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Y ' MOEMilS n Vol. VII. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 31, 1901 - TT liO. 77 Jl- .Jl !L 11 A The Committee from the House Prefer Ar ticles of Impeachment Against FURCHES AND DOUGLAS Senate Receives Committee and Listens tn Moccqcto vuwwhu, tnrllnfr Crflol PrrtJ tee.'or the--llonse of Representatives, OiailUlllg UltJcU UlOWU tO;fhathe Senate will receive their nies- Witness the Unusual and Impressive Scene Not De finitely Known When Next Step Will Ro Tolnn M.lJ,Ue W1" "1TP I,rPr consideration to tlx- If III UC I arcll VVOlK same and, later, take due action thereon, of the Senate State Stock I mi, D!ll lMI j n LaW Dill Knled PenSIOn Bill Special Order for Sat urdayDivorce Bill Today It was an impressive scene one not to witnessed twice in an ordinary life irr.r, and one long to be" remembered. It was all over in a few moments, it is '' h'lt the solemnity of the proceed- j g and the importance of the event were !y every witness. TIi ' lobbies and balconies of the Sen it chamber had been crowded for an ii .ui- and a half, the throng of visitors i:irgoly cominsed of ladies) having ar-ih-ed. before the hour of noon the time ; i-'iiiaily set and announced but the de- did not cause any who had procured -. :iis to withdraw, the crowd patiently !: -lening to the discussion and passage i: bills in the meantime. . The hands of the Senate clock had , , ifv- i. 7a. - ,. , ' , i ,,r.liy reached the hour of 1 :(, anu f Speight Kte feelingly of the decease Senator Morrison speaking on Rl ami paid a high tnhnte to his ife and l..M,diutf bill, when :rgeant-at-Armsork-a tribute endorsed ;by ; alP. who Ninth suddenly announced: "Mr. President: A committee from the Il i'.ise of Representatives has arrived, :Mid awaits without to approach the bai the Senate." "Invite the committee to come for . .ird,'' replied the lieutenant Governor, ;.:ul as he uttered the invitation the Sen !i M-s arose to receive the visitors stand ing. Thereupon the committee consisting ;" JU'presentatives Winston, Ardivy, Kl'Mint, Za chary and Carlton appeared. ; r.d approached the bar of the Senate iln-ough the centi'e aisle, taking position in liii- (with Chairtna'n F. D. Winstrm in i!v center! immeaiaieiy iu front of tht i" -wspaper reporters' desk and facing presiding officer and clerks of the Si-n.-ire. .Mr. Winston,. "actins as spokesman, t!i.-n read from, manuscript, in an impres- rl - v ;uni ceremonious manner, ui-. i'jiig. message: "Mr. President Imd Senators: "We are directeil by the House of Kcp-r-c:itatives -to convey to you this mes .:)e of great momejit. "After long and patient consideration, ' r pronounced majority, that branch of litis General Assembly, declares that I ; vi! M. Furehes, late Associate Jus ti aud now Chief Justice, and Robert M. Douglas. Associate Justice, o. the Nipivme Court of North Carolina, in vi-.latiou of the letter and spirit of the ' :ist iti.tion and in defiance of the plnin :;;t'iiiory law of the State, have usurped I 'wcrs subversive of the rights of the !. Lii-Lnive Department of our .State :'iveriiment . "For this misconduct, it declares that the., officer's be impeached- .of high ' Mies and misdemeanors in office. "lii -obedience to . the duty imposed "!' i:s we now prose lit to your honofa body certain resolutions 'relating te 'ie!i imiioachment."' - 'At this juncture" Representative A i ''ny ai.proached the presiding- officer handed him the resolution in ques i! ii. Mr. Winston then said: "Senators: As directed by the order '' the House of Representatives, and in t!ie nfimo of the whole people of Xorth ' ''.roliiwi. whose Constitution has been '"ken. whose laws have been defied, 1.1 A -..1 ii.e future peace is iiireaieueu iiip'M-iled. we -impeach David M. 1 "ivhf. late associate justice and now iiiof justice, and ' Robert ! M. Douglas, --sociate justice, of the Supreme Court North Carolina of high crimes and riiixjeineanors,. iu office. " "In the name of the representatives of i'-.' reopIe. we do demand, that the iSen- orgaiHze a High Court of Impeacn r'tJt. and take . order that . David " 31. ' irclies and Robert M. Douglas appear iu bar, to answer the particular "h.irges which, the House of Representa 'iv? will in due time exhibit; and that Senate do make such other and fur r orders in the premises as may seem r tbeao best calculated to bring this to a just and speedy termination. In conclusion, tire House of Repre--'?.