The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-22
NOTICE GIVEN OF ITS DISCUSSION TO
BEGIN JANUARY FOURTH.
SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL.
Senate Bill Reported as Such by It's
Finance ommfttee-Nebraska'sN New
Senator Adnitted-House Refuses to
Investigate Appointment of Polyga-
mists as Postmasters - Presidents
Philippine Policy and Claim of Ma
tional Prosperity Discussed.
SENATE.

Washington, December 19.-Discus-
sion in the senate of the financial
measure drafted by the republican ma
jority of the committee on finance will
begin on Tuesday. January 4th, the day
after the holiday recess. This an
nouncement was made in the senate
today by Senator Aldrich, of Rhode
Island, chairman of the nance COM
mittee, in connection with his report
of the senate substitute of the financial
bill passed yesterday by the house.
Senator Aldrich. who will have
charge of the measure, declared his
purpose to press the measure to pas
sage as soon as possible.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, desired it
to be understood that the bill reported
by the finance committee, did not rep
resent the views of the minority of the
committee.
Hon. w. V. Allen, appointed by Gov
ernor Poynter, as enato from Nebras-
ka, today, took the oath of office.
After IN executive session, the sem
ate adjourned as a mark of respect to
the memory of the late Representative
Bland.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house was in session two hours
today. A large number OF ~perfunctory
resolutions for printing for committees,
leave to sit during the sessions, ETC.,
necessary to get the committees under
way, were adopted and the several por-
tons of the presidents message were
distributed in accordance with the
usual custom.
Scores of the members left for their
homes this afternoon to spend the hOli-
days.
Mr.. Tayler, of Ohio, chairman of the
special committee to investigate the
case of Representative-elect Roberts,
offered a resolution for the payment of
the expenses incurred by the committee
and hereafter to be incurred, out of
the contingent fund of the house.
Mr.. Lentz, of Ohio, asked unanimous
consent that the committee investigat-
ing the Roberts case be also instructed
to investigate the cases of the two
Utah pOStmaSterS alleged to be guilty
of polygamy.
Mr.. Sherman, of New York, objected
and the Tayler resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Grow read a carefully prepared
speech in defense of the policy of re-
tanning possession of the Philippine as
a logical result of the war with Spain
and Dewey's victory in Manila. He
said the people of h District of Co
lumbia would ave just as much right
to rebel against the authority of the
United States as the people Of the
Philippines. The "copperheadS'' of
1876 were succeeded by the "anti-im-
perialists' of today. Both sought to
embarrass the government.
Mr.. Bell. of Colorado, submitted
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ments in the presidents message about
the prosperous condition of the coun-
try. He charged that a large proper
ton of the alleged prosperity was ficti-
tious and instanced the case of the
numerous industrial trusts which he
said had been inflated with wind and
fOated. Many of these bubbles q
been pricked within the last few days,
and today the newspapers were filled
| with the stories of disaster on Wall
street.
During Mr.. Bells speech, Mr.. Lin
ney, Of North Carolina, interrupted
him.
Il want to read to you a sentence
from a letter from a resident of North
Carolina, which 1 was Just reading"
said he. Mr.. Linney read as follows:
Il sometimes hin how can it be
Am 1 mistaken? Is the republican
party right on the money n all other
public questions and we honest, horny
handed sons of toll always wrong?
Really, it looks that way now God
grant hat prosperity is come to stay,
whether brought abou by you party
or not. We needed help, we have it,
and l am thankful"
The reading of this extract caused
much merriment.
Mr.. Gaines, Of Tennessee, spoke
briefly in opposition to Mr.. Grows
statement last Friday hat from 1860
to 1878 coin" was understood to mean
and did mean gold"
The resolution for distribution of the
presidents message was then adopted.
Mr.. Mercer. of Nebraska, announced
the death of h late Senator Hey
ward, of Nebraska, and after the adop-
ton of the customary resolutions, the
house at 2:05 o'clock p. m, as a fur
Their mark Of respect, adjourned.
Statement from President Williams.
New York, December 19.-John Skel-