The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-18

ton Is Commit ed to the Gold Stand
afd-Conference on Klondike Relief
Res olntion-Tributcs to Memory Of
Late Representative Holman.
Washington, Deccember 17.-In the
Senate today the chaplain offered q
fervent petition that the Senator from
South Carolina might speedily be re-
stored to health and granted quietude and
peace. He also paid tribute to the
memory of the late Representative
Holman.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Hawley,
chairman OF the military aft airs com
mitteo, this bill passed by the House for
the relief for the miners in the Klondike
region was taken up Mt once. He moved
that all after the enaoting clause Of the
House bill be stricken out and the Sen
ate bill substituted. The motion was car
RED and the bill amended passed.
Senator Hawley, Carter and Cookrell
were named as conferrees Of the Senate.
With reference to the report Of the COM
uiltteo appointed to investigate the uss of
alcohol in the arts, Mr.. Hoar of Massa-
chusetts said that he would take an
early opportunity to point ont the differ
ence between those who produce whiskey
as beverage and those who manufacture
alcohol for use in the arts.
sit is time said he, "for Congress
to deal with this question with little
more courage and a little JUSTICE
Mr.. Chandler pointed out that SO long
as the internal revenue tax ON alcohol
was so great In proportion 90 its COST
enormous custom duties upon all arti-
cles containing alcohol were absolutely
necessary.
Mr.. Hale said that he would not give
his approval to bill that would farther
reduce the revenues of the government
$40, ,000,Qoo per year.
{ Mr., Hoar believed it would be perfectly
proper to place IN additional tax of one
dollar per barrel on beer, and thought
that that would remove the, financial
difficulties of the government.
Mr.. Hale briefly opposed the suggestion
of sMr. Hoar that the tax on alcohol used
in the arts ought to be reduced.
At this juncture, Mr.. Stewart of Ne
vada rose to q question of personal privi-
lege to reply to a charge which he said
had been made against him by Mr.
Chandler. He referred to the assertion
Of the New Hampshire senator that he
(Stewart) had lnisrepresented the atti-
tude of the administration on the fnan-
cial question. HeEhad extracts read
y
Secretary Gage before the House com
1nittee on the banking and currency, to
show that Observation-Disclosures was COM
mitted TO the gold standard. He contend
ed that this statement fully confirmed
all that he had said.
Returning to alcohol in the arts, Mr..
Allison depreciated an attempt to raise
the question at the present time.
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire, chair
man of the committee on pensions, re-
quested that at the conclusion of the
morning hour, the time until o'clock
be devoted to the consideration of pen
sion bills unobieeted 60. The order was
made.
Bills providing for the erection of q
public building at Taooma, Washington,
and appropriating $3.50, coo for that pur-
pose, and providing an American regis
uer for the steamer Jacksonville, were
passed.
Mr. Thurston secured the passage of
resolution calling upon the librarian
of Congress to send q statement to the
Senate giving the names OF all employees
of the library, their salaries, and the
states from which they come and wheth-
er they have had any previous library ex-
perience.
A favorable report being made upon
the joint resolution accepting the invita-
tion Of the government of Norway to
take part in an international fisheries ex-
hibition to be held at Bergen, Norway,
from May to Saptem ber, 1898, Mr.. Nelson
of Minnesota, the author of the resolu-
ton, secured it's Immediate passage The
resolution provides $4,000 to be imme-
diately available to defray the necessary
expenses of the display of the United
States at the exposition.
The consideration of pension cases was
then begun. One hundred and thirty bills
passed In one hour. One of them grant
ed a pension Of $50 month to Cassius
IA. Clay, Sr., CT Kentucky, major gen
eral in the United States army during the
war of the rebellion.
Mr.. Turpie Of Indiana, presented in the
regular order of business the cansidera-
tion of tho resolution on the death of
William Steela Holman, late representa-
tive from Indiana.
Tributes to the memory of Mr.. Holman
were paid by Mr.. Fairbanks OF Indiana,
Mr.. Mills of Texas, Mr.. Cockrell of Mis-,
souri,, Mr.. Frye Of Maine and Mr.. Turpie
of Indiana.
The resolutions of oondolence were
passed and as q further mark of respect
the Senate at 4.25 P. M, adjourned un.
til tomorrow.