- lives through us, its chosen mes--:gers. prays that the God of Eternal 1 ' 'tit mid Justice, may protect the ,r"i of the Impeached., and preserve Token the Constitution of the fathers. "And now, Mr. President, having dis- me Of II II' 'charged this momentous and melancholy' duty ,we await your answer as provided ny law, which answer we will make to those who sent us hither.' Senator London then arose and offered the following resolution", which was adopted: I iit-nui u, lam tiie x icmuuii ircsoiveu. That the President of the senate, in behalf of the Senate, an- nou nee to tht gentlemen of the commit- sage, duly consider the same and take county's old court house property, tern proper action thereon." porarily at least, and may yet secure its The Lieutenant Governor then replied passage, instead of the one whica passed as follows: . the House. Mr. Morton's bill is designed 'Gentlemen of 1 he Committee: You to give the Naval Reserves the continued will' bear to the House of Representa- use of the property, instead of selling tives the message that the Senate has it ami rnri'rinr th mnner into thp ionn. received its iuessa.ee, and that the Sen- las required Uy tin IaSf of the .Stttte- the Constitution and the ! The committeemen .then simultaneously made a profound bow and retired from the Senate chamber. That was all the whole proceeding oc cupying scarcely fifteen minutes of time and in another moment the Senate had resumed' its business. Senator Mor- rison continued his .speech and the legis - lative machinery was again at work on the business of the da v. as though noth - ing unusual hart .occurred. But a world of meaning was enveloped Chatham couuty asking that churches in that brief space of time to two cit- in that county be incorporated, izens of the State men who have been I On motion of Senator Justice the spe honored by the Stare and its people and cial order (divorce bill! was postponed, in whom the ionli lonl i-pooel trust and made the special order for today :Uid con iidence in the past ami upon the result of the great trial, of which this; was the beginning, their future career depends and the honor or dishonor of their names hangs in the balance. Soon after the Senate was called to order yesterday. Dr. Speight, Senator from Edgecombe, arose and offered a joint resolution exoressivo of the-regret ;of the Legislature -at-'the death of Dr. George L. Kirhy, the able and popular superintendent of the Hospital for the ' lnsane at Kaleigh and tendering the sympathy of the General Assembly to his afflicted family. In offering 1 he resolution, Senator heard it and knew that good man" and eminent physician in life. The resolu-, tion was, on 'motion of Senator Ibndpn, adopted by a rising vote, and it was or dered that the resolution be spread upon - lllC TOllillC .lUlllIIHl J1UO ii copy sem lo the family of the deceased. Expressions of personal regret, and in many cases of personal loss, at the' death of Dr. Ivirby (wlio less than three weeks ago appeared .lief ore the Senate Committee on Charitable Institutions in behalf of j The divorce tal was postponed and the asylum in his charge, and about the : made the special order for today (Thnrs welfare of tlie inmates of which he al- dav) at 1 o'clock. waj-s exhibited so much commendaDle concern.. Avere heard on all hands' in the Senate chamber, prior ro the opening of! the session, and the general verdict was' that he had made a superintendent than Committee on Counties. Cities and whom the State never had an abler or . Towns. more efficient one. and that his death - By Mr. Marshall: S. B. 840 To amend is a.positive hiss to this Commonwealth, the charter of the Alt. Airy and Eastern The divorce bill, which was to have Railroad Company. Committee on Rail been again sonsidered yesterday, was roads. postponed and made the spechil order! By Mr. Bray (by request): S. B. 841 for today (Thursday at 1 o'clock, at To prevent the use of tobacco by school which time Senators London and others , teachers. Committee on Education.-' are scheduled to make arguments. This j By Mr. Justice: S. B. 842 To attach will make -the fifth day distributed I a part of the town of Saluda, to Polk through almost as many weeks- --that this bill has been before the Senate, and un der discussion. .