Newspapers / The Morning Post (Raleigh, … / May 16, 1900, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
" '-The Morning Post. r - - - ( , i : ; : I : : : ' ! i . Vol. VI. RALEIGH, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 16. 1900 No. 1 CLARK CUTS THE KNOT He Resigns His Seat as Sena tor from Montana ALONG TALK IN PARTING Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections Gets a Roasting Its Man ner of Conducting the Hearing Se verely Criticized Members of he Ittontana Legislature Ali Ilonorable jlen Uho Would Not Take Bribes Washington, May 15. W. A. Clark today telegraphed his resignation as United States 'Senator from Montana.-' His action- created a profound sensa tion, no less on account of the dramatic manner in which it was done. Mr. Clark spoke at considerable length, and arraigned the4' majority of the Committee on Privileges and Elections for what he termed the -."unfair, iion-judieiar' course pursued. Immediately after the conclusion of routine -business Mr. Clark rose and addressed the Senate on ,a question "of privilege v personal to him self. He said: - ! "It had not been my intention to dis til rg the recognized traditions of- this most honorable, body by intruding my omnions upon any question that might arise for consideration during the pres ent session, but the question called up vwlay for discussion si) vitally concerns my own interests and the interests of the great State -winch a have the lienor in part to represent, that 1 shall ask the indulgence of the .Senate while I, as brilly as possible, submit some remarks, referring first to the character of the invstigation; second, to the majority report of the honorable Committee ui lMvileges and Elections, which has sub mitted findings adverse to the retention of my seat in the Senate; third, to the conditions existing in the State of Mon tana for a number of years prior to my election, which justified my political ac tion: and lastly, a statement as to the course I deem best to pursue in the premises- "It is not my desire to cast any asper sions upon the motives -which actuated the distinguished Senators composing the committee,, and yet, with the -most respectful consideration for the learn ing, legal ability and eminent standing of these gentlemen, I am forced to the conclusion, which I 'believe meets with the concurrence of not only a large num ber -of Senators -cm bota sides of this chamber, but .also of 0 per cent of my constituency In the State of Mm tana. regardless of .political affiliations, that the methods of proceedure in the inves tigation of this matter were I manifestly unfair and non-judicial, and that they resulted in a verdict of the committee entirely opposite to that which wouid "have occurred should the evidence have been confined to . that which. was ad imissible and 'ipertinent to the issue. "I contend that, an investigation, in volving a seat in the ihighest legisla five body .of this nation, as well as the honor of an individual chosen for that position by the people of cne of the sovereign states tnereor, snowa oe con ducted in a strictly judicial manner, and that in the proceedings the established rules of evidence should be applied. It is wll known enough to everybody- that this was not the case. "It ds true that there was a strong ef fort made by the honorable iSenators from Alabama, Maryland, Kansas-and North Carolina at 'the beginning of the investigation to exclude all irrelevant testimony, but their efforts were un availing. '"The Senators who filed a minority report expressed in emphatic terms their condemnation of the proceedings" in this respect as well as a denunciation of the character and practices of the princi pal attorney and of some of the wit nesses who testified Tor the prosecu tion. .' "The result of the admission of all kinds of hearsay, irrevelant, malicious and perjured testimony, was damaging in the extreme to the, respondent, as through the --medium of both the re spectable and the venal press, the most wide-spread publicity wras given through-. out the land to some of the. poisonous foods touching the respondent and like wise ' a oium'ber of most eminent and uptight . legislators, who supported ihim and who are the peers of the boasted men of any 'State in this Union. ''The prevailing theory of presumptive Innocence was -largely ignored and the entire proceedings were closly analogous to th Dreyfus case, where the prosecu tion was based upon a presumption of guilt. The precedents that have been established in examination of this char acter , since 1783 have been 'lightly