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Vol. VII. RALEIG-H,' ST. P.; THUBSDAY, FEBBUARY; 28, 11901 "f ,. ... Vf j Plan for Whites to Tax Them selves for Longer Terms AMEND CONSTITUTION' i, . j, . ; . . : V Supplemental Taxation of I!-. r I i r- ti Whites Or BlaCkS for Their Own Race The University Trustees Dispensary j rceey, t Pasquotank, (in place i A. White, deceased): Georg Rouiitree, - . . , 'of New Hanover (in place of E. B. Shul- Jhc most important bill introduced in k,.,rK. M. ArmtieM. of Oirlf ml in tli" Senate yesterday, and one oX the place of James K. Boyd): Charles Mc most important of the session, was that N.'nnee, of Buncombe (in place of J. M. bv Senator London to amend the ( ' . t . . . , . Senator London to iinipinl the ( 0:1- Kitution. ' Tlie object of the bill is to.mnki b'Sal for the white property owners to tax thofuselves (ly a suiudimicntaiy levy) for the education of white chiMivn alone, and thereby lengthen th- present school terms of any town. township county, without Wcin.r ompelled to d - vote a proportion of rne extra tax to wards the maintenance of longer terms for negro schools. The text of the bill is as follows: '"An Act to Amend Article IX, Section of the Constitution of North Caro lina: '"The CJeneral Assembly of .North Caro lina du enact: - "See. 1. That section 2. act 0. of the 'iiiistjt ution of North Caroliua. he ;iui. ii'leil hy adding thereto the t'ol'ow- " Itnr nothing contained herein shall prohibit ihe people f any race, living in .111.1 eoiiuiy. city. town, township, or ter ritory, from levying a special tax for eil-ii'-atiohal "purposes of that race, if a -majority of the yualitied voters of that race Nhall, at any election duly held for that purpose, decide to levy said tax, which, lax shall be levied upon the property and P"Hs of that racealone. ! f hcin. That the Republican members of "Sec. 2. That, this aiiicndmeiit shall be the committee, took offense at his re submitted to the qualified voters of the marks, and appropriated some of them to whole State at the next general elec- their party aud thenWlves as members tion. etc, . ... 'i Senator Alexanders roai law bill. creating a highway commission, etc., is not proving to be a popular measure- in if a antiwif ! , ..s hiis. siaieu in esreruay s i ost, in ere. was a msn 01 fenaxors 1 uesoay 10 exempt their counties from soma of its - provisions. Yesterday the rush contin ued, and later on Oho bili beiug up on its tin.i! reading), it was discovered by Sen Mtor YVoodard that a section of the bid rrHie it manslaughter, and defined it as sucn. when an accident should occur at . street crossing on a railroad, under cer tain conditions (as more fully stated Tn the proceedings belowi and there was n pronounced demand to have the Ji:d;ei-j Mr ySeill then entered into an elab ary Committee pass on the bill before itfrt,.;it,. ,,on,n,(,t snnno.-f th' eontet.tmn was passed by the Senate. Senator Alexander resisted this, de claring that he was lamiliar with the local conditions at Charlotte "where a man had already been killed in 011; of these railroad crossing accidents." that lawyers on the' Judiciary Committee "ere not; that, therefore, he would not -iyc his judgment for-th.d of all the law yers u lhat committee, in this matter. i.m uu oei are uaousnt .iittercntly- r'lMi.. oeiiiii'ir .viexanoer creoit i r raren goou common sense and judg-. riicnt. as one expresseu it and the h i "V ' . was ... i.y.i. o, j.nue u.ver town- -mp. aKc county, protesting against the plan (embodied in a pending hill in i i i .. ...... i-- i iiwmi'.co ov erii.uiu r ousu'-e to .-ninev the territory in which they reshh ! i ft in county. ;. t, - ' trustees of jhe Siatc The election of - . t i , , I i iinersii was neiu, ami very uuexpect- ...11.. , 75 i .i:.. : .i . . o,, ,.,c vo u uLscuson i .at was ai.om nit: ijji- ifiiiui t.L Miiiiir lia- r ft if 'ii iit'iiii't ii it I'm t ut rir t ti'. , , ;. x,,,.. ir.u,., as p,-c-puatea oy tne declaration of nator Sm.th of John- mou county to the effect that ho d,d not want to vote for one name on the list reported by the mm.,;e, viz.. Mr. Mc-1 .-.iint- ox tie i nuiii i run csiaee in rue IMue Ridge, adding- that he was not a North Carolinian, is a Republican, and had resided in the State only a, few years, etc. Senator Gndger of -'Runcombe, also v.