The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-16

Washington February 13.-Speater
Cannon today took the bit in his teeth
and ran completely away with sancti-
fed legislative precedent in the HOUSE.
Incidentally he broke all previous re-
cords in the dispatch of private pen
sion bills. Under his guidance, $40 OF
thes measures of relief received
the favorable consideration of the
committee Of the whole and passed by
the House in the short space OF l5o
minutes
Nearly The whole of this time. now
ever. WAS consumed in committed OF the
whole. The House passed the bills zen
bloc" under unanimous consent, winch
the speaker himself asked for. ABOUT
half of the bills were disposed OF an
der this reQuest-those without amend
ment. When objection was temper
arily made. the speaker plainly showed
his displeasure by dragging the pro-
ceedings. The objection was with
drawn. when the remaining bills were
declared passed without even the .or-
malfty of having the clerk read their
numbers.
Mr.. Finley, Of South carolina. was
the Director. He made the statement
That ne QlO not COIlSIucI III AOu ~
procedure, proper for a legislative
body.
.@The objection is perfectly proper
replied speaker Cannon. This method
of procedure could only be done by
unanimous consent, and the chair mas
been very careful, to fully inform the
House and it is quite within the power
of any member to object"
Then. with the note or
roeo+ IN hiS voice he ooncluded.
objection is made The clerk Will
report the first BILL
The first bill contained an amend
ment n when the clerk announce
that fact, the speaker inquired face
tiously Does the gentleman from
South Carolina desire to hear the
amendment read?"
"Oh no" replied Mr.. Finley.
We'll" continued the speaker" the
gentleman does not know n the
nature of the amendment IS. Neither
does the chair"
He then insisted on the reading OF
the entire amendment, and when this
was done. his announcement OF toe
third reading and passage of this bill
was noticeably slow. In the
chairman L~oudenslager of the pension
committee. and several of Mr. Finley $
Democratic colleagues went to his seat
to demonstrate with him for the opJec'
ton. When a fresh request for unaht-
nous consent was made, no objection
was offered.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio. made what
he declared with some neat was his
last attempt to get a day set for the
consideration of the bill reatng :
Joint commission to consider the ques
ton of ship subsidy. His request was
that this measure be made a Specla
order for February 20th. After severa
@hiaaTsarc bod honn made and With
drawn, MI. Rardwick OF Georgia, OBJ
jected because Mr.. Bartlett, his cot
league. had objected when the reques'
was made previously and was not II
his seat at the time.
The House adjourned until Monday
THE SENATE.
washington, February 1.-THE sen
ate today listened to the reading 81
Mr.. Carmack of a speech by Mr.. Nor
gan in opposition to the Presidents
policy with reference to an isthnlia
canal and also considered the bill ap
propriating $500. 900 to ex-Queen Llliuo-
kalani of Hawaii. Speeches in sup
port of the bill were made by Mr.
Blackburn and Mt. Mitchell and in np
position by Mr.. SpOoner and Mr.. Plat
of Connecticut.
measure, but the vote on this mottot
failed to develop a quorum, and tn
senate was thus forced TO adjourn.
Mr.. Morgan said his throat was u
such condition as to make it Impossible
for him to deliver his speech. Eh'
speech was an arraignment or TN
policy of the President in connection
with the isthmian canal pro ect. tn
Senator asserting that the chief execu
tive has been for the past two year
engaged in planning the evasion OF tn
Spooner law.
The Senate adjourned until Monday