The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-12
SENATE.

washington, February s-Durips- al,
most the entire session of ,oda,, a..
senate had under consideration ,,a 80
val appropriation bill Practically ,,o
Dill was completed when n was ,.,,
aside for the day, all of the comm,,,a.
amendments being adopted; but as Tho
measure was about to be placed on its
passage Senator Butler, of North Car
oilna' precipitated a discussion Of ,,a
armor plate question. In order to en-.
able some others TO speak unon ,,o
matter, the bill was laid aside pn,u
Ndohoay. Eulogies upon the late ran
iesehtatlve Alfred c. Harmer. OF Penn
syivania. concluded the session.
The passage at the h..;,.,
'he session of the senate of n
oiii granting pension of SEQ n
'i'oiith TO Stacy II. CogswelI. comma
ny e. thirteenth Indiana voIup,ae.
infantry, induced Senator TiIIman .,
oouth Carolina, to make ;ome forcas,,,
comments upon the house I'm no, ,aL
ing action upon a bill providing a non
sioii lot Mexican war veteran who
n'u resided in South Carolina during
.he civil war and naturally had been
III sympathy with the Confederacv ,rho
OIL mad been passed by the senate h,,.
'he mouse invalid pension comm,.too
was delaying final action upon II Ger
a.or Illlman said there was sucb CO.
| tional animosity in the house cor,,,,,.
tee that the members refused g. -
ioh upon the bill for the ben II
oi thls old Mexican veteran.
is the war over or is IL not ,"
ilanded Senator Tillman. with vehe
fnence- Let us find out whether 8,
vi hol' swear by the Almighty Cod
that VIII not let another pensior ,,,,
pass this senate until this old p,an -
| justice," 'i'ah gets
Inc resolution offered yesterday b.,
senator Berry calling upon the nra.i.
uent Tor information as to wbether az.
icah minister to China has ioined
with the representatives of other nov,
h demanding the execution of
Frihce Tuan and other Chinese oa,o,.,,
was adopted without debate.
| While the naval bill was pnda.
siueration Senator Butler, called atten-
'ioh 20 the paragraph In the bill annro.
priating 100000 to pay for armo-
pate already contracted for. II The
Dill mad provided the entire sim nae
e'sary 10 pay for armor contracted for
IL would carry for that purpose ba
| said. s16,5s4,55o. He declared the sen.
ate absolutely was precluded fror, co,
sidering the matter now because con-
eress had authorized the secretary n,
the navy to pay for armor whatever
the armor trust could hold him up to
IN the course of his speech. in which
ne revived the old armor~ Question
senator Butler declared that by the
present arrangement the goyernma,,
was making clear donation of s. oee :
Voo TO the armor trust.
AT the conclusion OF Senator Buffers
speech the naval bill was laid aside
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Inc consideration Of the diplomatic
ana consular appropriation bill I'm the
house today developed something OF a
sensation when Representative Brown.
OF Ohio. standing In the center OF the
republican side Of the chamber, made
speech strongly condemning a cno-
NAL policy and urging that congress
should at once give assurance to fbe
Fiiipinos that the purpose OF the Usit-
ed States was to give them independ-
ence. His announcement that he ad-
vocate resolution to this effect was
loudly applauded, particularly on tie
. democratic side, and at the close Of the
speech his republican associates
crow ed about him and congratulated
, him. Representatives Meyers. Of Indj-
ana. and Dinsmore. of Arkansas. also
spoke on the Philippines.
: The consideration Of the diplomatic
and consular bill went over at O'Clock
} and the rest Of the day was given to
: eulogies on the late Representatives
: Daily. of New Jersey. and Wise. OF
{ Virginia
At 5:25 O'Clock p. m. as a .furthe,
mark Of respect. the house adjourned.