Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-31
DIPLOMATIC BILLPASSES THE SENATE
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN SAMOA
Amendments Of the Foreign Relations
Committee Adopted.
THE OKLAHOMA BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The Soldiers Homestead Amend
ment Reconsidered.
The Senate.


sages in relation to the Samoan Islands and to
Corea (the same as were presented in the
House yesterday, were read and referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Vest presented an affidavit made by Mr..
Dorsey. In reply to statement made by Senator
Platt In the discussion on the cutlery schedule OF
the tariff BILL to the effect that he, Dorsey, had
made an affidavit which was on file in the
Treasury department, charging certain firm
with differentiation Of cutlery by 46 per cent.
He expresses the belief that he is the person
referred to, but denies having ever made any
such aft idavit
The House amendmentst to the bill to increase
the pensions of those who have lost both hands
were reported back favorably and concurred in.
AS TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Mr.. Evarts, from the committee on privileges
and elections, made report on the subject of
the election of presidential electors-copies of
the certificates from Kansas and other states
having been referred to the committee. The
report is to the effect that the provisions of the
act of Sd February, 1887. have been thereby
satisfied. and promptitude, authenticity and
publicity secured.
The report and papers were ordered to be
filed among the archives of the Senate.
The Senate vote passing the House joint
resolution for the loan of flags to the commit
tee on inaugural ceremonies was reconsidered.
and substitute for it was reported by Mr..
Cockrell and passed.
The Senate bill to amend the jury laws Of the
District of Columbia (reducing the term of
service from three months to one month"; was
taken up, and Mr.. Hoar moved an additional
amendment to strike out the requirement that
jurors shall be tax payers. The amendment was
agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. Hoar presented resolutions Of the Home
Market club, of Boston, urging the importance
of the immediate passage of that portion of the
tariff bill which is designed to prevent under
valuation of imported goods, and they were re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Mr.. Chandler offered resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the proceeds
paid into the Treasury under the captured and
Abandoned act.
ate 5000 copies of the tariff bill Gas passed) in
pamphlet form was reported and agreed to.
THE DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL AGAIN.
After the passage Of few private bills the
Senate resumed consideration of the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill, the pend
ing question being on the amendment referring
to Samoa.
Mr.. Reagan referred the amendment, which
he had indicated yesterday, to insert the words
land for the protection of the rights of Ameri-
can citizens residing in said islands and to pre-
serve the neutrality and independence thereof"
Mr.. Hale said he would not object to the first
clause of the proposed amendment. but he was
not willing to go farther than that. He was
not willing for the Senate to declare afirma-
lively that it would preserve the neutrality
or maintain the independence of any people.
The matter might be safely left to the execu-
tive.
Mr.. Sherman agreed with the views ex-
pressed by Mr.. Hale. and said that the COM
mittee on foreign relations had agreed unani-
mOusly to the two amendments reported. The
words proposed to be inserted by Mr.. Reagan's
amendment (if they had any meaning at alb
only tended to weaken the force of tie Ian
guage used in the committees amendments.
Why talk, he asked. about protection to
American citizens? What act of cruelty had
been done in Samoa to any American citizen?
No American citizen had been killed there.
Why use fourth of July language" in bill
defining the purpose and objects of the Presi-
dent in enforcing and maintaining treaty obli-
cations? He trusted that, as the democratic
party was SO strongly represented in the COM
mittee on foreign relations by such distin-
guished gentlemen as Senators Morgan, Sauls-
bury. George, and Payne the amendments
would be allowed to stand as they were re-
ported.
Mr.. Frye did not agree with Mr.. Sherman
that no wrongs had been committed in Samoa
against American citizens. He thought the
evidence very conclusive that wrongs had been
committed on them. But that was not at issue,
and he hoped the Senator from Texas would
not insist ON his amendment now.
The remarks of the Senator yesterday indi-
Gated that he and himself were in entire accord
ON the matter of Samoa.
The two amendments reported from the
committee on foreign relations were not, in his
judgment such as the committee was called
upon to report. But, SO far as they went, they
were right and ought to be sustained.
House of Representatives.
Almost every desk in the House this morn
ing was bedecked with red-cambric parcels
containing petitions in favor of the Sunday
rest bill; and in a few moments after the House
met the petition box was overfowing with the
gaily -colored documents
On motion of MIR. Toole (Ion.) the Senate
bill passed granting the right of way
through the Crow Indian reservation. Mon
tana, to the Big Horn Southern railroad COM
pany.
On motion of Mr.. Peel (Ark.) the Senate bill
was passed authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to refund to j. r. Berry, formerly
auditor of the state of Arkansas 1900 for inter-
nal revenue tax illegally collected ON his salary
On motion of Mr.. Hatch (AIo.) Saturday, 23d
February. was set apart for the consideration
OF appropriate resolutions i'll honor of the men,
ory OF the late j. N. Burnes, of Missouri.
Mr.. Springer (Ill.) called up, as the special
order, the Oklahoma bill
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) made the point of
order that by reason of the adjournment yes
terday, the bill had lost its privileged charac-
ter.
He called attention to the fact that the spe-
cial order, under the terms of which the House
had been considering the measure. limited to
one day the time which could be consumed in
its consideration. and he argued that the rule
giving privilege to bills upon which the pre-
vious question had been ordered had no effect
in the present case, having been nullified by
the special order. NsA
Mr.. Hooker (iiss.) concurred in this view,
which was controverted by Mr.. Springer.
The Speaker overruled the point of order
holding that the bill was privileged under the
operation of the previous question.
The bill having been taken up, Mr.. Yoder
(AIo. moved to reconsider the vote by which
the House yesterday agreed to the Payson '.sol-
diers' homestead amendment"
Mr.. Payson moved to lay the motion on the
table. L0st-yeas, 119; nays, 131.
The motion to reconsider was agreed to-
yeas 1876, nays III.
The question recurring ON the amendment,
Mr.. Kerr Qowa) made the point of order that
the proposition was divisible.
The Speaker sustained the point, and the
question was put upon the first clause of the
amendment, as follows:
1T is expressly provided that the rights of
honorably discharged Union soldiers and sail
ors in the late civil war to make homes ON the
public lands under the existing homestead law
shall not in any degree be impaired by the
manage of this hill y