The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01

washington, March 29.-The bill
authorizing the erection of an ad-
ditional executive department build
ing in Washington was again today
the subject OF spirited debate in the
Senate. and it was before that body
Tor several hours without being acted
upon. Senators divided largely upon
the question Of location. but the dis
cussion took a wide range. covering
the necessity of better office accom-
modadons for the Senate and Su-
preme court.
During the day there was renewed
effort to pass the bill prohibiting the
misbranding of salmon. bu owing to
the opposition Of Senators who hold
that the bill is calculated to interfere
with the rights OF individual States
d the guise of an effort to con-
troll interstate commerce. a vote was
not reached.
THE HOUSE.
Washington. March 29.-For the
want OF speakers general debate on
the sundry civil appropriation bill in
the House today vas closed several
ilouIS DSlOIS Tie l1T1G agreed upon
n the bill was read for amendment.
Seventy-five pages were disposed of,
the only important amendment adopt
ed being n providing for an initial
appropriation of 100000 for the COM
pletion Of the capitol building accord
ing to the original design.
MI. Campbell. Of Kansas, and MI.
Williams. Of Illinois, were The prin-
cipal speakers today, the former de-
Tending tho nrnfanfitra "a - olsax -
the Republican party and the latter
denouncing the Republicans for fail
ing to Investigate the postofice de-
partment.
Mr.. Williams declared the failure Of
the Republicans to investigate the
postoffice department has made the
public scandals Of this administration
a very important issue in the next
campaign"
N one. he said, could read the re-
port Of the robbery and larceny in the
~postoffice department and the reck-
less and notorious methods with which
they had been allowed to continue
without fixing some responsibility on
that department When he said we
| see these serious charges against the
| postofice department, the general land
office and the Indian bureau. with the
| Republican party on guard at every
| door that leads into these chambers
OF public plumber. refusing admittance
to the peoples representatives who
! want an investigation, what conclus-
ion, he inquired. a the people come
v~estfgation will uncover new crimes
that will asst more reflections upon
h administration"
If, said Mr.. Williams, he had to
select an issue upon which all Demo
Gratis could unite, he would say
Roosevelt must be defeated :"
He referred to h Characterization
of Mr.. Roosevelt before he became
President. "as the trust buster" but
he said, since he came into power, al
his Indictments against the trusts were
at once turned into apologies. 1.-THE
trust long since" he declared amid
Democratic laughter, have learned
what a harmless agitator he is" He
said that n of the greatest jokes or
the public was perpetrated when the
announcement was made that Theo-
dore Roosevelt was to be the anti
trust candidate in 1904" 1T was nc
longer a secret" he asserted, that the
business interests of the country. in
Guiding many who supported McKin-
ley. do not regard President Roose-
welt as a safe man. By MANY he said
his administration was looked upon a,
a Continuing experiment, entirely toe
theatrical for the business interests OF
the country. without sufficient time
between acts to allow n people z
breathing SPELL"
He further attacked Mr.. Roosevelt
when he said there were many Incl.
dents in his administration which jus
tify the apprehension that ION som
strenuous occasion he Is liable to e
off too suddenlv nd too inconsider
ately in some of the graver Affairs o
government"