-an ted to know if Mr. McNamee was the only one west' of ih- P.lae Ridge on the ljst. lint he added later that, al though he desired to see another repre sentative from that section and a "repre sentative of the old South.' he had t) a uzht to say against Air. McNamee. Indeed the latter' gentleman found sev ;a? endorsers anions the Senators, some of them stating thai-he--was an ed ucated man and had manifested a coir. metjdabli? interest in the University. If bp was a Republican, that should uo't en ter into the matter, and did not f-n-cr into the calculations of the eonihifrh-.,. in making up the list of trustees. I Mr. Gndger complained of too many bailing from Wake county, and madv xome remarks intended to sarcastically refer to the greed of the metropolitan . '-unity of the State. Messrs. Foushee and A yeock explain ed that, the dose proximity of Raleigh and Wake county to the university, vhich enabled trustees from this count v I to more readily attend the meetings' of i tlie board, was the chief reason 'there were several appointed from Waiio. If a number were not takeurorn near by counties it would be difficult to sccur; a quorum at meetings. - Senator Smith" then' wanted ta place Mr. Lous of Johnston, on the list iu place of W. II, Day of Wake. But ha and Mr. Bray were the only Sena .ors j who voted for the change; the bst of tne eoniinittee being aurtpteo, .vie?-!?. Scott and Smith acting as tellers in the election. The tellers will formal'.;,' re port the vote today. Following is the list of the trustees elected: For terms to continue tilt No vember 30, 1909: A. B. Andrews.'' of Wake; It. II. Rattle, of Wake; J. S. t'arr, of Durham; W. II. Day. of Wake: Warren G. Elliott, of New Hanover; A. W. -Haywood, of Alamance; T. W. Ma son, of .Northampton; I. J. Means' of ('aba mis; James Parker, of Gates: P. ' 1. Walker, of Mecklenburg: A. W. Grn- ham. of Greenville; I.. S.'Ovoniun, tf illowaji: V. D. Pruden. of Oh.v.vrn; I). !.McIn-of "mtt-'v- .Julius Johnson, of Caswell: J. A. Nprunt. i of New Hanover; L. J. rivet, of Warp-en; F. 1). Winston, of Bertie; II. B. I W ' i I , 1 l HI 17. JM J till. ? I inillii'ltl Mil - place of K.- S. Blackhurn); K. A. ,l;iJni- j ; son. of IMchmou'l tin jdace of C. it Cook); V. il. James,, of Pitt: l. P.. ' A. :'.t- terson. ot itoht son (in plaoe oi II. YValli deasc.l. t I'ntit November CO. t'.01. . A ham to siu-eccd A. V. Graham, resi od L. S. Overman n signed. to siK-e.'c 1 L. Overman v 1 lint thf feature 1 it of the biy s ,)roe:e.I- ings was the deh-ue on the Cumberland liquor dispensary bill wh:chv .vill le conrinue.l today. ' Cumberland Dispensary Bill S. 15. i)o'i. to roieal chapter 225, acts 1807. so as to abolish the. liquor dispen sary system iu tiie town of Fayetteville and i'lMtnty of Cumberland, came up on iits second reading with an umavoriible report from the committee (the vote in committee being 11 to 30.) j Senators McNeill of Cuniberiand, the '-author of the bill, addressed the Senate 1 111 support of the lull. Jle stated that the unfavorable report of the committee was largely, due to tlie effect of some of his utterances in disejassing the bill be fore the committee: that he had made certain strictures uion a former (Repub lican legislator from Cumberland, who li:il liiisrem-eHHiifcd the oeoole of that countr bv "inllieting the dispensary upon! uftliat partylt'nd iS entlyVoted nc, (MfNeill now wanted to disclaim aar. iutentlou condemning or abusing iH11'111i1i1vflI1 nnrtv ,1M. s or r meaning to tpply stuy of his remarks to u,emi,oi-s of that party generally. He hoped the Republican Senators would overlook ami forgive any indiscretion of his-in the respect indicated, and not re member his remarks to the detriment of this bill. He then referred to the com-' mendablc course of some Republican members of the l"j,-islature in former'j years. and he had to thank Senator Smathers especially for generous action; towards the white people and Demo- etvit of his COlllltv s,'Ver:il Vesirs ft o-n f that ihe result of the recent primary of white voters against the dispensary (in which over J00 votes were east against it and only a few for its contin uance) should be res pi-feci 1 by the leg islature. He -eelared that the claim of the dispensary people, that they did not vote and if they had would have defeat- ed the proposition was not a good one. iThat nearly. 1,000 white men voted for -th6 al.lition of the dispensary, and that cast n:ier 'llinnt 1 i HI white -nt wofn the election last November, etc. . He said that the vote would have been inch larger had it not been generally much larger had it not been generally understood that the dispensary advocates hai determined to hold aloof and not vote; that the auti-dispensary people knew their side would be bound to win, i ,,.t. . i:: ... . l i..i h. who otherwise would have done so. That, moreover, the circulars (some of i. -i.!i,Ua,1i ,i;....:i,,i Mil II lie" -..UlOI IL'MI VII.