The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-18

hHuluSc IN detail n attr1OulcQ
NE defeat for congress in 1883 to Mar
q Days "envious and diabolical de-
sire TO forever destroy my political in
fiuence."
He introduced an original affidavit
by George E. McGrath, who gays DAILY
told him the only effective course open
10 force his (Clark's) retirement was
TO charge Clark. morning. noon and
night with bribery: to have the DAILY
men in the legislature procure money
from the Clark people and then expose
a bribery and later suggested letting
three or four of his (Daly's) men have
a Few thousand dollars to show in the
legislature as Clark's money. The
committee had refused to hear Nc
Grath. The vote Of republican legis-
lafors for him. Mr.. Clark explained.
was he result of caucus action and
acquaintance with local conditions.
He charged the committee with seek
ing 10 enact laws for Montana. He ar
raigned Congressman Campbell as be-
traying his friends, receiving the politi-
cal upport of the Clark people and
after election being employed by the
Anaconda Company and working for
Clark's defeat.
He reviewed Days course in the
state capitol fight and charged the
Anaconda Company with spending ST.
OO0, 900.
Senator Hale, OF Maine, called atten-
ton to the "monstrous evils which
always have attended a colonial policy.
Finale vote on the District of Column
bia appropriation bill was arranged
for tomorrow.
At 4:3O p. m. the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house today sent to the senate
the last of the general appropriation
hills the MILITARY QnQdamv hill and
will be ready to adjourn as soon as
the enate disposes of those it has not
passed and the two houses adjust the
differences in conference. There was
no contest over the academy bill to-
day and ii was passed practically
without amendment. omorro the
house will take up the bill to eStab-
lish a civil government for Alaska and
| it will be considered from day to day
until disposed Of, with the understand
ing that il will at all times give way
to conference reports.
Mr.. Gillett, of Massachusetts,, asked
unanimous consent to consider the bill
re-incorporating the American Nation
al Red Cross. Mr.. Bailey, of Texas,
| objected.
;. Mr.. Overstreet, of Indiana, asked
unanimous consent for the considera-
ton of the senate bill for the retire
ment as first sergeans Of the four sur
vivors of the Lady Franklin Bay re-
lief expedition. He explained that the
only other survivor vas General Gree
ley, who had been rewarded with a
brigadier generalship. The others had
been crippled and dismissed for disa-
bility, after carrying the American
flag to the northernmost point yet at
tanned. Mr.. Bailey said the men
should be penSioned, not retired. He
objected.
The house then took up the military
academy bill. The speeches thereon
were of a political nature.
Mr.. Slayden, Of Texas, called atten-
ton to the governments warnings
against o men going to Porto Rico,
Cuba and Hawaii. The trusts, he said,
| were to be invited to go there to gar
| ner the millions made possible by sac
riflce OF our blood and treasure.
Mr.. Berry, of Kentucky, argued
| against ship subsidy legislation, con-
tending that our merchant marine had
been driven off the high cas- by the
| high protective tartD Of the republican
; party and that the proper remedy was
free ships"
=. After further remarks the bill was
read for amendment under the five
! minute rule.
Mr.. Sulzer, of New York, argued for
| the enlargement of West Point and the
training of officers to have charge OF
the national guard, which, he thought
/ should be expanded into a great ma
tional reserve of 500, 600. This was to
obviate the evils of a large standing
army. The bill was then passed.
A resolution was adopted to admit
| the officers of Grand Army Of the Re-
| public to the floor of the house on the
occasion of the ceremonies attending
the acceptance of the statute of Genera
Grant next Saturday.
At 4:45 o'clock p. m. the house ad-
journed.