con sidered, if not -entirely disregarded. It has heretofore been held that there must be proved ' actual complicity of fraud on the part of the principal, or actual--tiot presumptive knowledge of cor ruption on the part of his agents, or that it must be proved not inferred that a sufficient number of legislators 'have been corruptly influenced to change the result of the election." Senator Clark discussed at some length the "propositions set forth in his opening remarks, and then announced his resignation-as follows: "Acting upon my own judgment and holding no one repsonsible for the result, I have concluded to place my resigna tion in the hands of the chief executive of Montana, and I 'here submit a copy of a letter addressed to him under date . of May 11, and which is now in his shands." The letter recites the events leading ? up to today's action and contains. this ; paragraph: i'None of the charges affecting .my per sonal honor or which alleged that I had personally been guilty of corrupt prac tices have been sustained by the finding of the committee. Conscious of the re ti rude of any own conduct, and after a critical examination or all the evidence taken by the committee; convinced that those friends who were- so loyal " to me during that bitter contest did not re port to dishonorable or corrupt means to influence the ar-tion.of the members of the legislature in their choice of a Sena tor; y-et I am unwilling to continue to - - I ." occupy a seat in the .S?nate of th Unit ed States under credentials which its committee has declared rest for their au thority upon; the action of a legisla ture, which was not free and voluntary in its choice of a Senator." Mr. Clark said, in conclusion: -Mr. President. I desire, in retiring I from the Senate, to state that I hive I here formed jsome warm friends, whom j I regret to leave. I have received from ' the honorable presiding officer the most courteous attention. I am deeply sen sible of the generous sympathy and sup port of almost all of my Democratic colleagues, and for the 'cordial good I wishes of a, great number of Republican friends, I wish to express my profound i gratitude.' At the conclusion of Mr. .Clark's around speech manyt Senators crowded him and shook his .hand most cordially. As soon as order was restored Mr. Chandler asked that the consideration of the resolution declaring the seat va cant be postponed until tomorrow, which 'was done, What Will the Governor Do? Washington, May 15. The resigna tion of Senator Clark of Montana tech nically admits of an appointment of his successor Whether bv the the Governor Governor will to his seat, avail himself a matter of of this technical right is doubt. .Had .Senator Clark not resigned and entitled to a had he been declared not seat by the adoption of the committee report, it would have been held that the vacancy -which existed before the meet ing of the Montana legislature had never been filled and, as in the Quay case, the Governor; could fill by anpmntme.it. Without any action on the committee resolution the resignation of Mr. Cla'-k makes the vacancy occur at the date of the resignation. The Governor be longs to the! anti-Clark fact'on, and. since for him to avail himself of the authority to iippoint -would be equivalent to recoznizing the legalitv -of the origi nal election as contra-distinguish d from the view of the committee ;h.-.r. the vacancy hadi existed ail along, ;t is Le lieved - that no appointment wul be mace. Laurelling cf the Thornton Richmond. I May 15. The launching of the torpedo boat Thornton took place! at the Trigg Shin j.ards at 1 o'clock ! today. . Jjikeltwo similar loats launched at this yard, the Thornton went into the water sideways. Miss Mary Thorns ton Davis of Worcester. Mass.. a liti tie girl, the granddaughter of CornmiH dore Thornton, who Avas selected bv the Xavy Department as sponsor, success fully christened the little boat with a beribboned bottle of wine. She was ac- comnanied by ner parents, who are the guests of the Trigg company and recipients of much social attention, launching was witnessed by the the The inir part mense carnival crowd here and was of the day's program. . ' SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS Various Sums Aggregate Over Eleven Millions. THEIR PRESENT STATUS A Bill Pending in Con cress Contemp lates Leaving Them to the Court of Claims Crawford Visits the House and Is Cordially Received Pearson Leaves Ills Seat to Take Care of Itself The Post in Great Demand By JOHN BOYLE. Washington,'' May 15. Special. Judge William L. Scruggs, of