The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-29
MAKES A F0RCEfUL SPEECH IN FAVOR
OF THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
A PHILIPPINE RESOLUTION
Introduced by Senator Towne Demand
cognizing Independence OF the Fill
Indian Bill-Private Pension Bills
port on Army Bill
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington. January 25.-All unob-
jected to private pensions bis on the
calenda were passed.
Senator Towne. Of Minnesota, offered
a joint resolution demanding the i'm
mediate cessation Of hostilities in the
Philippine islands upon terms ~recogniz-
ing h Independence of the Philippine
people and conserving and guarantee
ing the interests of the United States.
Senator Towne win speak on this next
Monday.
senate Bacon. of Georgia, was ap-
pointed TO read W~ashtngton's farewell
address in the entate on W~ashinston's
birthday.
Bills were passed sending the claim
OF Warren Hall for cotton seized by
the government to the court of claims,
and granting % the employees of naval
stations, navy yards, arsenals and gun
each year.
Consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill was resumed.
enator Depew then spoke. He re-
viewed the country'S first century of
development. But. he said. we had al
lowed our merchant marine to remain
u~nuevGiOped so that the tonnage Of
American vessels was greater in 1907
than in 1900. The often predicted gen.
eral collision among the great Euro
penn powers in their mad haste TO out
stripe each other would, he said. act
rnnnn ~hn 80 1890
on our coast, as complete as if the
worlds navies were blockading our
ports.
IAN nations are agreed" he said.
that their merchant marine can be
built up only by bounties. The boun-
ties paid last yea by the different
maritime nations were SIG, 000, 900 IN
round numbers. against 81, 900, 900 in
round numbers by h United States.
German statesmen have discovered that
if the empire is to find "a market for
its growing surplus it must have its
own ships" The building of the indus
try meant employment of 200, 900 men
in shipyards. The present measure,
he said, was as fair a solution of the
problem as could now be devised.
He concluded: with the construc-
ton of the Nicaragua canal, which will
be completed within the next few
years. the necessity for an auxiliary
fleet and a merchant marine comes still
greater. Whether we look AIT this oues-
ton as a matter of national defense
in time of war. or consider TT in the
solution Of our Industrial problems, or
sum up the possibilities for the Ameri-
can farm and factory and mine, the
bene1cient influence of his measure
becomes more real"
At 5:55 o'clock the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house today adopted the confer
ence report upon the army reorganiza-
ton bill. the naval appropriation bill
was finally passed today, and also
s~eventy-seven private pension bills
Mr.. Talbert, democrat. of South Caro-
lima, who has distinguished himself ir
n past as an objector to special pen
sion bills but who has not been much
in evidence this session. during the day
that the time had come tC
stop the passage of promiscuouS bills
for the removal of charges Of desertior
and that, hereafter. he did not propose
to allow such bills to pass if he could
prevent 1T.
Mr.. Hull, CT Iowa, chairman of tit
military affairs committee. in urging
immediate action. a the bill should
have been a law three weeks ago; tina
lit has been ~outrageously delayed il
the congress of the United State!
NAOoSA " III NAS Aul A1ul
appealed for the provisions designed t
retire General Shafter as "a major gen
eral n Generals Lee and Wilson "a,
~brigadier generals. provisions which
the house had stricken out.
Mr.. Richardson protested agains
voting to increase the list of officers OIL
the retired list. Replying Mr.. Can
n, of Illinois. he said even if tina
provision were eliminated he woult
eve vote for the bill. democratic APP
plause.)
Mr.. Hay. democrat. of Virginia. re
sented indignantly Mr.. Richardson
statement that the report would Civ
the president the power to Increase tn
army from IS. 900 to 100.O 600 men an
took the minority leader severely 4
task for refusing to join in a fight 70
a temporary army when the bill wa
originally before the house. Had tn
fight been a for a temporary army
Mr.. Hay declared hat 1t might hav
been successful.
Mr.. Richardson said he had onI
meant that the effect of the adoptio
of the report would be the increase c
the standing army.
Mr.. Hay explained that he had nc
favored a number of provisions agree
to by the conferees. but when he ha
been voted down. it was his duty {
sign THE report. The conference repor
was then adopted.
I The house at sos o'clock adjourned
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