The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-07
Being Rapidly Disposed
of by Congress.
CONFERENCE REPORTS
Agreed Co on Several of Them I'm Both
House. The Naval Appropriation
Hill Suli Unsettled senate Passes
Hill for Public Building at winston,
n. CA rotest Against Seating sena-
Scott OF West Virginia.
Scramble for Consent L~eaisiauon
SENATE.

Scramble for Consent Liquidation
SENATE.
Washington. March The chaplain
OF the senate in his invocation at the
opening OF today's session paid a tri-
butte 10 Lord Farrer Herschell. OF the
high joint commission. who died In
Washington yesterday. The prayer
was ordered To be printed In the rec
ord.
The conference report on the bill au-
thorizing governors OF states 10 be re-
imbursed for expenses incurred in rails
ing and e%Quipping the volunteer army
was agreed TO.
Senator Hale. OF Maine. presented the
conference report on the ava per-
sonnet bill and IL was agreed 10.
Senator Faulkner. OF West Virginia.
presented the protest OF ~ out OF 81
members OF the West Virginia legis-
lature against the seating OF y. Z.
Scott, elected As Ia for the term
OF six beginning March &th. 1899.
The protest was filed.
A house bill authorizing the erection
or a public building at Winston, ". c..
TO cost not more than $50. 900 was passed
Senator Carter. OF Montana. secured
consideration for the bill providing q
NOHC VA laws iOT AldShA- Inc
senate committee amendments were
adopted and the bill was passed.
Under a special order the senate then
devoted forty-five minutes 10 the pas
sage of private pension bills and bills
TO correct military records.
Senator Garter presented the confer
ence report on the census bill and it
was agreed 10.
Senator Turley, OF Tennessee. nrsved
To take up a house measure limiting
the hours OF daily services OF laborers.
workmen and mechanics employed
upon the public works or OF work done
for the United States or any territory
or the District of Columbia. The mo-
ton prevailed 30 to 20.
A conference was agreed 10 on the
naval appropriation bill and Senators
Hale, Perkins and German were named
as conferees.
The senate then took up the fortif-
cation appropriation bill. Pending con-
sideration Of this bill a numbe OF
measures were passed, among them
one authorizing the commissioner OF
the Freedman's Savings and Trust
Company to pay 81 per cent. dividends
20 depositors; also the house bill TO en-
courage the exposition at Buffalo.
The sente then proceeded with the
Notifications bill. the bill being In pre-
cisely the same form 1t passed the
house. 1t carries $4.744. 79S.
Senator Hale reported the general
deficiency appropriation bill and gave
notice he would call il up early to-
morrow.
senator Foraker, of Ohio. called up
the resolution on the death OF Repre-
sentative stephen A Northway, OF
Ohio, and delivered a eulogy on the life
and character of the dead statesman.
AT the conclusion of his remarks. the
usual resolutions OF regret were adopt
ed n the senate took a recess until
Sis o'clock. p. m.
When the senate convened at Sis
o'clock Senator Quay moved that the
senate concur in the amendment OF the
house to the measure providing for tint
erection of a building for the Depart
ment OF justice, the amendment limit
ing the cost TO 81, 600 900. The motion
was agreed to. which passes the bill.
Consideration of the f~ortihcations
bill was resumed and Senator Tillman
was recognized to reply TO speeches
made earlier in the day by Senator
German and Senator Lodge. He said
that IL was an anomalous condition
that the conference on the naval bill
was in control OF men who were OPP
posed TO the senate amendment to re-
duce the price OF armor plate. He was
willing and anxious to give the admin
istration all the support II needed. both
for the army and the navy. He was
willing to complete every battleshfp
now on the docks and pay $500 a ton
for the armor, but he wanted congress
to proceed to the erection OF an armor
factory and thus free the country from
the clutches OF the armor trust.
The senate at 1906 o'clock, p. m,
adjourned until IL o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
An attempt was made to consider the
resolutions reported by the judiciary
committee, declaring hat General
Wheeler n the three other members
who accepted commissions in the army
had thereby vacated their seats. but
the o. by an overwhelming vote re-
fused to consider them. The political
division upon this vote was slgnin-
can't. The vote stood q ayes, cast by
Il republicans, 43 democrats and il
populists. ard LAG nays. cast by l0l re-
I publicans, a democrats and l populist-
A half million dollars each was ap-
propriated under suspension OF the
d. rules for the Pan-American exposition
2 at Buffalo and the Ohio centennial at
Toledo. The senate bill carrying $1,000
900 for a new building for the Depart
ment Of justice was passed. A number
of conference reports on minor bills
were adopted.
There was a great scramble for unan-
imous consent legislation. With the
end or the congress only forty-elght
hours on, almost every member had
some local measure he was trying to
rescue from death on the calendar and
they stood in the area in front Of the
speakers rostrum ten deep, clamoring
Tor recognition. A number OF bills
were passed, among them a series au-
thorlzing various officers OF the gov
m TO accept decorations from for
eign governments.
Mr.. Walker, republican, OF Massa-
chusetts, again attempted TO secure
unanimous consent 10 address the house
for an hour upon the banking and cur
rency question, but Mr.. Barrett. re-
publican, of Massachusetts,, objected.
Mr.. Hilborn, republican, OF Caiifor-
MIA, then moved to suspend the rules
n non-concur in the senate amend
ments to the naval appropriation bill.
An agreement was reached by which
the house should AVE opportunity 10
pass upon the enate armor plate and
Gothmann dynamite gun amendmen,
before the conferees rejected these
propositions, and with this understand.
ing the senate amendments were dis.
agreed to and the hill uo1 zapf 70 con