The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-21

Washington, February 1s.-The SEN
ate today decided not to admit as tes-
ti1nony in the Swayne Impeachment
trial rJ1e statement made by Judge
Swayne before a house committee. This
decision was reached in a secret session
and after it had been arrived at the
court adjourned until O'Clock Monday
IN order to permit the Senate to pay
tribute to the memory of the late Sen
ator' Quay 10 which ceremony the
greater part Of the day was devoted.
During the early part of the session
the request Of the house for a confer
ence on the statehood bill was receiv-
ed and a sharp debate ensued over an
effort to have the conference commit
tee appointed Immediately. THE oppo-
nents of the joint statehood bill oppos-
ed This proceeding and they succeedeu
in securing a postponement until Mon
day
Among the speakers in the Quay
eulogies We're Messrs CockIell, DAME,
Morgan and McLaurfn.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House today passed the pensions
appropriation bill carrying $138, ,250, 100.
The minority led by Mr.. Underwood,
male an intellectual effort to reduce the
aggregate Cf the appropriation so as
to exclude pensions allowed under "Or-
der Number 49, which it was stated,
would involve about $4,5OO, 900. 1t was
commended that the order was without
the authority Of law.
Under a special rule the House pass
ed about twenty-five private bills, Ad-
Journment was taken until noon tOnOr-
row when memorial services in honor
of the late Senator Quay of Pennsyl-
y1ania will be held
Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, elabo-
rated the views of the minority of the
pension committee and gave notice that
he would move TO strike from the baild
81, 500, 600, the amount which he said was
estimated as required to pay pensions
under what is known as ''Order Num-
ber 7S.' He contended that this order
was not authorized by law and object
ed to paying pensions under it. He
said THAT the people who paid one-third
the taxes of the country were not op-
posing the paying of pensions, but de-
manded that pensions be paad under
the law and not in violation of it.
MIR. Grosevnor, of Ohio, defended
Order Number 49, saying it was in
lime of the law and i'm lime of justice
The President he said had taken salts
factory, wise and inte eiligent view of The
whole matter. MIR. Grosvenor revieT "
cd the course Of Judge Parker i'm the
Late campaign, eVokirg daughter on the
Republican side when he said it was
not his purpose to critlciSe him as he
had dome a great service to the coun-
try which every Republican could ap-
prechate. Mr.. Grosvenor commented on
the attitude of Ghe Democratic camdl-
date for President and regretted his in
ability to put ON canvass a picture o.
the v;sages of the Democrats when they
read Mr.. Par1ers reply on being ask
ed IF he would revoke order number Is
If elected President.
Mr.. Underwood said if the majority
wanted to give Z service pension Ghey
should do it by law. He declared that
they should mot have the President do
by lrnwalranted order what they do not
dare do by law.
Mr.. Benton, of Missouri, said there
would not have been twenty-five votes
against a. service pension bhla last year
but when it was found that it would re-
quire an appropriation Of $3S, ,OOOUJO, the
ma jordty thought it would not be WISE
to increase appropriations ITO that eX-
tent.
MI. Underwood sought to amend the
blu by reducing the total appropriation
to 1882, 500 900 but the amendment was
rejected.
MIR. Robinson, of Indiana. Offered as
an amendment a seciiCn providing u
service pension of s12 a month for all
soldiers who served 80 days.
Mr.. Cfrosyenor characterized the
amendment as "buncOmbe."
The amendment was ruled out on
pcint of order.
The hill then was passed without