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r Vol. VII. RALEIGH, , N. C; WEDNESDAY, MARCH, 6, 190 1 No. 88 The Senate Keeps. Its Calen - r dar Cleared SENATORIAL DISTRICTS Complaint of New Apportion mentBill Re-Cpmmitted. i Convicts Claim Lost Aid ing State Banks Again Tli-' Senate cleared its calendar again Wfore adjourning yesterday. Km, although a largo number of bills were disposed of. and quite a number introduced, none of them were of great importance to the general public. The bill amending the charter of the city of Raleigh, with regard to obstruc tions on the sidewalks, or overhead, was again passed by the Senate, in order to ""concur in a House amendment. The lat ter amendment doe-; .not permit any thing except permanent arid securely fas tened signs, of an "ornamental character,' -ueii as a few clec-trieal signs now m ... i:se over the sidewalks on J. j.H-iriiin- , sircet. The old swinging signs, removed j 'v the board of aldermen a year or ,' cannot bo 1 again put up under; iS amendment, and they v.ilj not be! allowed by the ciry authorities. , ' The Hone amendment agreed to yes-j l ;dny by the Senate, was not objecud ; : i ly any one; .and the city attorney j u;iv,f it his sanction, after examination. I .'! -fore its adoption by the House. ! Ail the Pai'igh charter hills are now -.lacted and ratified into laws. Senator Foushen introduced a bill to i I'.-ovid.- for county and township eiec K'P.s, and Senator Travis sent up a i i ! -a Mire designed to prevent guarantee security companies from requiring vith them to national banks "iiat.v officials insured .1. -ois.it public funds in !i'y. This latter bilk is in, the interest of State 'banks, to which this Legislature i ::: shown itself to bo partial. I ii- Aycoek bill. which passed the S-uate Moiiday.i'roviding for three su- pei-visors of -incatton, etc., was recoil- idercd (on motion of Ir. 31clutyr hairuian of the ("!otnniit.tee on .Educa tion.!, and referred to that committoe. Mr. Aycuck objected strenuously to this -oiirse. saying it meant dt-ath to his bill. Mid would have withdrawn it had the.'e not. been ohjection un' the part of some or its friends. The bill reported favorably by the .1 eliciary Comniittee. in favor of J. M-.i..)ins--n, an ex-.coiivict recently released a a writ of habeas conius. and who -;;iinis to have Uol-ii wrongfully detained i the penitentiary for over four years, -j : clause or a case or imstaKeii loaniiiy. -e;is defeated on second reading and 'iat. too. after a motion to- table the i ill had been !u.r. bv ths vote of IS to Hi. The bill provided for an investigation f the cae by the Governor and State Council: and empowered that tribunal to ray sn h amount as it deemed proper at of tin.- .tate treasury, provided John son's claims were made good, and he ' !"arly shewed that he was not the man (Jier-keri ft u-s claimed he was. etc. Messr. Woodard, AVebb, Arrington and others pleaded, "in the name of hu nianiry." for the lill: but a majority of tiie Square was of a -ontrary opinion, mid a member ot" the House "lobbied" ;.L'nirisr the bill on the floor of the Sen a;e whUe the bill was up for passage, i-tM; during the discussion of its merits. The writer was told yesterday that Johnson was now in New York ;and could arly prove that he was not Pecker, v ho resided in Rutherford and Cleveland e)iintie. and his father and mother b : re him. My informant (a; lawyer! -aie(i .that 10 knew positively that r.eeker and Johnson Avere not the same P'-rson. and that the State would yet 1 .i'.e r. settle the claim although John-.- a is now an old and feeble man. Senator Brown jumped on the Sena r iriol districts apportionment bill when -ame up on second reading, and suc .. o,l..,j in having it recommitted. He claimed tliat it was not properly t r portioned and that some districts had nii.-li too small and others entirely too i i population. cteV Senator Morion, chairman of the com i i: ee. defunded the bill, and disclaimed ; : 1 "spunietr any insinuation of un-law-'tess on the part of the committee or ;,;iy member of it. ' . hat the result of the re-reference v - be remains to be determined. Hie Senate Judiciary Committee yes- i iy afternoon decided to report unfa- rably the Arlington bill (alluded ,to in -terday's Post), designe(l to reduce the 1 -oposed sixteen nfrJr judicial districts fourteen. Tlie apjiortioiiment bdl has y't lKn-n passed, silt hough agreed upon : : committee last week. 1'ie bill ih'refefenee to depositing pub- funds .oX oHice.r.s insured 4n guarantee "'nnanies in State as well as! national (mtmlucexl yesterday) vas last petting ordered to be reported favorably LK 1l'e Judieiarj- Committee. Hie inspection of illntniricitnw n;i. kmi - " - . ........ i .tip, vuo Mill e' Ill V tlir Otntninnfinn I. .:il " iih li ni, .aim lit; u 111 re- "i i. to r he committee tod-av. A-m-op;. the bills .to be reported to the ti.'ue tins moming will be the one re "anng the act of 1880. in reference to al- aiK.n of lan(i -ants'liy the Secretary ate, ,, application of new claim- find ninkinir it so he must n.-v i t the eiti ..,..1. t.c.tj. : . " .1 , muu5,c is oiir.empiareo:. An os particularly to Macon' and Jackson .!! ( herokee counties. . J"0 levying of special taxes bv coun- nn ei m the 1'ost yesterday) was post 1 Mie(j by f Ho committee till todav, aind ii:e bi.l to disbar attorneys-jit-law, in cer- ' -1 J 1 1 Crifi ivnu 1-nfnm.n.l 4 t-T.. il. i ties nnd towns is not yet over with, it will be seen below: but this is probably good evidence of tin spirit of improve ment ami progress and the ability of our people, financially, to keep up vith it. The detailed proceedings follow. PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL r Senate called to order at 10 o'clock i Vr ly:y-Frry' 1. 1. dold of the Primitive Raptist church, Wilson. Journal of Monday ap I proved. Reports of the various standing com- mitteos sent forward nnd bills placed I (II) the f.llliflnr V. ,,-;5.,,. New Bills Introduced r.y vent Mr. Travis S. P. 12DS To pr. ruarantee companies from compel- ing insured persons and officers from re quiring deposit of funds in national banks only. Judiciary Committee. Py Mr. Prown S. P. 12frti To pro hibit obstruction of certain swamps in Columbus county. Uy Mr. McNeill S. P. 1000 To cre ate ofli.ee- of chief of fire department, etc. Py Mr. Foushee S. P. 1301 To pro vide for holding elections in counties and townships. Judiciary Cmomittee and -ordered printed. Py Mr. Lindsay S. P. 1302 To amend act authorizing town of Keids ville to issue bonds for school purposes. ,' Py Mr. Aycnok S. P. 100,, Supple- "Wayne courjy. - u'v Mr Ai,a,1"f,-Ws t inaiTrt Rufus Smith for clerical work. I'y Mr. Henderson P. B. 1305 To in- corporate the Salisbury Light and Power Company. I'y Mr. Morrison S. P. 100 To regu late sale and manufacture of liquor in iiichmond county. !'.v Mr. Warren S. P. 1307 To in- crease the powers of the commissioners ! .-. t 'i-.i ! citnntv in roforotir- in lo-blirt-s ! etc Py Mr. Lindsay S. P. 1,;0S Supple- iv.,.,,!.,! t,, o.l- nmnnHni nli.i rhir At' IfM- 1 1 : i 1 1 I 4 1 i t ' 1 U (Hill IIUIW VUUllV l VI. - V iuo -,, j;y !r. Ward S. P. 1 000--To amend chapter acts 1S1, in relation to ex amination of witnesses in civil cases. I3ouse A meuduieots Concurred In The following Senate bills, with House i defense: therefore lie it amendments, were concurred in: i . "Uv b" ,h of Representa- w i i it t i-1- t mn1 fives. That the said resolution be ex-h- JJ0,1T- ' Ur , l'tniged from the journal, and for that barti r of the city of Kaleigh. (Section I)linW)SO tiat ti,e Secretarv- of State be iin hidiiig word "overhead" on sidewalks an, j10 same is hereby ordered to bring stricken out.) This was done with the the manuscript journal of the House of consent of the citv attorney, and does Representatives of the. special session of jot ai.idv to swinging siens, which are 1W before this House of Representa i i i. . " ;tives. and in its presence to draw black 'I,'1 T. in(ftT ,ut 'lii'fs around the said resolution and S. P. ltvJi, H. Jj. 1040-To regulate .. ncross the fa.e lhpreof in strong stock law in Transylvania county. (As iottt,vs. ,i,e fdiowiug words: 'I'xptinged, amendi-d by the House. j by rder of the House of Rcpresenta- S. 1?. 74, II. P. ol; to amend cuapter 1 siirt in Hltinn to stock laws' , lQtnn fnMntv r,s nmrnded bv the .r1i....n r".. : J1"sc- , S. I,. iMS.- II. Ii. iJoJ-lo, provicie nan smtativcs, the Senate concurring, That foes fo t'ourt officers and witnesses be- the claim of Hon. Josiah Turner for a lore grand juries where 'not true" bills balance due him on account of public are found, -t Number of counties added printing dono by the said Turner under in i. i.oiou. in i contract with the State, be and the same by House and r.mendments concurred in.) ..R hert(V rpftMT(Hl to tiie Attorney Gen , S. P. IKW-Authrnzing Salisbury to raI. Th(l Secretary of , State and the issue street improvement bonds. (As Commissioner of Labor and Printing, to amended by the Jlouse.1 j investigate .and ascertain the; facts eon- S 15 HSO II P 1T2S Authorizing M't ruing same, with authority in the said Harnett conntv to issue bridge bonds. Attorney General .Secretary -of State ninl 11,11 . ' j Commissioner of Lalor and Printing to (s amended.) .. ! j.av to the said Josiah Turner such sum S. P. H19. II. P. 942-Anthoming the jt,'th m fintl nftor carefni investiga- ceommissioners ot jiaaisou coumy IK,, rpriniii funds. (As amended. ) - Bills Passed Final Heading " The following roll-call bills passed;w final reading: S. 15- 1 (-- To extend the corporat limits of Ivoanoke Rapids. S. P. 12.