- , But the amendment which has precipi tated the fight, allowing' divorce for abandonment after three years, is an : important one. . Let the male pedagogues look out! Senator Bray yesterday introduced a bill ("by request" he stated) to prohibit the use of tobacco -by teachers in the public schools of the State. - Let the female schoolma'ms have a care! , A Senator tells the -'writer (in confidence- of course, so far as his name is concerned that he intends to offer an amendment to include snuff also in the bill. Senator London's pension bill, for the relief of ex-Co. if ederate veterans, etc., ' was ordered printed and made the spe- cial order for next Saturday. The fea- tures of the bill have been published in The Post, but an amendment was added yesterday (by Senator London) proyid- ing that money in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated shall become available if the pension fund is not sitf- official, with whom he had been inti ficient to meet the demands of the bill: mately. associated in the management of provided, that not more than w.uuo shall be paid out for pensions in any one year, etc. "The text of the amendment is as follows: "Add to Section 4. If the fund cot- inted from the snet-ial pension tax in ' i u :-...A--:o,:n4- m , ; any year Aiiouiu ue jusuK-reiti waj i n thpnensiohs .allowed by this act,! then and in tHat event tho, State treas- Sc funds not-otherwise appropriated..' nrovidbd. however, that in. no year shall the OtaI amount, paiu toi- peusiuua c-v- d S200.000." - I The sub-comm'itte,e. on finance had agreed to five cents on property and 15 i: n.th .-noli: for pensions, , but the irin.n vu - - K full committee reduced ims io md 12 cents, stating tnat mi& ouiu .U l..!-..-;i.n,ftnnt; The amend- I viwao n siimcit'Jik !"'" . . . . . 'Af The general stock law bill of Senator - . -''- ' Speight (heretofore noted in these re ports) came up and had a lively time of it. Looked as though nearly. all the Sena tors wanted to exempt their counties from the provisions of the bill, and final- j ly it -was killed. Senator Woodard's bill to incorporate -ernment thereof, was not taken up yes terday. although Mr. oodard asked it. Senator Morton objected to hasty con sideration (1 lie bill just having been in troduced, although Senator 3Voolard stated that the committee on penal in stitutions had examined and endorsed it) paying it was one of. the most important of measures, and that he and other Sen- ators desired to have time to examine j aiu consider it. The bill provider, (as will be seen from the bill printed in this issue of The Post) for a lmard of five directors and a general manager. The bill will come up j' the regular order, possibly today or tomorrow . Senator Morton scored a victory in his fight over the sale of New Hanover ty treasury. j The Senate meets at 10 o'clock this morning PHOC KEOINGS IN DETAIL . Senate called to order at 11 o'clock. by Lieutenant Governor Turner, and ses sion opened Avith prayer by Senator Lroughton. The Journal of Tuesday was approved without being read. ( Reports from the various standing ' committees sent forward and bills plae- ed on Thursday's calendar. i Petitions were presented as follows: By Mr. Loudon: From citizens o-i (Thursday) at 1 o'clock. A message from the House was receiv- anuounciug tnat the impeachment managers would approach the Senate at jl:30 o'clock (instead of 12, as -at first arranged), and when that hour arrived ! the committee approached the bar of the Senate and the proceedings reported in the introduction of this report fol- . lowed. The State Prison Bill Senator Woodard sent forward a bill 1 sc t ' t o i t j.1 : " l'' prtMimm.!; ior ti e incorpora- tion of the State prison and to regulate the government thereof. lie stated that the bill had been sub mitted to .and been carefully considered by the committee on l'enai lnstitntior (of v,McU genattr Woodard is chai - manv and that the bill as it stands is U result of tho oeliDerations of that: con by the Committee on Penal Institutions hair- tne com- mitfort TTi ucL-ikI Ttilf if Krv tabfln iit !,II,i ,,,, . Objection being made, the bill was placed on the calendar. The bill is print- d at tho on1 of this 1 of this report Special Orders The bill to revise the corporation laws of Xorth Carolina was made the special order for o'clock. tomorrow (Friday) at 12 1 i ' New Bill Introduced Bv Mr. Foiishee: S. B. 830 To amend the charter of the town of Mt. Airy. county. Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns. By Mr. Sugg: S. B. 843 To appoint certain justices of the peace in Craven county, Committee on justices of the Peace. By Mr. Justice: B. 844 To drain certain creeks in Rutherford -county. Counties, Cities and Towns Committee. By Mr. Justice: S. B. S45 In relation to the town "of Rutherforuton. Counties, Cities and Towns Committee. By Mr. Justice: S. B. 8-10 To author ize commissioners of the town of Ruth erf ordton to issue bonds. Counties, Cities and Towus Committee. Ruiolntion Aaent the Death of pr. Cieorse I4. Klrbr Senator Speight introduced a joint res olution expressing the regret and synv pathy of the Legislature at the death of Dr. George L. Kirby, superintendent of thex State Hospital for the insane at Raleigh, which was adopted by a rising vote and copies of the same ordered spread upon the journal of the Senate and sent to the family of the deceased, Senator Speight feelingly alluded to the life and work of this splendid man and the Hospital for a numoer of years. Bills Passed Final Readlac The following roll call bills . passed! inuu autumn ituuiug: . f. 13. 