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nn Mor Bos NING. nn Vol. VII. RALEIGH, N. 0., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 36, 1901 No. 81 HlTR 1. '.J I fUIHTOISlllH r rj ' O 1 V 1 1 -1 ' - 1 C Summons berved Y esterday and Counsel lor . Df A ' O elenSe Appear in rxeSpOnSe . ' . t ; ...'.' AMOUCD Mi MADPU . SJ'Z: 'HllOlf Lll Ull IIIHHUII U Session of Legislature Ends Saturday March 9 Trial, J i Begins Following Monday.!" IMU LAll d OCbUIUII Ot3liatC Sits as Court of Impeach ment and Not as a Legisla tive BodyThe Work of the Senate Yesterday hon.r of On Monday. March 11. at th. loon in the Senate chamber, the jeaelinieni .-trial will begin. nil- The Senate, sitting as the High i'ourt of impeachment, sett leiLtuHi niu t . - i ... . . It.... I . .d....,! tltiT .iiiiT;l 117" IL .uM ui-ii-uuiinu . . . the defense shall Have mini eduesday. March Oth, in which to tile their answer h. thn r-.ve-whieh will be oiilv nine days! from the issuing- of the sumnio.-.s i.twess bavins leeif issued and ? that. rveu at l o'clock yesterday. ! A joint resitlntion was also passed ivo- J vidinj? for the payment of tin- members . of the Court of Impeachment (.ail o. me lifty Senators'", -at the rate of roni dollars per dav for i-aeh lay of file si'sdii ot the court after the expiration oi r-.e ' lays session of the Senate. The sixty days will expire oa the Saturday-preceding the Momtay o.i wuicii the trial. properly begins, so that the ex tra pay will really include every day of '.he ''session of the court.; o I ..... . .. . tl.u i-:T.i i i MMll Ted om" I iaui:r. ill Liir: iinv.. ...' ti, ..m-rtehmeiit ''"'""".'F fc" BV'v.i. trial were also made, aud the prelimi- narv formalities and detai'.s were gon ihiouidi with. as. noted below. -atid-o,.it .i....- 1... tliot tliri i-'4-.- !:! i..w.- That it will be a great trial? aud most interesting one, there is no doubt. J ;r!TMSrj lornevs for the defense was not acevi- ratelv known until yesterday when thos;-; gentlemen appeared in the court, led by j the venerable and aide ex-Governor Jar-j ip. viz.: ' Governor Jarvis. Fabius H. ; Busbee of Italeich. 1-rank I.JJsborne f Charlotte. P. I". Long of -Satesville. j i.in-ilsay- Patterson of Winston, W. 1. ! r.ynum of. treens!oro. t naries .u. i . uo.c of l.o'iisburg. Ail these were present ix - cept -Messrs. Patterson and Cooke. i)nly two of the counsel for the prose - eufle-n were present Messrs. James Pon and t aarles .M. r. us bee but it "va apnouiieeU to rue eoert tnat ojners v.ouni . ai.pe.u- I.ner. Among these wul he . . A. Giuhrie of Durham, lii-o. David - Mia a'ad James II Men-rimon of Ashe-: Vill", . It has been stated that Ho;l C. ; V.. Watson of Winston will also be of .-..inisnl for th-proseeution if h.s c- ;m;'H1'1Us will jicnuit linn t actcly iisrae i i the 'ease. . - , 1 he Senate had been in si-sion an i hour and a half yesterday, and the Sen- ,-!te had completed the ndoptiou of the rules to govern the trial, when the chair, at 12:.0 o'clock, announced the hour for organizing the court of impeaeninent as having arrived. I ne senator were then sworn in as ! members of the court of impeachment. 1 approaching the desk of the presiding of-! tieer in blocks of live, according to the! iiiitials of their names. Senator Al?xan- der being the first to take the oath and Senators Arlington. Aycock, Bray. Brousrhton following and composing the , first group. When thp name of Senator i .Marshall (Bep.) was reached that gen-, tleinan. instead of beuig sworn, took V.in j oath by affirmatiou. ! nief ( lerk A. J. Maxwell and Ser- geant-al-Arms Smith were also "orii. to faithfully perform the duties devoir- i ing upon them, etc. ; A resolution, introdu. ed by 3Ir. Lon- fton. was adopted notifying the managers (o ta0 argument' Ist. --on the part of the House that the court v Mr. Travis: To insert a provision had organized and was ready to receive.i them: also a resolution that the rules -adopted be retained for the use 'of-the Senators until further ordered. In a few moments the manasrera..'w!rh two tf their attorneys, arrived and were assigned to eat in the ai-'- of the presiding officer of the court. iippreseumwe jLiOiimrce, acting as spokesman (Mr. . Allen of Warm-, th? ; hairman; being absent) aro?e and stated ih it he was authorized by the managers to pray that process issue against David M. Fuix'hes and Robert M. Dousrlas, .and that they be required to answer to the articles of impeaebmeut heretofore ex hibited ajninst them at the Jjar of the Senate. ;. Senator Loudon moved that summons issue at once and be made returnable at 1:15 o'clock (twenty minut! later.) - It was so ordered, and the presidiug officer of the Senate