-LI IIJtllt:vi just on the eve of the election, stating iu tvpe that Vno eKHtion will be held" on the date set, fell into the hands of many of those -who were against the hspensary and that numbers of them Hviiiss in the untry and unable to learn ,,(lt(M., .u-copted that statement and. did lior fro-m thdr fu;mf5 on elocrion d U(i thon rpad depositions -from severa. oitizpll!. mnkiofS ftffidavit that they did not go to the polls . on that acconunt, and j that if they had known the. election was to be held they would have gone and would have voted to abolish the dispen sary. Alluded to his political career' in Cum berland for the last thirty years, aud to the fact that his private business nec essarily p-.its him in close touch with the people; trat he had boeu chairman of, the Democratic county committee, etc.,' and was thoroughly conversant with ;he jwishes of the people of his county, and he did not hesitate to say that more than two-thirds of the white voters are' against the tjspensary; 'that Sheriff burns.' the present sheriff of Cumber land, stated to" him this morning that he could safely say that five to one against the dispensary: would be new right. His (McNeill s' position waj the sub-' ject, aver since the dispensary; had been established, was well known by every; one, and yet he was nominated for -Senator by acclamation in the Democratic convention, and elected by a very large majority, and that this fact alone was indicative of the -desires, of ihe people in regard to this, matterit -having been well umlerstood that if he was nomina- (Continued ou pas? C.) The Pension Bill Passes the House ELOQUENT SPEECHES All Amendments to the Bill Successfully Voted Down, Farmers of Board of Trus tees of Varsity " The general pension bill appropriating .$200,000 to Confederate veterans and the widows of veterans passed the House y teruay by unanimous vote. j The bill passed the House as it came from the Senate with only one aniend- I meat, and that was accepted by the com- mittee. The amendment, which was in- tioduced by Mr. Russell of Durham, requires all applicants for pensions to appear iiefore the county Pension Board on July 1st for examination as to physi cal disability. This requirement is ap plicable to those who are even bene fitted by special pension acts passed by the Legislature. The bill was eloquently discussed and all amendments save that accepted by iho committee-were voted down. The bill is as follows: - The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 3. There shall be paid out of the treasury of the State of North Caro lina, on the warrant of the Auditor, to every person who has been for twelve months immediately preceding his or her application for pension a bona fide resi dent of this State, and who is incapaci tated for manual labor and was a sol- ! dicr or a sailor in the sen-ice of the Stato of ortb Carolina or of the Con- tederate States of Amerieaduriug the war between the States, and fr the widow remaining unmarried, of any de ceased of fieeiv soldier ox sailorrTrho was in thecieeonrtt1ttfe oTNorth Car olina on of the Conrederate States of America during tlie war between the States (provided said widow was mar ried to said soldier or sailor before the j first day of April, ISGo) the following sum. annually, according to the degree of disability ascertained by the following-grade, viz.: First, to such, as have received a wound which renders them totally incompetent to perform, manual iabor in the ordinary avocation of life, seventy-two dollars. Second, to such as have lost a leg above, the knee or an arm above the elbow, sixty dollars. Third, to such as have lost a foot or leg below the knee, or hand or arm below the elbow, or have a leg or arm reudereij utterly useless by reason of a wound or permanent injury, forty-eight dollars. To such, as have lost one eye,' and to widows remaining unmarried; and all other soldiers who are now disabled from any cause to perform manual labor, thir ty dollars. Sec. 2. That section il of chapter IDS, of the la-ws of 1SS!) be amended by striking out all of said section after the wifrd "grades" in line 4. And section 1 of said chapter 198 of the laws of ISS.) is hereby repealed and section 1 of this act substituted in place thereof. Sec. 3. That all laws 'and clauses pf iaws enacted since the first of January, 1S!0. granting pensions to any particular individual named therein, are hereby re pealed. ; Sec. 4. That no inmate of-the Soldiers' Home at Raleigh, nor any person "who was a deserter or who receives a pen sion from any other State or the United Slates shall be entitleo to a pension un der this act. . Sec f. That all ex-Confederate soktiers and sailors who have become totally blind since tlie war, or who lost their sight or both hands or both feet in the Confederate service shall receive from the public treasury $120 a year, to be paid monthly by the clerk of the Supe rior Court of their respective counties, as provided, in the public luws of 1ST!), chapter190, and amendment thereto in chapter J41 of the laws of 188:5. tiu-1 chapter 019 of the laws of 1899. Sec. 0. That this act shall bp in force from srnd after its ratification. .The following amendment is made to sect ion 1 : . . "If the fund collected from the special pension tax in any- year should be in sufficient to pay in full the aforesaid pensions, then aud .in that event ; the State Treasurer shall pay said pensions out of the general fund of the State treasury: Provided, however, that fti Ui year shall the total amount paid for pen sions exceed two hundred thousand xloj lars." Mr. Brittain offered an amendment permitting widows who married yteV mis on their return home from the var to .receive pensions. He safd many bo diers after returning home married ttyelr sweethearts, and that they were physi cally disabled on their return. " ' Mf. Ebbs moved to amend by stijkjng out. the provision reKitiug to marr?e prior. to April 1st. I860. , Mr. Morgan of Johnston I want; to know first of all whether this bill repeals all special pension legislation. Mr. Reinhardt of Lincoln ''All spe cial acts are repealed by this bill,"- ' .' Mr. P.eddingfield of Wake, said the ob- ject of the bill was to do as muehgood as; possible to the ptd veterans. ' He said all veterans , aud widows could not le provided; for---because, of the inadeouate revenue from the tate. The committed he said, had considered the; subject tor weeks and he thought its action should be accepted as tiitaL 1 lie asked; the House to vote down adl amendments. .IT. ZVZZrSZS&Z "riWr. on'Our -Right-toGovern . air. ngut orliowan, 'also--- spoke fltowan, also - - spoke ,.' , it ni 1 j -ainents , and, asked the , ; tne rfl 1 1 (pfl neS . r.-the bill as- reported. ' t , r ' - against the araeiu. uoiise to. vote for?the bill as. renortc. , Mr, barker of Halifax.. sa id hp' wast V . . ...... - t willing to allow widows who had married prior to 186S to receive pension. jur. lieinnaruu on oeuair of tu-j- com mittee refused to "accept -this amendment. :. Mr. Russell of .Durham, plead for the passage of the bill'ns it was "unanimously- recommended-by., the Committee on J Vusious, - and as it passed the StMi:ie. lie said the- committee hnd .. considered tin? widows and all. classs of people de- serving of pensions. lie declared that it was due the old soldier to pass the bill its recommended by the committer Ic?' Mr. Allen of Col.umbus. spoke r elo iu"etly for-the bill." Il said the-commit-, tee was composed of old veterans and that the bill was the; result .of .their best judgment. He said' it was the d-, position of the House to give everything possible to tJufDld veterans but that the members : had: to be controlled by their surrounding and -environment. Mr.s' Jenkins of iranville, was greeted vtilh a burst of "applause when he took the tloor. He spoke with both'hisjisual force nd eloquence, taking au; advanced i stand for the old 'veterans. He created r much merriment by referring 10 Mr. Par-1 ker of Halifax aa.the poet laureate-of the House. , - ' :. ' .. ... . M r. Eldjts spoke-in-behalf -of his 'amend ment, making all, -widows of Confederate veterans eligible 'tn 'pensions. " Mr. Russell o "Durham, one of the most active ; and influential veterans in the House w as called to the Speaker' chair bj' Speaker .-Moons and - presided wi-;h dignity' over the Hou.i dtnnglbc cotisHieratiou of the p,-iisi.m lill. , Mr..Carraway of; Lenoir, urged the House to rota down all amendments and pass the bill as reported by the - .com mittee. Mr. Carraway made -a tharae teristic speech.' - . , v - Mr. Alexander-of-Rutherford,, also spoke for the bill, - t- -'- ' .