The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-23

De no a~Ssimlafi0ns there
should be no tyrannical absorption.
Our government and our mode OF adj
ministration is not adapted 10 the SIT
uation existing among the FIipfros"-
Nj. McEnery. of Louisiana, gave
notice thar on next Tuesday he would
address the senate on the resolutions
relating to the proposed
to the constitution OF Nortn Caronna-
Senator Teller then resumed his
sreech on the financial bill. He criti-
cised the pending bill because it afford
ed opportunity to banks to issue paper
money. This surrender of the great
power OF the government" a he. the
right to max money, should bring our
legislation into absolute contempt"
Senator Teller e h now famous
letter of Vice President A. 3. Hep
burn, of the National City bank OF New
York to Secretary Gage.
This, he said, Ought TO have g5ne
back u the writer with a singing let
ter of reply. From subsequent events,
however. it is evident h a the secretary
intended to grant the request"
Senator Teller said that when he saw
bank presidents taking such action
in politics as were indicated by the
Hepburn letter he wac satisfied that
the situation demanded severe criti-
cism if not drastic action.
Senator Teller concluded that This
was not a safe time TO change cur fl
nancial system to go TO the gold stand
ard. Notwithstanding the so-caEled
prosperous condition OF the country
there was a serious money panic in
New York which forced the secretary
TO purchase about $50, 000, 900 of United
States bonds. In addition TO that, the
secretary had put into national banks
throughout the country about $120, 00O,-
900 in order TO maintain the
equilibrium. a financial condition"
declared he, which requires TO be boil
stored UP by the treasury department
is a bad condition.
Senator Teller thought ii unwise TO
be experimenting in our finances when
we were very we'll off at present.
Senator Chandler. of New Hamp-
shire. interrupted Senator Teller to say
III one question which seemed TO
make the adoption or rejection of the
pending bill a moral question was the
probable destruction of values in silver
countries.
Senator Teller had not concluded his
emarks when he suspended for the
day. The Senator then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house today passed the senate
bill to extend the powers of the direc-
tor of the census, after striking out the
committee amendment to authorize the
director to contract for extra printing
with private contractors. The whole
fight was upon that amendment.
The influence of the public printer
| and the labor organizations of the
country were employed against it and
after a lively debate of several hours,
it was overwhelmingly defeated. The
publication of the reports of a twelfth
census, therefore, Will be made by the
public printer as in the past.
Mr.. Hopkins, in defending the bill,
said he was willing to accept an
amendment requiring the work to go to
union labor.
Mr.. Wheeler, OF Kentucky, asked why
if the government work was to be let
to the lowest bidder there should be
any provision restricting it to firms
employing union labor.
Mr.. Hopkins replied that he would
accept the amendment to show there
was no hostility to union labor.
Limiting this work to union Offices"
said Mr.. Sims, of Tennessee, "is rank
class legislation"
Mr.. Wilson. Of South Carolina, gave
notice OF an amendment he should offer
to authorize the director of the ems
to direct the public printer to procure
the additional equipment necessary to
comply with the law with regard TO
the time limit in which the reports of
the census shall be issued.
The committee amendment to the bill
for the collection for statistics relating
to the deaf, dumb and blind was adopt
ed and another amendment adopted re-
uUiTeS the collection of statistics re-
garding mines. ginning and minerals.
After some further debate. the COM
mittee rose, the bin was passed and the
house adjourned.