placed the stimmo;s,iivthe hands of the searireant-wf-arms, who-- at once served it 'upon the defendants. The .court then took a recess for nf teen -minute, during, which the Senate proceeded with the- transaction of business. ' At the Sfrgeant-af-anns announe- III 4 " " .",-Vu p,1T;, .u "... . . . ,i seats assigned thorn in the aisle to the .,..; ... . , .,. nght of the presiding olticcr s desk, . - o ' ' ,, , . . . .. , , , . Mr. Jams, ol counsel lor the defeuse, . , , , then arose and presented a eonm uuaa - tio acknov.ieoged service, ; m which announcing tiie names of their counsel and asking that v:tmnltlo tiiil. hi :l nWP' t hem 111 I .. , . i i ci winch to prepare tlu-ir -defense aiul tile 1.. in c. i . ' , , .V 1 1 r i:iniiiri-tf tor tiif tininairers 01 ine piosecuiion, suueu i.iax !ne ma,.,-! .m - ed wiili the num. but that the managers . ..,. 11 ..je. . m. 'Y' "'1 '" " being allowed. lie would susrget ie week be given in which to tile the an - Iswer. and that the uial b;gin on W ed - f 1.,,. ai ,. Mr. Jarvis- stated that. ii "1..,.,-:.. ..i-.KhmvHv !,.! would sav thiriv days would be a rea - sonable and pr ier lime, bat that th J lt ("eiiso. was -o;:ai:;;iit of the contlitions that now hold iiic Senate, and that t'jcv i dt-siro as speedy a trial as possible ' n- ; sistent wicn t!iv jnopcr ;-. ueieiice or m. i judges. If the counsel knew the wiin'.' .f Sen.itp. r.s to cuninlPtiiiL' tne reg- f ujar lH-fore tlu-ui. they coal, I intoned as they may see tit, etc. - to coniorui to tnem. our h is suppoM-u the Senate v. ill Hist .miplete its legiV.a-; tire work. He would. th:rcfoiv, asK ..: A f ... .1, titU i.om .-.Kin.r ;itt.l inuiii j.rnii '-ii i" ii'i'Mn j j for ri;ll t )l0g;n March 11th. Mr. Morrison, of the court, arose and said lie considered the time asKed lv i i by t ounsel for the defense reasonable and proper: (hat this eoiirt tie.-ired t Hi' entirely fair and- just to all concerned in ihis trial. He would ih"'-eCoro offer a resolution (.which he then re-lnced to writing) that counsel be given the tinr liipiested: that the answer f the -!e-fens be filed by March rh, thit counsel for ihe oroseeui ion le given three days .... ....i.lv .iii.l tli.- tl.i fl-ift, .'. I t i-I i i '' ,' ..' i 'j,,. !....i, in.. ... i oY!'m-V, noon. Thi - - resolution was adopted without objection. j The curt then adjourned until 'Z I o'clock March th. i " The in imagers and tlie counsel foi tie- ! i-rf""n ami ior uie uereuse ui on.- - i . . . defeuse at m.-:. ...: 1 .,,,,1 ... n.i;....l f.i r- . lv",T "J""-1" d court stoo. ' nine days. The members of the court did not leave I i ..f t'Um lK't leav.. l.nltliejr, seats, howovPTTTor laeT5etfiittni! !ouce re-convem l anil ; limslieU up ihi nf the ; " ' . the senate in. session ,. w- mb bv tlie Senators "In Prorrla Penona' Vrtterdaj State PrUcm RiU and Other .Pleasures Ia- j ed-Tbe Imjicachnjent Court Itules Amended ev KlIJa i .,.' ' . i,.i ' Sen-1 flH-" Ul IJ'.- iiil MF1 cllll. i I JL Ll ate yesterday, in icgnl tv session,, was the 1iimti,1 rif ttw, i:,.(K to -ovmi-h tlie im- . ,Pa.hment trial. j ; xiiese rules were -priiited in Th- Post of Sunday, as reported by the Commit-j H-iu,,. ,,n Jiles. and ;'fler some minor ! imeilmeiits !y th" Senate. J Yesterday the nils were asraiu auiepd-1 0(l ail(1 ehanged before, adoption, and llllC ..i..,,. , Mi i,enwith. i i no ii i tv f j ine ii!!u iLji. onereii ot fill 11 " . .. . 1 .-A. ft. . . J X. . . Senator Fonnbee. W(re adoi.ted: juIe 7changed so as to make tl;e j ho,...s for iuiny; of lho coul.t from 1() j,, - ,, ;1 n., to 1 . m and from v j f. p. in. Upon motion, seconded by ! fifth of the e.ieTiii.ers of the court cut. tin court may adjourn earlier or sir longer. .Rule 11.- -Changed no as to read: "The j case on each side shall le opened by .m; -j jierson. .As many of th - manager and j counsel .as desire to do so. shall be per mitted to hh argument or to nddresstbe Senate orally. The opeuinz and closieg sliall be on the part of the House, un less the .defendant offer no testimony, in which case the defendants shall have the opening and closing." Several other amendments were of fered, but they were rejected. Among them were the following;; P.. -Mr. (iudger: Strike out in; Rule 'IS. after the word-'.'file in hue ten down to the work "renort. ' ami atiu: -t rue ime.he easts his vote;" and add at end lot i-'il-- "nt to -"evened" '" (!fK .WOl'ds.' Li,s, ' . P.v Mr. Morrison: "That the rules used hi the SnMeib.e t Vviris of ; -tais Sfiite ! n arovenior in the trial of this case. ! ti,.,t- ,.!)S(, mi t..1(.ii K;(1e W oneued by -one person, and that the Court of Impeach ment shall determine at close of tent - mony wnh h side shall have opening