-: Mr. Blythe of Henderson, spoke in support of tb'c Ebbs amendment. - r Mr. Blaloek oftStinaly,.nrgC!d the pas sage of the bill itritliout amendment. - Mr. Parkvr's THendment toefmit nli widows who mi fried jprior tr 1&jS to Av eligible for pensions i was defeated tl vote being 21 t 71. ' ; Mr. Parker of Haiifajs, then concluded ' the argument ix a magnificent and elo quent soeech iu teblf of the bill. He referral iespefkajriilthe -'"Serious -.coti -of iUwHoldier tf Halifax, both l'ning and dead. llisi speech was fre quently interrupted with applause. - The bill then passed its second and third readings without a tlissejiting vote. Farmer lor Trtee The hour of 12 being set a a special order for the election of trustees of the State-', LTnivftrsrty, Mr. Itobesoxi, chair man "of the.ommittee to nominate the same,7recommended the list of name's which lias already appeared in The Post. After the nominations.were made hy Mr. liobeson, Mr. McLean of Scotlaud ai-ose' and asked the committee if there were any farmers on the list. He placed in .nomination Mr. Rodwick Mcllae of Scotland county, to take the idace of Mr. McXamep of Buncombe. "He said thrft Mr. McRae was a graduate of the I'ui versity.and a good farmer. Judge Allen suggested that as the Senate w as voting on the same list as nominated by the committee, he hoped the list would be adonted. A number of gentlemen arose signifying their intenfion to vote for Mr. McRae. Some omissions being discov ered, Mr. mston moved tnat tne mat ter lie passed over for a while. This was acceded to. Petition mnd ITleniorals By Mr. Graham A petition from 25 citizens of Uranviiie county asKing ior the incorporation of New Hope churclU and prohibiting the sale of. liquor witmn two miles of said churcn. liy mt. x afr"Ct:2 the incorporation of Motley t-reek church, in Craven county. By Mr. xUlen of Wayne A petition from certain colored citizens of Wayne county. 'By Mr. Hood Petition relating to the criminal insane. By Mr. Stewart A petition from 122 citizens of Harnett county asking that liquor should not be sold in' certain sec tions of Harnett county. By Mr. Ebbs Numerous petitions from several Counties, asking for cer tain modifications of the election laws. By Mr. Carraway A petition from certain citizens of Pink Hill township, Lenoir county, asking for relief from tramway fires. By Mr. McKethan A petition from citizens against abolishing the office of standard keeper in Cumberland county. Bills introduced Bv - Mr. Shannonhouse Appointing justices of the peace for Mecklenburg county. ' . ' By Mr. Carraway An 4 ,act to prohibit the 'sale and manufacture within two miles of New Hope church, iu Ienoir count. An act to prevent the obstruc tion of Moccasin river in Lenoir county. . By Mr. Carlton Appointing justices pf the peace for Duplin county. By Mr. Watts An act relating to the boundary line between Madison and Yancey counties, next to the Tennessee line. - By Mr. Bennett To correct certain !5tate land grants in Swain county. By Mr. Ararey incorporating uentrai . - i-ir- u o.'..v. in T;j. -. rTinAh Smith, in I Ifl Virlcnn -.r,m. . . !. It' IT- TT... I . , ty An act ip appoint vt.,. xiaruwicK , a justice of the peace for Davidson age Vjohs" anti -ecuemes ior-tne ad vancement of the "interests of those "on county. . , By Mr. McCulJoch For draining of certain' creeks county. .. the better , in Bladen ! (Continued on; Second Page.) IK '!' . j ' ' ' ' ' '' I T CI I E 0 U A 0 A 01 AM I LLLLII MHO H fLHIl He Proposes to ' Extend ; the Constitutitfn Over the Is- : lands .by Act; of Congress. Turner and Pettiffrew Sneak . - -, j - Washington, ; Feb... 2T. At the conclu sion of ronthie., business . consideration of the Army 'appi-opriatiou bill, w as ,re Minifed. Mr. Turiier of AVashington, who bad the floor, continued his speech in oiposition . to. the delegations by Con gress of legislative power to the Presi dent. , He criticised the Spooner ainend rient'as a departure from' the American system the tim departure In the his-, lory .-of the . country. It vested, he con tended, in the -.'President of the Unjted States t he powers that belong to aiid are exercised by the Czar of Rus&JU "It in an extfnordinafy propbsttiOn, 'he declared r Vto my inind it is a monstrous proposition which no party --ought to countenance for .1 -moment." We may well tremble -for this' country- if the proposition of the Senator 'from Wis consin be ailopted, for we Avill not only -have a Q?.xA the- Philippine Islands, but a, Czar in the White House before it shall pass out of existence." V, ' "If .1 were a Filipino," Mr. Tmiier continued' .vehemently,, "I should, npver .cease to resist . the attempt to' impose the., rule , of the .United States 'govern-,, ment .