The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-12

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tration, whatever constitutional powers it
may possess. The additional clause was
fully discussed and finally was withdrawn
by Mr.. Daniel.
His amendment Yesterday. after being
modified was adopted by the Senate with
out division. It is: Resolved. That the
Senate endorses the nromnt and vioorons
measure adonted nv rho President of the
United States and the members of his ad-
ministration to repulse and repress by mill
tary force. the interference of lawless men
with the due process of the laws of the
United States. with the TRANSPORTATION of
the mails of the United States. with COM
merce among states. The action of the
President and administration has the full
sympathy and support eof the law-abiding
masses of people of the United States, and
he will be supported by all departments of
the government and by the power and re-
sources of the entire nation.
Mr.. George, Democrat of Mississippi,
asked that the Presidents message to Con-
gress in 1885. on the subject of arbitration
be printed in the record in connection with
the debate, and it was SO decided
Mr.. Gallinger, Republican of New. .Hamp-
shire. offered an amendment declaring the
Senate APPROVES of the principle of volun-
tary arbitration as a means of settling dis
putes between employers and employe.
Mr.. Platt, Republican of Connecticut,
said the supreme question was whether the
President, whom we elected to be our chief
magistrate and chief executive was chief
executive, or whether manwho called him.
self President Debs was President and chief
executive.
Any other question injected into this dis
cussion was entirely out of place. He OBJ
Jected to anything except the straight,
square and manly endorsement of what
President Cleveland had done, ana would
vote against anythin else.
Mr.. Sherman, Republican of Ohio, said
that while he would vote for the arbitration
proposition every day in the week, he was
opposed to it here as an attachment to an
important resolution which ought to be
adopted by itself, simple and alone
A vote was taken on Mr. Galliner's amend
ment and it was rejected IL to 35. Then
Mr.. Daniels modified resolution was adopt
ed.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill was taken up and amendments re-
ported by the committee on appropriations
were agreed to, and some others offered by
the Senators, One was an item of $4,000 to
pay for the manuscript of a chronologica
history of the State Denartment from 1774
to 1885 and directed it's printing and nubli-
cation. The consul AFT Nurembure was
transferred from the S2501 to the S3o0l LIST
and the consulate AFT Jerusalem from Sao0o
to S25OO list The hill was nassed and the
ne sion augmentation bill was taken mn
The bill appropriates for the army and
navy pensions Sl5o.O0OOO The only i'm.
portant amendments to the bill as nassed
by the House were the insertion of two
clauses; Provided so much of the act an
proved December 81. 1893. as proyides ssanv
pension heretofore. or NAV hereafter he
granted to any applicant. be deemed and
held by all officers of the United States
to be vested right in grantee to the extent
of the payment thereof may not be with
held or suspended until after due notice
to the grantee of not less than thirty days.
The commissioner of pensions after
hearing all evidence. shall decide to annul.
upon which such pensions were granted,
It should be held or construed to apply
~ any case where 1he pehsiohef Is drawing
sion has ceased 1t provided also that exami-
ming surgeons, after completing the exa1ni-
of the claimant furnish to the said
claimant copy of the report submitted to
the pension office.