The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
ONLY THREE SENATORS VOTE AGAINST
THE RESOLUTION.
THE CASE OF SENATOR CLARK
To be Called Up wednesday-Not TO be
Pressed q a vote-Dfscussion of Bill
TO Allow Owners OF Property at the
south Seized During the Civil War to
Prove Claims senate Chambers
Partisan Hostility to h Measure.
Private Pension Day In the House.
SENATE.

/ Washington, April 27.-The senate to-
day voted upon the resolution declar-
ing David b. Scott TO be entitled TO
his seat in the senate from West Viz
ginia. The number IF votes in the neg
alive was only three.
I Senator Chandler gave notice that
h. would call up the case OF Senator
Clark. of Montana on Wednesday OF
! mex week, but intimated that he would
not press consideration until senator's
could have time 10 read the testimony
In the case.
Senator Money, Of Mississippi, by
unanimous consent, called up a bill to
! amend an act to provide for the collec-
ton of abandoned property and the
| prevention Of frauds in insurrectionary
districts within the United States. He
offerd an amendment in the form OF n
new section restricting the provisions
CT the bill to the proceeds Of cotton
seized and sold under the act of 1863.
Senator Money explained that the
bill, if passed, would afford opportu-
nifty to owners of private property TO
go into the courts to establish their
proprietorship of the cotton that fell
into the hands of the authorized agents
Of the United States during the civil
war. The doors would not, he said,
be opened, by the enactment of the law,
to a genera raid on the treasury. He
explained that the amount involved
| would be less than s.. 900, 900. The cot
ton had been seized by the United
| States military commanders, shipped
to New York and there sold, the pro-
| ceedS being placed in the treasury.
| There it had been since held as d trust
fund. He maintained that the owners
of the seized cotton had a right to
| their pro rata share in this und be-
cause, under the principles Of inter-
| nationa law and the law of civilized
warfare, the government righttully
\ could not hold the proceeds of private
| property seized and sold during hostil-
tiles. He commended that decisions OF
the courts entitled the owners of this
| seized property to lay claim to their
| share of his property.
Senator Chandler said that half tbs
money which the government had real
| lied from the sale of seized and aban-
| dOned property had been returned in
! times past to the people of the south
! He declared his intention, however, to
do what he could to keep the little pit
tance that was left in the treasury.
1t had cost the United States govern
[ ment 5000, 900, 900 and 300, 900 lives, he
| said, to carry the civil war to a con-
| clusion and he thought il we'll to place
this little pittance as a set off against
| the enormous expenditure OF 5000. 000,-
| 900.
Senator Money said he had no doubt
of the position of Senator Chandler
ard fully expected him to act in ac-
cordance with his judgment, but there
was a right in this case which no man
ought to disregard.
During the discussion of the Scott
case, Senator Chandler, chairman Of
the committee on privileges and cleo
lions, gave warning that in the next
senate the credentials of Mr.. Black
burn, of Kentucky, would be consider
ed, and if the doctrine established in
the Turpie case (of Indiana), which
had been recognized as binding on the
senate, was to be overruled the sem
ate would be called upon to go into
the question as to the competency OF
the federal power to go back Of the
returns of a duly and legally consti-
tuted Legislature.
Mr.. Scott was on the floor when the
vote was taken and was soon sur
rounded by senators extending their
congratulations.
The senate at Sis o'clock adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house broke all records today
by passing n~inety-one private pension
bills. Among them was one granting
$50 a month to the widow of the late
Colonel John NJ. ~Stotsenburg, of the
First Nebraska, who was killed IN the
Philippines a year ago. The conference
report on the Hawaiian government
bill was adopted, 1873 to 154, and the
bill now goes to the president. Satur.
day, May 10Th was set aside for receiv
ing the statute of General L. S. Gran
presented by the Grand Army of the
Republic.
Mr.. Ray, chairman of the judiciary
committee. reported back the Living
ston resolution calling upon the at.
torney general for information as Il
what steps had been taken to reinan
B.. D. Green, John T. Gaynor n w
T. Gaynor to the jurisdiction of tn
district court of the Southern distric
of Georgia for trial, with the recon
mendation that it lie upon the table
Mr.. Ray explained hat the whole sub
feet was to be heard next Friday. TIL
report was adopted.
Mr.. Loud, Of California, arose to
question of personal privilege and com
planned that in connection with the de
bate on the poStoffice appropriation
bill yesterday Mr.. Fitzgerald, Of Mas
sachusetts. had injected into The Rec
ord words not spoken in debate which
reflected upon him Ooud). He char
acterized Mr.. Fitzgerald in severe Ian
guage. The latter made a spirited re
joinder, but on his own request tn
Objectionable matter complained o
was stricken but The house then wen
into committee Of the whole on pri
vate pension bills and at $50 o'ciocI
D. m. adjourned.