10 establish graded schools 111 tn -the town of Smitlifiei.. - - ,- - i- 001. lo authorize ew Haoo- ver county to issue bonds for road im- S. B. 734, H. B.-1067-to amend, andprovides that members of the board enlarge the charter of the town of W 'J1 i "-"". tuum,,. . - ; . 13. y-a lo incorporate. the town of Rayford, in Curoberhind and Robeson counties. . r ' S. B. 884, IT." B. 732 To authorize the , - - . . u w v eaversvine to levy speci.. t.iA. - S. B. mi Tn mnl charter of town 1 ir. t, 1 x. -. 1 (Continued on Fifth Pag) M 11 - ; Dill tO rlfiCQ IfieiP OUUUeS 111 U. S. Capitol A BUSY DAY IN HOUSE Republicans Wont Their Pro - tests Filed-Fight r Over n,,, , u ureatinfr a board nt o . Examiners The impeachment proceedings were transferred temporarily yesterday from the House to the .Senate.'' " X:oU .vesty die committee of live proceeded tc the bar of the Senate . anil commenced the action .of the House, Five minutes later the doorkeeper an - . .nuiu ui iue vouimiicee. The members stood in front of the Sneakers stand while Afr -Winston of 1 1 lallui mit: M t . .illusion Ul un " -, ... ... Jertie. the chairman of the committee announced the discharge of the duty imposed on it. Mr. Winston said Mr. Speaker In obedience to the or -in oucuieuce 10 Tiie or- e, we "thi4day proceeded Or.Koiu i ; the Sehate, and .m the dor of the Hons to the bar of name of this body, and, of all the people of the State of North Carolina, we im peached, as we were directed to do, Da vid M. Furehes, late Associate Justice and now Ghief Justice and Robt. M. Douglas, Associate Justice of the Su preme Court of North Carolina, of high crimes and misdemeanor! in office; and we demanded- that the Senate Should take oiiier to make them appear before that, body to answer for the same; and announced to the Senate that the House would soon present articles of impeach ment and make' good the same., To which the response was "The Sen ate has received the ijssage' ajid will consider the same and iake proper ac tion thereon.' - - - '" - -i - ; - -. --.-'-. Mr. Watts of Iredell, introduced a bill authorizing the expenditure of $10,000 for marble statues of Nathaniel Macon and Zebnlon B. Vance, to be placed iu the statuary hall q Congress. The bill is as follows: - - : That the sunt of ? 10.000 or. o ntnch thereof as ntay JHe netsnry -bet hppTO prlated out of any money in the treas ury, not otherwise "appropriated for the purpose ot having' executed and erected in the Hall of Satuary in the capitbl of the United States in Washington." Dis trict of Columbia, marble statues of Nathaniel Macon and Zebulon Baird Vance two' .of North Carolina's-' fore- most statesmen. '.. . Section 2. That Matthew W. Ransom of Northampton county. ThosJ. Jarvis of Pitt, and Thos. J. Allison: of Iredell county, be and they are. hereby appointed commissioners' to cany out the provis ions of this act, and they are authorized to make any or all contracts that may le necessary to the execution and erec tion of said -statues, and they are au thorized, to draw their warrants upon the treasury for the amountor amounts necessary for the work aforesaid, and when the said warrants shall be coun tersigned by the Governor of North lina they shall Ik? paid by the publ.e treasurer out of any funds in his hands not. otherwise appropriated. The House passed a great many bills yesterday and adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock. FILIBUSTERING FIGHT Bill for the Governor to Appoint a Board of Examiner The bill authorizing the ' Governor to appoint a board of examiners consisting of three members, "who shall visit all the State institutions and report on their management and condition before the Assembly of the Legislature, de veloped quite a fight in the House yes terday. Much maneuvering was done on both sides, but the bill passed its second reading end went, over untiC today. There wru not so much objection to the bill 'among-those opposing as there was to the amendment ottered by Mr Watts, which provided .v ho lives in a county institution is locatefl rit onnnintmpnt OU the . 