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The MoBNiifG .Post Vol. VII, RALEIG-H, ST. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 19 0 1 No. 76 House Elected Nine Members to Prepare and Prefer the Articles IN THESENATE ATNOON Mr. Winston, of Bertie, and a Committee of Five to Pre fer the Charges Against the Judges at the Bar of 4 the Senate Today The Managers Are Authorized to Employ Counse The House yesterday named nine ot ?!.- members as managers, who will pre s:ire anl present to the Senate articles f impeachment against Chief Justice I iuelies and Judge Douglas -of the Su- The managers on the part of the House MR. ALLEN, of Wayne. 71 a. CRAIG, or Biiurombe. TIR. GRAHAM, olGranvflle. -l It. HAYES of Chatham. Mil. SPAIN HOI It, of Bnrk. .'lit. HOIS THEE, or New HauovVr. nit. NICHOLSON', of Beauforr. IH. SHANNONHOl 5E, of Ieck!e horg. nit. SEA WELL, of.lloorr. Today at noon the Senate will be noti-I ; 1 by a committee of live from the Ioiie that the resolution of impeach has been adopted by the House, ! -barges against both judges will be iii;in;il!y presented at the' bar of the Senate. Speaker Moore yesterday named as members of the committee to notify iir Senate Messrs. Winston of Bertie, 'Ardrey of Mecklenburg, Blount of Wash ington, Zachary of Transylvania and ('.niton of Punlin. i ho following' resolution, wnicn was i .Ha-jduced ..by Mrl Hayes o. ChathajiuJ oanuug iuanagvrs on tce iart or me ; ih euate. was adopttnl ! v i-c. d to lei t.by ballot nine managers, iLt ialiei s of the House of Representa tives, who shall prepare and present to t'ui Hoii.-e articles of impeachment iu-.!int David M. Furches, Chief Jus ti'v. and Kobert M. Douglas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and who HmII conduct such impeachment at tire l'ii; of the Senate, with pover to send t ii- persons, papers and records and to ;.!' tpsiiniony under oath. Avith the fur-J ii t 1 over and authority to associate j tLrni in the preparation of such arti- h' ami in the conduct of said impeach-j n:f at other counsel learned in the law." j Air. Hayes introduccr lire resolution :'.;! in tiir morning, and it was niade t:i.- special order at 1 p. ni., when it was iM-.inghr before the House. .Mr. Connor of Wilson expressed tbe opinion that seven managers wouil be : sutt1i ieiit number to prosecute 4h" ;i-o. He said the Honsse was behind in work, and, as many imjortant mat te: are coming up. the presence of all members possible will be required. Mr. Craig conferred with Judge Con t'V it !i (1 !ie agreed not to oppose the number named in the resolution. The resolution wa-s adopted, though the nuni vo.iiii "Xo" was not far behind tit -- wiit resionded aftirmatively. -Mr. Ileey'of Cleveland placed in nomi B iti"i) the nine managers to prepare and nt ' the articles of impeachment. BMtiH-d above. He said it was desirable tleit rhe best lawyers in the House, be He.-ieij to perform the duty. -Mr. Alien of Wayne moved to add th ii.,':ie of Mr. Connor of Wilson to tj'" ii-t of managers. ib. r-.nnor replied that he thought ti i .! sufficient number of managers. Ih-.'iirit he opposed the action of the Ii "Us. . he said, the will of the HouAe in- w;n. -When my party speaks.'"" Mi". (Vriiior declared. "I speak. It is Re: b l ouse of my views held heretofore Jh"!' i ask ft withdraw my name, but I (! '.d because my hands are full. The ni ;,al bill and other matters are '- 'i-bing my attention, and I will be b;iy.- Ali.m 'said he felt certain that the ff'titleiiittii from Wilson would take that po- timi. i,;s high character fi'l sioiiding made it desirable. that he en-e :i ;l niember of the committee. managers were elected by roll Mtl votf. They received sixty-seven .rotes each. THE DAY IN- THE HOUSE ure of Granting Spelal Frivi- l.M Iess to veteran A Mil to permit au ex-Coufederate sol ,Jpi" to peddle without license, wiich iDLrodueed by Mr. Taylor of Car rt. occasioned an interesting debate vh'i House yesterday. , i lr. Nicholson of Beaufort, opposed bill for the reason that he intro "uce3 sbiilar measurps in the Leglsla grp 0 109 end they were defeated. said he would favor a general b.ll t the kind. km11' GraIiam of Granville, favored the 'j11- He said be had made only trae ?i-de hi the campaign and that "was JJ 'Jpport any measure favorable to the -onfeoernTe veterans, whether introduce j-v a Jteput.lican, Popnlist or Demo Mr. Watts offered an amendment to rmit any Confederate veteran in the '1,f 1,1 Pddle without license. Mr. Duls said