-.7, H. P. 17i4 To amend chapter 2tt. acts '-rnded school at lSt!, establishing Albemarle, Stanly county. .... S. P. 122G, II. P. 15G Authoring Chatham county to issue bonds-. S. P. 1230, II. Im 1802To amend chapter 241, acts 1SS0, in reference to turnpike at Jefferson, Ashe county. S. P. 1J00 To condemn certain land for use of Morgan ton Asylum for Insane for a water-shed, etc. Pass! Second and Third Readlnj K Ti 14."? H. P. 1308 Authorizing ' ATMr.,1nnr1r Gaston and Lincoln coun- ; Pi-eet a bridsro across Catawba river. S. TV 1242. II. H 190G--To protect came in Mecklenburg county. S. P. 1251! H. P. 1910 Authorizing commissioners of Meckienpurg coumy w nav certain claims. S. P. 1281, H. P. 13SS To incorporate the Ranks of Davie. , . S. P. 1239. II. B. 3849-To regulate shipping of liquor into uncumu ladison counties. . . S. P. 1211, H. P. 10fJ0-To mcorpiirate the Rank of Peaufort. . S P 1131. H. P. 1397-Ta incorporate the Rank of Penson, Johnston county. S. P. 1114, II. P. .035 To incorporate the Rank of Youngsville. S. P. lio7, II. P.. 1375 To incorporate the Citizens' Savings Rami-"of Kinston. S. P. 1207, H. P 1702 To amend chapter 131, private acts of 1809, in ref erence to charter of Charlotte City and Suburban Electric Railway Company. S. P. 1204. II. P. 133S To amend charter of the town of Greenville. S. P. P205. 11. .P. . 1843 To provide two additional tax collectors for Meck lenburg county.' - S .P. 1222, II. B. 751 For the relief of Mr. Pussell et al., of Hendereon county. ' ' ' S. P. 1221, II. B. 1127 To Incorporate the town of Swann's Station. ; S. P. 1193 To pay Carrie Artist direct land tax claim. S. P. 1197 To pay Virginia E. Punt ing direct land tax claim. S. R. 1304, II. R Resolution to pay R. H. Smith for drafting school laws. S. P. . II. P- "y23 To dram Peaver Dam creek, Cleveland county. S. I?. 1290 To prevent obstruction of nn ana cait ,,1 nni"? UL vu ' S. P. 1303 To regulate stock law Wayne county (as .anicnded) ' - i . : ' .. - (Continued on Sixth Pago.) ..li- u 1 Ol i at i Passes Second Reading; the House in IS SLIGHTLY AMENDED Speaker Stephenson, of South Carolina's House, Gets a Hearty Welcome Josiah Turner Again j The House yesterday passed the new ipublic school law. with two unimportant 'amendments. Only -throe votes were re ( corded against the measure. j Jt was a bl,!sy day' a large number of 'local measure being passed. The calen- dar is so badly crowded that there is no hope of disposing of all the bills that the j committees have reported. A resolution was introduced by Mr. Gattis to expunge from the journal of the House the record of the expulsion from the House of Josiah Turner. The resolution is as follows: Whereas. On the--20th day of March. r iue nousc or iiepreseuiaiives oi . X- ... 1. , 1 1 - - j . i , . - 'ici.iA ii.. xr . ,, . v.aronna naopteu a resolution ex " U 1 11 from its membership Josiah Tur ner or Urango for disorderly conduct; and , "Whereas. It does not appear on what th disorderly conduct insisted, aior that the said Turner had notice of the motion of expulsion, nor that time was given him to prepare and conduct his lives, tms tn iay ot .tiarcn.' The following resolution, relatinff to ;Mr. Tirrner was also introduced by Mr. Mattis: ' 4 "Resolved by- the House .of Repre ;; ion to be due liuir on said account. il pon a certificate of sucli sum, if any wloill Ko fomiil to be due. dnlv slimed i by the above named officers and filed ith the Auditor the latter, is hereby v' 1 7,- v CV " ' x: ! ,.wifi nn.l th. Ti-pnsiirer is hereby authorized to pay the same out of any moneys m the treasury not other wise appropriated." KISTOKl: WAS RECALLED Tleetlns of the Speakers from Sooth sni ortli Carolina There was a pleasant incident in the House yesterday -that will long be re membered. Hon. William P. Stephen son, the Speaker of the Hoiise of Repre sentatives of South Carolina, was intro duced to f ho body and given the pnvi leges of the floor. Representative Ste phenson of Iredell is a brother of the