The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-04

GRAFTON. Three speeches were deliver
ed. two in suppor Of the measure and
oae against it.
Senator Simmons. of North Carolina,
mad an extended argument in opposi-
ton to the bill. reinforcing cogently
and interestingly points heretofore
Eade against the proposed legislation
and adding some new and forceful
arguments. This was Mr.. Simmons
maiden speech in the senate and he
was cordially congratulated At it's con-
illusion.
Senator Dillingham;, of Vermont, pre-
scented a strong legal argument in sup
port of the measure. in the course OF
which he vigorously arraigned the man
ufaeturers Of oleomargarine for impos-
Ing. az he said. a fraud upon the peo-
pie.
Ia supporting the pending bill, Sena-
tor EcCumber, of North Dakota, ex-
pressed the belief that the farmers Of
the country were entitled to the pro-
lection afforded by the bill. Incidental
~ he advocated general pure food leg
islation.
oeHdlOF LOuSe. chairman OF the COM
Elttee on the Philippines, in reporting
the bill temporarily to provide for tha
administration of the affairs in t.
civil government of the Philippine is
lands. said he hoped to call up the
neasur for consideration at an early
date.
Senator Rawlins, of Utah, of the same
committee. offered an amendment t.
the Philippine government bill, in the
nature OF a substitute for it. 1t repre-
SCENTS the views of the minority of the
committee.
Bills were passed providing an addi-
tional circuit judge in the Seventh jul
dicial circuit and to pay s2,515 to mem
bers of the life saving crew for losses
sustained by them in the Galveston
hurricane Of September 8. 1900.
The senate then resumed cOnsidera-
ton OF the Oleomargarine bill.
Snuator Simmons said that the enact
nent OF the bill would destroy many
oleomargarine factories and render
practically valueless millions of invest
cd capital and it also would affect Sc
Diously ROVER of cotton seed, manu-
1%acturers of cotton seed oil, and the
large rover of cattle and hogs.
Senator Proctor. of Vermont. in
charge OF the bill. in response to an
INJURY of Senator lark, of Wyoming,
said 1t was MS purpose to accept the
~ u ~ ANAAatOA 1AA A-"
Of Kansas. placing a tax of ten cents
a pound upon adulterated butter AMI
regula ing the manufacture and sale OF
renovated and process butter
The senate at Abs o'clock went into
executive session and in five minutes
adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
The house today entered upon the
consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, completing the general
debate before the close of the session.
Little of the speech making today was
pertinent to the bill.
Three speeches-by MeSSrS. Williams,
Of Mississippi; Pou. of North Carolina,
and Spight. of Mississippi, were upon
the proposed Investigation Of the SOUTH
eFn franchise question.
AR. Bell. of Colorado. discussed the Il
nancial bills before the house.
Mr.. Payne. chairman of the ways and
means committee. reported n Cuban
reciprocity bill and gave notice that
he would call it up a week from to-
morrow.
Mr. Cannon in charge of the sundry
sIvil bill explained that that measure
carried s49, 800. S95, being So. ASS, 542 less
than the estimates and $12,572,012 less
than the current law. He pointed out
that last year Sal. 900. 600 Of war taxes
were removed and this year $40, GOO, 900
were to be removed, making a total re-
duction OF In two years OF
Sill. Gee. 00e.
With regard to the project for beauti-
flying Washington by a vast PARK
scheme to cost ultimately $500, 600. coo,
AR. Cannon said the committee had
recommended the policy OF having tnP
Astrict of Columbia pay half the cost
of proceeding no faster than the
district was able to go. The pending
bill carried $4,000. Mr.. cannon alSl'
adyerted to the schemes for completing
the capitol building according to thH
original plans with an extension on the
eastside and for various other improve
ments. involving an OF
ever Sc. COO. coo. The committee, hoWeH-
or, had postponed the question or en-
tering upon these improvements until
congress could see the result OF the re-
q ction of revenues.
Nfr. Benton. Of Missouri, expressed
the opinion that s25O.OO0 900 escaped tax
alton in the District OF Columbia. This
statement led to some discussion an!
Mr.. Kluttz. Of North Carolina, said II
was notorious tina millionar1es were
coming to Washington to escape \
ion.
Mr. Bell. of Colorado, taking advant-
age of the latitude allowed in debate,
discussed at length the grow1ng innu-
enca of the senate and the retrogresslon
of the house as an influence IN leglsIa-
Hol-
He declared that as q deliberat1ve
body the house Of representatives mao
seased 70 exist. 1t was absolutely con-
trolled now. he said. by a few men n
Che greatest trust in the Int To-Day
vas the legislative rust
AIR. Bell also severely criticised the
anking bill, now pending in the house,
which he said. proved that the national
a hanks are fair weather institutions n
uld not stand the stress OF financial
RSs.
spight. of Mississippi, and MT.
on. OF North Carolina, spoke on the
Question of the Acknowledgement OF
he negro in the south. The former ap-
mealed to the republicans not to dis
turb the era of good feeling inaugu-
rate16y the late President Mckinney,
and Sne latter. after describing the
manner In which 900 negroes a been
anducted into office in North Caronnt
netween 1889 and 1899 through a coan-
ffon between the ~populists and repuDh-
~aua cafd that the democrats, having