The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-14

! people OF North Carolina foand il out.
the better it would be.
Boushel1 repeated his statement that
the Democratict party would be hurt
by levying g tax on gross earnings Of
railroads and corporations.
Willard on the contrary thought
that such q course would be 8 vote
maker. Thus goes the fight and it re
mains to be seen whether Of not Brown,
'rhoomnpson and Wizard have the
back6oae to kzssepN III. The people
q should 6olld Up 5S setF han hand 6;s,, ..., 80.
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The Senate last IA Ma fgeeE yZe Fa N8HS The
treaty 81. peace With Spain BY vote
OF 90 1927 AttsFEope Of she m )st bitteFlly
fought CONSISTS in the history Of the
b1dy. Ten minutes before the result
was snnounced i was, still an open
question which side would win. It is
literal truth to say that when Mr.. Cor
man made the closing speec1 against
ratification 70 open g lion just before
the vote was taken, he. was confident Of
success,
Hoar, Of Massachusetts,, and Hale, Of
Maine, were the only r 'publicans who
voted against ratld ,asion McEaery,
Ga and McLaurin, g o. Democrats.
and Jones I Iev Silver, are the men
whose votes saved the treaty. Even
then it had but one vote to spare. Both
of our North Carolina Senators voted
for ratification.
In the H1use Monday favorable re
ports were made by the committee on
a public building for Elizabeth City,
Winston and Durham, each to cost
$50 600.
On Thursday, Chairman CannOn,
of the ap preparations committee OF
the House, in the course of general de
bate on the sundry civil bill to day,
sounded a note of warning against ex
travagant appropriations and practic
ally served notice that neither the ship
subsidy bill nor the Nicaragua Canal
bill could be passed at this SESSION.
The Senate continued che 1considera.
ti0n OF the nomination of Hon. 81 e.
E Vart, to. be Judge of the western dis,
Cric5 of North Carolina but no action
was taken. Senators Spooner, Teller
and Hoar are strongly opposed to- his
confirmation and appearances indicate
that Ewart's chances. are rather slim,
The House passed the bill removing
the Last political disabilities of gex
tGonfederates.z The bill provides that
sections Of the revised statutes which
Edisquality persons otherwise qualified
from serVing,as grand or. petit jurors
.insthe United States Courts, who have
taken .up<4Rrms. against the United
States besrepealed and that hereafter
no person shall be disqualified for ser
vice in any court or department OF the
government on account Of participa
ton in the civil war. Thus, one BY.
one, the old scars are healed.
In the Senate. Friday, Mt. Allen
(Neb }, ofsred q pint resolution, pro
viding for the III omission to the Lsgis
latures of an amendment to the Oonsti
tuition providing for the election Of
United States Senator'S by direct vote
of the people. The resolution was laid
on the table, where all similar resolu
tious will be laid until the people bring
such pressure to bear upon Congress
that their demands can no longer be
neglected. TIE Army Appropriation
Bill vas completed by the House Oom.
mittee on Military AAAirs. and by dint
t pretty severe cutting of enormous
items was brought down to $40 O34 S72
1t is frsm sd the basis of an army of
about 100 QUO men