and closing of argument aud the time each side shall have for tne , discussion of the case. Ixst. ' Some of the points involved ' in these l-eier-ted ainelidiiients are covered, it will be .d. served, by the amendmentJ of Mr. Foushee. . j By Mr. Morton: S. B. 071 To amend " j the charter of city of "Wilmington in re- The State Prison .bill finally .got;rard to city improvements. Counties.' through the" Senate yesterday, after .sev- eral postponements last week, and is now in the Housd. ; ' The bill has aheady been printed' and elaborately explained in The Post. Three additiotisl-amendments were made to the bill, one of them ; beinit- that a :,ilt against tne corporittioii liall be constru-; Durham county. (Old i.d that; passed ed ss a suit, against the State; another 'Senate has leen lost. Mr. Foushee eV lrevents a memliey of the directorate of plained.) . '"'-CX'.K"' the, prison f nun Itolding; another office: j By Mr. Morton: S. B. 074To 'apppipt another that the directors shall not sell justices of the peace P' for ' Brunswick any of the real estate belonging to the county. Jnstic-es of the Peace V-onimit-institution or corporation xcept by the ( tee. . . r ; - - nn:ininioiis consent of that lioard. and! -- " ' - -- - - - - . . then only with the approval of the gov-1 ornor of the State. Three amendments were offered,- respectively, by Senators Brawn. Gudger 'and Lindsay. An interesting cuiestiou was" precipi tated by the introduction of a memorial, and report of the Committee, on Penal ! Institutions .auent the claim of oue J. 'M. Johnson, an ex-convict, who claims u . have bee,, megany incarcerated in the State prison for seven years and four months longer than he should have been. and who asks the Legislature to pay him I (an old man now 70 years of age and without means of support) a reasonable sum for his labor in the prison during 'Mr. Woodard explained that Johnson was sentenced to prison lor three ear , , . ; , it) T -.r ' T,.v.,, : tor larceny, being known as J. 31. Jonn- i it ' . i ... !su: that upon his arrival at the pem- jtentiarv the wai'den claimed to recog- ,. . ,, , otallp ,nize him as an escaped com let, teutenc- ' . , . , , vv , OSOflnprt oon WhiV.insr his sentence: that the . - , - . r,tx.;.t ' , , . ' . f,., 'i,-... . - . . . bind coiin' v (Johnson was senteneeu j , , ., . " .u- f,.w,..- Iihree vtar term exnired the authorities : . . . . . ....... refused to release mm. out Kept, mm 111 . on mnn Januarv U,(1 (nearly ten .Tohnsons term for .larceny beganj. ' j -Johnson declares he is not Becker j eer khm o. i..uv u.uir-. ...o itinn lie is not trie man wno was sen- t-nccd to ten years' imprisonment from 'v ,v '- The object of the bill and memorial is to give the governor and Counsel Of Stale authority to thoroughly" examine into the case, and if. Johnson's claims are 'substantiated to pay hint by order on the State Treasurer such sum for. his labor (Hiring tlie years lie was illegally niipiis- iie legislative coniniittee could UO j,jTO xif, ,..,S(. t;le thorough investigation , which it was thought to deserve by some . . ... .:. ... .1.1. t. 1. W 1 fi its uieiuoers aiiiiougu oriuuui ti wuii. of liniolph, stated that he remembered tj1L, man and was satisfied Johnson and Hecker were one and the same person. f(er some discussion tlie whole matter was lv-comniitted t the Committee oa I'eiial InstitutionT The election of Trustees of the State University will take place tomorrow (Wednesday.) The last measure passed yesterday by the Senate was a joint resolution pro viding for the payment of the Senators while sitting as members of the court of j impeachment, at the us'.ial per mem. $4. j Senate meets at 10 o'clock this morn ling. Oetails of yesterday's session fol- low : PROtERDiNCiS IN DRTAIL .... Senate was called to order at 11 .... . ... o clock by Lieutenant ( .Governor l arner land prayer by llev. A. A. Marshall ot vt T!.,,.v.t- ,.hnn.h ' n-)m -.tblded m his i1Vt)e3liou especially to the grave r.ml 1 important tliities 'which the Senate t.s i about to be called "upon to perform, as 'the High Court of Impeachment, in the trial of the accused justices of the Su preme Court, and asked the directum of Almighty God might cause vthem to eon- seientiously iterform that duty, and ttlJl. they . so officially comptnt themselves as to do.no injustice to any" one and to see justice meted out to all concerned. Journal of Saturday approved. Reports from the various standing committees sent forward and bills pa-ssed. on calen dar. Senator Gudger arose and asked unan- iinous consent to require the withdrawal from the Committee on Enrolled Bills of the bill which passed the House and Senate, desigued to prohibit the sale of liiuor in Uuncombe county except in tht incorporated towns of that county, but 1 which bv the careless wordiug thereof mukes -it. unlawful to sell Hduor any where in North Carolina except in the incorporated towns of riiincombe County; and that the vote by which it. passed be reconsidered, so as to properly amend ami correct said bill.'