The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-13
THE SENATE AGREES TO TAKE FINAL
VOTE ON APRIL PATH.
COMMISSIONER PECK'S ACCOUNTS
senate Wants to Know More IN Detail
About the Expenses 81 our Exhibit at
the Paris Exposition Porto Rican
BIZ Before the House on Motion to
Concur I'm senate Amendments Ha-
waiiau Bill sent to conference.-the House
Passes Agricultural Bill.
SENATE.

Washington. April I0.-Without OBJ
lection from any source. the senate
today, on the request OF Senator Chan
dIer, agreed to take a final vote on the
right OF the Hon. NJ. :. Quay, 10 a seat,
as a senator from Pennsylvania on
Tuesday. April eith at 4 O'Clock p. m.
Senator Jones, Of Arkansas, introduce
ed and had adopted a resolution calling
upon the president, if not incompati-
BILE with the public interest, TO transmit
10 the senate a detailed statement OF
the expenses OF the commissioner
general of the Paris exposition. and
also TO state the salaries OF all en-
ployees of the commission.
Senator Jones stated that the report
already filed does not include the de-
tailed items.
Senator Cullom entered a motion that
the senate n~on-concur in he house
amendments to the Hawaiian civil
government bill and that the measure
be sent TO conference. The conference
was agreed to.
Senator Hoar addressed the senate
briefly on the Quay case. The Quay
resolution was laid aside for the lay.
At / o'clock resolutions expressive
u the TtSTel Ol liz SSldl dl AilC dN1N
of the late Representative Richard
Parks Bland, of Missouri, were called
up by Senator Cockerell, of Missouri.
The principal addresses We're by
Senators Vest and Cockerell, of Mis-
souri,, 10Th long time personal and po-
litical friends of Mr.. Bland. senator
Vest referred to the dead statesman as
earnest, honest and modest, of strong
intellect and profiund convictions of
duty, the author n pioneer of bimet-
allism in the United States, to which
cause he gave his life.
The resolutions We're adopted and al
500 O'Clock p. m. the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Payne, of New York, chairman
of the ways and means committee, re-
ported back the Porto aRican tariff bill
from that committee, with the recon-
that the senate amendments
be concurred in. 1t was ordered print
ed and placed on the
A senate resolution was adopted
which orders the printing of a special
edition Of the year book Of the Depart
ment of agriculture for distribution at
the Paris exposition.
The mate amendments 10 the In
dian appropriation bill were non-con-
CURED in and confreeS were appointed.
The house then resumed considera-
ton of the agricultural appropriation
Dill, the penang dInenQIneIll UelnS "
increase the appropriation for farmers
bulletins from $S5, 900 to s105, 900.
The Latimer was resist
ed by the agricultural committee and
a lively debate ensued, but the amend
ment was agreed to 81 to SO.
Mr.. Corliss, of Michigan, offered an
amendment to the provision for the free
distribution Of seeds, providing that
dinner pals for the laboring people"
be included in this distribution. He
said this was done in good faith, as
there was as much reason to give din
ner pals to one class as TO give seeds
to another class. He asserted also that
the seed trust disposed of large guam
titles of worthless seeds to the govern
ment.
The amendment vas finally lost.
Mr.. Corliss, offered IN amendment
designed to prevent the free distribu-
ton of vaccine for the cattle disease
known as "black leg" He said this
placed the government in competition
with private enterprises.
After debate, the amendment was
defeated. The bill, was then reported
to the house and passed.
At Ais o'clock the hous adjourned.