nriuiaut anutiisiinguisneu chjuiu vru- .bnian - Dr. Stephenson s colleague, Mr Watts of Iredell, presented the visitor to the House of Representatives. , Mr. Watts announced the fact that Mr, Ste phenson was in the capitol. He said: "We have with us today, a distin guished son of North Carolina, a native of Iredell county, Hon. William F. Ste phenson. Speaker of the House of Jtep- resentatives of the State of South Caro - It.... T Ihnf lift hA OUIAKfTAl K. I lina. I move that he be accorded the privileges of the Hoqr, and that a com mittee of two be appointed to escort him into the hall." Mr. Watts and Mr. Robinson were named as the special committee to escort the South Carolinian to the hall. Speaker Stephenson was greeted by the memlers standing, who applauded as he entered the hall. In introducing him Mr. Watts said: Tt is my pleasure to introduce to 'the House of Representatives of North Caro lina" Hon. William -F. Stephenson, the distinguished Speaker of the House of Representatives of our sister State- of South Carolina." Mr. Stephenson was escorted to the Speaker's chair and took a seat by Speaker Moore's side. Speaker Moore made fitting acknowledgment of the in cident. --' ; Representative Carraway of Lenoir created much merriment by moving that the Speaker from South Carolina, pro ceed to do to the Speaker of North Caro lina what was well- known in history. Great applause greeted this remark. Speaker Stephenson of South Carolina is prominent in the affairs of South Caro-. lina. He is spoken of as a candidate for Senator and Governor. In 1887 he went from this State to South Carolina and located in Cheraw, where he is en gaged in the practice of law." MnSte phenson is a graduate of Davidson Coir lege. lie is not yet forty years of age, and has a brilliant future ahead of him. SCHOOL BILL PASSES ; A F8W Immaterial Amendments Wr -Added The new public school law passed its second reading in the House yesterday, with two, sidghtj amendments which uo j not materially affect'the bill. Only three j votes were. cast against the measure. A's leitgthy discussion resulted over'the. bill. The public school law which was the j special order of the day, tvas taken np at ten o'clock atiid passed its second read- WS-i . ' Sections 1 to :10 were read, the bill being explained hy- Judge Connor. There were no changes 'jnadc in the report of the committee. - ; Section 16, relating to county superin tendents of schools, tlieir qualifications and how they are to be elected, caused much j discussion especially the provis ion relating to ' the --election of -'county superintendents.1- - The :bill gays "who shall at the time-of his election, be u practical teacher, or who shall have ha.d at least two years experience as a prac tical teacher in teaching school." Mr. Winston .offercQ the following amendment: - ' "Provided that -any person who has filled the office of coonty superintend ent for four years nest preceding the passage of this act shall . be, eligible to be elected to that of nee," . r Mr. Winston stated that if this bill passed as contemplated it. would destroy the common schools in his county. Our superintendent haa not had the practi cal education that some teachers have had, but he is as good a superintendent as any man in the State. If there are others in the State -who have filled these offices effectively they should not be leg islated out of office. - MiC Connor replied that the purpose that guided thet committee was to ele vate the office, tie said the office should be filled by competent men. It was our aim to elevate ajtd" strengthen the posi tion, Mr. Connor said, and the commit tee thought it wise to adopt this clanse in the section. ' I take it that the citi zens of North Carolina want a higher standard of education and we put in the law all the aids and props we could in order to work up to this point, 'Mr. Rountree said he was going to bo governed by the Iconunittee's report. He said: "I see th strength, however, of the amendment peered by the gentleman from Pertie (Mr Winston.) Some way might be arranged by leaving the matter to the State Poatd of -Education." Mr. Craig thought the law right just ! as it stands. county; superintendent is moi-e of an executive officer than a teacher. He did-fort think n county su perintendent should be denied this right because he has not taught for two years. , j- Mr. Thompson thought a man who had been four year county superintendent had the instruction of a man that had taught for two years. lie should be a man of executive