The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-12

;,oe considerable dinerenc. O! oriaaor
developed Ite Hoase .llourEed @,
OF respect ID the uea0ry Q. iAs late
Seasior Morrill,.
FITrKxSrH DAT The Iuiicsarv CON.
Taittss had the right Of way IN The
House for three bo1Ts aaa ealis q
number OF billie " minor lnportaroc
reported from the com nui,;ee sere
passed The remainder Of the dAy ~As
occupied IN continuing tho cOn.ider.-
tlon OF the ball 70 cOdry The laws g.
Alaska Some 81 p.ses we're dispossd
Of. making ~ IN ali. Of The - Pages
A section OF the bali. copied froa stat
ntss Of Oregon providing paaishmeni
by dus and impgisonmeas Of persons
Who prevent or enieavor 10 prsvsnt
employees from working. aroused q pro
tracted debate on the ground that II
MAS an attack on organized labor. IL
was finally stricken out The folloe-
ing bills called up by the Judiciary
committee were passed: To provide
additional circuit Judges for the third
and sixth Judicial districts; TO regulate
the terms of court IN the eastern dts
trict OF Tennessee aud the district Of
Bath, Montana. to retire tas~gus -.
Foster, United States District Judge Of
Kansas: to amend the Revised statutes
SO AS TO allow the United States i've
peremptory challenges IN criminal
cases; 10 permit ship owners TO tle IN
demnIty bonds; to allow legally APP
pointed guardians OF insane persons TO
prosecute patent claims and 10 release
the international Cotton Press Com
pany, of New Orleans, from liability
for S3, 4s9 for internal revenue taxes
At 80 the House adjourned.
SIXTEENTH DAY. The auti-ciyIl ser
vice reformers secured a victory IN the
the House. The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was
taken mp for consideration and when
the appropriation for the clvil service
commission was reached, Evans, Re
| publican, of Kentucky, made n motion
| that has been made annually for n
| dozen wears or more The opponents Of
the law laid great stress OF the fact tha !.
| they could not get a direct vote upon
| the proposition and were. therefore,
| compelled TO seek ITS nulliiicaiIon in
| this manner. Even those appeals failed
TO bring out the full strength OF the
| 8posIsion, Inough the motion 10 siri.
Iut carried by narrow majority, 8. TO
| 81. This was in Committee Of the whole
| where nc record Is made Of the vote.
| Moody, Republican. of Massachusetts,
| gave notice that he would demand
record vote Ii the House, where
| tho friends OF the civil service
| law expected to reverse the decision.
| During the general debate on the bill
| Mr.. Swanson, Democrat, OF Virginia,
| delivered q speech on anti In perIalIsm.
| At the opening of the session Marsh,
| Republican, of Illinois. asked unauI-
nous consent for the consideration OF
bill to grant TO officers and men Of
the volunteer armv upon their muster
out two months extra pay If they served
beyond tue limits OF the United States
and one months pay If they have
only served within the limits of the
United States. this extra paw 70 be
in lieu OF furlougbs or leave o!
bsence. The bill was passed.
SEVENTEENTH DAY.-The House was
engaged on the legislative and execu.
tive appropriation bill, and completed
II substantially rs reported. except the
items for the civil service commission.
The Philippines came In for attention,
on the discovery Of an item of Sl2. oO(
!, for naval charts of the islands. Th.
item was ruled out on a point of order
EIGHTEENTH DAY. The House re
versed the decision of the committee o
the whole last Friday when the ap
Iropriation for the support Of the civI
service commission was stricken out O
, the legislative, executive and judicia
appI opriation bill. In committee
where members do not 20 on record
r the appropriation was stricken out b.
vote Of q. to 81. When the roll wa
!. called the appropriation was restored
: the motion to strike out being deieate,
:, - to I19. The House. by special or
: : der, decided TO proceed with the con
9 sideratiol of the naval personnel bil
a. soon as the bill for tho coditica: .ol
of I..e laws of Alaska was out of tn
9 way. About 20 additional pages Of th
). latter bill was covered, leaving almos
100 pages still uudispo.ed of. Th
! House adjourned at p. ~