Atlanta, is in the. city on business connected with cotton claims growing out of the war. Judge Scruggs, who was formerly min ister to Colombia and to China and was . attorney for Venezuela in the boundary dispute, is now representing a number of the largest claimants against the United States. "Altogether about $11,500,000 is still claimed by Southerners whose property, principally cotton, Avas seized by t lie-invading union armies during the war," said the judge. "Individual claims vary from $5,000 to $100,000. The bid law allowing adjustment of the claims, which expired' a short time ago, barred settlement to any creditor who could not prove loyalty to the union. That, of course, made it impossible to get jus tice for many southerners whose prop erty was seized or burned by the Federal troops. The Supreme Court in a re cent decision holds that President John son s amnesty proclamation of 1SGS re moves all disability through disloyalty and as a consequence, the ' southerners may get their' rights. A bill now be fore Congress extending time in which to file claims of this sow. seems sure to oass. That will leave the whole mat- ter with the Court of Claims for adjust tin HI. Mr. Crawford was at the house to day and was warmly received by his Democratic colleagues. He may not return home for a week or more. Mr. Kluttz is absent from the city. The Post is in constant demand at the , Metropolitan aiy.l Raleigh IRotel J 1 . 1 . 1 . A. news stanus, anu last weeK not a copy for several days could be had an hour after fhe paper was received. Mr. Pearson has been absent from the House from the day after he was sworn into the' seat to which Crawford was elected. Mr. Linney has gone to North Caro lina. feenator Butler has returned from the bioux 1- alls convention. A new postoffice has been pstablish- ed at Mountain Creek, Catawba county, ana Woodbury ance appointed post master. Benj. Biggs, of Williamston. has been irranted a pension of SS.00: Lvdia Alls- pow, of Bethania, $8.00. Mortormen Walls Ont Dayton, O., May 15. One hundred and fii;?irKTro mAtAi.maii pmnlo.ved on the f -i rr.ni.p's Street Rail wav Company went on a yVn mght. This may mark the Jwj of a general tie-up for all the operaun coraDanies, BULLER (TAKES DUNDEE i IThe Boer Forces Have Fallen Back on Glencoe. THETOWN FOUND LOOTED Official Reports or Bailer's Movements i Given Out by tho War Office Ilundle I Checkmates the Roer Attempt to GoJ South Reports from Conflicting! Boers ITIafeklng Are Concentrating Their Forces on the Vaal River London, May 15. The War Office has received the following Duller: dispatch from General Dundee, May 15. 1 p. m. We have occupied Dundee. About 2,500 of the enemy left yesterday for Glencoe, where they intrenched. Iheir wagons also left the yesterda.v by De Jagers Drift and Dannhau r Koau. 'I neir Ivamrs said they were going to Laings -Nek. Almost every- nouse m Uundee is com pletely lootod.j The Navigation colliery is all right." The machinery of the Dun dee collieries is destroyed. The houses of the- town i are damaged, but are structurally intact." Buller's ITIovements Reported London, Mpy 15. 1:30 p. m. The War Office today furnishes tardy con firmation of the story of yesterday tell ing of General Buller's move on the Biggarsberg hit a dispatch from General Buller as follows: "Kemp's Farm, May 15. The follow ing telegrams Ssent-to Roberts are now repeated to you. They begin under date of May KS: " "In accordance with instructions to keep the enemy 'occupied at the Biggars berg on May 11, I concentrated the third cavalry brigade of the second division and some corps of artillery at Sundav i ivernlrift on the Ilelpmakjuir Road and directed Colonel Bethune to advance on Greytown with the Bethune mounted infantry, the Umvoti mounted rifles and the Imperial light infantry. On May Jtn we Bethune moved to Washchbank and while 'General to Pomerov Ilildyard. from Elandslaagte, Indoda Mountain. occupied " 'On May 13 I sent General Hamilton With three battalions up the steep slope of Withock Hill. The third cavalry brigade crowned a hill on each side o: the main- road; and Bethune attacked by the Pomeroy ltoad from three sides. The enemy hurriejlly abandoned the posi tion, which they had strongly intrench ed, and retired to the Nek in front of Helpmakaar. whence wo hope to dis lodge them tomorrow, as many of them have retired. We have gained the sum mit or tne lefg witn tlie loss ot only, a few men wounded; I advance tomorrow on Beith andj. Ilildyard moves on Wes- sels soIw t)ilr small loss; l think, was certainly due to the excellent troop