The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
AFTER PROLONGED DEBATE THE SEN
ATE PASSES THE BILL.
LAST OF APPROPRIATION BILLS
Passed by the Senate Hepburn
Nicaraguan Canal Bill Made special
Order by the senate for December
10th Next-The House, With Only
One Opposing Vote. Passes the Bill
Amendatory OF the sherman Anti
Trust Bill.
SENATE.

II.
tended debate the senate today passed
the bill providing for the extradition
OF persons who have committed certain
crimes in Cuba, from the United States
to the island. AS amended the bill
provides that alleged criminals shall
be punished under the laws Of Cuba as
administered by Cuban courts.
The last of the appropriation bills.
the general deficiency, was passed, also
was the emergency river and harbor
bill, provided for numerous surveys
and for other public works.
Senator Clay, of Georgia, and Sena-
tor Stewart, of Nevada. addressed the
| senate at length on the questions in
volved in the government of our insu-
lar possessions.
The session was concluded with eu
| logieS on the late Representative
| Greene. of Nebraska.
Soon after the senate convened a
concurrent resolution was adopted pro-
viding for the printing of $4,000 sets of
| Messages and Papers of the Presi-
| dents, 10000 sets to be sold at the
I actual cost of publication and 5000 sets
| ate and house.
Senator Morgan, chairman of the
| committee on inter-oceanic canals,
| made a request that the so-called Hep
! burn Nicaraguan canal bill be made
| the special order for consideration at
o'clock p. m. on Monday, December
10th. the second Monday of the next
| session. His request was agreed to.
| The substitute proposed by the sem
ate judiciary committee for the house
bill providing for the extradition Of
alleged criminals from the United
| States to Cuba was called up by Sem
ator Fairbanks, of Indiana
Senator Stewart proposed to strike
out that provision of the proposed law
| that the judge shall be satisfied that
| proper provision exists for securing to
| the accused a speedy and fair trial for
| such offense where he will be informed
| of the nature and cause of the accuSa-
| ton and be confronted with the wit
| nesses against him and have compul-
| sorry process for obtaining witnesses in
his favor and have the assistance of
| counsel for his defense
Senator Tillman said it seemed =
| him that when an American acce- ~.
an appointment in Cuba and then
broke the law and brought disgrace
upon his country at the same time. he
ought to take the consequences as they
might be meted out to him by the laws
ted his crime.
IF we cannot obtain for a man a fair
trial in Cuba said Senator Bacon, ''::tt
is our own fault, as we have full con-
troll there. and we cannot escape re
sponsibility for it,
1t was manifest, said Senator Bacon,
that the judiciary committee did not
approve of the retention of the provis-
ion in the bill.
Senator Bacon referred to the alleged
conspiracy of Captain Carter with
Gaynor and Green at Savannah, Ca
whereby, he said, the government was
swindled out Of about $4,000 .0OO He
said Gaynor and Green were the men
who had committed the offenSe. while
| Captain Carter was in prison. A fed
eral judge in New York had refused
recently to extradite Gaynor and Green
to Georgia for trial and they were free
now. He cited this instance, he said
| to indicate fear that a majority OF
criminals, at which the pending bill
was aimed, might escape.
In opposing the amendment, Senator
| Caffery said: II don't think we ought
| to be swept off our feet in considering
general statute like this by the pee
ulations of Mr.. Nicely. His action has
| shocked the entire American public
but it behooves the senate not to elm.
mate a provision like this which guar.
antees TO every American in Cuba &
fair and impartial trial.
Senator Fairbanks said he was will
ing to accept the amendment.
The proviSo was stricken out-46 tC
10-and the bill passed without divisi
journed.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Only one vote was cast in the hous.
today against the Littlefield anti
trust bill to amend the Sherman
act of 1890 to make it more
effective in the prosecution O.
, trusts and combinations, their agents
officers or attorneys. Mr.. Mann, of II
linoiS, republican, cast the negativ,
| ments of the republican leaders, goes
| to the limit of the authority of con
| gress under the constitution. All tn,
! democratic minority amendments ex
r cept one were defeated That was al
amendment declaring that nothing il
the act should be construed to appl.
to trades unions or labor organizations
which was adopted. by a vote of 2S
to s.
Mr.. Ray, of New York, in charge O
the bill, raised point OF order aga1ns
it. but was overruied by the speaker
Aldrich, of Alabama; Allen and Lit
tlefield. of Maine; Bailey, Long. and
| Calderhead, Of Kansas, and Cannon
and Hit, of Illinois, voted for 1t.
The bill amends the Sherman anu
trust law 50 as to declare every con
. tract, combination in the form Of trus
or conspiracy in restraint of commerce
!. among the states or with foreign ma
: dons illegal and every party to suci
!. . contract or combination guilty or
crime punishable by a fine Of not les
than $500 nor more than $1,000, and b.
| imprisonment not less than six months
nor more than two years. 1t provide
. that any person injured by violation
> or the provisions of the law may re
= | cover three fold damages. The defini
ton OF person" or persons in tn