Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-05
FIFTY FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May S.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The new Senator from Kentucky, W.
]. Deboe, was on the floor of the Sen.
ate to day for the first time since his
election. Accompanied by Senator
Lindsay, of Kentucky, he entered the
chamber shortly before the Senate
opened and held an impromptu levee
in the rear of the republican side of the
chamber. A towering bouquet OF Amer
lean beauty roses and lilies was placed
on the desk to be occupied by Mr.. De-
Doe, which adjoins that of Mr.. Hanna,
and is in the rear row of the republican
side. Several of the Kentucky men,
bers of the House came over to greet
the new Senator. 1t was evident, too,
that the Kentuckians were represented
in the galleries, as they applauded his
entrance to the Senate.
immediately after the reading of the
journal Mr.. Lindsay presented the Gre
dentials of his colleague and arm in
Harm the two proceeded to the desk OF
she Vice President, where the oath Of
\ affice was administered.
4 \The sundry civil appropriation bill
n vas then taken up. MIR. Allison offer
teden amendment to the item for a sur
We of the Nicaragua canal route, SO
than the proposed commission shall
conSt of from three to five members,
from NE army. navy or civil life at his
discrN ION.
ThAamendment was contested on
the grand that it Disseminated against
the Ukaed States engineer corps. MIR.
Berry, Of Arkansas, asserted that it was
an eifortto reflect on the United States
engineers who had reported against the
Nicaragua canal project.
Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, chairman
of the Nicaragua canal committee, de-
Tended theamendment, sayingit was de.
sirable to ave the President the widest
latitude soAhat he could turn to Gen.
Craighill, famer chief of engineers and
now on the reired list, or to such emf
nent engineers as those who had
built the ChicagOdrsinage canal. There
was no purpose, ne said, to reflect on
the United States engineer corps.
MIR. Hawley proposed an amendment
that at least one engineer from the
army and one from tie navy, active OF
retired, be included il the commission
+ The item went over for consideration
later.
Considerable civil service discussion
followed the introduction of an amend
ment by Mr.. Wilson, OF Washington, re
quiring the appointment Of commission
ers to classify Northern Pacific lands il
the northwest, "by and with the con
sent Of the Senate"
Mr.. German urged that this was al
effort to take the offices out of the civil
service. The amen 1ment was finnll,
modified and adopted so that the ap
pointees shall be confirmed by the Sen
ate, and shall be divided between tn,
political parties. Mr.. German remark
ed that he hoped the provision as TO
due recognition of the political partie
would be carried out in good faith. II
certain recent appointments no atter
ton had been paid to such provisions
Commissioners had been appointed, h
said, without reference to their part,
loyalty and party interests. He hope
that in this case at least we would hav
men representative of their party.
The Senate then went into executiv
session, and when the time previousl
agreed upon for taking the vote on tn
British arbitration treaty arrived,
o'clock, the ratification of that treat
was rejected by a vote of 43 ayes t
Is noes-not two-thirds majority.