-upon 'myself "and my people in the lace or so tyrannical a pi-oposition that involved in this amendment. And I shall lose ; faith in lh? justice uud mer cy; ami love, of the Aimiguly if He shall lerinit the gtruerlewhitli.4he .people ;of 4lu:-I?hilfpi4 fslanils" am now makiDg to throw off the ' niie of the United Stale to fail." Mr. Teller disenssed the two contro verted questions the Philippine and Cu ban amendments. "He regarded the Phil ippine amendment as much improved by the amendment offered by Mr. Hoar, but to his mind it still was objectiona ble. The Cuban amendment was much stronger and much better than the pub lic press had conveyed the impression it would be, but he had some reservation in his approval of it. If a Democratic Congress were to fol low this One, ho declared, he should in sist that both these, controverted ques tions should hot be. acted upn , now; but in considering the practical ques tion of legislation he realized that the next Congress would be even more com pletelyv dominated; by , the Republican ra:ty than this." He was willing, there fore, that a vote upon the proposition should be taken, as tlie party in power iu -my event would Imj obliged to assume responsibility for them. Mr. Teller gave- notice of an aniend ment to the Philippine section as fol lows: : " " ' - - . ' "That the constitution of the. United States is hereby extended over and de clared to be in force in the Philippine Islands so far as the same or any provis ion thereof may be applicable." ,liis purpose in offering the amendment, he said, was to ascertain whether those who ay: the Constitution does not ex- tend over the Philippines are willing ,L - p He hail no idea that the United States would surrender the Philippine Islands. "In my -opinion,", interposed Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts,' ''we. have . no more right to govern the people of the Philip pines than the people of the Philippines have to govern us. f the . Senator should declare -in his. amendment that the Constitution of the United States is to be in effect and force so long as the authority of the United States is main tained there,'.! should be inclined to ac quiesce in it. ' "But. I do not yield that point," re plied Mr. Teller. ' Mr. Teller theu proceeded with a legal and Constitutional argument upon the pending questions. He said that Congress was asked in this bill to place its approval upon a measure that would carry us back to the dark ages a bill that embodied "a wicked and vicious system of adminis tration.". He'' feared, that the measure would hate the approval of the country, too, as he thought the people may have forgotten the principles of liberty. Kef erring to the , Cuban amendment, Mr. Teller said it was not so "drastic and savage" as he had thought it might j be, but he 'rpuld not give it his ap 'proval, He feared it might wound the sensibilities of the Cubans." He hoped the Cubans might agree to the proposi tions made,V Even with those K)nditions imposed, he believed Cuba would be an independent State, - . . Mr. PetttereM' made a vigorous attack upon the Philippines -amendment, par- riAfllOMllP tht IT TTdnlll M1H1. uuianj :.mw.'s 'mr--.--- , -j the inside .. . , . - He referred to the organ-zauon of the Philippines Lumuer ec development Co., . m iri. U.. ...ijl Panmflonrat'ra T 4 L. Hull, chairman of the Military Af- airs Committee of fhe Housc-'was presi dent, and ltepresentatiye " TJovener1' "of West Virginia-was the ' atrornpv A son of Mr. Ituli, he . asserted, even' now wasj in the I'hihppines looking after' the inr terests t)f the company. Mr.JPettigrew. then read from what hv said"were; certified copies of correspond ence whicb had passed between " Major II.' O. S. Heistand,' of the adjutant gen eral's department of the army, and Maj. B., W. Hawkes,Huntil recently an officer in the volunteer service! relating to company which" had been organised for thedevelopment of the hemp industry in the" Philippines. : Th letter indicated that this compaey was endeavoring to secure control of the 'hemp industry iii the "Philippines and that Maj. Heistand was using his official position .to ad vance the interests of the enterprise. . Mr. Pettigrew contended that no legit imate - eif orts were liiti!ur ; nade to pre pare the. Philippines for civil government and he declared that the barbarities practiced - in the Philippines by ' our forces had only been equalled by those of the civilzed r. armies at rekin." 