The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-01
BY THE SENATE ON THE SHIP SUBSIDY
BILL YESTERDAY
THE BILLS ALLEGED FAVORITISM
Severely Arrafgned by Senator's Tur-
ley and Jones-Information Wanted
as to Guaranteeing Deyidends to Cor
poratfons In Porto Rico-Conference
Report on the Army Bill Displaced
by Shipping Blll-The eAnti-Polygamy
7CI.I Sadsa ReIaaxxzad In the IIo1lsa
SENATE.

Washington, January 30.-The shipp-
ing bill was kept at the front in the
senate through the day. No apprecia-
BILE progress was made, most of the time
being occupied by Senator TurIey, of
Tennessee, and Senator Jones, of Ar
kansas. in speeches severely arraign-
ing the bills alleged favoritism.
The senate agreed to resolution in
troduced by Senator Jones, of Arkan-
sas, requesting the secretary of war to
inform the senate whether the execu-
tive council of Porto Rico has agreed
to guarantee dividends to corporations
doing business in that island and if so
to report all details.
The conference report upon the army
reorganization bill was presented by
Senator Hawley.
sisted that there had been an increase
of color sergeants in the artillery pro-
vision.
Senator Hawley denied that there
had been any increase of officers in
any instance over the numbers per-
mitted in the bill as it passed either
the house or the senate.
When at O'Clock the shipping bill
was laid before the senate as unfinish-
ed business, Senator Hawley sought to
continue consideration of the army
bill.
Senator Pettigrew objected and Sem
ator Hawley finally yielded and gave
notice that he would call up the army
bill tomorrow,
Consideration of the subsidy bill be-
ing resumed, Senator Aldrich gave no
tice of two amendments, one providing
that applicants for subsidy shall con-
tract to build a new vessel within the
United States within three years and a
second providing that the utmost limit
of subsidy shall be fifteen years instead
of twenty.
The balance Of the session was con-
sumed in discussing this bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
The anti-polygamy crusade which re-
suited in driving Mr.. Roberts, Utah s
representative, from his seat at the
last session, had an echo in the house
today during the consideration of the
agricultural appropriation bill. When
the section making the appropriations
for agricultural colleges of the severa
states was reached Mr.. Landis, of In
diana, offered an amendment providing
that no money should be paid to the
college in Utah until the secretary OF
agriculture was satisfied that no trus'
tee, officer, teacher or employee in the
institution practiced polygamy.
Mr.. King, who succeeded Mr.. Roberts
tried in vain to head it off but the house
adopted the amendment.
Mr.. Lands said he was credibly in
| formed that one of the professors in thu
agricultural college of Utah had three
wives and one two and that one of th'
| trustees had seven wives who hat
| blessed him with thirty-nine children
| These statements he said had beel
| made by one of the leading papers o
/ Salt Lake City, and so far as he knew
| the official organization of the Mormon
church had not denied it.
| Mr.. King then retailated by offerin,
an amendment providing that none O
| the money should go to agriculture
| colleges in any state where instructor
or trustees have engaged in lynchin
| or been guilty Of adultery or fornica
| ton. He afterwards modified it so a
| to apply only to the agricultural col
lege Of Indiana. 1t was, Of course, over
| whelmingly defeated. Subsequent
| when the bill was reported to the hous
| the Lands amendment was striken on
| by a vote Of So to 10.
The friends of the farmer wer
very much in evidence during the day
Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio, chairman of tn
committee on elections No. 1 submitte
| the report on the contested election cas-
| Of Walker VS.. Rhea from the Mint
| Virginia district. The committee foun
| that while gross frauds and irregulari
| ties occurred in the election they fe
| very far Short" of changing the re
suit. The committee therefore recon-
| mended that Mr.. Rhea, the sfttin
member, who is a democrat, should re
tain his seat. Messrs. Linney, Of Mort
Carolina, and Samuel Davenport, G
Pennsylvania, disssented from the con
clusion of the majority and were give
| leave to file their views. The repor
will be called up in the near future.
The agricultural appropriation bi
was passed and the house adjourned