4-., ;t.as onrl MV li-ittia of. "fi reprtrl A;, : r;. ar.ge led in the fight against the amend ment. Mr '.McLean of Scotland said this was f thfv best bills introduced, but he kifUC - - doubted the wisdom 01 sending the same committee to all the institutioais. - j - v . ..,...-1 j: -i , , , for tne iaiimui uiseuaige wi - xneir. au- ties. This was accepter oy.rr. spam- jhour. - , . . , . ., . - .... -1,51-, ' t-n ci tin ) - , nntixl L.,ifr - Smith of Gates offered an amend ment providing that -no citizen should be" a member of -theboard who is iu any Way connected wtii the; State jnstitu-i . j - i .ojd while in svmnathv wit ! iv hni ,h wai5 opposed to the amf.n,u ;tne 9Hl' W?? Zn!:..Me amen , it..iits - ' lie s 1 1 lue vjrtrriiur waa enni. - -- - . . . . .. . . . . (Selections with OUT. v.f . much advice, and that he could trnf- ed to select good men. He said it looked ' '"-Mr.'- Spamnonr. sam- xms was one 01 tiat right. The on y reason the protests , - , , . - Vni h ' -toaah' . -trPax wliI ; l8en ' ' the bf st features of the bill; that one, erred to the committee was. tJfe It en as the opinion of a major need? oh?itiS ! IZ&ilSi- of the . contmittee that the Slitlv to thLeSfature Mr. Ebbs-I can't undei-stand why the consideration of the Sundry Civil bill. tion of the HayPacefote treaty by Mr Morgan introduced -an amendment 1 protests were referred to. the Committee The proceedings were enlivened by a ? Great Britain is a condition iTroceden: i- -V nm IV1VO -r J . I- .n j-. n li - I '11 l24 I ril 1 IITIIO ill , UI'OIU'U 1-w lllillllllUUA OLl.,VU v. mmm mm, w 1 . LUC L0.i?ntlL V 1- UIJ T 11 al.llUl LiuiiA like the House was afraid of somebody. file did not 'think' it right to sav to tfhe coiinty of Bnrke or Wake that its citi zens should not. serve on this board, r- Mr. Watts said there was more or less human nature in everybody, and that it would be natural, for citizens 'in coun ties in which the State institutions are located to get as large appropriations as possible. ' : Mr. Gattis said these amendments smacked of Populism, though he .said he was satisfied that the gentlemen who introduced them were not Populists. He asked that the bill be recommitted to the committee, but Mr. Spainhour object ed because he thonght such action would result ' in the death of the bill. Mr. Watts, said: "1 think the assertion of the gentleman front Orange, that these amendments smack of Populism, is gra tuitous. I believe my amendment is in the 'interest of the tax-payers of North !SlfeSM ; trol in this State ' t hey squanoered the arZZ'1 thls bm wiU save i Mr. Blount of Washington offered an a,menImfint tne Legislature nu- ithpnity to appoint instead "of the Gov ernor. He "said the- fetate institutions spent enormous sums, and that as the legislature appropriated this money it should name the committee to report on the maiuner in which it is expended, v Mr. Spainhour '"'We did differ, and the gentleman from . Washington wanted the .Legislature to appoint a committee ' of -three, consisting of one Democrat, a Pol ill nnrl n tvnmfin ' T.nii'rlitvr I I , Mr. ; Blount-"I did suggest such a mg, and I am not ashamed of it. There are as many women confined in . these institutions as them are men, and 'why ! should not a good woman serve on this Mr. McLean "I believe the Legisia- tare should elect this committee. I have great .confidence in . our Governor, but rt'j. i o rj knnn nnH.mir tnn mniTi rwtf i rr r. "' j .v.. , his hands. - an. Jtoomson or .anson l nave iuu nt;,inr,n, f-r.vn,., r'lioni ii . V JllL.MV.lH 1 -III VJ ' 1 i IJVl VUilH 11 o .. J cock. If this Lesrishifiire makes the seieetioii a caucus must oe hem ana tne (Jonsid -would be chosen would get their1 priatiou appointments as the result of political . t, . . innuem.o- . : .elusion selection a caucus mus-t be held and the Mr. Blount said he had no objection to the Governor making apiointments. w e t.re going to mane tins law, ana we nwv not h.iv n Gorernoi- like Charles B. Aycock always. I meant no disrespect , j v .. to tne i-iovernor. t nave tanen in love with 'this bill. I think the : - Leglsla - ture should elect the comniittee." Miv Graham of Granville said it would take four or five weeks to carryvout thb 'requirement of the bill, and he did not think tho lifttntnre was ebv.tert to do this work. He said he himself was not tion bill a bigger hole would be made competent to def the work, and he thought' in the treasury than would be made by there was a better opportunity for select-, the Subsidy bill. '--ing men, qualified for this task outside! Mr. Bntler pointed out that -according of the Legislature.; He said he favored to the report