ability, if he has this and a liberaL education he should be o tialified. lie": opposed ; the bill if the counties had to; go outside the connty to get a supeiiJte'ndent. North Caro lina has never had-, n system of public schools, only county schools. Mr. Russell stood -for the bill. lie said it was the intention of the commit tee to be up to the demands of the times in this work, to appoint men of, ability; yet the; bill did give the boards much latitude and power. Mr. Connor was opposed to letting 'the bars down and 'letting any man become a superintendent of public instruction. Why not take a stand for. Founething higher and appoint men who are quali fied. We are not to consider individuals or counties, these must go to the wall -when the nuhlie cood demands it. Chil- f ( nolie bnt children should be consideml. Mr. Simms adrocated strongly the re 1 Tnv nf a i-nmmittpp Ife sniff when rtiL v. . . - - - wo want men in the mercantile or profes sional branches we always get men of experience and qualification. -You may take a good teaeher and put him in a log cabin and he will have a good school. Tou may take a poor teacher and put him in a fine school' building and you would have a poor school. The commit tee has done what they oughtto do. Mr. Stevens It does seem that my young friend, Mr. Simms, always gravi tates to what is right. Viewed from ev ery standpoint the committee has done the work well. He complimented each member of the committee in such high terms, describing their "peculiar charac teristics in such a way as to illicit fre f requent spplanse. We cannot ' make a bill for Rertie or Cherokee, but lor North Carolina. Mr. Spainhour opposed the amend ment saying this Legislature should take a step upward. I admit rf the bill passes t rojght hurt some counties for all the counties are not filled by educators Mr. Peddingfield said the efficiency of the public schools in North Carolina is dependent, upon, tlie efficiency of the county superintendents. We must not forget the children. It is their only chance for an education. After much other discussion by a large number of others, Mr. Connor called the previous ouestiou. Thefirst vote was upon Mr. Winston's amendment, which was lost by a vote of 38 yeas to 49 Mr. Winston offered another amend ment, that the bill should not apply to Pertie county. On a vote his county was exempted from the operation of this section. Section 17 Tvas next considered, rela ting to the appointment of township committees, and school committeemen. The new law so changes the old law that either a township committee or a school committee may be elected at the option of county board of education. Mr. Parker offered an amendment striking out school committeemen." The amendment was lost. Sections IS and 19 were passed over as there were no changes made in the old law, . Section 20 was also passed over. , - Section 22 being read, the clause rela tins to school hours caused quite a lively . debate. . Mr. Spainhour offered an amendment that "six school" hours each day, and twenty days shall be a month."" The bill has it not less than (Continued on page 6.) Proposed Change in Rules of 7 the Senate . VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT All Necks Craned Toward Roosevelt The First Point of Order--New Deal in Senators' Seats Washington, March 5. Interest in tho proceedings of - the Senate today was iuue iess man lutense. 'lhe session was practically the first of the Fifty seventh Congress, that of yesterday be ing brief and routine in character. . An immense throng crowded the galle- ries, all anxious to witness the proceed- ings. Vice-President' Roosevelt was th9,hours of the session just expiredhe de particular magnet which attracted the crowds to the-galleries, although the de- j sire to see the opening exercises of the new Senate was also a special attraction, I .. , . . i . , particularly to the visitors from out of the city. "j The floral pieces "presented to various Senators were not many, but were beau- tlfuL even elflnor.ire m nesifn Amnnr' those remembered were Mr. Plackburn of Kentucky, who returns to the Senate after a lapse of several years; Mr. Du-j bois of Idaho, also a former Senator; 1 Mr. Clark of Montana, who now returns fo the Senate after one of the most no table contests in the co-untry; Mr, Wet- j more .of Rhode Island; Mr. Pailey of j Texas, who after several years of ser- vice in the House of- Representatives.. IIouge of Eepresentatives, operating uh comes to the north .wing of the-capital;-de thoge rnleSf dM