'He could not comprehend bow any American Senator could look upon pur ' act a an act of right. He thought thq. Filipinos should be given their liberty aj allowed to establish their, government under, our guidance, and direction f "I hope,"; he said in.'cohclusionC "that this administra tion i will; seethe "infamy of its course and " tUra its oack uponv a policy 'which has alrea'dy covered it with ' shame and disgrace.' ; . -, Jlr, Bacon inveighed against the Spqoner. amendment and declared that there wastno possible consideration that coald secure from the Democratic side of the chamber a support; of that amend- ment. The threat1 of an extra .session was .not, stifffcient? for -that purpose, i and (speaking for himself) so far from an extra session -having any terrors for him. he thought. there ought to be ,one sIIe denied that the ' questioH- of "the' River and Harbor bill . had any - inflhence in Referring.to the, condition of , affairs in China he thought ; that tbey "required ac tion of - Congresl. The attitude of ? the it.. . , -Oix ; .i T 1 m.i i mal and'illegal;ahd it. was discredita ble to Congress that it -was about to ad journ without taking cognizance' of ; that situation. ,. . . : ; , . ."- ' . . ' . - Doesuhe . Senator," asked:. Mr.. Piatt of Connecticut;. "lelieve. that a ;State of. war 'exists between tile United States and China?" . -. 1 - - - ' . - 'I'do1 so most undoubtedly,! Mr. Ba- con fenfied" - J i . - Coming back to the- Spooner Amend ment, Mr. Bacon d welt i Uion.. the, fact tha t - not a single sentence . - had , . been uttered in, the Senate : in advocacy, or justification or defense - of jit not eyen Mr. Spooner himself, who - had made a three' day. speech - on the general siib- jeefc of .the; Philippine Islands. i'We have We have to; show have sub- endeavored," he continued. that it is unconstitution al. We mitted arguments here which are worthy of consideration, lhere has been no re ply." .. "Because there can be none," Mr. Till man interposed. -"The Senators on the other side," Mr. Bacon went on,-, "prac tically admit that it is unconstitutional. As the Senator from South Carolina sug gests, they eannot make any reply. They say by their attitude we admit that it itf . nnnnctitntitAnflt Klli- ti-Ti nt - Oil !- WO ? We have got the votes to pass it.' . If the Senators on tne other side wish to let this debate close without any answer from them, let them do so. We de nounce it as unconstitutional and abso lutely violating every .fundamental priq; ciple of the government T We 'denounce it as at war with all the free institu tions of the country; ws utterly subver sive of the principles on which this, gov ernment is founded. Sit silent if you will; utter no word of defence, and go before the American people with the statement that you care not whether - it is right or wrong; that you do not feel bound to legislate for' the free institu tions of the country; that you. feci iio duty of loyalty to the principles pf the government. Not only; was the amend ment unconstitutional . but it ;wns placed on the bill in utter'violation of the rules of the Senate. Not a single senator voted that it was in order who did not know when he voted that it was in violation of the rule. The present occupant of the chair (Mr. Frye) declined to vote on the question because he was not willing to put himself on record as saying that it was in accord with the rule." Mr. Bacon commented upon the sudden change of nosition on the part - of Mr, Spooner, who, as recently as the 18th of Januarv. said that Congress had riot the necessary information o legislate for the T llminos, ana - wno-: now joinea in putting legislationthroagh' under whip and spur. W hat, askco: he, was the Influ enco which caused the. change that had come very ' , suddenly ? The influence which caused it was potent ' and per emptory. That influence was, he guessed, the communication of the Taft commis sion urging, the passage , of the Spooner bin. it grew out or ine ract tnat. mere was a-ve it lai-ge amount of public land in the islands which, could not bo sold, mines on which claims could not be estab lished, and franchises which could not le granted unless the Spooner bill was He knew that, some or at worst rea- tnres had been modified, but that was the influence which had .forced the Sro6n?r bill to the forefront,: It was a scheme tJ attract exploiters from all the world, like an army of rfotoq rnl- tures, to prey upon that prostrate land That was what produced . the sudden change and resurrected the'Spooner hill after it had been sleeping for ,a year; "Here," he exclaimed, "is a rich quarry; and .the vultures' not only of America, but of Europe, are hoverjujf ovfr it so as to get their claws and thelf , beaks into it. ' ' r-. -i-f v;-.