of Professor Adams, the the selection cf a non-partLsan commit- expert of , the postal commission, which tee, and he did not know but that it he was having read, 48 per cent of the would be wise to select a woman as a amount paid to the railroads for carrying member of the committee. " -L the mails actually was paid for carrying Mr. ' . Blount said he wonld oppose the selection of "ny members of the Legis lature as members of the committee. The amendment off ered by Mr, Smith was adopted, v " - ' Mr. Beddingfield spoke .against the Wjfr -flhum.lni'ji-. it-o. aniVi- "Thia Mil attack)? the honesty of citizens who live for carrying them as they are getting for in a county where there are State instil carrying mail matter,' He thought there unions. I resent the attack in behalf of would be just-as much sense in;ciaigui& (50,000- cit izens of Wake. I believe it. th weight of the car against .the gav best to leave the selection to. the Gov- ernment. ' . ernor and allow him to choose from, all Mr. Butler contrasted the cost of rail parts of the State. Why are the men in way m all pay in Europe itnd in this one ' county better than another. 1 oe- country, ro xae uisiuyjuiasc w .. lieve'the citizens of Wake, Wayne, Guil-: United States. :. ford and other counties are as good as-j Mr. Depew interrupted to say that the those in any others." J ! wages paid by European continental MrWatts denied that life amendment railroads were only about one-fourth of was an attack on any one. He said it the rate of railway wages iu tins coun was in the interest of economy! try, while the freight rates iu this coun- The Watts amendment was adopted try were only a little "more than one bv a vote of :34 to 32; fourth of what they were in Europe. - 'Mr. Rouutree moved to reconsider and "Does the Senator mean." inquired this motion was Ion by a vote of 41 Mr. Butler, "that the American railroads to 38. are-losing money?" . Filibustering tactics were then resorted "S? r!aLa to. A motion was made to adjourn, and Mr. Gattis of Orange demande.1 an aye- and-nay vote. . A sSitleient number sup- ported the cat. Tna motion to adjourn was defeated by a vote- of 56 to 20. A motion by Mr. Allen of Wavne" to take a recess until 8 o'clock was also defeated. Mr. Sirams wanted the consideration of the bill postponed until Saturday. As amended, he said, the bill reflected on citizens lot leading counties in the State. The1-' House -.refused to postpone. Mr. Blount's amehdmentto allow the Legislature to choose the board was de feated by a decisive vote. 4 Another motion to adjourn was de feated. v as lUJKen. The House refused to take -a recess until ! 8 p. m , but. adjourned until today a J.U O C10C.lv.. thahe MIL should pautscond read- fS ing and go over till W This action . flnntirEnSS Mr. Ebbs of Madison, the Republican -'dividends on their stock, whether they lender, arose to n question of inquiry to earned it or not. ' nscertahi Avhat the' Committee of Rules; f The amendment offered by Mr. Butler had done with the protest against the to reduce .the pay to railways for carry passage of the -bill increasing "the Gov-; ?K the mail about n me vpci-cent was ci,ror'si,alary and the adoption of f impeachment resolution. 'This P"- , tubes was next reached, and Mr, Hale lege is given every member of the Leg- mnie a point of order against it. It gave islattire by the constitution," Mr. Ebbs rise to an extended discussion, partiei declared. "And' I can't see why the "pa ted in by. Messrs. Hale, Thurston, Cul- I , i..- n.k.. ........i -f- rt.n. r,-.-.T-.;-t- lnm- Wolcoti. in at -no civ-zen . - .';T.. '.... t Doint of order was decided in tha affirm- J, j . ' I 1 I I I 1 t.' I . - W f . 11-11 l. IU1 -1. 1 1 1111--JI 1 I. - - - . - where a State! i ou a w . -u, ,0- ; and-hen Mr. .Hale; made another lature to pass on. Jtne constitution-, . . . i,n ih tntm wat -n k,i Tr..i,v. gives this rignt ana a arise 10 sei ui. 0t;mntert for. ' infill u. it J n v t , i jt - :ni-A,i.f;Ai. iiiiuiuiduvu Mr. GattSs of Oranre-The chairman . cf the Committee on Rules .is not here when he returns the matter will be ta ken up. There is no disposition to pre ! J. J . J vent tne protests iiom oeiug ipreau u the records. . The constitution grants . .