not deliberate upon Mr. Carmack of Tennessee who also w legisIation. jt merely suggested leg has served in the House and is an ex- isiation which came to the Senate in perienced legislator, and Mr. Simmons de form anfl by 4t-had to be put in of 'North Carolina. , (proper legislative shape. He warned the There was a general shifting of seats Senate that if the proposed ; rules ' were in the Senate on the assembling of the 'adopted it soon would "go the whole new Senate. Senator Plackburn Was for- length and the spectacle would "be pre tunate in getting his old seat in the sented of a Congress, not oply the House Senate, that iea$" having &en occupied ;but the Senate also, dominated by one by Mr; Chilton tf Texas since he has or two men. ' ' been absent. It is in the second row Mr., Wellington challenged the proprie and on the center aisle. Senator Bailey tv of te presentation of such a propo has been seated next to Mr. Clark of ; si Hon as that" of MrPlatt at an extfa- Montana, on the rear row on the Demo cratic side, and removed from them by one seat are Senators Foster of Lou isiana, and McLaurin of Mississippi. Mi D'nbois of Idaho is on the last row near the center aisle -and on the otiier side. Senator Mason took advantage) of tlie general shifting of seats to get away from his plaee on the extreme left side of the chamber and to "take a seat on the rear row, nearer the center of the ; propriety of proposed amendment and of chamber; Senator Simon has taken the tie defeat of the River and Harbor bill, seat vacated by Senator Carter. Sena- I will say to him that J was not in favor tors Piatt of New York and Fairbanks of the passage of the River "and Harbor of Indiana have each moved nearer the j measure." , - ' . ; center of the chamber. Mr. Wellington replied that he was de- As the golden hands of the ornamental ; lighted to- knaw that the Senator (Mr. clock opposite the president's desk in.di--j piatt) was not in the conspiracy to lo cated the hour of noon, Vice-President cure the enactment of the bill. He de- Roosevelt stepped briskly from the lobby clared that, while he was arguing ; president also received in the East room through the riyht door of the chamber against it, in accordance with his right ; of the White House a delegation of col to his desk. Recognized instantly by as a Senator, he was threatened, unless ;iege students from Georgia and about the assembled crowds he w;as greeted j he ceased his opposition, ;.that a "cloture) 100 school children of Chicago, sent here with a wave of applause. The chaplain pronounced a brief but feeling invocation.- As the Vice-President ascended to his desk " another great wave of applause swept over the galleries. Then with; a single sharp tap of the gavel he called the Senate to order. r : k- The Vice-President, a few minutes,af ter calling the Senate to order, was call ed, upon to decide the first parliamcntry question jhat has come before him and he decided it promptly. As soon as the reading of the journal had . begun Mr. Money, of Mississippi, asked "that it 1 usiended and that he might "present .his colleague, Mr. McLaurin, to take the oath of office. ' Mr. Morgan of Alabama, objectd and insisted that the reading should proceed! Mr. Mone.v urged that the propositions he made was a matter of the highest privilege. . . ' "I am under the impression,", said Mr. Roosevelt, : "that the rule requires the journal to be read first." - After Mr. 'Roosevelt has presided over the Senate for a time he will say: "The chair is under the impression," instead of using the personal , pronoun, but his , communicate immediately with the body, -tiling was given "approval." Mr. Morgan Major Pmden, assistant secretary to remarked, "That's right." The reading, the president, presented at once a-mes-of the journal whs continued. sage from him. , -V .. At the conclusion of the reading Mr. I After Mr. Morgan had offered a reso Monev escorted Mr, McLaurin, and Mr. lution declaring the Olayton-Burwer Clapp his colleague. Mr.: Nelson, to the desk, where Vice-President Roosevelt m;niotf t ihm tlm nnfi, nf r,fi Mr.. Allison of owa, 1 presented a res- olution proyiding that the Senate should t appoint two sopators to wait upon the President to notify hhn that a quorum of tho Senate was in session and ready to receive any message he might have to submit. The resolution was adopted and Senators -Allison and Cockrell were named by Mr. Roosevelt as the committee."