The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-05
MAKES A POLITICAL SPEECH ON NORTH
CAROLINA DEMOCRACY
BUFFERS SENATORIAL CAREER
To Close with n Speech on the Same
Subject-House Refuses to Accept the
Senate's Measure for an Appropria-
ton TO the Charleston Exposition.
The Army Appropriation Bill Goes
to the President-Settling h Appro-
priatfon Bills
SENATE.

NOAr SC
renity of today's proceedings in the
senate was in sharp contrast with the
tempestuous discussion of yesterday.
An immense amount of business was
disposed of and not a single point rails
ed was sharply ~controverted. The
river and harbor bill, carrying appro-
priations of more than $50, 900, 600, was
passed without a word of discussion,
and the senate adopted the conference
report on the wal revenue reduction
measure without disturbing in the
least the mill-pond smoothness of the
proceedings.
Final conference reports We're made
and agreed to on the diplomatic and
consular and the agricultural appro-
priation bills and another conference
on the postoffice bill was ordered.
measures were agreed to and several
| bills of a minor character were passed.
l The last hour and a half of the seS-
sion was devoted to consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Senator Frye presented a letter from
the Marquis of L~ansdowne expressing
the appreciation of King Edward VII.
for the senate resolution adopted on the.
occasion of the. queens death.
Senator Aliens resolution calling
upon the secretary OF the navy for
copies of Gunner Charles Morgan's let
ter to Rear Admiral William T. Samp-
son. seeking promotion and the admir-
ais endorsements thereon, together
with all correspondence bearing upon
the matter vas adopted.
The conference report on the mill
tary academy appropriation bill was
agreed to.
The conference report on the meas
ure creating q commission for the ad-
judication Of Spanish wal claims in ac-
cordance with article VII. of the treaty
of Paris was agreed to after Senator
Butler, of North Carolina, said he fear
ed the enactment of the law would in
augurate a raid upon the treasury.
Senator Foraker replied to this that the
total amount of claims now on file was
less han 500, 000, 900.
A conference report upon the bill
amending an act temporarily to provide
for for Porto Rico and to In
crease the salary of the commissioner
Of education was adopted.
Senators Wolcott, Chandler and But,
Ter We're named as conferees for a fun
Their conference on the postoffice ap-
preparation bill. The reading of the
river and harbor bill was continued.
An amendment was offered by Sena-
tor Nelson, in charge of the bill di-
recting the secretary of war to make
a survey Of the Chesapeake and Della
ware canal to ascertain the cost of its
enlargement for a ship canal to &C.
commodate the vessels of the greatest
draught and the annual cost of main
tanning the canal. The secretary of
war Is directed to survey what is known
as the Sassafras route for a ship cana
between Baltimore and the Atlantic
ocean known as the Choptank.
An amendment was agreed to thu
river and harbor bill appropriating
$3.50, 900 to obtain a navigable channe
of eight feet depth between Whining
ton and Fayetteville, N. c., continuing
improvement.
Senator Chandler gave notice tina
Saturday evening he would address.
the senate on the resolution declaring
that William a. Clark was not duly
and legally elected to the senate.
Consideration was then begun of tht
civil appropriation bill, aggregating
$62, 759, $50. Without completing it the
senate at 6:35 o'clock adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house cleared the decks today o
a number of important conference re
ports without much difficulty. TIL,
conference report On the war revenu
reduction bill proved generally accept
able to both sides and was adopte,
without division.
Mr.. Richardson. the minority leader
acquiesced in it as the best that coul,
be done, although he stated that tn
minority still believed the war take
should be reduced $40. 900. 900.
Final reports on the diplomatic an,
consular and agricultural bills wer
adopted.
The major part of the day was de
voted to the bill 10 promote the eff
cheney Of h revenue cutter service
Although the bill is a house measure
its friends are very persistent and il
h face of many difficulties hung o.
to it with bulldog tenacity and finall
forced the bill into such a parliamen
tary situation that it will De vote
upon after " minutes debate tomor
row.
MIR. Loud presented another partia
report OIL the postoffice appropriate
bill. He explained that the most i'm
portant amendment agreed upon i
conference provided for experiments i
mail delivery in towns and cities no
having free delivery or rural free de
livery service. He said 1t might uIti
mately involve In expenditure Of SIS,
OOO,OOO Del annum The amendmen
directing the postmaster general to re
port upon b feasibility of a govern
ment postal telegraph and telephon
system he also considered unwise.
. The report was defeated-42 to rs, an
the bill was sent back to conference.
Mr.. Hay, OF Virginia. and half
. dozen other democrats objected to a re
quest for unanimous consent to non
concur with the senate amendments t
the army appropriation bill, and t
send the bill to conference. The bill
!. therefore. remained on the speaker
table.
There were several sharp exchange
during the debate on the revenue cut
ter bill. Messrs. Hepburn. OF Iowa, i
charge OF the bill. and Mr.. Mann, Q
Illinois, crossed swords frequently.
Mr.. Hepburn declared that Mr. Man
was Ike b graphophone-an admire
bic instrument for purposes Of repe
tition. but when the accuracy Of { b
statements was to be investigated tn