he was in sympathy jliensNand chattel mortgages and to pre- scribe the fees for registering the same. 1 II. B. 13.1S Bj-'Mr. Patterson An act with the object of the bill, but that this "to amend section 1717 of the Code. Mas a matter for the county autliori- n. B :'.".: Bv Mr. Oliver An act to ti. s. who are more competent to pass amend chanter 4S7. laws of 1899. judgment. ' j n j By Mr. Curtis An act Mr. Mastin of Wilkes, offered an relatinc to the tax collector in Bun amendment allowing veterans of the combe count v. Spauish-Aiueritrfln war to peddle without i h. B. 13(17, incorporating the Inde-lioense- ! pendent Order of Buffaloes. Mr. Ardrey of Mecklenburg, suggest-) II. B. 13.0 By Mr. Simms (by re cti mat all disabled veterans be exempt- etl from the tax as well as those unable to work for a living. .Mr. Morris o Cabarrus, offered as a substitute that veterans le allowed to peddle only medicines of their manufac ture. Mr. Graham said all veterans were 5" or over and that this exemption was only a slight recognition of their ser vices. Mr. Gattis of Orange, said the proper authority to pass upon such matters was the county commissioners. He thought it a mighty poor calling and tlid not believe it right to turn loose a Tot of mcu on the State to sell patent medicines. A'eteraus can engage in a better business and people of the Stat' : need protection along this line. , j Mr. Carraway of ijenoir, moved that I the Watts amendment should not apply to deserters and refugee?;. Mr. Parker of Halifax thought such matters 'should come tip in an omnibus bill, but he believed that the county authorities should pass on such matters. On motion of Mr. Puis the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Propo sitions and Grievances. A number of bills passed the House yesterday. The third reading bills that passea are as lonows: H. B. ll'(Xj Amending the charter of ( the town of Asheville. j H. B. 051) Authorizing the commis- sioners of Camden county to levy a spe- j cjal tax. ! 31. B. 10S1 Authorizing the town of Kinston to issue school bonds. j II. i. S24 Amending the charter of l the town of Highlands, Macon county. II. B. 33X An act relating to the tax i ii-Mnr mwl iho r.lWtion of taxes in .Tvai v-v Buncombe county. II. B. 1010 Amending the charter of Shelby. ii. r. ooi .vn-aci yroMumg iur wrk Aud sewerage systems - at-Eliza- jfj4 City, S. B. TAX II. B. 779 Ihcorporating the ltuth'rfordton Railroad Company. It. B. KXiJi Incorporating the French Broad and Southern Railway Company. II. B. 10 10. authorizing tue commis sioners Hyde to levy a special tax. 11. B. 10S5, amending the charter of the unvn of Kinston.. II. P. 773, to prevent the felling of timber in Neuse River in Wake, John Eton "Ifnd other counties. II. B. 1351, appointing certain justices of the peace in Iredell county, II. B. 11120. authorizing the commis-' sioners of Greene to levy a special tax. ; H. B. 1207, incorporating the New j River Valley Railway Company. j II. B. 088. regulating the sale and manufacture of liquor in Transylvania, i II. B. 1H7. authorizing the school di-j rectors of Franklin county to settle cer-j tain claims. II. B. 1152, to better regulate fishing! in Currituck eoivhty. " S. B. 397, II. B. 7S1, incorporating the Richmond County Savings Bank. II. B. S43, for the protection of fish in Little Elk creek, Mitchell county. H. B. 705, for the establishment of a dispensary at Winsor. Bertie county. H. B. 807. appointing a cotton weigher for Wingatc, Union county II. B. 813. establishing a school dis trict in Yancey county. II. B. 820, incorporating the Fnr.ed Free Will Baptist Association, colored. II. B. 828. validating the .marriage of John Howard and Cora Stella. II. B. 820. Jas. II. Pierce and Martha E. Smithwick. S. B. 443. II. B. &33. incorporating the Charlotte Savings Bank. II. B. 834, incorporating the Southern Mutual Fire Insurance Company. II. B. 845, for appointment of addi tional justices of the peace of Duplin cottnty. S. B. 301. II. B. So3, validating the ap pointment of Trustees of Lyon Mvtho dist' church in Haywood. ... X. C. S. B. 445. II. B. 804. incorpo rating the Farmers Bank of Rockingham, X. C. II. B. 874, an act providing for the collection of & road tax in Mitchell county. ' H. B. S75, .mending the charter of the town of Marion. - . H. B. 878, incorporating Pamlico Lodge 73, Knights of Pythias. II. B. 883, incorporating the Home Mission Committee of the'-Prebytery of the French, tiroad. .These bills passed their second read ing: ; -."'