- ;, -. - Mr. JPlatt of Connecticut gave notice - . a. a. a. i- . a. . . .. j t : of an amendment to. the Senate rules, ; ten will be Italians and two Slats. It which he proposed , to offer tomorrow. ! is believed that the object is, to strength The nropoition is one to limit debate en the Italian element in the Scred Co X . i ill npon ahy bill or resolution to "reasona-' ble limits", in oixler "that the majority" of 1he bfd.T may be able to do business; in the Senate. -.- 3 t "'""-' - ' ' - S'"-- : ' Mr. Piatt said that in the Fifty-first Congress he had offeredi an Bmerfdment to " the Senate rules looking to a limita tion of debate. ; The amendment which he proposed today was a modification of that once offered by Mr, Aldrielj. which he considered more desirable in some res pects than that which. he had framed. Mr. Cockrell suggested, in a spirit of facetiousness, that tlie reasons for the adoption of the proposed rule had ceased to exist in the Senate, and therefore it (was not necessary now to adopt it. The statement caused a ripple of laughter in the Senate. : v "They will arise again," ' remarked Mr. Flatt. . : After Mr. Hoar and, Mr. Aldrich brief ly had. addressed the Senate in explana tion of the amendments each had offer ed previously to the rule Of the Sen ate, Mr. Mason, who since his advent to the Senate four year ago, has been. in sistent that the rales Of the body be changed -so as to enable the majority to transact the business of the Senate, gave notice of an amendment he proposed to offer to the amendment of Mr. xiatt. He insisted that, the time should be 5xed in the rule for the limiting of de bate. What is a "reaonabl -time." he declared, was a question that would be discussed for twerre month in the Sen ate1. The Senate, he said," was the only tii0;m.iiit tiil.ii--.h.rt. mi. nonty. He urged that" the majority should be enabled to do the bosiness-of the body, as it had to assume the respon sibility for whatever action was or wis i not taken. Referring - to the defeat of the River and Harbor bill in the closing dared that the majority was as helpless to nrevent the defeat, of the measure as Was the Legislature of Kansas. The amendment lie would propose, he s was a -modification of the -Reed rules" of the House. of Representatives, ena- Wing the opposition to any measure to have ample timeMor its. discussion, but limiting the time of debate to proper enh 1 ; . . . J . . ... proposed change in the rules and declar ed his, purpose of doing" everything in his power to defeat the amendment. The methods pursued now hy the. Son ate, in his opinion, were the best possi ble. They permitted full -time for the discussion and examination of every maocnm ni-nconfftfl T n itnrtft Jat Tl'i f tl the proposition to' adopt a modification of the Reed rules, he asserted that the ordinary session of the Senate and de clared his purpose later to" raise against it a. point of order. Referring to the de feat of the River and Harbor' "bill, i to which he said he had contributed, he do- cdared: '-This proposed rule is offered as a means of revenge." ' r iMr. Piatt, interrupting him, said: Mnce the fcenator is speaking, ot tneitheir recnecti've staffs were" Govcrno. tt ji 1 j Jl" rule wouia be presented and its adoption ' insisted upon. "I desire to say," said lie, ! "that. I bow td no party, and to no man when my conscience tells me that a measure is wrong." : ; He was proceeding to say that '.the propdsition was "peculiar" when he was interrupted by Mr. Mason with the com-J ment: - it is .peculiar because tms is a peculiar body."-" (Laughter.) J At times, he said, he himself had' been guilty of utilizing. the rules of the Sen ate' against 'a measure, ' because he - had learned rapidly from the older Senators i in the ehamber. Some of , them, he de- ' i a. - - 1 a! viarea, uoyn a measure xo wiijcu. juey were opposeu, woniu sec ineir jqouuik going off and leave them for pearly a week at a time without the slightestln tellectu.il effort whatever." t'-t - The regular: 'order : was demanded, there being nothing before the Senate;. ' At this moment tlie committee appoint? ed to rwait upon the : president entered" the chamber. Mr. Allison informed the Senate.; that the committee had called upon the president aftd conveyed to him the Senate's resolution, and that ' the president had indicated -his. purpose to ??u wp ""f tat iBntam abrogated, theSenate at 1QJ P- m., on motion of Mr, Hoar, went into executive session and at 1:45 p. m. aJ!0inrfd The discussion of the rules of thf , Sen ate continued in executive segslon. Twelve More Cardinals ? Home, March 5. It is officially stated that a confistory of the Sacred College will be held from April 15 to 18, when twelve new cutdtnals will bo named, of lege so as. to counteract French and other intrigues "regarding the-election-of , the next Pope, xno American is mentioned for the red I" 1 11 The President Retains His Former Cabinet WHITE HOUSE CAUEBS Political C I u bs and Other Or ganizations Pay Their Re- .' spects to the Chief Execu tiveInvitation Extended Washington, March' 5.