lead ing of General Hamilton and Iord Duu- donald and Colonel Bethune. ITIany Boers Surrender i Brand's Drift, Sunday. May 1.1. Gen eral Rundle has completely checkmated the attempt of the "Boers to come south again and the enemy are retiring before the persistent advance of the British. Many have been captured or are sur rendering. J (here were l.At or those yes terday and today, among them Presi- dent fsteyn s orotner. tne iadyorand district is clear of Boers. They have evacuated Menuatiug's Nek and are now near Lihdley. Recent Plshtlns: at ITIafehlng t Lorenzo Marouez, May 15. The Boers Saturday occupied the Kaffir location at Mafeking. They were inturn attack ed during the night of Sat unlay and on Sunday found themselves surround ed. The Boors lost seven killed and 17 wounded. Tfie British loss is reported to have been heavy." Conflicting Reports About CTafeklns: London, May 15. A special dispatch irom ljorenzp .uarquoz says it is re ported that, a large force of Boors has been captured by the British at Mafe king. Pretoria, it is added, reports, on the other hand, that Mafeking has fallen. Boers Concentrating on the Vaal ivronstad, .Monday. 31av 14. It is re ported that the whole of the Boer forces are concentrating on the Vaal, with drawing from -Biggarsberg and tho southwestern. borders. It is computed that not more than 2.000 Free Staters will fight or the Transvaal. I Railway communications with this place are expected to be open Thursday. The transport is working smoothly, ther troops and horses are re ceiving full rations, water is plentiful and the health of the troops is excellent. Portuguese Consul Ordered to Leave i Lisbon, 'May 15. It is rumored here today that President Kruger has order ed the Portuguese Consul to leave the Transvaal republic. H Bonds for Water-works and Sewerage New Bern, 'K. C. 'May 15. Special. A city election, held here todaj to vote on the question ot municipal control or the water-wctks and sewerage system. resulted in favor of issuing londs to purchase the system by a majority of the registered vote of 127. It calls for the issuing of eighty thousand dollars in bonds to cover tne purcnase price oi seventy thousand and necessary exten sions. The vote was almost exclusively! white, as the negroes did not register or .appear at the polls. An Angry Woman with a Knife Scranton. Pa., May 15. A quarrel be tween children this morning at Duir- more was lojlowed by Mrs. Mary Pace. motner or one of the children, making a furious attack on Mrs. Svlvester fal lows, mother of the other child, with a butcher kiife MJS. Pace repeatedly gashed her with the weapon and in, "Jr1- of wounds. One of the knife thrusts made a cut four inches long in the "vonian'R breast and may re sult fatally. Ulrs. Pace escaped, but the police axe alter her. RADICAL BIG GUNS State Campaign Opened in the Winston Court House A WRITTEN STUMPSPEECH Voung Mr. Price Guards Against Mis takes by Reading Ills Remarks from Manuscript Pritchard Declares the Amendment Is Unconstitutional- Adams and LInner Speak Drawing Accident in the Yadkin Winston-Salem, N. C, May 15. Spe cial. Republicans opened the State campaign here today. The claim by local leaders of the party that they would have 0.000 pro;lc fjvi'.e I to ma- teiialize. About five hun-ivd visito- heard the speeches, which were made in the court house this aftermon. A. II. Price, one of the tate e'ecttrs. wa the first speaker. He 'had hu oration leal it written for the campaign and from manuscript. Senator Pritchard followed. He paid his respects to the amendment, denar ihg the fifth section unconstitutional, a .thing which he has tried in -vain to get the United States Senate to' do. A preacher who heard the Si-natr re marked afterward that the speech ton- verted and convinced him that the adoption of th? amen.'me it was Ju3: the thing needed in North Carolina. Spencer Adams, candidate for Gov- ernor, anil ijongressm.m janney maoe bitter Kpeeches, the latter announcing that he was not a candidat fo.' any office. lie realize that his jarty av.11 name anotner caimiuaie ior v,ongres. Linney and Pritchard returned to Washington tonight. Roswell Walser, a young white man. was drowned in laiiKiu river Satur day evening at County Line, between Davidson and Davie. Walser and Kieh- ard Tucker of Advance, were attempt ing to cos the river in a "b at TV In n it struck a rock and turned over, eapsizing. Then Tucker swam to shore, but I no Uer swam to snore, our ais ir sanK. ins body was found next morning h.ty yards from where le was drowned. al- ser lived in liavmson -ounty. Many distinguished visitors have ar rived to "attend the Southern '.Lutheran Synod, which opens here tomorrow. The opening sermon -will lie preached by Rev. J. B. Groner of Rural Retreat. a. A welcome will be delivered by Bi-shop Rond thaler of the Moravian church and Mayor Eaton. SIIF.Tlwr.L.L, SETTLES I'P Ills Counsel Arranges a Compromise with the Knoxville Bank Asheville, N. C, May 15. Special. Hon. Loike Craig returned from Knox ville. .Tenn.. whe.