The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
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THE PRESIDENT CRITICISED.
Representative Patterson Makes .
Speecl-Indian Lands Constdere4
In the Senate.

Washington. April 1.-THE entiRe
day in the Senate was given up to tie
consideration OF q bill for the modf-
GATOR of an agreement with the In
dams Of Devils Lake Reservation m
North Dakota, fer he sale OF their
lands. Aears- Dubois and Teller
opposed tho bill, because 1t did eek
provide for the acquisition OF the lands
in the reservation under the home
stead law. and It was defended hX
Messrs. H~ansbrough. AcCumber anA
stherA- No decision was reached.
Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate
on his resolution for the discharge If
the committee on i~nter-oceanic -
mails from consideration OF n reSo-
luton calling on the Encouragement
for information relative TO the COZ
tract OF the United States with the
Panama Canal Company for he
transfer Of the Panama canal. He
commended that the passaee Of he
resolution was more important since
the paxsage OF the bill for the gov
eminent for the canal zone than 10
was before. The resolution was Lest
by II to 3S. q party vote.
The Senate adjourned until Monday
Washington, April 1s.-The routine
work on the general deficiency bill
was nearly completed by the House
Proceeding this. the District
Of Columbia was legislated for in
several miner matters. The feature
OF the day was q speech OF criticism
on Theodore Roosevelt. the Repubt-
can Presidential Candidate" by Rep
resentative Patterson. of Tennessee
Referring to q recent speech OF Mr.
Grosvenor. "deliyered in silence" .(the
a~n>oh -at .-- -.
to print). and giving the record Of
President Roosevelt On the labor
problem, Mr.. Patterson referred to
the surmises in some quarters that
this speech emenated from the White
House.
After expressing his admiration for
the President as a ranchman. a sol
quoted at length from the writings
of the President to show his estimate
of the public men Of the country. past
and present. Mr.. Roosevelt had de-
clared one-third fof the New York
Legislature. Of which he was a mem
Der, was corrupt: that boil parties
in that state were dominated by cor
ruption. While civil service commits
sioner. the President had condemned
q speech Of Mr.. Grosvenor I'm oppo-
sition OF IN opinion for that service
AZ either full OF ignorance or gross
misstatement."
The Presidents writings on former
Presidents We're quoted at length by
Mr.. Patterson, and in many instances
commented IN as grossly unjust crit
icisms. While referring 70 the Pres
ident's constant talk OF war. Mr.. Pat
terson was asked by Mr.. Cooper, OF
Wisconsin, WIN IL was that the foreign
relations OF the United States were
50 uniformly cordial under Mr.. Roose-
velt's administration.
When this was the case. the talk
OF war was fnexcusable. w.s the reply.
Mr. Baker. Of New York. offered
an amendment TO the deficiency bin.
appropriatfng 100000 10 pay for the
special trains which 1t was stated
had been used by the President during
the past two years.
A point Of order was made and
sustained against the amendment.
Mr. Hemenway offered an amend
ment. which was accented without
discussion. providing $4,000 az re-
nuested by the secretary Of the navy
for the proper disposition Of the re-
mains OF the victims Of the explosions
on the b~sttleship Missouri.
The House adjourned until Monday.