- President Mo. Kinley began his second term as tha chief executive of the nation this morn-' ing; by nominating arid sending to tho -Senate the names of tho members of tin cabinet. - f ' All of the members of the old cabinet -who'formally resigned last Friday, their resignations to take effect upon tho qualification of their respective, success ors, were reappointed, including Attor ney General Griggs, who is to serve fop several weeks yet. 'It is expected that Mr. Griggs suc cessor, who will undoubtedly be Philip ' C. Knox -of Pittsburg, will assume of fice about April 1. Nearly all ofthe members of the cab, inet were at the Whito House today and saw the President, but their confer ences related only to inauguration events and no attempt was-made to transact ,any business. When sending to tha Senate the names of his cabinet tin President at the time signed the com- -mission of George P. Cortclyou to con tinue in the office of secretary to tho President for the next four years. Tho other executive officers and clerks will also be "reappointed to ' the positions which they have heretofore occupied.-; After the storm and excitement ct yes terday the President was feeling, in re markably good health and ' spirits to day. He suffered no jll effetts. from cither the exposure or the4 mcntnl anl jphysical exertions which he midorweny -on ; inauguratfon"day. .. Mrs. Mclvinley, aside from jbeing .much :fhtigaed from participation in the inauguration festiv ities, felt quite as well as usual today. Dr. Rixey called and saw, her early thiv -morning and was very much gratified to: firfd her in good spirits, , The president had little time today for attention to official business. Iy . ap pointment from 10 o'cldck until 2 in tha afternoon there was almost a continuous stream of visiting delegations, calling at the mansion, to pay "uieir respects. Among . the governors who called with Shaw, of Iowa; Governor Deitrich, oi Nebraska,- and- Governor Longiuo, of Mississippi. The political clubs and oth er organizations: who called to pay their, respects to the president before leavinjj included the National Fremont Associa tion, the A. C Marmer Club of .Philadel phia, the. Aiaericus Club of Pittsburg, and the Hamilton Club of Chicago. The Dy the Chicago American to attend the inauguration festivities From 2 Hntif 4 o'clock in the after noon the president was able to obtain a brief rest. A committee consisting of Colonel E. It. Pliss, Colonel Strong and Colonel Frank O; Lowden called with Senator Cullom today and suggested to the president that upon his' return' from the Pacific coast trip he spend several hours while waiting for his train, at the Union League Club in Chicago and be the guest of that organization at a luncheon. : The. president appreciated the invitation, but did not promise that ho would accept. NemlnatloBe Confirmed rzi ' Washington, March 5.The Senate, In executive j session, today confirmed tho ' following presidential nominations, re taining the members of Mr. McKinley's cabinet: . John . Hay, of the District of Colum bia, to be Secretary of State. Lyman J. Gage, of Illinois, to be Sec retary of the Treasury. Elihu Root, of New York, to be Seer tary of War. - John W. Griggs, of New Jersey, to bJ Attorney General, i Charles' Emory Smith, of Pennsylva' nia,'to be Postmaster General. John D. Long, of Massachusetts, to ba Secretary of the Navy. , Ethan A. Hitchcock, of , Missouri, t be Secretary of the Interior. James Wilson, of Iowa, to be Secreta ry of Agriculture. . The nominations were confirmed with out being referred to a committee. . Wiping Out History Peking March 5. In an edict the em peror of China annuls all decreases and reports rendered from June 20 to August 34, 1900, in order that no trace of them be preserved in history. : ; - Carter Harrison Renominated Chicago, March 5.-:arter. II. Harri-. ; son was renominated for mayor of Chi cago by acclamation id; the Democratic "r scity convention today.
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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