The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-06
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
KENTUOR US NEW SENATOR rs SWORN
IN AND TAKES HIS SEAT.


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A Dispute Over the Nicaragua Canal Commits
sion Provided For In the sundry civil Hill
An Amendment Adopted AppropriatinG
$50. ooO mr. Pearl Marbor. Hawaii.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Mr. Doboe. recently
elected as Senator from the State of Kentucky,
was in the chamber this morning, and was In
troduced to many Of his future associates. His
credentials were presented by Mr.. Lindsay
Dem.. Kyl. and when they were read Mr.. Deboe
was escorted to the Vice Presidents desk, where
the oath was administered to him. He took .
seat on the Republican sido near tho eastern
door. He is q tall. handsome. woll-proportionod
man, apparently about As years old, with brown
hair and mustache.
The usual routine morning business was dis
pensod with, and tho consideration OF tho Sum
dry Civil Appropriation bill was resumed. An
amendment was offered by Mr.. Allison tRop,
Ia,). In charge Of the bill. to the paragraph re-
garding the survey of the Nicaragua canal. Il
strikes out tho words requiring the commission
to consist Of one engineer from the army, one
from the navy, and one from civil life, and sub
stitutes tho words mot less than throe noB
more than Ave persons from the army or navy,
or from OWL life, or from both, at his the Preni-
dent's) discretion"
The amendment was opposed by Senators
Berry Dem.. Ark. White Dem.. Call. Hawley
Rep., CONN.,. and Cockrel Dom, MOI as q dis
elimination against army and navy engineers.
and was defended by Senators Morgan Dem,
Ala.), Chandler (Rep., N. H., and Allison, a.
giving to the President o wider latitude In tho
selection Of the commission.
On motion Of Mr.. Hawley, tho amendment was
modified 30 that at least one engineer shall DO
selected from the army and one from the navy,
either active or retired list.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Wilson
crop. Wash.). requiring that such Of tho twelve
mining Commissioner as may be hereafter APP
pointed. be appointed by tho President "by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate"
A point of order that 1t changed existing law
was made by Mr.. German and was promptly
overruled by vioe-President Hobart. at which
decision Mr.. German mildly expressed his sur
| prise. but politely declined to appeal from It.
Tho amendment was agreed TO, modified 30 as
to require q fair representation Of the two polit-
! ical parties. This modification was proposed by
Mr.. German. who intimated that he had little
hope. Judging from recent experiences, that much
desire that the Democratic appointees would be
men who really represented the Democratic
party.
Pearl Harbor. Hawai-. was offered BY. Mr.; Nor.
Shn' Alison ahG Mas w Io5I said hat h tn he ssy y1ap ed WITH
the Senator from Alabama, but there was no use
II suppose" said Mr.. Morgan. that the
principle dnsn snG q b locus ,bpD s1 'hs Hns,s applies p assn 70 70 the h.
pentance on this subject"
Tho amendment was agreed to.
The amendment to the Nicaragua Canal Com
mission was again taken up. Mr.: Hawley modi.
fed his proposition SO as to require the appoint
sent Of the Senate and to make the commission
consist of three, persons. one an army engineer,
Mr.. Hale (Rep.. Me.J moved as a substitute
that the commission consist of five persons emil
corps Sen, 20 Of ' the army ana ndut one Haf from the engineer
corps Of the navy: He said he would have the
Ph 1sssis Is search sSra. the h &c, SSou a 7 in an, It's m Length .1n and
enced engineers in civil life. Rather than have
a preponderance from the army and navy, no
The question Vent over without action till TO-
morrow. Mr.. Hale saying that he might desire
An a%endmsnt was offered BY Mr. Pettigrew
(Silverite.- s. Dak.l authorizing the President
land, Issued last February. setting aside many
millions OF acres of public lands as forest reser-
yations, and to restore these lands to the public
domain.
n answer to a question Of Mr.; German as to
p%rlstiun 6 tas a%sasn Mrt iims ars sand the hat A L Pais
not. but that he had no objections to It,. 1t had
been prepared 3D., he IA said ba.I by .. the sdsc re SE ,S Of
Mr.. German characterized the proposition ase
most extraordinary one. and said that he would
Mr. Pettisrow replied That the situation was
| EXTRAORDINARY. ulsllp III hlb otdtc WHICH
was declared to be a forest reservation con-
schools and churches, twenty Post Offices, five
newspapers. mills and mines. hupdreds of cult
waited farms. and ffty miles Of railroad.
ment and gave a short history of the legislation
under which the forest reservations were set
apart. 1t was an amendment to an appropria-
ton bill offered by Senator Edmunds of Yer
mont, drawn up hastily, and making no provision
he said. q most Grass proposition. one which
made 1t a criminal act for the people upon the
reservation to cut timber for fuel or other uses.
1t was an attempt to compress tho incompres-
sible. The matter went over without action and
the Senate adjourned.