The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
WILMINGTON N. c.. TUESDAY, APRIL "a, 1900.

continued Senator Daniel. 1T Is far
beyond that II is the perfection ard
the rotting of the fruit. Il will fall
from the tree of its own weight. In
falling i trust IL Will do something 10
remind the people OF the country
the fearful precipice on the brink OF
which they are standing
Continuing. Senator Daniel declared
that no person, be he hey or sultan.
had power TO override definite AMI rec
ognized authority and law. II. he main
tained, in defiance Of law the DIeSi-
dent had authorized the payment OF
additional salaries TO the army offi-
GERS in Cuba, il was an exhibition or
such absolutism as never had been
known in this country. and the defense
OF the action by the senator from Con-
necticut was extraordinary.
Senator Chandler agreed with Sena
tor Platt that the president could
make allowance for the military Off
GERS in Cuba. but he did not believe
that he could legally increase their
salaries. He hoped that when the re-
ply came il would show satisfactory
condition of affairs and as for the dec
ors.tions. he apprehended that only the
public buildings had been touched and
that these had only been cleaned,
whitewashed and fumigated TO ~
them habitable. Possibly on the palace
hoped that General Gomez would be
elected as the first president OF the
island and that he would enjoy his
life in the palace as renovated by Gen
eral Brooke.
Senator Tillman considered the dis
cussion as premature and thought il
had been sprung by the republican sem
ators as a sugar coating TO the pill of
the acknowledgment of TIE secretary of
war that he had been making addi-
tional payments to army officers which
were unwarranted. Nor did Senator
Tillman accept the dictum that we
must emulate Spain in our government
Of the island. He was willing that the
palace should have been fumigated OF
all ideas of tyranny. but if the officers
We're to receive double pay and be al
lowed to live in palaces they never
could be gotten out of the island. AS
for the item of whitewaSh, he did not
take exception TO il, buc he apprehcnd-
ed that the republican party would
need a considerable quantity of that
article before they succeeded in con-
vincing the people that the proceed
ing in question was regular and
proper.
The resolutions were then agreed to
without division.
The Quay resolution was taken up
and discussed until O'Clock. when the
senate aQJOurneO-
HOUSE O FREPRESENTATI
The animated controversy over the
naval appropriation bill which began
yesterday, was not resumed today and
after a brief consideration this impor-
tant bill was passed.
Mr.. Underwood, of Alabama, whose
filibuster had brought affairs to tenn
porary standStill, explained that there
was no purpose to delay, but merely
to insist that THE be given for con-
sideration and a vote be taken on -hJ
government armor factory proposition
Mr.. Vandiver submitted this propo-
Sition in a motion to recommit the oil
with instructions to the naval com
mittee to frame a provision for goE-
ernment factory. The instructions
were ruled out and subsequently, the
motion to recommit was disagreed &c
upon. passed without a record vote
AS finally adopted the measure pro-
vides for two battleships, three armor-
ed cruisers and three protected
cruisers. The s545 figure on armor is
stricken out.
After l o'clock D. m. the house de-
voted itself to eulogies on the lat
Representative Settle. of Kentucky.
Representative Livingston, of Geor-
gia, introduced a resolution recitine
the recent decision of Judge Brown, ot
New York. declining to allow the re.
rlOval of the Messrs. Gaynor and 49,
to Georgia and inquiring of the attor-
ney general what further steps haC
been taken to secure such removal.
Representative Kluttz. of North Car
olina, introduced a bill repeating th'
bankruptcy law and repeating the :eve
nue. stamp taxes.