. So ordeivd. and later the correction was made and bill passed as corrected -and sent," to House for concurrence. a. petition was presented by Senator Speight from the citizen of. Edgecombe in reference to the .equalization of tax values. Fiua nee Committee. A communication was read from W. S. Gunier of Patmos, appealing tJ the Legislature to "tax the dogs of North Carolina and educate the children and raise more sheep," etc. Referred to Fi nance Committee. , 'ew Bills Introduced Py Senator Lindsay: S. B. 965-nTo in corporate Happy Home Christian Church. Corporation Committee. Hy -jir, uarren: . 15. :nvj ixj. pro- (mute the ends of justice so as to . em- no-iver eountv conmiissioners To Imrh-fiil. ditionaP jurors drawn when ncc?arfarr, etc. Judiciary Committee. Ttv Mr.ytJudirer: S. 15. 9li7Tn iint D. H. Carter and others IntieAJt of the peace in M.udison county. By Mr. Alexander: S. B. Xi8 To in- eoriorato Southern State-! Trust Com pany. Corporations Committer. ' By Mr. Bray: S. B. (Mi!) To prihibit ' the' sale of liquor in certain townships 'of Currituck county. Propositions and j Grievances Committee. . J.r By Mr. Morton: S. B. 070 To auiend chapter '470. acts I8O0. "in relation to ' lmnxwiek (niintv I 'oinilinu 1 ';;: atA iTowns Committee. ' Cities and Towns Committee.. By Mr. Morton: 45. B. 07-r-To amend acts of 1S0:J, in relation to Bib Bridge ferry. By Mr. Foushee: S. B. 07S Ta nienij section 770 of the Code, in reference to the meetings of the Commissions -. :of (Continued 011 Sixth Page.), in n The House Will Meet. Twice a Day THE INSURANCE BILL Appropriation of $1,500 Cut Down to $1,000 The Sea board Bill Discussed and Goes Over The House yesterday cut down the appropriation to the Department" of In surance from $1,500 to $1,000. The. S300 appropriated for additional clerieal assistance was the bonelof con lention. This feature of the bill passed lh- House easily Saturday . but oil yes terday it failed to receive the necessary majority." . : "' The old straw was thrashed anew in the discussion of the bill, which took up much of the time of the House. The "amendment cutting down the ap- f propria tion to .S1.Kh passct by a vote of ." to 07. Those who favored the reduction in the appropriation were: Messrs. Baldwin. Baunerman, Barn liill. P.enbow. BUtloc-k, Blount, Blythe. Brim. Brittain. Buiiison. Burnett, Calo way, Carson, (N.demnn. Collins, Curtis, Daughtiidge - Dean. Duncan,'' Ebbs. Fields, Gaither. Garrett. Graham. Islxll. Jenkins. Lanr. MacKcthan, Mastin, M: T'arLind. Mcintosh. McLean, Morgan. Morphew, Morris, Owen Owens, Payne. Poareo, I'etree. Reinliardt. ..Richardson. Ross. Russeli. Sheets. Slreltmn Spain hour. Ward, Weaver, Wright. Those voting against the. amendment were: ' 1 i - Messrs. Allen of Odunabus. Ardrey, Barci. Beddinjcfiebl. Uradthei. Oarr. Carraw.i.v. Connor. Daniei v.f Vance. Difls, flattis llayes. llootl Ijawrene?, Manu, Mason, 31clver Xaji'i. ;.. Xic:h Nicholson, Tattersoiu RoIktsou, Roth rock. Ronntrre, SeawelL "Shanuonliouse. Siiiith, ; Stevenson Tlmmpsou,- AVatts, Welch. Whitnker of (iuilford. Willard. Wilson. Winston, Zacliary. ' . .; Mr. Thompson offered an amendment Striking out "contingent expenses of the oiHee." so as not to allow any of the .$."tK) to be paid for clerical expenses -of the office. The amendment was adopted. Mr. Brittoui .offered an amendment-to strike out $l,."rf)Otf or clerical assistance and insert $1,000. ' yir. Smith proposed an amendment by striking out $1,500 and inserting in lieu thereof $1,250. Mr. McLean advocated Mrt Brittaiu's amendment. A considerable ' discussion arose, in which a' number of members asked ques tions of each other. Mr. Za-chary. a member of the com mittee, said there was a misapprehen sion; that the bill did not increase the salary of the Commissioner of Insur ance. Mr. Blount, opposed the bill, saying: "What -does the Commissioner of In surance get $L000 for';" He had. seen nothing he had done except draw his salary. Mr. Willard answered Mr. Blount by stating the duties ' of the Commissioner aud the large amount of work lie had to do. , Mr. Watts asked Mr. Blount if he was in favor of the members of the -Legislature giving one-fourth of their salary to the pages and clerks. Mr. Blount replied that he had not heard of any member offering to do so. He, said the Commissioner of