The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-03
way. T~hereupon Mr.. sulzer retired to

way. Thereupon Mr.. Sulzer retired to
his seat.
After the passage of the army appro-
priation bill, Mr.. Hager, republican, Of
Iowa, asked unanimous consent for the
consideration Of the senate joint res
olution authorizing the president to
appoint Osman Deigman, one of the
heroes Of the Merrimac, a naval cadet
at Annapolis.
Mr.. Underwood, democrat, of Ala
bama, said he had no desire to object,
but he desired to call attention to the
fact that each Of the crew Of the Mer-
rimac had received his reward for the
daring displayed in the heroic exploit
at Santiago harbor, save the man who
took the ship in, Lieutenant Hobson.
a bill was now sleeping in the commit
tee TO transfer him TO the line and
promote him. He thought it unjust
that it was not acted upon. The reSO-
luton was adopted.
Mr.. Henderson, republican, of Iowa,
then presented a special order agreed
upon by the committee upon rules set
ting aside tomorrow until = O'Clock for
the consideration of public buildings,
those already acted pon by the COM
mittee Of the whole TO be first acted
on. after which such as might be desi-
ignated by the committee upon pub
lie buildings and grounds.
Mr.. Dockery opposed the rule on the
ground that neither the condition Of
the appropriation bills, nor the treas
ury would warrant the use Of tomorrow
for this purpose and the appropriation
of money which would result. He fig
ured out total appropriations for the ses-
sion of $67S, 900, 900. This did not in
clude the s115, 600, 900 for the Nicaragua
canal, which might become a law, nor
the $25, 900, 900 of claims we had as
sumed by the treaty of Paris. These
aggregated the appalling total or
$500, 000, 900. Yet it was now proposed
to give a day for public buildings and
add $11 zoo, 900 more to these staggering
liabilities. He figured out that the total
appropriations for this congress would
reach 81, 900, 600, 900. The rule was adopt
ed-94 to "a.
Mr.. Grosvenor, republican, Of Ohio,
delivered a thirty minutes speech, gen.
orally replying to the charges emanat-
ing from the opposition during the past
few days that there had been an alli-
ance between the United States and
the insurgent forces in the Philippines.
He carefully went over the official rec
ords to show that there had never been
any alliance. One after another he re-
viewed every attempt of Aguinaldo to
secure recognition and alliance and
showed how they had been rebutted
by the American authorities. The Of
fetal documents and their dates were
produced in each case. He defied the
other side to produce a single official
utterance authorizing or recognizing
any alliance.
In reply, Mr.. Simpson, populist, of
Kansas, asked whether he was speak
ing by authority of and in defense of
the president.
Mr.. GrOsvenOr replied that he was
speaking upon his own authority as he
always did.
Mr.. Carmack, democrat, of Tennes-
see, replied briefly to Mr.. Grosvenor.
He held up to ridicule the absurd
\ charge that democrats were firing into
the rear of our soldiers. No honest
man, he said, ever made such a charge
and n ever believed it. If such a
charge was made. it was the act of a
demagOgue who sought to drag this
great question down to the level of his
capacity. democratic a~pplause.) The
democrats were the friends of the SOL
diers, he continued, but the soldiers
had nothing to do with the policy of
the administration which the demo-
Gratis criticised. The soldiers went
where they were ordered, but he con-
tended that they were being treated
unfairly. They had enlisted in the
cause of liberty and humanity. They
were being retained to foster greed and
ambition. Democratic applause.)
The conference report upon the In
dian appropriation bill was adopted
without division.
The death of Representative Harley,
of New York, who died at Hot Springs,
Va, yesterday, was announced by his
colleague, Mr.. Fisher. The usual res
olutions were adopted and a committee
was appointed to attend the funeral.
AS a further mark of respect the
house at 6 o'clock adjourned.