The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19

washington. January 1.-THE Senate
today listened to speeches by Mr.. New
lands and Mr.. Depew on the anama
canal question and to a speech by PIT.
LAtimer IN advocacy of the adoption
of a piss for the Improvement OF the
public wagon roads of the country.
MI. Neulands spoke in criticism of
the course Of the President in p rama,
declaring hat it was an act o i war and
in convention u lOke OF the treaty oil
1876 u III, irrational law and ef the
constitution of the United States.
Ar. -Depew on the other hand praised
the Presidents policy as patriotic and
JUSTIFIED il under Precedent and law.
He reviewed the history OF Panama
and detailed the facts connected Win
the negotiation OF the Hay-Herraa
treaty, c~Ontending that GoiOmCi 4 had
over reached herself in her rel -ction
of tEat agreement.
The consideration OF the pozt0tlce
department investigation TesOlu los
was pos upOnad until next -honLay.
Ia accordance with his P-lvi US no
tice AIT. Laumer CSouth CaroaIna) dis
cussed the subject OF good roads. He
base4 his remarks upon MS ,wn bHl
providing q plan OF co-cpe. alton BE-
tw cen the national government and u
various states for the APR 'e1neA- "r
the public roads. He sa4G that a.ou;
one-third of our people. living in the
country districts, bear the entire r.
SpoHsiDiAtv and cost of MAINTAINING
the common roads. He ,ecntended Iha-
this is an unjust discrimination .%ain.-
them and urged that tne national gov
Rmea should e a part OF the ex-
pensA.
kr. NewIands discussing. the Panama
question sad it was doubtful whether
the status which existed before cod4u
be restored \ new government h1~
been created by the violent acts Of ne
United states government It MCuid
be difficult 20 undo whathad been done.
1t would be d.fncu.t to compel again
the surrender of the isLhmus an he
people TO the sovereignty Of Colombo
involving possibly the punishment OF
her people for offenses OF "
United states government was itself
guilty, out he insisted that the honor
of the United States demands prom (
disavoHaI by he Congress of die Unit
ed States, whose .consIitu ional prSroa-
alive had been invaded, of the lawIess
and unconstitutional acts OF the chez
executive"
Such ~disavowal would mean ompen-
sation N some form. either the restora-
ton OF the thing taken, or damages Tor
its taking, 20 be either ~
mutual agreement through the for = o
a treaty oI amity. or by Tefsrance To
some tribunal of arbitration such as
The Hague
MIR. Depuw spoke in support Of the ad-
min SUI in its on the 18TH
mus Of Panama. After speaking Of the
importance OF the cana, M. De -eW
said tuat the opponents of the t-eaty
are aiding the enemies OF the canal
If he continued, there has ever
been a concert of action among any
great railway corporations 10 deLe4t
this most bGneficent work or commerce
and civilization, / am not aware OF II;
but n such q combination does exist,
then us allies and its most ettlcient
assistants are TO be found au.eag -ese
who. under any device or exSuSe, are
e~ndeayoring 10 defeat the treaty with
she republic OF
The Senate adjourned until tenor
row.
THE HOUSE.
Washington. January 1.-THE House
today o ssed the legislative,
and j-Ci- ial a~pprOprial lion bill, cE-ryins
an aggregate of S2s,7ll,70O and thin
a6 journsd until Monday next. This is
the seco = of the big supply measures
to pass the House.
n House today by a Gote 6f IS to
173 refused to sustain the action or tie
committee OF the whole VIII Oh yeEe--
day ID pied an amendment striking ut
the paragraph providing for tie STA
ries and expenses Of the civil ~eryrcc
commits ion, thus Tes,Or ng the item -
the Bill Amendments adopted
mittee Increasing in one Instance the
saIarsas o. territorial officers il New
Mexico and Arizona and reducing the
salary of the director Of the census in
another. met similar fates in tie Hou e.
An amendment to the bill Yves a-o4t-
ed restricting the use OF governme II
horses No carriages to the President.
his secr@tary and cabinet officers
Ar. C B. Lands. who proposed the
amendment, said il the horses and car
riageS uoW used by governme~ :
cials were .iued up on Pennsyiy n a
avenue. they would reach fr ~ ~
Peace Monument TO the White House.
He said that unless Congress IKE
soma imitat on Il would bscome q
scandal. He added that it would only
be a question Of time until all tn Sc on
the government pay roll except Sena-
tors and Representatives YOU be rid
ing in carriages at government ex-
pense.