Insurance received a salary of $0 a day, while, the members only received $4 a day. Miv Watts said Ufr. Young had given $-100 out of . his salary for clerical ser vice 1 and he did not know that any menir ber of the House had done so. Mr. Blount said the members of the House had no clerks to help them. -: Mr. Watts said there were a lot of clerks employed, for that purpos?. He did not know what they were doing. Mr. Duis said that as the result of efficiency and skilful service Mr. Young had increased the revenue from this de partment some $9,000 the first year, not withstanding the fact that some of the old .companies had withdrawn from the State as the result of the passage of the Craig act. Mr. I.Mils said this was one "of the best conducted departments in the State. He depreciated the effort of Mr. Blount to place the office in a $4 a day basis. He said no member of the Legislature came here for the pay that is in it. lie said that in selecting 8n ofticer for work of this kind he should be chosen from the standipint of skill aud ability to discharge the duties. Mr. "Hayes 'favored the bill. lie said it was' false economy to cut down the nettled .clerical' force of such an import ant "office. He maintained that tit was not right to put new duties on an offi cer and fail to make provision for the discharge of the increased duties. Mr. Ciraham of Granville, said there was riot a department of State that was pot calling for increased appropriations. You started out with increases in the salary of the Governor and Secretary of Ht'ate. and where is this going to sop. Yesterday 1 wen j to the Soldiers' Home ar il I found 75 ors more men who have rendered valiant service to the State, j They are middled togetner in ramshackly ; old buildimrs. The superintendent told j me that ..there were 85 or 90 annlicauts. who could not bo admitted because of the inadequate appropriation for the Home. He told me last week that two of the best soldiers in Lee's army were sent back home and forced t ; go. to county ioor houses. The asylums for the insane need increased appropria tions to care for the State's unfortunate. If yoiv make this appropriation, with oth ers of the kind, we will notbe able to meet these needed appropriations. Mr. DnJs Do you think it right to ; make the Commissioner of Insurance ! pay $4tX) out of his pocket for clerical assistance. Mr. Graham Will you tell me how many days the Commissioner of Insur ance is at work in his office. " Mr. Willard Haw many days did you sit. on the bench when Judge of the Su perior Court. ' . '.'.'. Mr. Graham They say I sat ; oh the bench every day and most of the nights. I will ask you if you did not say that you could do the work of the office with the assistance of one clerk. Mr. Willard No. I will explain later what I. did say. Mr. Duli The question to consider is whether additional clerical assistance is needed to run the office. Mr. Graham I want to know first how many days the Commissioner of In surance is. at work in his office. . Mr. Shanuonhouse Don't you think the fact that Mi. Young has had to pay S-100 out of fiis 'salary for clerical ser vice is evidence that he needs help in tne otnee. Mr. Graham It would be if we. had evidence as to how many days the com missioner spends in his office. Mr. Shannonhouse You judge a tree by its fruit. - Mr. Graham There has been an in crease in the amount of money derived J but we don t know whether there has been an increase of duties. 1 Mr. Puis If there, are ; any " charges' j against the Commissioner of Insurance. I think they should be made. I believe Mr. Young has performed his duties faithfully. Mr. Graham I have made no charges against Mr. Young. Such a thought is far from me, I have known him .since" a boy. He is an honorable boy, I only wauted information about the office. Mr. Wright of Rowan said that Mr. 'oung accepted the office knowing wbnt judging from all reports, the people 'of would be liis salary and his ditties.. W j the island are better qualified to gov said he was opposed to increasing oue ern themselves than are the, jieople of man s salary without increasing tne sata- ries of other state officers. - ' Mr. Hayes Do you think it right to j r. . ... 2.. 'n -..1 .. .... vote against ur increase xu tuo &ax,ix of an office where clerical service is needed localise other of ticei-s might make a similar request. ' Mr. Wright Xo, I do not. lint I am opposed to making a Hart in this direction.