The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
DULL DAY IN SENATE
EXPOSITION APPROPRIATION
AGREED TO.
CAR COUPLER BILL DEBATED.
PRITCHARD ROAsTs NORTH CARO-
LIMA DEMOCRATS.

Charges the Legislature with Revo-
lutionnry Conduct and Indecency
i'm Its Treatment OF Public Affairs
and Omcials in the Mad Rush for
Office and POwer-Says legislature
Is DiscOurnGinG Industrial Enter
prise-SenatOrs Discuss Car Coup
Ter Bill Somewhat warmly.
Washington March 1.--During the great
er part of long and tiresome session
of the Senate to-day the sundry civil
appropriation bill was under considera-
tion. lively debate was precipitated by
a resolution to discharge the Committee
on Interstate Commerce from considera-
ton of the bill requiring railrod COM
panies to make detailed Investigations of
all accidents involving loss of life on their
lines and report to the Interstate Com
merce Commission. No action was taken.
The old question as TO the reclamation OF
public lands in the arid and semi-arid Sec
tions of the country was brought up, but
the effort to attach an amendment to the
measure appropriating money for the
work was defeated.
The bilh appropriating $4,000 for the
Buffalo Pan-American Exposition $5,0OO,-
000 for the st. Louis Louisiana Purchase
Exposition and s25O,0OO for the Charles
ton, $. c., Interstate and West Indian En-
position were attached to the bill as
riders.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas, gave notice that
tomorrow he would ask the dis
charge Of the Judiciary Committee from
consideration OF the antitrust bill.
Mr.. Pritchard of North Carolina. ad-
dressed the Senate upon Mr.. Buffers res
olution to refer the credentials of Senator
elect Simmons of North Carolina. to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
with view to investigating the present
conditions which led up 10 his election.
The address was a political speech, deal
ing with purely political events and con-
ditions in the Old North State. He said:
Pritchard Attacks His People.
1.-The Democratic party of North Caro-
lima, in its mad rush for Office and power,
has ignored ali rules of decency in It's
treatment of public affairs and public OH.
cials. 1t was contended by them that
what they did in 1898 was a revolution and
| am inclined to believe that such was
the case, because many of the acts OF the
present Legislature are revolutionary In
the extreme. That body in its treatmenr
| of many public questions, has displayed a
| spirit OF partisanshfp that ought TO pu;
| to blush the cheeks of every conservati tive
citizen of North Carolina of whatsoever
party.
Il have never known any party to per-
NIT their greed for office to force them
into such an uncompromising attitude be-
fore the American people. 1T only tends
to show the character of the methods
that are being employed in my state in or
der that few Democrats may hold
office. 1t is a blot upon the fair name OF
the state and places our people in a
false attitude because the majority of the
people of North Carolina are honest con-
servative and law abiding. The rank and
file of the Democratic party are not in
favor of the unjustihable methods now
being resorted to by members of the state
legislature to retain control of our affairs
in the future.
Are DlscOuraging Enterprise.
1.-The present Legislature has shown a
disposition to legislate so as to dshearten
rather than to encourage the many in
dustrial enterprises that are being devel-
oped throughout our section and without
which there is no hope for us in the fu-
ture. The time is ripe for the organiza-
tion of a movement on the part of those
who wish to secure the up-bulding of
our state and the development of our
wonderful resources. We have all the
natural advantages necessary to make
North Carolina one of the richest states
in the Union, but we can never expect to
place her in that position to which she Is
80 justly entitled until the conservative
business men and the farmers come to-
gether with a determination to labor for
the attainment of that end"
Mr. Butler of North Carolina gave no
tice that he would address the Senate
upon his resolution before the close of
the session.
A final report on the Indian appropria-
| tion bill was agreed to.
The Exposition Appropriations.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was resumed.
The last committee amendment related
| to the Pan-American Exposition at But
falo and appropriated $4,000 therefor.
Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri, offered as an
/ amendment to the amendment, the Louis
| lana Purchase Exposition bill, appropriate
| ing $5.000O00 for the St. Louis fair, the
| amendment being identical with the bin
| as IL passed the Senate.
committee amendment was agreed to.
appropriatng 500 900, to establish light.
| mousse allH lOk Slkldl at GOlllL NO GOlnt,
| Chesapeake bay. Another amendment
agreed to appropriate 100000 for gauglng
| the streams of the United States, and for
| the investigation of underground currents,
and artesian wells In arid and semi-arld
sections.
Mr.. Depew, chairman Of the Committee
on Industrial Expositions. pointed out
that the honor of the government was
involved In the Buffalo and st. Louis en-
terprises and he hoped they would be
agreed to. lie referred also to the
Charleston Exposition and hoped the APP
preparation of $25O0OO wouI& be granted.
The Senate then agreed. without divl-
sion, TO the amendment offered by Mr..
Cockrell.
Mr.. Tilman Immediately offered as an
amendment the bill for the Charleston
Exposition, and that was agreed to.
Mr. McComas Of Maryland then made
a point of order against the amendment
as amended that 1t was general legisla-
| tion.
Messrs. West. Chandler and Wolcott op-
posed the point.
The chair (Air. Frye held that the
amendments relating 10 the st. Louis and
/ Charleston oxpositions clearly were In or
der and no was inclined 10 hold that ;ho
entire amendment was IN order.
Tho amendment was agreed 10 without
/ further debate.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment au-
/ thorlzing the President to acquire from
/ Nicaragua and Costa Rica territory suf-
/ ncient for the construction Of the Nicara-