The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25

Washington. March 1.-Two impoe-
tant matters were passed by the s.n-
ate today-the bill for the repeal of the
war revenue taxes and that for the %
lection OF the president of the United
States.
The revenue uIll was passed without
speech. Senator Tillman embraced the
opportunity Afforded by the bills con-
sideration TO protest against the repeal
OF the duty OF 10 cents per pound
upon tea. The owners Of teas now in
his ouLtry IN bond. Senator Tillman
said. would get the benft OF the re-
moval of duty 10 the amount OF Ss.eee.-
600. Since the duty had been levied up
on tea. the United States had been re-
ceiving u better quality or tea which
had been supplied TO the people At ne
increased price. He said that the ex-
pertinent or tea culture was peIns made
III SvuIn CaIonna and he Denesed It
would De success vi. IhlS WAS a paby
industry" and really needed the proIec>
ton. The tea culture industry gave
p TO many colore0 cnlidren
ana might do otner good.
The Oil tor the protection or the
president was under discussion during
the greater part or the session.
Senator Patterson. OF Col.rado. made
an extended speech in opposition 10 IL
n Senator Fairbanks, or Indiana. ad-
Vocated ii in a forceful address.
Amendments were offered by Sena-
tors Morgan, Mallory, Teller, McLau-
rim, OF Mississippi, and hcCumber. and
rejected.
The substitutes offered by Senators
CuIberson, Bacon and Patterson were
rejected.
The bill then was passed-52 to Is.
The bill provides that any person.
within the United States. who shah
willfully and maliciously kill the presi-
dem or any officer on whom the duties
of president may devolve, or any SOW
ereign of a foreign country, or shall at
tempt to kill any of the persons named,
shall suffer death: that any person whs
shall aid, abet, advise or counsel h
killing of any OF the persons named. O.
shall conspire to accomplish their
death, shall be imprisoned not exceed
ing twenty years; that n person h
shall threaten to kill or advise or
counsel to kill the president. or any Of
fcials on whom the duties of president
may devolve. shall be imprisoned not
exceeding ten years; that any person
who shall willfully aid in the escape OF
any person guilty of any of the offense
mentioned shall be deemed an accom-
plice and shall be punished as a princi-
pal. The secretary of war is directed 70
detail from the regular army a guard
of officers and men to protect the pres
ident, without any unnecessary dis
play and the secretary is authorized
to make regulations as to the dress,
arms and equipment and duties of such
guard.
House of Representatives.
The house today passed the river and
harbor bill which has been under CO..
sideration throughout the week. Al
though several minor amendment were
adopted, not a single dollar was added
to the measure, and as passed il car
ries exactly hat 1t did when il came
from the committee-s6O, 6S8, 26i, includ-
ing authorizations. Mr.. Sulzer, of New
York, attempted to force a record vote
on the final passage OF the bill. eIt
only three meInbers-Messrs. Smith. Of
Iowa; Fitzgerald. of New York, and
Cochran, Of Observation-Disclosures him.
Something Of a furry vas caused by
an amendment offered by Mr.. Gaines
OF tennessee. to ali amendment VIII Ia
was presented and adopted yesterday
on motion of Mr.. Richardson. of Ten.
100000 " PSAA NbH SC1It ID vi ha1
to grant leases TO the owners of L,,d
abutt1ng lock and dam No. / at Nash
Vile, Tenn, for the Use of the HIt.--
power created BY that dam, to allow
the construction OF inlet and outlet
canals, etc.
Mr. Richardson's amendment met
with no opposition yesterday. Mr.
Gaines amendment to the
provided that the lease or grant of this
water power should he to tile sst
bidder.
MIR. richardson explained his conu-c-
ton with the original amendment. 10
which he said hN had 10 personal in
terest- He SAIL that last summer st
the request Of sons" constituents of his
VINO desired to obtain the privilege. of
using the water power at Nashville he
ana Senator Ca1nack came to WASH
ington to see the .fcretary OF war about
the matter. Tht secretary, he said. de-
cnned to grant The request for the use
or the water, saying IL was a matter
which congress should pass upo There
the matter rested until a short time
ago, Mr.. Richardson said, when bi.
constituents asked him to cali the mat
ter TO the attention of congress- aud he
mad done 81. II had no further inter
est IN the matter" he said. Than to
DO my duty by my constituents who
mao asked me to come here and who
had paid my way"
Mr.. Gaines insisted that the right. In
De given away under his colleagues
amendment were exceedingly valuable
he said that 4 New York concern had
onered 1885, COO for similar rights at
chattanooga Al the war department,
ne said, it was estimated tina the wa
ter rights at Nashville were worth
several million dollars.
After some further discussion the
Gaines amendment. modified slightly,
was adopted.