- - . - Mr. WAtts I will ask the gentleman litmi Rowan if lie Iras not voted tow crease the salary of an of ficial of" the State. - '.' '' ' '"':'- '-- Mr. Wright I will say that I did. I voted to increase the salary of the Chief Executive of the State and I stand by' that action. . Mr. Allen of Onslow favored the ap proprintion. , He said this wasa plain lutsiness proposition.' He said he was, not afraid to face his people on this question.' lie said that it was a. ques tion of the State paying an officer to transact the business of the office. Mr. McLean How did you, vote on the guano b'll. Mr. Allen I voted against it because I was opposed to creating more offices. Mr. McLean It had a favorable report from the committee. . ' Mr. Allen Yes; but this is the right thing and that was not. Mr. Curtis of Ruricombe It has come out !iere that the Commissioner of In surance had the framing of this bill. It is natural that, having done this work for -the. committee, he should ask for a little more money. It is not . right to increase tlliS salary, when others are de manding the same thhitr. yfwo thousand dollar is a mighty nice salary. X wouldi be glad to get a little pay mysef to buy posta&e 8tampsio answer my letters. Mr. Willaixl said that while Mr. Young drew the bill, it was his duty to do so just as it was the duty of the treasurer to draft a revenue act. He said he be lieved he could do twice the work of the average man, and he had taid he might be able to do the work of the Insurance Commissioner.; . ,-r Mr. Thompson said he would vote to give the department $1,250; splitting the difference., Mr. Willard said he' would not be averse to accepting such a com promise. -;: y ";; -" Mr. - "Willard then called for the pre vious question. Mr. P.rittaiuV amendment to make the appropriation ?t,000 iiistead of J?l,.r00, came up and was adopted by a vote of ."V) to o7. " -' ' -' Mr. Smith's amendment to make the appropriation '.$1,250 was next voted on and was lost by a Tote of 30 to 43. The bill then passed its .third and final read ing.. : ' . - - ' - ' St aboard Conlldatla Bill The bill from the, Senate .authorizing the Seaboard Air Line Railway, suc cessor to the Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad Company, to possess and exercise the powers conferred upon it by the States of iSorth Carolina and Virginia and to authorize 'leases, pur chases, sale and consolidation between it and. other railroad and transportation comnauies," brought on a discussion. Ac tion wa$ deferred until today in order to give the Judiciary Committee thne to t consider the bill. Mr. Blount-of Washington, ' said: "I do not know what the bill Is and I am as afraitl of trust as any, man could be. The; bill sotfuds Very-mucn like a trust." , - Mr.-BediUngficH of A ake, said that if it was a bill fiying the Seaboard Air Line po wet to conHoIidate its branch lines, and that t gare to the system all the power couferred by preceding legis- Jatures on these branch lines. i eitanf Continue don sixth page. OH The President to Govern the Philippines. , THE SPOONER IDEA The Senate Considers Legis lation Affecting the Islands. Two Important Measures Sent to Conference . .Washington, Feb. 25. In the -Senate this morning a conference was- ordered on the Post Office appropriation bill and ¬AK ir.l..U "'I .- 1. . T -, ua.via , uicuu,. vuauuier ana isntier were appointed conferes. . A conference ." V , . -, 1 , - . vas also ordered on the-Diplomatic and Consular appropriation bill, aud .Sena tors Hale, Cullom and Teller were ap pointed conferes. - . '-; ; : Mr. Morgan offered a resolution which went over tinder the rule, declarinsr the Nicaragua Canal bill entitled to privi - . 1 leges as a special order. ; Mr. Foraker called up th? -bill to pro vide civil government for Porto Rico. He said that there would be no debate t-.nd urged the importance of the enact ment of the measure into law - ; Mr. Pettigrew said that , the ' Senate had received -a protest .'from Representa tive Porto Ricans against' the laws fore jic i.in.iuu- eel upon them by the .United States. -n,;. "' ,.xa i. 40 win wunii cwiyii, . Muu ne, Him i the .State of Ohio. Why not let them i i govern theinselvesV" c . . j Messrs. Morgan and Bacon declared 1 - t . . 