- -" ' " H. B. 910. S. B. 7K), amending the charter of the' town of Albemarle, Stan ley county. - ''":.. H. B. 1242,. authorizing the cdmmis Sioners of GranviUe to Jety a special tax H. B. 880, an, act providing for the drainage of Mud Creek io ; Henderson county. " . . ' AXOTHfttK CONVICT DILI. yimuj New ,7Ianrei In the filouae Vtrdy There was a' lioacl of new bills in the House yesterday. ''..,-;' - Among the number was one by Mr. White of Halifax, providing for the re turn of convicts to their homes. This bill 1 is different from the one introduced by -Mr. White earlier in the session, 'which was defeated.' It provides that the prison shall boy a ticket home for a con- viet and abolishing the commutation iinonor svstem. Filurevof the officer of, (the prison to purchase the ticket is made ; ... a misdemeanor. ; 11. B. i:i."(J By Mr. White An act re quiring the discharge of convicts from ( prison. H. B. 1.3."7 By Mr. Patterson An act to provide a short form for agricultural quest) An act to amend chapter 303, j laws of 1S99. to repeal chapter 710 . of i l.nvs of 1899, relating to the "road law in ! Itnk'ish township, Wake county. i II. B. 1351 By Mr. Stevenson An act appointing certain justices of the peace in Iredell. " II. B. 1352 By Mr. Thompson An act to prevent the entering of certain lands in Onslow. II. 1?. 1353 Hy Mr. Thompson An ' act .to protect owners of boats, skiffs and H." R. 1354 By Mr. Hayes A resolu- vrouId officially and formally notify the tion appointing a committee of nine Senate, . at noon today (Wednesday), of managers on the part of the House to the action of the House in the adoption prosecute the charges of impeachment of the Craig Solution anent the justices at the bar of the Senate. ,. , , , H. B. 1355-By Mr. White of Hali- ! of the Supreme Court, and i the preferring fax An act to prevent the exterwina of . article of impeachment against Chief tion of birds in Halifax and Warren j Jnstiee Furches and Associate Justice counties. ! Douglas. ' 11. B. 1342 By Mr. Ardrey An act to j ..'",; i i x. v regulate the sale of seed cotton in Meek- ' bo the Senate A0' at the hour lenbnv. ' i of "high noon" -today, will be- the scene H. B. 1343 By Mr. Ardrey An act to of a very unusual and highly interesting amend chapter 563 of the laws of 189,j(jf brief) ceremonysuch" as is "not wit- , , luaiiutauijic ,inii llllixli; lilt? UUliC roads thereof. II. B. 1344 By Mr. Gaither-An act to p,.; tue s.",l!? anj mnimfacture of ;niinr-within two-milps f TiAliol Frm.. gelical Lutheran church in Catawba county, II. B. 1345 By Mr. Gaither An act to protect game and poultry in Catawba, II. B. 3346 An act relating to public schools in Hk kory. 11. B. 1347 By Mr. Gattis An act to pension Julian S. Turner. II. B. 134S By Mr. Morgan An act for the relief of Thos. Woodall. j Xi- Jo4. t.j .mi-. Miiims finest) An act for the relief of W. Clark, the owner of a lost bond. II. B. 1335 By 3Ir. Mcintosh An act to prohibit the sale and manufac ture of liquor in Yancey county. - H. II. 13:j(V-By Mr. Nichols An act to amenl- section 11J$9 of the Code. H. B. 1337 By Mr. Nichols Author izing the commissioners of Pitt to levy a special tax. II. B. 1338 By Mr. Nichols An act to amend the charter of the town of i Greenville. II. B. 1319 By Mr. Lawrence an act to prevent hunting on the lands of an other in Hertford county without con sent of owner. Tf i -torn t -r Tj...,.,ii i j Ji. it. i.t jiir. ivuMe;u ii.ii ai:i i for the incorporation of certain church?s ; in Durham. i H. B. 1341 By Mr. Hall For the re bel of h. u. illiams, a teacher in Sampson county. II. B. 3327 By Mr. Petree an act creating two school districts in Stokes conutv. II. B. 1328 By Mr. Spainhour An act relating to public turnpikes in Laid- j well and Watauga counties. Jl. 15. 13'jy Iv Mr. Pavne An act; foj the relict of Rev. J. W. Rawing of Cherokee. t H. .It. 3330 By Mr. McFarland An act to extend the corporate limits of Cooper's Gap Baptist church, Polk county. H. B. 3331 By Mr. Morris An act foi the protection of birds in Cabarrus. II. B. 3332 By Mr. Reasley An act to prevent public drunkenness in Pop lar Branch township. Currituck county. H. B. 1333 By Mr. l.lythe An act to amend section 3298 of the Code, re lating to draining lands. H. B. 1334 By Mr. Mann An act to create a stock law in certain portions of Ocracoke township, Hyde county. II. B. 3 3 17-13 IS By Mr. Carraway Acts to iension Richard Caswell and Geo. W. Rhodes. II. B. 3319 By Mr. Carraway