The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
Status Of the Oregon Man Discussed
in the Senate.
MR.. CAFFERY SUPPORTS REPORT
OF COMMITTEE AGAINST HIM.
The Agricultural Approprfa ion Bill
Passed After Some Discussion Anent
the Seed Matter-Senator White Intro
duces an Hawaiian Resolution.

Washington, February 3.-One of the
features of today's session was speech
by Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana, in support
of the resolution reported by the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, declar-
ing that Henry w. Curbett is not entitled
to seat in the Senate from Oregon.
Mr.. Corbett was appointed as senator by
the governor of Oregon, after the failure
of the legislature to elect senator to
succeed Senator Mitchell. Mr.. Catfery
maintained that the governor OF that
state had no authority..tosappoint sena-
tor to an original vacancy.
A bill repeating an act granting Anne
rican register to the steamers Claribel
and Others, was reported and passed. MIR.
Frye said that the act had been passed
under a misrepresentation as the vessels
were owned by Englishmen.
In accordance with notice previously
given, MIR Caffery of Louisiana called up
Informally the resolution reported from
the committee on privileges and elections
declaring that Hon. Henry W. Corbett is
not entitled to a seat in the Senate from
the State of Oregon.
Mr.. Chandler, who has joined in NIL
nortiy report, asserting the right of Mr.
Corbett to O seat in the Senate, gave no
tice that he would call up the case in.
formally tomorrow and presssit to vote
at as early date as possible.
Mr.. Gallery presented an extended legal
argument in support of the resolution
presented by the majority of the commit
tee on privileges and election.
MIR. Caffery contended that the legisla-
ture OF Oregon which met in January,
1897, was duly and properly organized
under the constitution OF the state.
Mr.. Cullum called UP the agricultural
appropriation BILL the reading of which
was concluded last evening. Pending
the bill, Mr.. Platt of Connecticut ex-
pressed his regret that the committee had
not stricken from the bill the appropria-
tion for the purchase and distribution
of seeds.
Mr.. Cullom in charge of the bill yielded
to Mr.. White of California, for the intro
duction of the following joint resolution:
Resolved, That of right it belongs
wholly to the people of the Hawaiian isl
ands to esta ablish and maintain their own
form of government and domestic policy;
that the United States ought in no wise
to interfere herewith and that any inter.
vention in the political affairs of the ISL
ands by any other government will be
regarded as an act unfriendly to the Unit
ed States.
The resolution was passed by the SEN
ate on May 81. 1894. Mr.. White asked
that the resolution lie on the table.
After some further debate on the seed
distribution matter, the amendment to
the agricultural.bill offered by Mr.. War
rem, providing for division of irrigation
and reclamation of arid lands, and for
investigation Of the methods Of construct
ing irrigation canals and of storing and
distributing water in the reclamation OF
arid lands, was discussed, and Mr.. Cul-
lom proposed as substitute for Mr.. War
ren's amendments the following: "For
the purpose of collecting from agricul-
tural colleges, agricultural state expert
nent stations and other sources, includ.
ing practical agents and engineers, prac-
tical information and data on the subject
of irrigation, and publishing the same
in bulletin form, $40, ,000.''
The amendment was adopted and the
bill carrying $3, 527 ,2t2, was passed
The Senate at..5.25 p. m., went into exe-
cutive session and at 5.2S p. m., ad-
iourned.