-e he ariangel a 'om- i! a. . 9 promise or suits against ins cneni, ivix- ter Shemwell. with the ivnoxviue naiiK. Civil suit being settled, no further ef fort will be made to push criminal ac tion or arrest Shemwell under extradi tion issued bv Governor Rus-e!l. It is expected that'ShemwelJ.will return here, at once. xne Knoxville nauK maue a determined fight .against the Asheville druggist, and his attorney has fought successfully. Detectives and sheriff from 'lennes- i I? see .nave been nere several rimes and the last time ShemweH's residence and several private houses -were searched. The officers believe he was here and had a narrow escape from capture. De tails of the alleged offense have never been divulged by either party and the terms of compromise are not obtainable. No effort will be made to collect the thousand dollar bond furnished by C d. Robert Bingham, for wlr.ch he was secured by Shemwell. whKh was sup posedly forfeited by Shemwell s leaving court without leave. leien;iants at torneys have fought collection on th? ground 'that their client had complied with bond. DISTRESS IN INDIA Accounts Received from Famine Dis tricts Said to Be Terrible Simla, May 15. Terrible accounts are received of the distress which prevails in all the famine districts despite the lavish distribution of funds. Fifty eight lacs of rupees (about ,si,SOO,000) have alreadv been expended in purchas ing cattle and seeds, while the govern ment has made' a further allotment of seventy-five lacs of rupees (about 52,- -400.000). .The- Viceroy, Lord Curzon of Kedles- ton, has received an nutograpn letter yl svni'oathv from the Jvmg or Mam. in closing 5.000 rupees. The iceroy added to tin: a similar sum. With previous contributions the donations of Lord Cur zon and Lady Curzon total up l.,000 rupees. AYCO(K IN ROCRINGIIAZH Large Crowds Hear Illm Speak an tVent-vrortu and Rcldsvllle Reidsville, N. C, May 15. Special. Five thousand people heard the con vincing arguments in support of the proposed amendment to the constitution by candidate Aycotk, in Rockingham toda.v, at Went worth. A great number of Republicans and Populists were pres ent and expressed themselves as well pleased with the speech and explana tion of the measure; The third regi ment band and two hundred citizens ac companied the distin'truished gentlemen from Reidsville, to Weutwortit ami re turn. An audience of four thousand as sembled here tonight to hear) him. Aycock i the stuff and Rockingham county so acknowledged him. A New White House Proposed Washington, May 15, An amendment to the sundry civil bill proposed by Sen ator McMillan provides for the appoint ment of a board consisting of nn archi tect, a landscape architect and a sculp- profession, who, together with the chief of eniinneers of the army, .are to exam ine plans for the enlargement of the executive mansion, for removing the buildjngs on the south side of Pennsyl vania avenue and for a suitable con nection between the Potomac and tin Zoological parks in the city of Washington. II EAT AND COLD While We Swelter Here Germany Shiv ers In Snow Chicago. May 15.: One death and four .prostrations were caused by the heat yesterday. The maximum temperature was NO. This Ava the weather office record, but thermometers u the street level were 3 or 4 degrees lughcr. Philadelphia. May, 15. At 10 o'c'imU the thermometer registenil H4 degrees and at noon the temperature was ..O. New York, May 15. At noon the ther mometer registered 04 degrees. The previous hottest day in May was May 15. 1SS5, when there were S5 degrees of heat. I.eipsie. May 15. It has been snowing heavily here since early t hi morning. The thermometer registers V,C, 1-U de grees. There is also a heavy snowfall at Chemnitz. ITIECKLKNUI IU; PRIMARIES Heavy Vote Polled and the Result l(i Part Not Ascertained ' Charlotte, N, ('., May 15. Special. The Dimocr.-'.tic priinaries parsed off without trouble, but a large amount of work was done by friends of the candi dates. The vote polled was very he.ivy for a primary. S. B. Alexander was Illuminated fo:- the Senate vith ait oppo sition. 