Au act to appoint J. L. Keen-a justice of the peace. II. B. 1320 By Mr. Dean An act. to validate stock law elections in Macon county. H. B. 1321 By Mr. Nicholson An act to incorporate- the Washington and Ply mouth Railroad Company. H. B. 1322-By Mr. Nicholson An act to promote the propagation of birds and animals in the State. H. B. 1323 By Mr. Nash An act ts amend section 25 of chapter 02, private laws of 18iKi. i H. B. 3324 By Mr, Parker -An act to appoint J. J. Whitaker, T. L. Emory and R. W .Brown justice of the peace. H. B. 1325 By Mr. Seawell An act to require the erection of hitching pofct at gates on public roads in Moore couiiy. il. a. I.J-'? isy .Mr. White of Hali fax, an" act for the relief of Hyinaii ; Moore. !. -; , i , THIS OXFFALOE 'S TBIUM jPH Bill Introduced for fixe IocarvoratioQ s of lUe Order Who said Bnffaloe? ' ; ": Well this ancient and honorable or uer is sweeping all before it. A bill for the -incorporation of the or der m North Carolina was introduced in the House yesterday by Mr. Mastin t.f VTilkes. Tlie friends of the Buffa 1 1 In .. Jl 'A. ioe were so large ar.u lrcqnont,. mi S (Continued on Seventh Page.) I int iiAnii II I III 1 1 1 1 ill 1 I 111 I 1 1 Bill i MU1 HOUSe Will Notify Senate Of . J ' Charges of Impeachment THE CIGARETTE BILL Passed, But $20 Tax Feature Stricken OutPrison Pa role CommissionAgainst Sale Deadly Weapons The Lieutenant Governor announced to the Senate yesterday, just prior to adjournment till 11 "o'clock today, that w had been informed that the House iicmsi'U i hi: 1U Hie bkiuu . gcuriuuuu wi North Carolina people, ".a proceeding of the most solemn and inYportant charac- ter' tbe final, result of which would mean ! more than life, to honorable and innocent men, if men of that character are made the defendants iu such a trial, and of the highest importance to the welfare of the State and "all the people," as well, when the accused are guilty of the "high crimes and misdemeanors'' charged therein. . z Yesterday's session of the Senate was not without its interesting features sage of the Brown anti-cigarette bui, the debate on which consumed much of its time. , : . ' 'a lie bill passed its -final, treading, but not until the $25 tax on retail .dealers section was climiua'Wiilier the re tail dealers in- twttaeco and" cigars are taxed specifically and additionally for the sale of cigarettes now rests with the Finance Committee. It is pretty safe to assume, however, that the tax will not be as high as that fixed for a while in the " anti-cigarette bill -(through the Henderson , amendment adopted last Saturday and stricken out yesterday).' because ' it was clearly shown that in the great majority of cases this tax would bo a prohibitive one on most small dealers whose profits would not amount to the tax levied. As it was not designed by Senator Brown 'to prevent or stop the sale of cigarettes in North Carolina generally and thus- interfere with "home indus tries'' manufacturers and growers of the raw material the elimination of the '2U tax did not interfere with .hi origi nal intentions, viz.. to stop and prevent tiie f.ai0 to minors under the age of 21 years. The bill now goes to the House. Senator 'Brown is the author of an other important bill which the committee last evening voted to report favorably. In many States, as the reader knows, a board of pardons is provided and this board relieves the governor of those Siatcs of the burden of examining into the numerous cases where pardons are urged for convicts. The governors of North Carolina have all experienced much difficulty and un dergone a great burden, in dealing with these cases.' But under our Constitution a board of pardons could not be created.. However, the bill of Senator Brown, which provides -or the creation of a "Prison Parole Commission' is a step in that direction, within the- require ments of the Constitution, that will com mend itself to the public as it adre'ady has found favor among the Senators. The following outline of the text of .the -bill fully explains its character and purposes: "An Act to Establish a Prison Parole Commission. ' j "Sec. 1. That there shall be established in Noith Carolina a commission to be j known as "A Commission of Prison Pa- I role," Said commission shall consist of thre?