Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-30
CONSULAR REPORTS
Resolution Asking Their transmits
sion to the Senate.
Mr.. HAWLEY'S EMERGENCY MEASURE
Secretary Gage Criticised by Mr..
WoIcott.
ALASKA BILL TAKEN UP

Again today were the galleries of the
Senate crowded to the doors. Not an inch
of space was left in any of the galleries
and the corridors were packed with disap-
pointed hundreds who vainly sought seats
from which they might listen to the pro-
ceedings.
Rev. John K. Mclean of the Pacific The
illogical Seminary of Oakland, Cal, offered
the invocation.
Mr.. Davis. chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations, asked that the committee
be permitted to sit during the sessions of
the Senate from day to day, and the re-
quest was granted.
Mr.. Frye (Me.) reported from the COM
mittee on foreign relations the Senate reso-
luton: '"That the President be requested,
if not incompatible with the public interest,
to transmit to the Senate all of the con-
sular correspondence relating to the con-
duct Of the war in the Island of Cuba, the
condition of the people and other matters
relating thereto" Mr.. Frye asked that
the resolution lie on the table until tomor-
row, when he would ask for it's considera-
ton.
Mr.. Hawley Comm of the military af-
fairs committee reported joint resolution
providing that, in any case of emergency,
In which the immediate erection of any fort
or fertilization is, in the opinion of the
Secretary of War, deemed necessary and
urgent where the legislature Of the state is
not in session, so much of the existing law
as prohibits the erection of such fortIfica-
ton until the consent of the legislature has
been obtained shall be suspended SO as to
authorize the construction of such tenn
porary fort on the written consent of the
owner of the land
MIR. Hawley asked for immediate consid-
Grafton Of the resolution, but Mr.. Pasco
(Fla.), desiring to examine it, objecteu, and
1t went over.
Mr.. Frye (Me.) inquired of Mr.. Allen
(Neb) if he had any objection to the refer
ence of his resolution, offered yesterday, to
the committee on foreign relations, that
committee now having under consideration
resolutions of that character.
Mr.. Allen consented to the reference of
the resolution. saying he was satistie.. that
the committee would promptly take action
upon the subject matter.
bill authorizing cities and towns in the
Indian territory to secure, by conde,n, a
ticn or otherwise. lands necessary for pub
lie improvements, and another to authorize
the Shreveport Bridge and Terminal Com
pany to construct and maintain a bridge
across Red river, in louisiana, at Shreve-
port. were passed.
Mr.. Walthan (Miss.) gave notice that on
Thursday, April I, at pm, he would
present resolutions in memory of his ate
colleague, Senator George
sundry Civil Bill Reported.
Mr.. Allison Qowa) reported the sundry
civil bill, and announced that he would call
it UP for consideration tomorrow.
Consideration was then resumed of the
measure making further provision for a
civil government for Alaska, the pending
question being upon a substitute offered
by Mr. Hansbrough (Neb.), for a part of
an amendment offered by Mr.. Perkins
(Cal.).
At this point the floor was yielded to Mr..
Wolcott tCol), chairman of the committee
on post offices and post roads, as he de-
sired to make a statement. He made a re-
markable and caustic arraignment of the
Secretary of the Treasury on account CT
the Secretary's treatment of a request
made by Mr.. Wolcott's committee.
Mr.. Wolcoit said that on March 10 the
committee On post offices and post loads
had asked the Secretary of the Treasury
for his opinion upon a postal savings bank
system. AS similar communication had
been sent to the Postmaster General, and
a courteous and extended reply in due
time had been received, the views of the
Secretary of the Treasury upon the ques-
ton were particularly desired by the COM
mittee, as it was expected that some opin-
ion of value would be presented.
To Return the Secretary's Reply.
After waiting for an unusual time, the
committee, Mr.. Wolcott said, had receiv ed
the Secretary's reply. II have to report
to the Senate said he, that the 1eply
was of such a nature that 1 have been
unanimously instructed by the committee
to respectfully return it. Before 1t was
sent to the committee it was given to the
newspapers. 1t was not of character in
consonarce with the Importance of the
subject. The whole circumstances Of the
case are most remarkable. / will not ask
here to have the letter of the Secretary
read. 1t was fiippant and impertinent, and
has no place on the records Of this body"
Mr.. Wolcott then asked that the entire
correspondence on the subject be printed,
and it was so ordered.