The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-22
RELIEF FOR THOSE WHO SURRENDER
AT APp0MATOx.
PAY FOR HORSES AND DE-ARMS
Taken From Oficers and Me Ia Viola
lion OF Terms OF Surrender-ThIs
Bill Taken up Out OF its Order and
Passed by the House senate still
Discussing the Pneumatic Tube SER
ice Resolution for Investigation
of the Panama Canal Company.
SENATE.

tire day in the senate was devoted to
the pneumatic tube service item in the
postoffice appropriation bill. The de-
bate at times was sharp and almost
personal. The appropriation was de-
Tended by Senators Chandler. Mason.
Carter and Wellington. and opposed by
Senators Allison. Hale, Tillman. Lodge
and Wolcott.
Senator Cucumber made a speech
in favor of the retention Of the Phil
ippine islands, during which Senator
Tfllman took issue with him over an
assertion that the people of the south
were glad the c~onfederacy was I'M
successful.
Senator Morgan introduced a resolu-
ton directing h committee TO make
an investigation, sweeping in its char
acter, of the dealings OF individuals or
corporations with a view to monopo-
lie a ship canal at anama or in Mic
aragua and whether the individuals or
corporation proposes to obstruct the
United States in the construction of
an iSthmian canal.
The new Panama Canal Company, a
syndicate III bought the assets of the
old company, nat oMrgan pointed
out, had offered to permit he United
States to share in its work SO far as
it was able without violating its con-
cesSions. This proposition was made
when it was realized that the new
Panama Canal Company was APP
preaching bankruptcy. 1T could not be
considered by the United States" he
said, without involving the United
States in serious trouble with France,
as the 5000 or more French sharehold-
ers in the old company would also
share in the new company and the
United States could not. anyhow. iden-
tify itself with a corporation organized.
as has been suggested, under the law
of New Jersey or some other state"
Senator Morgan said that as late as
April 80, 1900, this foreign corporation,
bankrupt discredited, had address
ed a letter to the president of the
United States in relation to a bill pend
ing in the house of representatives.
This queer conduct had led him (Mor-
gam to investigate this and two other
companies, organized under the laws
of New ~JerSey-one with a capital OF
s25, 0OO, 900 and the other with a CAPT.
tai 800, 600. 000-tO take over canal con-
cessions and rights. He called atten-
ton to their charters, which he sub
mitted.
1T is a most startling proposition
advanced by these marauders.' con-
tinued enator Morgan. The object of
the inquiry proposed" he said, sis to
enable the president of the United
States to check, escape from and de-
stroy the conspiTacy-founded in fraud
and corruption and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
h highest rights and privileges of
the people and government of the
United States"
The resolution was referred.
Senator McCumber, of North Dako-
ia, then spoke On the Philippine ques-
ton. He said it was to u commercial,
financial and naval interests to retain
the islands,. He referred incidentally
to the civil war and what he believed
to be the present feeling of the south
ern people toward the union. He
thought all the people of the union
were happy now to De under one flag
and in n government.
Senator Tillman, thereupon, declared
hat not 10 per cent Of the white T.
pie of the south were today glad that
the c~onfederacy had been defeated or
what they fought for had been reject
ed. In fact, he thought So per cent.
of the southern people were sorry they
had been defeated.
Does the senator from South Caro-
lima mean to say" interjected Sena-
tor Wolcott, that 50 per cent. of the
southern white people regret that they
were defeated n that this union was
not divided?"
We'll" replied Senator Tillman,
perhaps 95 per cent. is too high"
Continuing, Senator McCumber ex-
pressed the opinion that SO per cent
of the people of the United States were
proud today that they are American
citizens and are living under the Stars
and Stripes.
A minute later when Senator CAT
ferry, of Louisiana, rose to make an in
uuiry, Senator Wolcott asked him il
49, o. NOR
cent. of the southern white people re-
GREETED now that the rebellion had
failed and that the union remained un-
divided
II do not" replied Senator Gallery.
Senator Mason offered an amendment
to the pneumatic tube service section
of the p~ostoffice bill providing that in
| any extension Of the service the rental
shall not exceed 10 per cent. OF the ac-
| tual cost of construction and mainte-
nance plus the actual cost of opera
ton.
The bill to enlarge the powers of the
| department. of agriculture, prohibiting
| the transportation by Interstate COM
merce of game killed in violation Of
local laws and for other purposes, was
passed.
The senate at $50 O'Clock adjourned.
HOUSE o REPRESENTATIVES.
For the first time since the civil war,
the house today passed a measure to
pay confederate soldiers for losses
growing out of h civil war. 1t was a
bill introduced by Mr.. Cox, of Tennes-
see, to pay the confederate soldiers
who surrendered at 'Appomattox, for
the IS of horses n other personal
effects taken from them in violation
of the terms of Lees c~apitulatton 10
Grant, by which officers and men OF
Lees army were allowed to retain
their baggage, also side-arms ano
horses. The bill originally carried
$500. 900, but the specific sum was
stricken out and h pproprla1io
was made indefinite. The bill was
taken up n passed out Of It's ordei
as a special compliment to MI Q
who after ten years service IN the
house is to retire at the md OF MS
present term.
Many other claim bills were passed
Under the rules the day was devoted
TO war claim bills.
The house passed the following bills,
To pay o. II. Blair. administrators o.
the estate of Thomas p. Blair. deceaS
ed. So, 600 for grain belonging to tn.
United States, seized in the Cumber