The record-union., 1898-03-24
Except 10 Preserve the Honor and Dignity Of
the Nation.
The Bill Providing for the Relief
OF Survivors of the Maine Dis
aster Unanimously Passed in
the Senate Without Debate or
AInendnemt-R. r. Thorp Given
Fourth Virginia District.

Grew an unusually large crowd Of spec
tators to the galleries of the Senate
to-day. Galleries were packed and long
lines of people swayed through the cor
ridors vainly seeking admission. Ev>
cry Senator at the Capitol was in his
seat.
Almost as soon as the Senate conven-
ed, Bacon of Georgia introduced joint
resolution declaring that the United
States should do everything in its
power to preserve peace with all the
nations of the world, and not be forced
into a war except to preserve the dig
nifty and honor of the nation. He said
that he would not ask for immediate
consideration of the resolution, but
would permit it to lie on the table until
tomorrow Bacon's resolution is as
follows:
That the Government and people of
the United States, While avowing that
ct all times and to the utternost limit
they will maintain their national honor
and protect their material interests,
and While they will count no cost OF
blood or treasure which may be neces-
sary for the accomplishment of this
high resolve, nevertheless declare that
II 10 IiAClI Q6S1fe " live tdl peace Nltlt
all thei nations and peoples of the
earth.
THAT supremacy confident in the 10y
atty and patriotic devotion of the peo-
pie of every class and of every section
of the country, strong in more than
10,W0,U00 of people, resolute, brave
and ready for any personal sacrifice
the honor and safety OF their Govern
ment may require of them, and rich
in the possession of material resources
practically without limit, the United
States nevertheless desires and intend
in the present threatening situation
earnestly to use every practicable and
honorable means to preserve peace so
far as the same may be consistent with
the honor of the nation and with their
duty TO themselves and others.a
That while unswerving, in their pur-
pose to fully protect the honor and the
property of the nation, as we'll as the
persons of it's citizens. and while deter
mined upon the performance of their
duty to humanity and to a neighbOring
people struggling for liberty, the United
States, desiring peace and deprecatine
war will in good faith endeavor to ac-
complish these ends consistently with
national honor, through peaceful agen-
cies and without unnecesaries to war
and bloodshed."
Very quietly and with no attempt to
produce effect the bill providing for
the relief of the survivors of the Maine
disaster was presented to the Senate
for consideration.
Hale of Maine, Chairman of the Ma
Ira1 Fol rcC T.onnrtpH 10 hill
favorably, and asked that it be placed
at once upon its passage.
The bill was read and without debate
was unanimously passed without
amendment.
Then in accordance with notice given
yesterday, Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire was recognized for a speech upon
the condition of affairs in Cuba. Gal
Iinger has recently returned from the
island. He received the most careful
and thoughtful attention of every per-
son within the sound of his voice.
A full synopsis of Mr.. Gallingers
speech appears elsewhere in this morn
ing's "Record-Union.
Carter of Montana then called up
the bin making further provision for
a civil government for Alaska, and
resumed his speech begun yesterday
upon the measure
After a brief discussion of the bill
by Carter, Perkins of California of
fered a long amendment to the meas
ure, providing for the placing of a
license upon almost every kind of bust
ness, and for the taxing and regula-
ton of the liquor traffic. The tax on
wholesale liquor establishment is
fixed at $4,000 per year, upon a bar
room saloon in any town of more than
800 inhabitants 81, 500 a year, and
upon any retail liquor saloon in COM
munities of less than / 800 inhabitants
$1,G00 per year.
Hansbrough of North Dakota said
the Perkins amendment meant simply
that the Government would take part
in the liquor business of the district,
and he did not believe it was right or
that the people of this country would
approve of such a step. He offered
an amendment to the pending bill. to
be considered as a substitute for that
proposed by Perkins The amendment
provides that no liquor shall be i'm
ported, manufactured or sold in Alas
ka, and that any violation of this pro-
vision should be considered as a mis-
demeancr punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment.
Perkins, in reply to Hansbrough.
said that nobody would go farther
than he in advancing the cause of
temperance. but he maintained that
the national law was absolutely a dead
letter in Alaska. He believed the
adoption of his amendment and the
enforcement of its provisions would
practically prohibit the liquor business
within this district.
At o'clock the unfinished business,
the national quarantine bill, was TAX
en- up, and Caffery finished his speech
begun yesterday in support of the bill.
The speech was purely a legal argu-
ment in favor of the pending BILL
-Caffery had not concluded at 3:45
p. m. when the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and at D. m. adj
journed.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March Or, r.
Thorp was given to-day the seat from