- . r, t . i . Tmpreceaentea. xne legislature nas no discretion "in-- this, matter.' ' .t. n hf fittnCT Of ntTVtestp ,lfiAn o : ' ' llo,,;i :,1.,Mtin,; r - oomt of-order. There is nothing here r i t 1 1 ri i mi - - ma, iat, : ih Honse J - 2 - the tlOSC. . . . - o..n'-T i oore--a ne st'iiufui.m usis :! ..m-iim 1. - whrfVi' Mr. Allen of WayneI wUl ask if the at &elo; Miss. Mr; Alleq ffoes .out W cuuom, x iac. cornier ana KepUDiicsn u "fMuai-s uiu uuimu 0 4jongress juarcn a tier, a service ot .; wt- -,.n.j... - . . isciT tuire tne same course witn rerer- sixteen vears. in tne . course ot - ms ' auo mvuuh w reouu, uie rvuw.! Mr EbbsIf' tUey did they did so in ana mnnons 01 uuumu wwe V4awjji-; uacon ana aioney an . jjemocraw. . . ';.nA ririsht violation of the con- ing jto this Congress for topportnnlty; Mrfl Morgan intends. ; when he pro Thev had no authoritv to ?f mgornin Ai' Hent8 the minority report, to call up tb nnn DltU I His' Effb rts in Behalf of Econ omy Defeated MAILS AND RAILROADS Comparisons Made Between Roads of America and Eu rope - Depew on the Subject Washington, Feb. 20. Soon after the Senate convened today Mr. Pettigrew of i M.titti Tlo'tnto nfrm-tul a vneolntin' wVileh was agreed - to, directing the Committee Printin, to ascel.tain whv the public on rrmm lo ascenain way me puuiic printer had-not delivered to the Senate the instructions aaid papers sent to-the ix " w wull",WMVU f Bills to grant land warrants -to; de- scendants of the New York Indians who , . ., ,4 . . : servea in tne war ot jloiz, ana w- pay , . , :. - - . , T " o i- oTt-.! t1" Hi - ii-ho rv .if 'the Tnte-' . ... ... , t ., .i ; c nor in favor of the Cherokee Indians, . , - - - . were referred to the Court off Claims. Consideration of the Post Office appro- bill was-resumed at the-con of routine 'business. The pend- ing question was the amendment of Mr. Butler of North Carolina, to reduce the . . ..aiirnils fnr enrrVinir the mails uaJ Of tailroaUS tor cariying tne mans, an aggregate of -about nine: per cent. ''PV..,- . X v-m.- 'n n..-.Rn ,t "t- ta i j.An f inn n I .oilix uanmua w-ua.ul uimuw .Wa speech, which Ayas begun Monday, 1 Mr. Butler said he would rather see the Ship-subsidy bill become a law than "to have the pending bin pass, contain ing the present provision for railway mail pay. as under the pending appropria e mall nouches. . .-- - .' '-' - . mail nouches. He had often wondered, he said, why the leather and the locks in the mail bags were so heavy. "It seems," he continued, "that the railroad., have used their in fluence to have them made heavy be- cause thev are getting the same .nay.- . mo"' "V US. ha,( VZIm tha V lf jje?rihf 4n "Jrl : he J? "fi iftwL ml "iS&J ?' revn e jref : and ia addition pay a large- revenue to tho government "No railroads in the world have larger profits than those of tb Unied StatsJ," asserted Mr. Butler. "The capitafizatiou of railroads fin Europe," responded Mr. Depew, "is much larger than it is here. - in Great isntaiii iit is about $350,000! a mile. If that capi- talization be reduced to the average capi talization in the United States you will find that the profits of the Engbs-h roads are enormous." ' , v v . :, t Mr. Wolcc) tt said as to- European rail roads carrying the mails' lie?, teat in . v. ,!.i,i irm..) I "ZL??" nntluof the princlpar and interest 0, Li,,:. I,,.,,,!:, nf-GvJi r.v ir ntr een.t 3iason ana uuanaier. ine Thi-s was pending wheri the Senate at 5 :30 adjourned WO BY W IT Private John Gets an Appropriation for a FUli IZatcherr f tcsicelnni tile Wit OT The rlOUSe. IB - ZZmaA Mm it"lJ" rKV 7rr7h h.TZ l-emarks be declared, that "thousand? n LT r"""" ! lyadopted . . . - : home). The amemdment was unanimous of Representatives, for the. accommoda- n i 1 1- i iiiii in i e.ii i ii 1 1 1 1 1 z aiiir iiiiit . tion of members 111 accordance with a .,, - .Irnt nmn , r.r ! am. tft; TP. move the seats, and sub-benches, some! I . . . ... .1. . . : - - l. .-1. . iL. I. v -r,- - (thing after the manner in which the IIoue of Commons , is ''arranged, came ; up on a motion made by Mr.' Crnni-' , packer .of Indiana to appropriate i00 "for refurnishing, and: re-arrnngih rhe hall of the Jlou.se of Kepresentaiives. including the removal of the individual desks of members and the reduction of the size and the reseating of the hall in.; a manner that will be more 'convenient for the sessions of the House." " The amendment also provided for tlie refurnishing of the speaker's room. The proposition was debated at considerab'u length. . t Air. Moody'favored the English system of benches, and said so much confusion usually prevailed on the floor that mem bers could pot be heard. - Mr. Grosven.br wanted desks retained. Mr. Moody-"I favor- the change in the interest of those who want to hear. Why, only the other day a member spoke on an important matter, and as I was close to him I received more informa tion an .ten minutes than was imparted in a discussion- of several . hours. But he could not be heard five, feet away." Mr. Grosvenor "I do mot i-ecollect making the speech referred to, but pre sume 1 did." (Great laughter.) The motion . to do' away with ; dcs;. failed and the bill was passed. The General Deficiency bill was then taken up in Committee of the Whole. An rreement was made to close( general de ! t f once, leave to print fort five days .. Mceorded instead. -y '-.'