1 , -i, ... . . " . - - : uiut tne 0111 was unconstitutional. i .Mr. Foraker explained that Ahe bill ted that the bill was now .without ,y ; -.. , ... .. assedvwithont oi-s ; -v, had been -changed and fault. . The bill was then pas vision. Mr. Shoup. in charge of the bill, asked that the Senate take a recess from 5:30 until S p. 111. .votTlCrr'aMd.tUe rprruest was agreed to. - v '.Mr. Piatt of Connecticut "reported from Mho Committee on Relations with Cuba the amendment defining the relations of thi; government-with the proposed gov ernment of Cuba ; After the, reference of the amendment M r. Pettus of Alabama, presented a written statement recommending a point of ( rder against the committee amend ment to the bill confering authority upon the President to provide civil govern ment for the Philippines. It went over till the amendment was reached in the bi;i. ;;i;.:V..; 4 - Pending further action. upon the bill, Mr. Money of Mississippi. prein ted the credentials of A. J. McLaurin, vle.cted a Senator from Mississippi for a term of six yeai-s beginning March 4, 1001. The credentials were filed. When the reading of the bill was con: eluded Mr. - Pettus'- point or" ol der "was called up. The president pro tern., Mr. I'rye, submitted the point to the Senate. Ihe amendment Avds decided to be in cider by a vote of 30 tt 3, thti detailed vc tc- being- as follows : tv " v Vcas-Aldrich', Allisou.' Baker,; Bart?, Tleveridjre. Burrows. ' Catt. Chandler. Ci Horn. Deboe, . Dillingham, " Dollivier, Fairbanks, Foster, Gallingert r. llanna, Hansbrough, Hawley, Kean, Kearus, Lodge, JlcConias. McCnmber, McMillan, Ms sou, Penrose. Perkins,-; Piatt, (New Yrikl, Piatt' of Connecticut, Troctor, ;i.-arles, Scott, Sewell, i Shpup, . Simon. Spoonei, Stewart, Thui-eton. Wol- cott-30. - - . - :.':,'' ''-"' ; vavs Allen. Bacon, Bate. Berry, But ler. Caffery, Clay, CockrelJ, Culberson, Daniel, Heitfeld, McEnery, Mallory, Martin, Morgan. Pettigrew, Rawlins, Talieferro, Teller, Tillman, Turley,, Vest 23. V : - ; - -".: ' , Mr. Pettigrew I'd like to know how the chair voted. The chair (Mr. Fryer-Does the Sena tor rise to a question of order? - - Mr. Pettigrew To a question of privi lege. (Laughter.) ' - ,'--, "The chair will say that he didsnot vote," said Mr. Frye. - ; r . - ' ."I think the chair was wise," suggested Mr. Pettigrew, - amid laughter. . v 1 , Mr. Snooner -offered an amendment to the amendment, providing that, until a permanent government shall have been established in the Philippine archipelago, full reports shall le made to Congress on the first day of each regular session of all legislative acts and- proceedings of the temporary government; and that full information shall be supplied to the President as to the condition in the islands. The aniendment was agreed to. Mr. Test offered the following amend ment to the Philippine provision: "That nn judgment, order or act by any of said officials so; appointed shall conflict with the laws and Constitution of the United States. Mr. Spooner did not think the proposed amendment was; necessary- He thought this fact ought to be recognized, espe cially by Democrat?." : Mjiny of them held that the Constitution exUads to the Philippine Island ex Troprto vigorc r V ' Mr. Yest replied that the MOCtrinethat the Constitution was in force in the Philippines was held by such good Repub licans as exrSenator Edmonds,. eX'Prisi deut Harrison, ex-Governor Boutwell and many others. He did not know, what the decision of the Supreme Court opon4jri point would be. He would be .a. bold man. he said, who would, venture to say what the decision would be. but it wax rumoi'ed that the Supreme Court ould not decide- the question at all as to whether the Constitution, ex tended to the islands of its owh force". - Every lawyer knew, he said, how the court could ; evade the question, and ir had. even been suggested that the curt' might say that the government of t fii ' island ixissessioiis. of th is country w:i Atitiw.li. i-1 f V. J .. .1.-. ...... .. .1 i government. . . ; . In "an extendel speech'-Mr. T:llni.in vigorousfy opposed the Philippine amendment.-' .He declared it -was a buM 'and ' naked proposition to invest the Prfi dent with plenary power to govprn tin Philippiiie archipelago in a. civil way. Yet, hev said. 'objection was raisotl the . Canstitution of the 'United Stales, being the resident's guiding st;ir. It was not proposed, he asserted. -that. tln President should .be hampered even Wy the Constitution. ' - - Mr. Tillman -declared that the enact-' input of : the' proposition into' law, to gether with the grantiiig of ecrtain re quests or the 1 Taft commission - to sell public lands and lease mines, ) would cpen to the people of the. Philippines all ih. dangers of carpet-bag government. Mr. Dauiel lnade'a conslitntiorial ar gument, a gainst the Philippine provision in the bill, incidentally supportjug the amendment proposed by Mr. Yest. The author. df the proposition, he niaintained. lost. sight. of the fact that Congress mps the supreme judge of ithe class of enactments'- to which the proposed provision , belonged. It was proposed to ..confer upon the President power vested onl in Coiijrress. . - ? . . . . ( - Mr. : Daniel said he had .no disnosilio f to be, critical or to find fault as, to legi1 . . ..... ... "i . latioa wirit resnect to tne.