-members including his excellency i the .governor, attorney general and one' private citizen, to be elected by the Gen-j eral Assembly. "Section 2 defines the duties of the commission, among which shall be the consideration of petitions from eojvieis confined in the State's prison or on any public works or in any county, jail or work house, serving under sentence of auy State: to investigate the facts in the indictment and conviction of sueli convicts to secure information from Officials having them- in' charge as to their conduct, health, etc: and ' said commission or any two of them shall decide that such convict is entitled to a commission of parole, they may issue th $am, for such length of time and unde? SUCtt conditions anu jefcurjeuons as taey may determine. Provided, no such, "parole thai! issue for a longer, period than twelve months, and requiring such C0E - victs to report at least once each month .v tbe'nroner authorities of the instHu- t; frora which they were narbled. as tp their residence, conduct ;nd avocation, aa4i inorts are trf be keDt on file n- tbo . . . , i . ! institution and copies sent to the benrd J of parole. -. - - Section ,i provides tor tne taking into J custody again of- any paroled prisoner who violates the conditions of his parole or. the laws of his State. : S Section 4 provides. that the Parole Commission may extend the parole -(do singly period" to exceed twelve months) j from, time to time, if the prisoner has 1 conducted himself in -a way to i-ntitie . Section's provides for the recomrnfaada- tion of an unconditional pardon, if mian- imdusry of the opinion that the- ;iarGled 1 prisoner deserves it. . . . thecommission and the payment of per diem to the nember, other than the gov ernor and attorney general, at the rate of $4 per day for the actual number of days served and 5 cents per mile mile age. Also authorizes them to employ clerical assistance at a salary not to ex ceed $500 a, yean Section 7 says nothing in this act shalLi be construed' as interfering with exist ing laws giving the governor the right of pardon or commutation of sentence, ' ';'.- .-.'' Senator Wooward is after dealevs iu deadly weainms and yesterday introduc ed a bill imposing a tax of 25 on them, the tax to go to the school f und. The text of the bill is as' follows: "Sec. 1. That every merchant, store keeper or dealer, who shall keep in stock, sell or offer for sale any pistal, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, sling-shot, loaded cane, or brass, iron or metallic knuckles, shall procure from the sheriff of the county in which he proposes to make such sules. a license for which he shall pay the sum of $2;., which license shall Ue kept on exhibition in some conspicu ous place in the store in which such articles are kept and offered for sale; and the money collected, by . the sheriff from this source shall be paid into the school fund of his county. 'Sectiou 2 makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by line of not more than $50 or iniprionment not to exceed thirty days for any person to sell any of the above mentioned articles without securing a license as provided in section 1." Senator Broughton introduced a bill yesterday to prohibit the use of 4-wheel "ca boose" ca rs on ra il roa d s. He stated to a reporter of The Post that he had been requested to introduce it by. some of the conductors of freight trains, who gave their reasons for desir ing the enactment of such a law. The bill -did -not come. before the Com mittee on Railroads, to which it had been referred, because that committee did not hold a meeting yesterday even ing, most of the- members being engaged Avith dntieR on other committees. It will come up the latter part of the week Senator Speight's bill to establish a ""State Board of Embalming" passed its final reading and went, to the House for concurrence, without precipitating the debate on tiaal passage indicated a day 4ortwo ago. - Among -the bills introduced yesterday was one-(by Senator Henderson) to pro tect birds and birds' "nests- which ought to be a good thing, if the law can be en forced. . : - . " - was, confined -to the amendments incor- i Dorafcd iu the bill on its seccmd reading i lust Saturday Senator M orton opened the attack by sending forward an amendment to strike out the amendment imposing a tax of sp.ke briefly, stating that thi tax, ' i f any should be levied? ought to be made in the revenue bill, but that a tax of $20 would practically be prohibition and would run all the small dealers out of tli biisinp-s the business. Senator Miller differed from this view, and claimed that the tax would concen trate the" sale of cigarettes in the hands of