The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
WASHINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Provision I'm the Bill for 5000, 900
With Which to Begin Work Thereon.
st. Louis Exposition Appropriation
Retained-Attack on Management of
our Paris Exhibit-The Naval Bill
Still In Conference-House Takes up
Antitrust Proposition.
SENATE.

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The amendment providing for an ap-
preparation of 5000. 900 for the louisa
ma purchase exposition to be held in
st. Louis in 1903. was continued in the
bill. after an unsuccessful effort to re-
duce the appror ration.
An amendment was incorporated
providing for the beginning of the work
on h memorial bridge between Wash
ington and Arlington cemetery to be
erected in memory of the dead of both
the union n confederate armies.
While the bill carries only 5000, 900 for
the project, it is expected ultimately
to cost about 5 1000, 900.
Only two general appropriation bills
remain to be acted upon by the SEN
ate-the military academy and the
general deficiency measures. 1t is ex-
pected they will be passed by Satur-
day night.
The sundry civil bill was then taken
up and Senator Gallinger addressed
the senate in explanation of his motion
to reconsider the vote by which the
amendment providing IN appropria-
ton Of S., 900, 900 for the Louisiana
purchase exposition was passed. In
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against Incorporating general legisla-
ton on an appropriation bill, con.
ing it to the fiction of Eli Perkins and
the idealism of Jules Verne.
Senator Gallinger offered an amend
ment appropriating $4,000 to pay the
salaries and expenses of a commission
of five persons to investigate and re-
port upon the trade of China, Japan
and other countries. The amendment
subsequently went out IN a point Of
order.
Senator Hale at this point present
ed a disagreement on the naval apprO-
priation bill. The points in disagree
ment were the provisions for armor
plate and ocean surveys and the course
of instructions at the naval academy.
The senate agreed to a further On
ference. A conference on the Alaskan
civil code bill was also agreed to-.
Consideration of the commission
amendment being resumed, Senator
Jones, of Arkansas, made a vigorous
attack pom the administration of the
Paris exposition commission, by Com
missioner General Ferdinand w. Peck.
Up to January 1, i 1900, he said, Commits
Sioner General Peck had accounted for
less h $500. 600 Of the 81, 400, 900 APP
p~ropriated for exposition purposes. He
demanded to know where the balance
of the appropriation had gone. The
so-called detailed statement that had
been submitted contained sue items
as S72 600 for clerk hire, SO, 724 for per-
missioner general, etc., which Senator
Jones declared were ridiculous as de
tails"
Senator Hale, republican, of Maine,
said he was personally inclined to the
opinion that the Pari exposition was
a bad performance.
Senate Jones then called attention
TO the go 0h0 000 omoroency fund anpro-
priated at the outset of the Spanish
var admitting utmost confidence in the
presidents integrity, he thought a
statement of the disbursements of that
fund should be made.
The bill then was reported to the
senate and the amendments were
agreed to, with the exception of that
relating to the louisiana purchase ex-
position to be held in ST. Louis in 1903.
Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island,
proposed two amendments to the eX-
position proposition, providing t!
appropriations should be disbursed I'M
der conditions hereafter to be pre-
scribed by congress and requiring all
expenditures therefor, except for its
own buildings and exhibits and their
care. shall he deducted from any gen.
eral appropriation made for said ex-
position.
These amendments were accepted
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Senator Morgan, of Alabama, moved
to reduce the amount to be appropri-
ated by congress from S., 900, 900 to
8 1000, 0O0-rejected.
The committee amendment was then
agreed to and, as amended. the bill
was passed.
The senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house today, under a special or
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debate in which the leaders on both
sides charged each other with playing
to the political galleries, entered upon
the consideration of the resolution re-
ported from the judiciary committee,
proposing a constitutional amendment
to lodge in congress the power to de
fine, regulate, control, prohibit or dis
solve trusts, monopolies or combina-
tions.'
Under the terms of the order, today
with a night session tonight were de-
voted to debate and tomorrow at )
O'Clock the vote is to be taken without
opportunities to amend.
Saturday is to be devoted to the bill
to amend the Sherman antitrust law.
The democrats charged hat the pro
posed constitutional amendment was oh
d., jectionable in every way; hat 1t was
a mere political pretext, that 1t was
unnecessary and was proposed at the
end of the session for election purpo-
ses in the coming campaign. The re-
publicans repudiated the charge of bad
faith.
Mr.. Hay declared that If the resolu.
ton was defeated the opposition would
be responsible. A constitutions
amendment requires a two-thirds vote
to adopt it, or 236 votes with the pres.
ent membership of the house. The
republicans nave but 1S6 votes, fifty
less han the requisite two-thirds.
Mr.. Richardson, the minority leader
criticising the rule brought in by Mr.
Dalzell, declared that 1T was framed
to bring the house to a vote On the
resolution without opportunity t
amend ii. He said the republican par
ty, supreme in control since March 4
1897, had at the outset of the admins
tration enacted the Dingley law
law which has o n more to foster and
propagate trusts than any other OF
the statute books. During all the in.
tervening time nothing has been don.
to control trusts, but now on the eve
of adjournment, after a resolution ha.
beeen passed fixing the day for hna.
dissolution, the republican party bring:
~ +biS antitrust legislation TT 10 oy