The age-herald., 1898-02-11
 DISGRACE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Senator Allen, of Nebraska, Throws AOmDS
 at the Car. ONE MAN STOOD FOR 328 He Has Ruled Out of Order and Appealed From a Decision. NO QUORUM AND THE STORM ENDED The House Was in Bad Temper and Quibbled All Day Over Two Bills of Minor Importance Neither of Which
 Reached Vote.
ONE MAN STOOD FOR 328
NO QUORUM AND THE STORM ENDED

Washington, Feb. 1O-Gen. William Booth of England founder of the Salvation army, officated as chaplain at the opening to- day of the senates session. He invoked the divine blessing upon the senate and it's members and besought the Great Ruler of all to continue His favor to those here gathered for the ruling and regulation of this great and mighty nation, and that all might here be done to the honor and glory of God. He prayed this country might move forward in the march of Christian ity so that 1t might be an example to all other nations of the earth. MT. and Mrs. Booth-Tucker, the son-in-law and daugh- ter of General Booth, were in the gallery during the prayer. Previous to the meet ing of the senate the entire party held brief reception in the vice-presidents s room.
 MT. Frye, of Maine. reported favorably from the committee on commerce bill to amend the laws relating to navigation He said that as the proposed bill related only to Alaskan waters, 1t was necessary that prompt action should be taken
 The bill was passed without division.
 MT. Chandler gave notice that he would tomorrow call up the Corbett case immedi- ately after the morning business. The Indian appropriation bill was then consid- cred.
 Considerable discussion arose over an amendment proposed by the committee, providing 'that hereafter no Indian, or tribe of Indians, shall lease for mining pur- poses lands that are not patented to said Indians''
 MT. Rawlns supported the amendment and referred to efforts that are constant- ly being made by private individuals and corporations to secure Indian lands, par ticularly mineral lands, by lease from the Indians, with the approval of the sec retary of the interior.
 Higher and Better Right
 With this argument MT. Allen of Ne braska, took issue. He maintained that the Indians had a higher and better right to the land than the mere permission to hunt and fish, He held that the Indians had right to mine the minerals sup posed known to be in the land or to cut timber growing thereon and if the in- dividual Indians or Indian tribes did not desire to mine the land they had the right to lease privileges to such persons as they pleased under reasonable restric- tions to be enforced by the interior de- partment. MT, Allen said he did not desire to impugn anybodys motives, but he could readily conceive that those who re- sided near these valuable gilsonite lands being thoroughly familiar with the loca- tion of the mineral deposits, might be anxious to open these lands to location by white people, as such opening would afford them an immense advantage over
 
 who were unfamiliar with the location of the deposits.
 The committee amendment was agreed to.
 Roasted Czar Reed
 Tn the course of discussion of an amend ment offered by MT. Thurston Mr. Allen of Nebraska made sharp attack upon the speaker of the house of representatives. He declared that it was impossible to se- cure the passage through the house of any meritorious measures because one man stood at the entrance Of the caverns into which proposed legislation was dumped and would permit nothing to be done about that of which he did not approve. He said that '4n the other end of the capitol this one man stands for BPS, and his bold, unwar ranted, undignified action was a disgrace to the congress and to the American peo- ple."
 MT. Frye of Maine said the senator (Al- len) was himself out of order while speak ing to point of order.
 Mr. Allen said he had no desire ss vio- late the rules and did not think he had violated them, as he had not referred to any man by name nor to any particular end of the capitol. This was received with sarcastic laughter by other senators, and even MT. Allen smiled.
 N Personally Responsible
 Further along in his remarks MT. Allen referred to the power exercised by the speaker of the house, declaring that in view of the impossibility of securing con- sideration of meritorious legislation the truth ought to be known to all the people of the country If the truth hurt or if 1t broke any rules, he was not responsible. 'T want it understood" said MT. Allen, ''that I hold myself responsible at any time and in any place for such statements as may make or have made on this sub- ject."
 MT. Allison's point of order was sus- tained by the vice-president MT. Allen took an appeal to the senate from the vice-president's ruling.
 Mr. Hoar moved to lay the appeal on the table.
 MT. Allen made the point of no quorum and a roll call disclosed the presence of but thirty-nine senators-not a quorum The senate, motion of MT. Allison, at 4:15 D. m. adjourned.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 Washington, Feb. 10.-The house was in very bad temper today and the whole session was consumed in filibustering Neither got further than the engrossgnent and third reading
 The trouble arose over the enforcement of the rule against the discussion of irrele- vant subjects when MT. Handy (dem.) of Delaware attempted to reply on the floor during the consideration of those bills to a letter recently written by Mir. Thomas F. Bayard, secretary of state under the Cleve- land administration. in denunciation of the free silver democracy. Roll call followed roll call all day long and partisan feeling reached a high pitch- Finally when 1t be- came evident no progress could be made with the bills presented, an adjournment was-taken until Monday.
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