Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-25
TURLE m OPPOSITION
Resumes His speech on Hawaiian Annex
alton.
Conference Report ON the Sundry
CixH 1Gu Adopted by the Senate
War Measures Passed.

The Senate met today at IL o'clock, but
It was not until fifteen minutes later that
a quorum was secured and proceedings be-
gan. Mr.-Jores (Ark) made the point of
no quorum. A roll call disclosed The pres
ence Of thirty-nine senators. The absentees
were called, and, upon motion of Mr.. Bur
rows (Mich.) the sergeant-at-arms was
directed to request the presence of sena-
tors.
Mr.. Sewen On. j. called up and the Sem
ate passed the bin providing for a military
secretary to the Secretary Of War.
The conference report upon the sundry
civil appropriation bill was called up by
Mr.. Allison. The Senate amendments pro-
viding for public buildings at Annapolis,
Nd, and Butte, Mont. to which the House
insisted upon its diSagreements, were adj
vocated further by Mr.. German NIL and
Mr.. Mantle (Mont). Aside from the urgent
necessity for the buildings, :hey said that
objection had been made by the House on
the ground that no bill for public build
ing had been passed by this Congress,
and, aside from providing for these build
tngs being a discrimination against other
deserving cities, ii was not usual 10 ir-
corporate such provisions in slndry civil
bills Mr.. German said should The House
further insist upon Disagreement, he would
take occasion to go fully into The con
struction of the bill to show THAI rigid
rules had been departed from in numoer
Of instances.
Forest Reservations.
Mr.. Pettigrew Is. d., speaking to the re-
cession of the Senate conferees from the
Senate amendment suspending the execu-
tive orders of February, 1877, making forest
reservations in certain western states,
criticised the action of the House for in
sisting upon striking out the amendment.
He SAID the reservation contained one sec
ton of 1,00O,000 acres upon which l5,0oO
people lived and upon which there were
12T post offices.
Explaining the contention of the House
Mr. Allison said the House conferees re-
fused absolutely to go into the matter OF
suspending the orders because the proper
modification of them was in the province
of the executive department and could be
secured by the representatives of the states
affected without asking congressional ac-
ton.
In response to this Mr.. Pettigrew said he
and other representatives had been TO the
department had Iointed out the injustice
of some fea lures of the orders and the de-
partment would do nothing to relieve II.
The forestry reservation question was
discussed for nearly two hours by Mr..
Wilson (Wash.), Mr.. Carter (Mont.), Mr..
Cannon CUtah), Mr.. Mantle tMont) and
Mr. Allison. The first three strenuously
insisted that the amendment of the Senate
providing for the abrogation of the order
ed upon Mr.. Wilson had assurances from
the Secretary of the Interior that the
whole question would be properly and
fairly dealt with to the satisfaction of all
persons interested.
In a criticism of the conference commit
tees action upon the Paris exposition rep
resentation Mr.. Lindsay Of Kentucky said
ii was evident no such public sentiment
existed in this country in favor OF the
Paris exposition appropriation as existed
at the time the bill passed He attacked
the conference provision that twelve COM
missioners, instead of experts, be ap-
pointed.
The report presented by Mr. Allison was
finally agreed to
Mr.. Turley Resumes.
The Hawaiian annexation question was
laid before the Senate at lao pm Mr.
Davis, chairman of the committee on for
eign relations, offered a resolution that
hereafter until further notice the Senate
convene at IL am. 1t went over under
objection.
Mr.. Davis then promptly moved that
when the Senate adjourn today it be until
IL am. Monday, and the motion was agreed
to AZ to Ii.
A bill confering authority upon the Presi-
dent to appoint five additional cadets at
large to the Naval Academy, which went
over yesterday unoer objection was called
up and passed.
Mr.. Turley CTenn.) then resumed his con-
stitutional argument against the annexa-
ton resolutions.