The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-03

AL lie Pal Gal lhC RNORe(
down to worshipping the golden calf
Naughter). More people worship the
golden calf now than did in those
days. But while Aaron and his peo-
pie were all down worshipping the
golden calf the man of God appeared
and he pulled out his sword and de-
mande to know who was on the
Lords side, and the orator jumped up
from his knees, drew his sword and
got on Moses side n went to killing
the Israelites along with Moses. All
these orators will do the same thing
0aughter)-the last one of them. We
saw an instance OF 1t yesterday after
oon."
Consideration of the amendments
was resumed. The pending amend
ment was hat of Senator Morgan,
providing that the United States In
United States money should pay 100
cents instead Of 60 cents for each of
the Porto Rican pesos. After some
discussion the amendment was de-
feated-12 to 80. The committee
amendment as to the of
money was then adopted.
Mr.. Lindsay, of Kentucky, offered an
amendment, striking out the provision
in Section Is, that the governor should
participate in legislation. Senator For
aker accepted the amendment.
Senator Allen offered an amendment,
lHe elleCI VI WHICH was 10 SiSu
Porto Rico as a territory of the Unit
ed States.
In a spirited colloquy hat followed
between Senator Foraker and Senator
Allen the latter declared his belief
that there was some hidden purpose in
providing this anomalous mgr
sional government"
Il resent that charge" said Senator
Foraker, with evident feeling. Il de-
ny that there is any such thing. The
senator when he speaks SO is without
any warrant whatever. 1 do not know
why the senator uses language which
is offensive and which, / fear, is in
tended to be So"
: SENATE Allen disclaimed any refiec-
ton on Senator Foraker
At 4:45 o'clock p. m. the senate adj
, journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house devoted the day to war
claims. The bill to remunerate the
British cable company for expenses
incurred in repairing the Malay cable
cut by Admiral Dewey, which was I'M
; der consideration several weeks ago,
: was consigned to oblivion as was the
! bill to refer to the court of claims the
claims of citizens Of certain border
! counties of Pennsylvania who suffered
! losses during the various incursions Of
rebel forces into that state during the
Z NAN a 1AAAS DAAA oS ~ DS1O@~
congress for over fifteen years and in
wolves about S3,450, 900. Three bills
were passed-to refer the claims of
George w. Lawrence Involving s17,-
000) in connection with the conStruc-
ton of the monitor Wassauc to the
court of claims, to refer the claim of
Hiram Johnson and others for cotton
burned in east Tennessee by the con-
federate forces to the court of claims.
BY a curious coincident Mr.. Cox, of
Tennessee, who commanded the con-
federate forces which destroyed the
cotton in east Tennessee for which the
government is now to pay, occupied
a seat on the floor when the bill was
passed. The bill involves about ST.
! 600.
The house early resolved itself into
committee of the whole to consider
these claims. When the Pennsylvania
citizens claim came up Chairman Ma
han, Of the wal claims committee, ex-
planned the losses were in property
taken or destroyed during the civil war
by Stuart's raid in 1862; Lees invasion
of Pennsylvania in 1863, and Early's
raid in 1864, when Chambersburg was
destroyed. All these claims, he said,
had been proved d acts of the
Pennsylvania legislature. They were
based upon the constitutional guaran-
tee of the United States to protect the
states against invasion. If the court
decided that the claimants had nc
J rights that was the end of the matter.
BY a vote of 26 to So the committee
refused to lay the bill aside with a
favorable recommendation and it was
laid on the table-52 to q.
The conference report on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
was presented and adopted.
The house affirmed the action of the
committee of the whole in each in
stance.
At sos o'clock p. m. the house ad.
journed.