted it substantially as reported, ex-
cept the items for the civil service COM
mission, which went over until Monday.
There were several side debates during
the day. One of these brought out Mr..
Grosvenor, Of Ohio, in a speech of an
hour on current political questions. He
said the country was enjoying pros
perity owing to the maintenance of the
gold standard and passage of the Ding
ley tariff bill. The Philippines also
came in for attention, on the discov-
cry of an item of $4,000 for naval
charts of the islands. The item was
ruled out on a point of order by Mr..
Dockery, the chairman, Mr.. Payne.
holding that the Philippines were still
foreign territory, and as such not the
proper subject Of the legislation pro-
posed.
Senator McCleary, republican of Min
| nesota, sought to withdraw from the
calendar the banking and currency bill.
Mr.. Cox, democrat, of Tennessee, de-
clared this bill had been irregularly re-
ported and that the democrats of the
| committee had been excluded from the
committee when the measure was under
consideration.
Without granting the request for the
withdrawal of the bill, the house at 5
O'Clock adjourned.
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