The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-15
THE DEMOCRATS FlLIBUSTER
They Demand a Cal CT the House"
Several Times-Some Lively Tilts-A
Resolution Calling for Information
as to American Sh!pping-Senate
Passes the Naval Bill-A Field Day
in the House-The Liveliest OF the
SENATE.

appropriation bill was aiken up. Sena-
desired to present evidence which
would show the bad faith with which
the Carnegie and Bethlehem Com
panies had treated the government.
The companies had said positively they
were unable TO make Krupp armor for
less than s545 per ton, yet they had en-
tered into contract for armor at a
lower price.
Senator Tillman declared that the
high price named in the contract for
armor was fixed as an inducement TO
the Carnegie and Bethlehem companies
to make a large contribution to the re-
publican campaign fund.
After some brief remarks by Senator
Butler and M Teller, the bill was
passed without division.
Senator Hanna then moved to take
up the shipping subsidy bill.
Senator Jones, democrat. demanded
the yeas and nays. The motion pre-
vailed by a vote of 33 to Ii.
Senator Caffrey, or Louisiana, ad-
dressed the senate in opposition TO the
bill, speaking for six hours. He as
serted there was nothing in the bending
bill that would be of advantage to
American Seamen.
Senator Hanna i~nterposed to say that
one of the objects subserved by the
bill would be the increased numb Of
places afforded to seamen upon Amer
lean vessels.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas suggest
ed the absence of a quorum.
Senator Hanna-How many demo-
Gratis are here.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia-We don't
need instructions.
Senator Tillman-We've got thirteen
senators present.
The roll call disclosed the presence
of fifty-SiX senator's.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, thought
there must be some good reason for the
manifest Indifference" of SO large a
part of the republican senators to this
bill. H regarded it as that
any thought of passing the measure at
this session should be entertained. He
then moved that the judiciary commit
tee be discharged from consideration OF
the antitrust bill passed by the house
and that the senate proceed to it's con-
Sideration.
Upon objection by Senator Chandler,
| the motion of Senate Jones, under the
rules, went over until tomorrow.
Senator Caffery yielded to Senator
Spooner. to offer a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling upon the secre-
| tary of the treasury to furnish the SEN
ate with the number and tonnage of
vessels engaged in foreign commerce,
the number now engaged in coastwise
trade that could enter the foreign
| trade under the pending bill and also
the amount of subsidy each vessel
would receive under the bill, and other
data.
At 4:3O o'clock Senator Bacon again
demanded a call Of the senate. h
| seven senator's.
The senate agreed to the conference
upon the wal revenue bill, asked for
by the house, and confereeS were ap-
pointed On the part of the senate.
The consideration of the shipping
bill was then resumed.
Senator Caffery continuing, charac-
terized the bill as absolutely unconsti-
tutional n void, a robbery under the
forms of law"
At 6 o'clock p. m, the senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
This was a field day in the house., be-
ing by far the liveliest day during the
present session. A very interesting de-
bate over the constitutional limitations
on the power of the senate over
Huc ISSlSldtlOH lHllldleu ny III HOuSti
was precipitated when Mr.. Payne, the
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee, brought in the resolution of the
committee to disagree to the substitute
proposed by the Senate as an amend
ment to the war revenue reduction ac
and to ask for a conference of thu
senate.
Mr.. Tawney, of Minnesota, cham
pioned the course of the house and it.
paramount rights owe yer legisla
ton, but was unfortunate in not bring
ing forward a resolution to return TIL
bill to the n with the declaration
that the senat had transcribed III
powers in substituting an entirely new
measure for the bill of the house.
The subsequent debate showed tina
had this purse been adopted the pro
position would have commanded
large vote. Instead, however, he in
sisted upon a division of the resolu
ton and after the first poFtion-to dis
agree-had been adopted, he made tn
point of order that the second motto
was not in order. because the senate Il
in its substitute a invaded the con
stitutional ~prerogative Of the house
The result vas that the members wer
not confronted with The direct issu
and he house voted 233 to 80 to ask 70
a conference.