a few and more responsible parties, aud that that fact would make the on-r forcemeat of the section permitting pa rents to sue for damages much easier, and therefore the tax feature was regard ed by, him as the most effective and important one of all. Senator Morrison discussed the consti tutionality of the 20 tax. and contended that it was prohibitory and that it there fore could not be iiniptsed; that it was unconstitutional to tax a business out of existence. But even if . this would not be the icffect, it Certainly would create a monopoly of the business, as only one man cou'ld afford to pay the tax in the majority of North Carolina towns. Even then-that would be im peding aud destroying the business of others, and the- taxing power cannot be be used for that purpose. "I don't smoke cigarettes and harp no personal interest in this matter. But I love the Constitution of my State more than I hate a little old cigarette. Strike out this tar feature and I will diave no objection to tht bill' Senator Fomdiee favored the Morton amendment, and held similar views to those expressed by Senator Morrison. Senator Marshall would "consider it a high privilege" to vote for the bill as it stood' tax feature and all. Senator Brown was surprised that; so much oppoitfon should develop to an amendment which the Senate at-self had adonted only three days ago, and sug gested that there had been some dodging.; The time had arrived. in his opinions to either pass or kill the bill. It had been hanging " an the balances long enough. He . originally preferred the first bill KiiTodueed by him. providing j for aosoiute promoiion oi ine saie or cigarettes in North Carolina to any one. but had since deferred to the advice and desire of other Senators and made him self -satisfied with the attempt to pro hibit the sale to minors only. - .;'.' :.;:;-i' ; .-. Senator Woodard made un elalorate argument against the $20 tax, and sup ported the Morton amendment to strike it out. It seemed to him that the Sen ator from Columbus (Mr. Brown), whose bill iu its origlnal fbrnr provided against the sal :to . miners onl.r had -gladly ac cepted the tax amendment and was now attempting, to accomplish by, indirection what hia first bill was- designed to do directiy, viz to prohibit the sale of cigarettes absolntely to any one in North tseaiiy be the result if the higk tax rate "The small' dealers sell only aisout a thousand cigarettes a month, and their profits amount io S1.25 per thousand. That would make $ 15 a year, and here Tt are' attempting to maKe a man pay ' " Df S2t) on a gross profit of $15, . -,.,- "..' r (Conttn wu ' on rentn : . i-affej I Senators on the Antihazing Regulation TWO VICE ADMIRALS Bill Reported from the Naval Affairs Committee to Revive the Grade Deboe Discuss- v es the Isthmian Canal Washington, -Feb. 19. At the opening of today's session. of the Senate a joint resolution regulating licenses to thea tres in the District of -Columbia was passed. : : . Mr. ; Hale, chairman of the Commit tee pn Naval Affairs, favorably report ed from that committee a bill to revive the grade of vice admiral of the navy, and authorizing the President with the advice and consent of the Senate to ap point two vice admirals from the list of actiye Tead admirals. He asked immedi ate consideration for the bill. Both Mr. Butler and Mr. Pettigrew were on their feet instantly with objec tions. ; ' .-.''. " ' . ''. 'A - "bndeT the objection," said Mr. Hale, "the bill will go to the calendar. I give Senators notice that as soon as practi cable I vill call up the bill. If anything is to be done, it should be done within a few days in order that it may have the consideration by the House of Represen tatives and the President. If delayed long it will fall by the wayside and noth- ing will be done. f ; 'i- " - Mr. Warner asked consent that the Senate meet at 10 o'clock, ' tomorrow morning to reaa the Omnibus Claims bill. Mr. Pettigrew. objected. . , . In accordance with' previous notice, Mr. Deboe addressed the. Senate in- ad vocacy of the construction of anIsth mian -canal. He reviewed at length the steps leading up- to the present siuation IniSp-toencI, uuotlugrOTn treaties and from the utterances i of emi nent statesmen upofl the .subject, rio believed that the canal was" demanded ImnoroHmW xr tho ni n tori n 1 'lntprests of I the United States. He argued that it 'should be constructed by direct appro- pnation from the Lnited States treasury, - feeling assured that the