1 he legislative ticket was led by ('apt. W. K. Ar.lrey. C. II. Duls and Frank Shanuonhousi were also nomi nated.' Other nomination will be: N. U. Wallon. shriff; Morris M-Donald. reg ister of deeds: F. W. Walker, county treasurer. J. S. Withers, cotton weigh er, was nominated over Kirkpatriek af ter a stiff fight. Returns indicate that T. P. Boss is nominated for tax col lector of Charlotte district after a very warm light.' Shannonhouse's nomination is still in doubt, as some county candi dates will give mm a close race. PIRATES WIN AGAIN TIake It Three Mraigut from Boston The Reds Call a Halt on the Quakers Luck. Pittsburg. May 15. Pittsburg today won its third consecutive game . from Boston, clim bing the victory in the sixth inning when Pittinger gave three bases on balls. Fly and Schriver singled. Tan nehill. doubled and Freeman dropped a thrown ball, netting four runs. The score: R. II. E. Pittsburg 0.1000 4 00 x 7 ! 2 Boston OO'J 1 OOOO'J 5 7 1 Batteries: Taimehill and Schriver; Pit tinger and Clark. Umpire Knislie. Cincinnati 1, Phladelphta 4 - Cincinnati. May 15. The Reds finally stopped tin slugging" Phillies course of victory today, although the best they could do was to make it a tie. For twelve innings the two teams struggled and then darkness ended the game. Both Scott and Orth did great work in the box and each pulled himself out of ugly places iuythe closing innings. In the tenth inning Captain Delehanty was jmt out of the game for kicking. Delehanty's stick work was the batting feature of the game. The Score: R. IT. K. Phila. ...002 1 1 00000004 14 5 Cincinnati 1 llilHl'JdlMHMiiM 14 4 Batteries: Orth and McFarland; Scott and Pietz. Umpire: S warts wood. Brooklyn 5, St. Louis 1 fii T r - fri l i rt. iauIuS, .May i ne jsupernas ue- partcd this evening with Tcheau's scalp dangling at their lelt, having taken three out of four trames played, winning today's by a score of 5 to 2. For the first time the Cardinal have errors charged against them Donlin's ami Mc Graw's in the seventh, when thw Brook lyn secured two ruus, being especially unfortunate. The score: R. Brooklvn 10001 120 x 5 St. Ix)uis (K) 2.000000 2 II. K. 12 2 io :t Sud- Batteries Dunn and MeGuire; hoff and Criger. T'mpire Hurst. New York 8, Chicago 10 Chicago, May 5. Seymour gave a pitiable exhibition at the West Side Ball Park today, and it was due to his generosity in giving bases on balls that Chicago defeated the New Yorks by a score of 10 to S. Iii five inning he gave nine passe to first base. Tlnn Van Ilalten, who has not pitched i re viously for. ten year, went into the box and shut out the local team for the remainder of the game. The score: R. II. E. Chicaeo 200 4 4 000 x 10 7 2 New York 0 0 1 1 0 ft .1 2 1 1 1 2 Batteries Menefee. Taylor and Nich ols: Sevmour and Bowerman. I mpir O'Day." Standing of the Clubs Won. Lo t. r-C. .7.7 Philadelphia Brooklyn . . Pittsburg ... Chicago ... Cincinnati . St. Louis . . New York . Boston 14 12 11 11 II S j 5 i ; 10 ! 11 12 1 .550 i .524 .5;o .421 .278 imerlcan League- At Detroit Detroit, 0; Chicago. 4.' At Buffalo Btinalo. 2: Milwaukee, 0. At Cleveland Cleveland, 1; Minne apolis, 4. At Indiananolis Indianapolis, 12; Kansas City, 11. Virginia League At Portsmouth Portsmouth, 0; Hamp ton. 10. At Petersburg Petersburg, C; Nor folk. 12. At Richmond Richmond, 8; Newport News, 5. Bryan Not Responsible, Lincoln. Nex, May 15. Vhn asked lodav if there was any truth in the r -riea printed in the Omaha B that he ha directed the work of the Sioux Falls convention by making on; i mem orandum of what it was to do.. Mr. Jjauariwi replied: Xq. it u uot irue."- BAILEY AS OBJECTOR Career of Two Bills Stopped in the House; TWO HOURS OF POLITICS Debate on the military Academy Bill Touches Everything bnt the Subject 1'nder Consideration Snlier Favors Training Officers to Have Charge f the National Gnard-The BUI Passes as Reported. Washington, ing session of May 15. At the open the House tixlay Mr. Gillett, of Massachusetts a;ked unani mous consent to consider the Seate bill to reincorporate the American national Red Cross. Mr. Gillett aid that the bill had twice pass.fl the House and once lK'fore had passed th Senate and had gone to the President. "Does the gentleman say the bill has once before passed th House in this form';" askid Mr. Bailey, of Texas. "I think so." npiied Mr. Gillett. "It must have Uen while I was aslvep," observed ?.!r. Bailey. No such bill will pass if I can prevent it." Mr. Bailey proceeded to explain cer tain objections to the sweeping charac ter of the bill. The Rtl Cross,. he said, was an excellent charitable organiza tion, which