-; ..!. Lentz of Ohio, had read an arti cle from a Columbus paper, referring to the death of Charles A. Leland, a ju Jso in the Territory of New.- Mexico. 1 11 e had been an anti-IIanna Republican in the Ohio Legislature " who afterwards voted for Hanna tor United States Sen ator, and the article, alleged that he had 1 received the appointment in consequence of that act. Lentz then launched out in a-general assault , upon what be termei? the political corruption of the administra tion and leading Republicans! Mr. Cannon briefly replied. He did not know the non-partisan paper involved; he did know the gentleman from Ohio, "Brave men fight the living; ghouls dry scend into the tombs of tne ; doad." Mr.1 G rosvenor later tried to ' reply toi Lontz's speech, but: first was taken ofl! the floor by an objection raised by Mr. McDermott and failed to secure unani mous consent to; speak. , Mr. Grosvenor seemed incredulous that Mr. Lentz could maintain the objection, aftei having had five minutes himself without' oojection, and when he realized that nc was not to be permitted to speak, shout ed over the banging. of the gavel that Lentz had made a maliciously false charge against a dead man, a wilful falsehood. ' When the paragraph was reached con taining authority, to. the: Secretary ' ofc' War"'topay $50 for tne arrest and re-, turn of desertars, Mr. Lentz declaimed against the character of warfare waged . by the United States forces in the Phil ippines, saying that if that were to be continued, a much larger Bum tuan !?50 would have to be provided to ; stop de sertjon." Barbarities unesainplea in war fare had been reported1, and he had seen a letter conveying that information. . If . the charges were true the brave boy'' should desert. Mr Graham. challenged Dentz tOi.nro . dtiee the. letter. In his belief it existed only in the gentleman's imagination. Mr. Cannon said the gentleman on -tha floor of the'Houmv was. perfectly safe Sn advising the "boys who enlistea under'tho flag, sworn to protect its honor, to de sert. "But if he were in the Philippines and made such , a speech he would bi tried, as he ought to be, by drum-head court-martial and shot." (Applause.) . Mr. Lentz replied . with all the vigor of his voice and gesture, asserting . that he was not to be . browbeaten by talk about drumhead court-martials. Ho " stood for Christian civilization, repeat ing his statement that if the stories fr;om the Philippines were true no more brutal barbarities were ever committed men shot down while at work by troops of the United States. . If the charges werti true the Congress of the United States ough to be ashamed to look mankind hi the face. The law of murder was not confined to one man; if he conldinot kill his fellow, neither could 77,000,000 kill men in the Philippines because they had the power. " , ' 1 .. BEPOHTEDADVEBSELY Attempt to Shelve Sonator Mortan's Canal llesolntlcn Washington, Feb. 20. In they Senate today Mr. Lodge from" the Committer on Foreign Relations reported adTerscl'.' a resolution, presented by: Mr. Morgan which abrogates the. Clayton-Bulwci treaty, provides that the ratification1 6 the Hay-Pauncefote treaty be. not" mad'i a condition precedent to legislation on the Nicaragua Canal, and enters into'' -4' protocol with Costa Rica.' - . Mr. Lodge gave notice that a minbrit report Avouid .be filed by Mr. Mor gan. .. . -.'. "-.' V;; "-:'" '" The adverse report is held by tha friends of the canal to mean jthat thrri will be no -waterway legislation ot tb'a Vesgion of Congress. - Mr. JVIorgan 1 hat . depended upon a '.favoraJ.de report, tli t the Hepbcm bill might be made a law. By the adverse action of the commit tee it is given as the intention oi Von gress io await ;8;etioa on - tte Hay Pauncefote treaty by Great Britain, and that no forw ard step such ss sum marily abrogating, tthe Clayton-Bulvretf Tkn. nlm iU w.tn. '' -rJ00 nuv itnH 'u' 'mt1051 "'y wore- Jltssa favorably were Messrs. Morgan, Dank!, resolution, - - thus -fprcing. the. Senate M w rer0rd in the matter. ' - - - - Tba Pope-s Twooty-fourtlt Year Rome, reb. O.The Pope entered tnj . I- . M I - .. t : .... twenty-fourth year of his poutificatc day in good health. "4 I A I - (Con tinted ,on Fi fth P:; ge. ... . . "ri