government would not suffer thereby any ultimate loss. He maintained that the treaty, only recently ratified by the Senate, gave the , United States the right to control the j can hen constructed. . "naVinn'o At 'thr !" ,iL 1' Mr- fewell caljf. P i.n' rence .report on the ' Military Academy . npiwopnation bill. ?Slte tion of the conferees, holding that they had followed the anstruetions of both the 'Senate and the House. He declared that many people thought Booz was killed by hazing, and if there was any tliing tlm country demanded 4t was a law to prevent such a crime as hazing. Mr. Pettus argued that the provision of the conference report which debarred a cadet convicted of hazing from ever holding a commission dn the army, navy or marine corps was clearly unconstitu tional. Mr. Butler urged that Congress ought not to be swept off its-feet bypopular clamor. ' He believed that an this in stance Congress was enacting extreme legislation without due consideration. He said that hazing in moderation was not a thing to be put down by penal legis lation. In fact, he thought it a good practice to a limited extent -and in cer tain cases'. He had known men in col lege who were the better for hazing in moderation. It did them good took the conceit out ofV them. He thought- the report ought to be recommitted to con ference. ,- Mr. Hawley, chairman of the Military Affairs Committee, thought the penalty for hazing ought to be limited to dis missal from the academy, wit ha prohi bition against re-admission. The penalty as provided in the conference report was, iu his judgment, too severe. Mr. Depew, in opposing the , hazing penalty, declared it had been adopted under public clamor, arid that Congress had acted upon impulse rather than upon judgment. It was conceded by all that hazing should be prohibited, but he felt that injustice would, be done by the proposed provision. He agreed that dismissal from the academy ought to follow conviction of hazing,, but that the young man should not" leave West Point with a brand upon him; a brand that would remain upon him through life was going too far. ' Mr. Chandler was willing that a ca det convicted of hazing should be . dis missed from the academy, but thought he 'shonld be debarred from holding a commission for only a limited number of years. He thought no perpetual stigma ought to be put upon him. , ; Mr. Allen, in opposing any Changs hi the penalty prescribed by the cuf erepee report for hazing, had read a part at the report of the House committee which investigated the death of roun Booz. which he declared, bad i'no parallel for barbarity in prize-fightiog, in bear-hbait-big or in bull-baiting." -: ; " . ; ; Mr. Spooner thought the conferees bad done their full duty in accordance with the action of both branches'of Congress, but he would vote to recommit the re port to the committee in : order that a modification of the provision might be made. All agreed that hazing at West Point ought to be suppressed. "But, said he "the practice of -hazing has been carried to 'an extent, that is degrading and brutal, and in some respects to a point near the danger line. - That ic has been permitted is no crfcdit to tlvi institution." . ' Mr. -Tillman interrupted to say that those cadets who practiced hazing upon their physical inferiors were "brntes and dogs," and he doubted whether the pro vision against hazing could go too far, "Tliis school at West Point," he assert ed, "has become a disgrace in the eyea of the world on account of hazing." Mr 'Hale favored sending back the con hazing at West Point with a strong, hand. , ' ;v . MT. Lodge,, while denouncing hazing, thought that the provision in -the confer ence report was dangerous legislation. He resented the wholesale attacks upon the academy and on the cadets, who had been denounced -in the discussion a "brutes" and "dogs." v Mr. Wollcott broke out into a dsfeus or mitigation of hazing as practiced a4 West Point and Annapolis. West Pointy he declared was the best Democracy on earth. Mr. Hale favored sending back the con ference report and having a properly limited provision on the subject. "Wo have made a tremendous uproar ove this matter," he declared, "as if ther was no such set of malefactors on th face of the globe as the students afc West Point." " ' , . -Mr. Money argued in favor. of th'el conference report and indulged in a' fierce denunciation of hazers of West -Point. "' ' During a pause in the discussion tha River and Harbor bill was