all would be glad to promote, but sound principles or government should not Ik? violated even to answer the demands of charity. He objected. A can bill was passed to grant Jm A men registry to the Norwegian ship 1 iioenix. .Mr. Overstreet. of Indiana, 'asked unanimous consent for the considera tion of the Senate bill for retirement a. lii st sergeants of the four survivers of the Lady Franklin relief 'Xiediliou. Mr. Bailey said lie was oppos-d to retire-lm-nt bills. Mr. Overstreet explained that the only other survivor of this famous expedition was General Greely who had leen re warded with a "brigadier generalship. The men to lie relieved by this bill had been cripphd and broken by hardships in carrying the America:; flag to a ioint farther north than ever previously or since attained. Tl.ey had been dismiss al from tli'e service for- disability and this would 1m an act of tardy justi-p. If they had Ikhmi officers they would hav been retired, but in the case of enlisted men. the law required thirty years ser- ' vie.- j Mr. Bailey declared that there should W no retirement law. These men should In pensioned, not retired.- He objected. The Ilou-e then proceeded to the con sideration of the Military Academy Ap propriation bill with an agreement limit ing the general debate to two hours. The debate following whs almost entirely upon political topics. Mr. S'.avden. of Texas, called atten tion to the waminsrs issued by he War Department against por men Aroing to Porto Rico, Cuba or Hawaii. 'Vliesc in sular possession, be said, were exploit- " il by the administration as fertile fields for those with ' means. The trusts, he" said, were to Im invited to go? there to -garner the millions mr.de possible by sacrifice of our blood and treasure. Mr. . Slayden contrasted the situation with that in the territory of the Iui-iaiia purchase, in which the poor and lowly y.--.. invited to ma'-"" tbei- homes. Mr. Berry of Kentucky made an . earnest argument against ship subi1y legislation, contending t:nt our nier- i . . 1. . 1 1 1 . - . oc . . . cna'll marine inn neen or,co ou i.e jiigh se.i by the high protective tariff of th" ' Republican j arty and that the proper remedy wa "free shirs." After s lino further n "nark by Mr. Cox of Tennessee Mr. Glenn of New York. Mr. Jett of rjiim't. Mr. Davd s.n of Wisconsin. Mr. II. C. Smith of Michigan. Mr. Green of IVnnylvJinia and Mr. Denny of Marylan 1. general de bate 'wa chosen and lh 1 ill wa te.id for .uniendment under the five minute rule. Mr. Sulzer of New York, who was in charge of the de nt on the Democratic side, argued in of West Point fieer to have favor of an enlargement anil the training of off-barge of the national guard, which he thought should le ex panded into a great national reserve of 50O.JMMI. It was only in this way. he argmd. that the evil of a large staiMl ing army could be avoided. The House at 4:15 o'clock adjourned until tomorrow. 1 i ! Debate in the Senate Washington. May 15. In pursnanee of previous notice Mr. R.i- a.ldrossod the Senate on the bill heretofore intr di:cel by him and rejHrted from the committee on ivil sen'ice. rgnlaling ap ointment to and removals from civil office hi outlying dependencies of the United State. Mr. Hale f.dlowed Mr. Ross. Hp d'! not share, he said, in the expectation of the Senator from Vermont as to th peaceful and perfect program marked j out by linn tor tne "new ossess'on did not expect that thev wonM" ami lit ever be realized. The history of colonial jKssess.iou from the day of the Ro man to the present time is a history ot mbln-ry. peculation, extravagance,, wrong doing in high quarter.. Mr. Scott morel indefinite postpone ment of the bill. The vute resulted in 115 nays to 10 yea. Mr. Mason spoke in opposition to th bill, arguing that there was "no civil service in it." While he was speaking the q-iestion of a quorum wa raised, and when the roll call showed only thirty-six Senator pn-ent, no further effort was made in the way of pr.i Df the bill, ami the Senate at 4:00 Ad journed until tomorrow. 1 . j Cabinet Considers Cuban Scandal Washington, May 1 15. The . cabinet me'ting thi morning wa occnplerl al most entirely with consideration of th Cuban postal fraud. The nienilKTs of the administration are filial with con stantly increased indignation that one whom the American government had entrust ed with th management of af-. fairs iu Cuba would disgrace himself and hi country by euc.li a tcaaJal & thd . 1 J Q
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 16, 1900, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75