- t'ni lrnimci. He ,recl?niled tne treaty -of Paris to bo ' j as, binding upon him as it would have been .had he voted for itsvritilication He' was weil aware, he said, of the com'; plicated condition of affairs in the Phil; ! ;.. . . . 1 lppiues. ine questions involved Avero s'i numerous and confused and doubtful lh.it' he regarded it, as impossible to eompre. hend them fullv in the nresent liirhf-. m to act with wisdom amd due delibprntinn i 1 Iio )M;li7ed Congress ; could not be too c-arelul to guard against the adoption 1 of any autocratic methods that might not be absolutely necessary. In his opinion it would be a mistake, from all stand points of "sound legislation, to do any-, thing more than provide temporary ar rangements, which later might be set. aside mid annulled. . . Mr. Caffery spoke along the same lines as Mr. Daniels. f 1 Referrfnsr to the proposed sale' of th publics lands of Philippine Islands. Mr. ... 1 Tti .. . . T 7 , ' skcu.o. .ur. xiar wnetaer, of chief purposes of the prono- purposes ol tne propo sitions wqs not to have them sold be lre -the' people of the Philippine Islands had ' any chance whatever to have a oicc the matter of the sale." " ' ' "Precisely so," Mr. Caffery itp'i d. "And if the' people ever come into the possesion ot their own' Mr. Hoar V r 'l,:coTe.r Uat -' J !" Whhlni ny other pub ,e ram-n-ses. They will have been ' till 1 alienat'il." . - . . r, , - ' -, L .Mri l'awlms opposed Ih.' Snooner rHideu. ;they .will discover that they f limVuihiient as being ''only 'r. inter est a band of public .iduaderers and thieve.-." ' l Vj.; .(:; :. : '.;. "The, following notices of ajiienduient to the 8pooner-aaendment u'em given-: By Mr. Bacon, requiring all grants of fraiM-hises and concessions to be report ed to Congress, Avhich resen-es the power to annul or modify them. . . . P.y.Mr. Pettus. requiring .the persons in whom power is vested in tho Philip pine Islands to take oath to support th constitution Of the United' Stat rs. By Mr. Hoar, that no sale or leas hall be made, "or franchise granted that is inA approved by the President, of the United States and is "not in his juds- ' ment -learly necessary. ! " Mr. Morgan spoke of the pending pro-'" position r as the most portentious and dangerous movement that had taken place in this country since the -civil war. , What had taken place upon' the Siooii" ...-I . . , . . or amendment toaay was nut. a prelimi nary skirmish to get it in shape. Mr. Morgan condemned the action of Repub lican Senators in putting legislation a to the Philippine Islands and Cuba on fan appropriation bill. at the end of t ho session. He denounced tnat acnion as deixti.sni of legislation, never par- alleled in the iiistory of the count ry."r It staked the very existence of the gov erniueut !t said., on a ninsle die, ntid that die was. a government for the Phil- jppineVtue' like of, which 'was never before put uiwn the statute books. Ila declared that he would not flinch from his duty of debating the question, be cause cramped for time, out he would consider the' question in'connection with, the laws of the United States for 120 Jxars, the parliamentiiry law, and th . law of nations. . ', -Thcf legal and constitutional points of' the question were taken up apd discussed by Mr. Morgan at great length,- He de. dared that there was no - war in thJv Philippine Islands. " With whom':" h asked,, "are we dealing in the Philip pines. We are dealing with citi7.ensj of the United States some of them IwiVJf' in "insurrection. They are as. much citi- rens of the United States as l am eve--' , ry one of them. That is tho law of this . , land, and has been, since 1808." IV In the course of his argument Mr. Mor gan paid a high compliment to the Taft Commission, saying' that he ' had net heard of a more successfnl goveniment in any territory of the United Statei, not even excepting Hawaii; one of the best government in the world. Vhf. then, he said, should any chance be made? Why should any further power be. given the President, unless it wen for the purpose of his doins somethmif which he wauted to do, or which he was v expected to do? '" Mr. Morgan was still speaking, when , at f:30 a recess until 8 o'clock was an nounced. ' v - The nieht session of the Senate ,-was , without result. ' Senator 1 Morgan 're sumed hi speech and spoke until 11:1 v when the Senate adjourned until tomer. row.-';- : '" ' ' ,". N . ' :. '.,. SO. WAR SHIPS THIS VKAB Th House Concnrs In 'B"1, Amendment Washington, Feb 25.TThe Hoiise -tered upon the . lar week of th. sessh n with a full attendance of members o.i (Continued, ;pii Second Va 1 - i - r 4 - 1
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