The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-02-02

EfeeeeGays sf the Seasse aad oesss Nay
By Day.


SENATE.
1EiHTrErn DAx. dale. ehaiYmaa 81
TIE e u usii<s on naval s6AiSs. report
ea the hawai- i~rsoasss bsit Asd gass
nofics That si tue earliest time ,Uss.bi<
ne would call Is up ios c.ess.iss aiiUu-
Tue comruitte added Q nsmLss OF
ams1dmsnts. Ihasdisr, of New hamp
saHe. iutroducesi e,il tsmt orarsly
creating the efies of admiral Il the
navy. IL vas referred to tue usvsl al
fairs Committee. Tue Sea ate bail t.ro-
v.disg for the erection OF . building IN
Ws-h:ngt,a for Dspsr,m cut u Justice
at cost OF 81 UOe. vOv. wss iAsssl A
bill ssa passed amending the act ia
relation to the immssiiafs tYaust,or
tion u du,isble goods by extending
tue privileges OF tho first section
10 the suo-i~rt Of Miami, Flor ida.
lhe EenAie consumed - n,ic utes IN ex
ecutive .ersion, in arriving as q dec,.
ION to vote on the peace treaty. A soon
N the doors were closed aud the public
excluded. Senator DAVIS ask ed for upau.
imous conseut tha: the vote should
DO taken 1T 3 O'Clock ON Mopday, Feb
rnary 9Th. Senator Davis, from the
committee GU foreign relations, TO- dsy
offered IN amendment tn The sundrv
G VII bull appropriating $50. O00, OOO to
pay Spain. according to the terms OF
the treaty. The amendment has the
endorsement Of The committee on
foreign relations.
THIRrYFIRsr DAY-The pension an.
preparation bill was taken NJ at the
instance OF Perkins, OF California, IN
charge OF the measure, aud It was read.
The bill appropriates SI45, 233, SsO.
Sullivan, OF Mississippi, offered an
amendment providing that no pension
shonld be PAID to any person As . de
rendent pensioner under tho act Of
June, 1890. who has an income
Of $3.50 annually; and, further,
that . dependent pensioner must
aftirmatively establish the fact
that he has not All income of
$3.50 before he can draw . pension.
Perkins made the point Of order against
the amendment that it was new leg.sis-
ton. The point Of order was sustain.
cd. Butler. Of North Carolina, offered
his amendment providing for tho 20, Z.
ment Of pensions to Confederate rs we'll
as to Union soldiers. He delivered q
speech III support Of il. MIR. Bu,Ier's
speech develoie.l, as he proceeded, III to
quite O remarkable utieraucs. Alter
preseuting an analysis of the com, ,act
of 1887. he declared that "not q single
Southern soldier was rebel or q
traitor" At the CONCLUSION of his
si'eech. Mr.. Butler withdrew his
amendment.
IHIRrY-oECo DAY.-The subject
OF EXPANSION occupied the Senate. and
a aspeech was delivered by Plat of New
York. Ihe pension appropriation bill
was resumed. After a short deba'e.
The billnassel. aud at 2:o7 the Sen ate
went IN To executive session.
IHIRTY-1HIRD DAY.-A spirited dc
bate was rrecIpituted III the Senate
while ihe dIpi"matIc aud consular ~
preparation bill was under consltiera
'lou. Inc appropriations committee
was sharply criticised for not prov,d
ns adequa sa aries for SONS of the
consular officers and secretaries of ie
suilOu of thus government "a foreign
countries aud the rcrsimony OF the
government in this respect was de
nJnnced az disgrace. The bill wa,
! REPAIRED, carrying nearly 81, 7io, $50,
or 80, OOo more han the amount carries.
by the measure passed by the H.use
A RESOLUTION by the Legislature o
n rth Carolina urging the election o
Senators hv the people MAS presented
oy Mr.. Butter, of North Carolina.
A resolution was adopted directing th.
Secretary of War to make q survey and
estimate of the Improvement of Brazos
river. Texas. A bill ameu,l,ng the Law
relating to the spportionment and
election of Representatives. in Congress
SO as to perm t the use of voting ma
chines was passed.
THIRTY FOURTH DAY "A running de
bate was preclpia,ed in the Senate in su
attempt to obtain consideration OI
Indian appropriation bill House joint
resolution was passed admitting Andre,
Ponte Ruego of Venezuela to West
Point Military Academy; Mason, o
Illinois, called up his resolution intro
duced Saturday and presented . res
olution III an amended form calling or
the Secretary of War for inform atior
| concerning the condition of the sol
diers in the Philippines. A bill wa.
passed changing the place Of meeting
Of the United States Court for tn,
southern district of Mississippi, from
Mississippi City to Biloxi.
THE HOUSE.
THIRTY FIRST DAY.-The debate OF
the army reorganization bill opened il
the House uuder an agreement BY
which the generai aeoate Is TO run !;
hours, exclusive of three night ses
! are before the house-the Houa,
bill providing for a standing arm,
| Of 100, 600 men; the minority sub
my to $1,000 men and lodg
ing with the President discretionary
p0wor to call out s., 900 volunteers fU
to continue temporarily the reguIs
army at its present strength, 81, 90
men. There were ohly IL member
present at the night session of th
House, bnt tho galleries were thronged
speeches.
THIRTY-sEcoND DAY.-The House re
sumed the debate on the army reor
gaplzat,on bill. Gibson, Rerubl can
# tennessee. was the first speaker
He advocated the passage of the Hui
bull. Johuson, Republican. of IudI
to The bill. Johnson paid high tril
ute to Aguinallo aud to Agouc,lo. 81
William Mckinley ever changes hi
| tu0 U
declared III stentoriau tones" he Wi
bend to the weight Of popular opinion
to which he bows, r.ght or wrong.
This utterauce raised storm Of ~
I'lause from the Democratic de. Nj
Johnson req ,s.tel tuat suc inter- ru,
t,ons cease as they look up MS time. A
the night aession Crumpacker. Repul
llcen, Of Indiana, supported the bi
1
Democrat, opposed the bill. A stsud n
army of lou, 600 men, he declared
would be the beginning Of . gran
imperial army.
THIRrY-THIRD DAY. Tho third da
of the debate upon the bill for the =,
orgsn cation aud increase of the reg,
lar army passed without notable inc
dent. Its feature was IN hours speec
by GrosvenOr, Of Ohio. At the niSl
session the feature was an hour
l sDa>nh hv Whtfa Ronu III ,Nau nf Mort