The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05

pect to reT,eat this year the tactics of
1896, which consisted of levy1ng as
sessmentS upon every manufacturing
institution in the country.
This assertion brought Senator Han
na to his feet. Il deny the statement"
he said; cit is not true"
Il accept the denial" responded Sen
ator Teller. Technically the charge
may not be true, but substantially it
is. 1t is notorious that the national
banks were all assessed. Even the.
banks of Colorado were notified that
they were expected to make contribu-
tions for the election of the republican,
ticket.
Mr.. Hanna-"The First National
bank, Of Denver, was the recipient of
all the contributions for the demo-
cratic campaign fund, and it's presi-
dent was the solicitor general for
them"
Continuing. Senator Teller said in
view of the fact that the policy of 1896
was to be repeated in 1900 il was not
difficult to account for the interest of
in the senate. He did not suppose that
the disposition Of the armor plate
question had anything to do with Mr..
C~arnegie's declaration for Mr.. McKin-
ley, but de did know that the class for
whom he stands seem to feel it essen
tial that he should be reelected, This
was a mistake if they meant to pursue
fair methods. He concluded with the
assertion that the methods of the
friends Of the administration would
not bear investigation for an hour
A yea n nay vote was taken on
Senator Hale's motion further to in
sist upon the n amendment, to
disagree to the proposed amendment
of the house as to armor plate and that
the senate Qpraa IN a Tnrrhar nnnfar-l
ence. The motion was agreed to unani-'
mously, 63 votes being case, and Sem
ators Hale, Perkins and Tillman We're
appointed as confereeS.
Under a special order seventy-nine
pension bills were passed.
Consideration of the military acad-
envy bill was then begun. Committee
amendments making the senior major
general commanding the army Gen
eral Miles), a lieutenant general and
the lieutenant general General Cor
bin) a major general were adopted.
The provisions as to the adjutant gen.
eral is made applicable only to the
present incumbent.
After a long debate in which SEN
ator Hale intimated certain lat
were thus seeking patronage the fol-
lowing paragraph as to West Point
appointments was adopted: That the
corps of cadets shall consist of one
from each congressional district, one
from each territory, one from the dis
trict of Columbia, and fifty from the
United States at large, not more than
two of whom shall be from the same
state; they shall be appointed by the
president and shall be actual residents
of the congressional or territorial
districts or of the District of Columbia
or OF the states respectively from which
they purport to be nominated"
The ndm was accepted and
the bill passed.
The general deficiency bill was taken
up and read and the committee amend
ments and the bill then went over un-
til tomorrow.
At us o'clock p. M. the senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The house of representatives today,
after a lively debate extending over
two days. defeated the joint resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment
empowering congress to regulate
trusts. 1t requires a two-thirds vote
under the constitution to adopt an
amendment to the constitution. The
vote stood-ayes 154; nays 131. The
affirmative vote, therefore, was SO
short of the requisite two-thirds-192.
Five Observation-Disclosures. Campbell,
of Montana; happen. of Massachu-
sets; Scudder, of New York; Sibley,
of Pennsylvania, and Thayer, Of Mas
sachusetts, and one Silverite, Mr.. New
lands, of Nevada-voted with the re-
publicans for the resolution, and two
Observation-Disclosures. Loud, of Cal
i~fornia, n Mccall, of Massachusetts
with the democrats against it. These
were the only breaks from party lines.
The populists voted solidly against the
resolution. The debate preceding the
H-nta bod n. ctrnn0 nnlit5ool HnxrD
throughout and was at times very per-
sonal. The features were the closing
speeches of Mr.. Dearmond, of Missouri,
and Mr.. Littlefield, of Maine, for their
respective sides, and the short speech
of Mr.. Mccall. of Massachusetts,,
against the resolution. Mr.. Mccall
had distinguished himself before to-
days session in opposing the action of
his colleagues On the Porto Rican bill
and in his speech in the Roberts case.
His action today was unheralded, and
therefore attracted the more atten-
ton.
Mr.. Fleming, of Georgia, reiterated
the charge that the republicans a no
intention of putting through both
houses either the resolution or the
Littlefield bill.
concurred with the minority that the
proposed constitutional amendment
was a political makeshift, but he would
vote for it because he believed the fed
eral government should have enlarged
powers rather than that it should not
exercise any power at all.
Mr.. Thayer, of Massachusetts,, de-
fined a trust as a business BASTARD
which MIR. Hanna could not palm off
as the result of the thrift. push and
fair dealing of the American people.
Mr.. Lentz, of Ohio, said his consti-
tutional amendment was a fraud and
/ the democrats would prove the n.y.
pocrisy of the republicans before Sat
urday night. He said: Elect William
Jennings Bryan, and he will place at
the head of the department of justice
an attorney general, not from the
trust-ridden state Of New Jersey, who
will keep the trusts so busy they will
not have time TO pursue their rapa-
cious vocation"
Mr.. GroSvenor replied that such de-
%struction of trusts must take place
under republican law placed on the
statute books against democratic op-
position. Mr.. Lentz and Mr.. Grosvenor
exchanged personalities again and
again. Mr.. Grosvenor finally concluded
u-;.l XLo etofarnopf that the foxrorifc