reported, and notice was given by Mr. Nelson that ha would call it up as soon as possible. Mr. Daniel opposed the conference re port, which he said was '-an illustration of the old maxim that "hard cases make bad laws." Ho doubted if there could" be found a population of. 450 young men in any town .or township among whom there was such good order and social discipline as . at West Point. It was a reproach, he said to American civiliza-' . tion to characterize these boys that had gone forth from the best American v homes as pervaded by a brutal spirit. ' Mr. Hillman, referring to .ts allusion to West Point cadets as "dogs" and "brutes," said that he almost felt ready, to apologize for such a comparison, be cause no big dog would ever abuse a lit tie pug. ; Finally, after a discussion lasting ovet ' live-hours, the conference report was re jected yeas IS, nays 42. A new conference was ordered an Senators SewdL Warren and Harrii were reappointed. -' : Mr. Butler not wishing to go on evening with his speech on the railway mail transportation item of the " Post office Appropriation bill, Mr. Wollcott, in charge Mf the bill, said he would lef it go OTer till; tomorrows' x - i. "At I:bo the " Seriate proceeaeJ"to exi ecutive business and afterwards adjoura ed until tomorrow. - LAST APPROPRIATION BILL General Deficiency Bill Reported the Heuifl i'tnterday , - - Washington, Feb. 19. At the opening of the session of the House today Mr. Cannon, from the Committee on Appro priations, reported the General Deficien cy appropriation bill, tire last of . tha general appropriation bills. Some rou-" tine business was transacted. The Sen ate amendment to t"e bill providing for the detail of retired - army officers as" military instructors in the public choola was agreed to. . : : Mr. Sheonari, chairman of the Com mittee on - Indian Affairs, presented a partial report upon the Indian appro- -priation 'bill. The agreement reached only covered the non-disputed points, be tween the managers of the two; houses. The report was adopted. . Mr. Ilitt, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported back the resolution of inquiry introduced by Mr. Naphen, and, as amended, It was adopt ed. The resolution- in as follows: "Resolved, That the -Secretary, of the Treasury . be requested to inform tho House if 'our ports or waters' have been. used for the exportation of horses, mules' and other supplies for use in South Africa, and if so, to what extent, and what 'steps have been taken to prevent the same; also number of horses and . mules that have been shipped since tha beginning of the war in South Africa to the present time, giving the, ship ments from port and the dates." A similar resolution of inquiry, aa dressed , to the Secretary of State, wad also adopted.. . , The House then went anto committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the Sundry Civil bill. ' ; - The item appropriating $100,000 f of the investigation of underground cur rents and artesian wells' in the arid land regions and the preparation,-of reports upon the best methods of utilizing tha water resources of those regions led to a considerable debate, upon the subject of the irrigation of ate'd lands. The whole question was thrested over. In the course of -the . debate ' Mr. Hill of Connecticut said the great scheme of . irrigation would cost the government $36,000,000. Mr. Newlands said thesa figures were chimerical. r i , Mr. Shafroth supported Mr. Newlands. Mr. Gannon followed in oppe.?itioi to the measure. When the declaration' of the National Republican platform on the subject wan quoted to him, Mr. Cannon said that his policy would be a substan tial fulfillment of that pledge. If it were not, he" would not follow the .platform. The item was retained. . At 5:30 o'clock, there being thirty-fiva . pages of the bill remaining to be read, Mr. Richardson ' made a technical motion to develop the lack of a quorum, Mr. Cannon declaring his desire to be to complete the biH at thisdssion. Eightyr three were counted as the committee tosoj and at 5:25 the House adjourned until tomorrow. ' '' :' ... . m . . Motion for Removal Denied - Asheville, K C., Feb. 10. SpeciaL This afternoon Judge Shaw overruled the motion of " counsel to remove " the . case of the robbers who were threatened with lynching to" an adjoining county. Judge Shaw believes they will bs ab'o get a fair trial here. The case is vet for Thursday morning, when a special venire of 250 is summoned to attend. fx