-. "-:-''. -How any Senator with the' blood of Revolutionary soldiers ,iri his .veins cotild support such a bill he could not ujider stand. He saw sitting before- him i a distinguished son of New England (mean ing Mr. Piatt of Cinnectlcut). At this poiat the oration was ludicrously inter vnntd bv a stentorian sneese from Mr. I-Depew, which caused a burst of laughter thraiigbout tne cnamoer. ? rter tne noisy pause,. Mr. Bacon , said he did not know whether the Senator' from . New York (Continued on Second . Tage.) Wh e re ; Sim m on $ Wi 1 1 SJ t' i rt" ' ! ' ; ; .thfi Senate ' SIGN -OExIIIE JIMES . .. - . ...... . North. Carolina Will Not Havd an ex-Confederafe in th ; extCongressNotesfronf the Departments V - Vashingtoni Feb.27.tSpeciaI.--Seat) m; wu mc, wiuci- ruff ou uie -ueujo-cratic side,; has, been assigned tofSenator' elect Simmons. On cither side of him will be two'.Democratic Senators Bailey ' of (Texas, aiid. Dubois of Idaho., Thi , seat-assigned. Mr- Simmons.has beemoc cupied-by Senator Culberson of Texas, . j who i will, move up near the front. ' Not j far from Mr. Simmons is Senator Tilk ' msm and just in front of him arc S6na tors - Bacon :;of ' Georgia and 'Jones of.' Arkansas."-r He is surrounded by sterlinsf Democrats .and will be,, in good com- With . Mr. ' Atwater's ' retirement from - Congress March 4, not a single-nieniber l I of the North Carolina delegation in Qoh-i gre'ss Senate or House- will be left who v served in the Sou them r army duringthe -civil" war. iNearlv all Southern State ' have- continued; to send 'ol soldiers- to Congress, but North Carolina, which fuf ' nished more soldiers to the Confederacy ' than .any other Southern State, aftei "' March 4, wilf not have one' left in Cou,. !' gress. -It -shows the chflnsre in ihs itimo -'I. andbrings a. tinge of sadness with it. ' Anew post oftiee5 has been created a 5 . ' Rhyne, Ashe county, with Jasper Ban- ' V 88 postmaster.5 " S. C.- Draper has been, ;k lappuimcu iwsimaster at ' lasKer,' isortn signea. - - - - ' , Clarence F. Secor of Vanceville ha ' been granted a pension of $t. ; ' ARROGANCE OF.VETIRANS ' 4 k They Must Play Big Injun of - - ittj , MCK,UUl' Washington, .Feb. 27. Veteran organ izatipns ot the Civil awl Spanish wars have officially declined to participate in the inaugural parade March 4. The decision ; affects organizations in . the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union v eterans, Union and the fcpanisk ar Veteranstl .-' -.- " . The dissatisfaction of the veterans with the place assigned them in the pa iade is responsible ' for today's action. It was their wish to act as the principal escort to the President. Grand Marshal Greene, on the contrary, assigned tht-m to a position in the line ahead of the civic organization and following the Na tional Guard. General Daniel : Sickles today notified : General Greene that the veterans had declined to participate in the ' parade, and he. tendered his resig nation as marshal' of the veteran divis ion. CAPTURES BY FRENCH IN EASTERN TRANSVAAL Londom Feb." 27. General Kitchener telegraphs the War Office from Middle burg. Transvaal, a summary of addi tional captur.es made by General Fi-ench in his : operations in eastern Transvaal. General French's last dispatch was dated February 22, and told, of great seizures , of supplies, etc., made by him. General Kitchener s dispatch follows: : . : "French reports the following addi- tional captures in his operations .up tc February 2o: One iy-pounder Ivrupp Howitzer, one Maxim, 20,000 rounds oi , small-arm ammunition, .-'.153'. rifles, 3Si horses, 52 mules, S64 trek oxen, 5,600 " cattle, 9,800 sheep and 287 wagon. ."The Boer casualties were four kitted, five wounded and three hundred sur rendered. We had no casualties. The Boer invaders' who were in tne Naauwpoort district of Cape Colony have returned to the Orange River Colony ill twos and threes. v" . ; MURDER IN WILKES Whiskey Drinking Leads to a Fatal Shooting Affair Winston-Salem. N. C Feb. 27. Spe cial. Particulars reached here today of the murder in Wilkes county of Alonzo Johnson, who ' was shot three tinw?3 by John Sheppard. ' Both men -were drink ing. The-, murdered man leaves a wife and three children. Sheppard has not been apprehended, and it is. believed be has left the county.- - Mr. Eugene C. Butner, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Butner, of Salem, was united In ' mnrrias'e tonieht'rto Miss Hattie 1j Coffin, daughter of Chief Engineer Lhns. F. Coffin of the United States navy. Ihe ceremony was performed aUthe residence of the bride's grandmother, Mrs. E. A. Osborne, in New. Orleans. ' . V' ... V .. .. f ' Another Ohio Man Washington. Feb. 27. The President, today nominated sMilton E. Ailes of Oli to be assistant secretary of the treasury, vice Frank Vanderlip resigned. r s