The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-18
AGAIN THE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION IN
THE SENATE
THE HOUSE ON ITS DIGNITY
II Objects TO the Senat Appropr.atin9
All the Honors OF Conducting the In
a~uguration of h P~resident-It De-
mands Observation-Disclosures Made
to Fixing Day to Vote on the Nicar-
augUan Canal Bill-The Bacon Hanna
Tilt.
SENATE.


Washington. January Ex-senator
Morgan, chairman of the committee on
inter-oceanic canal. asked unanimous
consent that a final vote pon the Mica
ragua canal bill and its amendments
be taken at 5 O'Clock D. m. on February
| 18th. Senator Daniel. of Virginia, OBJ,
| jected.
A resolution presented by Senator
Teller, providing for the printing as q
public document of the petition of zoos
Fflipinos offered to the senate was laid
before the senate.
Senator Stewart. of Nevada, said ii
was an '~untruthful recital of the con
ditions in the Philippines The petit
ton, he said. contained every possible
threat against the United States. In
view of it, congress ought speedily to
ass the army bill
enato Berry. of Arkansas, said the
appeal was phrased in respectful lam
guage, was splendidly written and
fully represented the aspirations of a
great body of the people Of the islands.
Senator Cockrell made it perfectly
| clear that he was opposed to the au-
thorization of a large standing army
in the pending measure and declared
/ his intention to vote against it. He be-
lived it to be the duty of congress-,
however, to speedily Dass the bill.
Senator Bacon Withdrew the amend
ment he offered yesterday n pro-
posed the amendments he offered origi-
nally, the amendment striking out of
| the bill the words comforting upon the
president power to increase from the
minimum to the maximum limit the
strength of the infantry, artillery and
cavalry arms of the service"
Senator Bacon declared that the
army was not intended to control our
people and there was nc logic in h
claim that the army ought to be in
creased in proportion to population.
Does the Senator think" interrupt
ed Senator Scott. of West Virginia, that
tn vote at the polls last fall indicated
that the American people are afraid
of a standing army?'
Senator Bacon said he did not think
the American people had passed upon
the question of increasing the army.
They had not voted upon the question
whether the United States should pass
from a free republic to an imperialis-
tic government. He declared that the
republicans in the campaign took ad-
7 vantage of serious mistakes of their
political opponents and skillfully used
! those mistakes to their advantage.
Iney WOIl the uSHl, ueCldIeO OeH-
ator Bacon, upon the financial ques-
ton and the full dinner pail"
Senator Hanna interiected that every
issue made by the Kansas City con-
vention was met and disposed of.
Senator Bacon replied that the news
papers had quoted Senator Hanna as
saying that there was no question OF
imperialism involved in the campaign.
1.-The question was not n of impe-
rialism,' suggested Senator Hanna.
but whether the policy of the admins
tration should be supported. L a
there was no such thing as imperialism
in our government and could not be.
Without any offense to the party on
the other side, I regard imperialism as
a fake ISSUE"
Senator Bacon maintained that Sen
ator Hanna's statement bore out his
assertion that the American people had
not passed upon the question Of impe-
rialism.
Senator Proctor then moved that
Senator Bacon's amendment be laid
upon the table. 1t prevailed-39 to 20.
Senator Teller then offered his
amendment to the section of the bill
authorizing the president to retire an
army officer, i'd SUSPENSION by SEN
tence. of a court martial and took the
opportunity to discuss the Philippine
question in many of it's phases
The senate then went into executive
session and at $50 o'clock adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house spent another day on the
river and harbor bill without complet-
ing it. Twenty-six page were dispos-
ed of today. The friends Of the bill
successfully resisted all attempts to
load it down with new projects and
only one or two unimpOrtant amend
ments were' adopted. The western
members labored unsuccessfully te Sc
cure an entering wedge Tor their pet
I scheme for the reclamation of the
arid lands, but received only very linn
tied support.
The senate resolution to appropriate
s. 1000 to enable the secretary of the
senate to pay the expenses OF the in
auguration of the president and vice
president March 4th was called UP
and precipitated a lively discussion
because it did not recognize the house
as a participating factor in the inau-
guration ceremonies.
Mr.. DalZell moved TO recommit the
resolutions with Instructions to report
back a resolution providing for inau-
gura1 ceremonies under the auspices of
a joint committee of the senate and
the house. The motion prevailed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole to consider the river and
harbor bill.
The house at sos o'clock adjourned.
According tn oIIr own recollection