The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-13
TO THE INDIAN BILL AS TO SeCTARIAN
SCHOOLS REJECTED.
THE FREE HOMES PROPOSITION
Ruled Out on Point OF Order as New
Legislation The Bib Then Passed.
An Unsuccessful Enor to Secure
Agreement on n Date Cor Voting on
the Quay Resolution-with Agricul-
tural appropriation BID Up. House
Devotes Day To Political Dcbate.
SENATE.

Washington. April s.-AfuSr some
further discussion the senate today re-
jected the s~ectarian school amendment
to the Indian appropriation bill. Of
fered by Senator Jones. OF Arkansas.
by a vote OF 80 TIA l6. As has been the
practice for two or three years, the
free homes measure was offered as
IN amendment TO the bill. but ii was
ruled out on the point OF order that
il was general legislation and. there
fore. not german To an appropriation
bill. Without division the bill was
passed. The measure carries about
IS, IA. 600.
An unsuccessful effort was made TO
agree upon a date for a vote on the
resolution relative To the seating Of
Mr.. Quay as a senator from Pennsyl-
vania. The effort will be renewed to-
morrow, when Senator Chandler prob
ably Will ask that two weeks from to-
morrow be set for a vote
During the last two hours Of the
session the Alaskan civil code bill was
under consideration
The bill for the government of
Hawaii as passed by the house was
presented and ordered printed. Sena-
tor Cullom said he would not at pres
ent ask Tor a conference.
Senator Hoar gave notice that on
Tuesday he would address the senate
on the Philippine question.
AT 5:45 o'clock the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
This was a dull day in the house.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was under consideration and was
made the vehicle of considerable de-
Sultory debate on political topics, none
of which was pertinent to the bill.
Good progress was made with the
bill after the close of general debate.
twenty-five of the thirty-seven pc ges
being covered before adjournment.
Several minor amendments were
adopted.
A resolution of inquiry calling for
figures regarding the acreage of lane
belonging to Ian grant railroads that
was included within forest reserves at
the time of the creation of the reserves
the amount in lieu, scrip issued there
for, etc, was adopted. The Informal
ton is sought as a basis for contem-
plated legislation.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, and took up the con-
sideration of the agricultural appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Wadsworth, chair
man of the committee on agriculture,
briefly explained the general provis-
ions of the bill, which carries s4,I16,-
800.
Mr.. Shattuc, of Ohio, in the course
of a forty-fve minute speech in de-
nunciation of the unpatriotic curse
of the anti-imperialists,' paid his
respects to Edward Atkinson, of Bos-
ton, whom he described as the former
superintendent of a Massachusetts
cotton mill, and celebrated as the no
tOrious author of the science of nu-
triton and the INVENTOR of the Alad-
din wen.
Mr.. Bell, Colorado, in the course of
a general political speech, declared
that ne president had come so close to
wrecking the American government as
Mr.. Mckinley. Property interests, he
said, had been allowed to run riot.
He had become tired of the prating
about patriotism. The object Of it all
was to benefit special interests, not
the people as a whole.
Without the use of money and the
influence of the great corporations, he
SAID this administration could no
succeed itself.
After some remarks on political top
les by Messrs. Small, of North Caro-
lima; Gaines, of Tennessee; Miers, OF
Indiana; Stokes, of South Carolina:
Haugen, of Iowa; Robinson, of Indi-
ana; Bailey, of Kansas, and Spauld-
ing, of North Dakota, general debate
was closed and the bill was read for
amendment under the five minute
rule.
Mr.. Latimer, of South Carolina, NOV.
ed to increase the appropriation fol-
farmers bulletins from $50, 900 to sos.
900. This amendment created a lively
discussion. Without action on it, tht
house at 5 o'clock adjourned.