The record-union., 1898-01-15
Senator Hoar Proposes an Amend
ment to the Constitution
Changing the Date Of Expiration From. March
4th Until April 30th.
Senator Quay Introduces . Reso-
luton Looking to an Investiga-
ton Of the Recent Alleged
Atrocious Burning to Death of
Two Seminole Indians in Okla
homa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
the House.

homa Territory-Proceed in
the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-After the
transaction Of some routine business in
the Senate to-day, Hoar Of Massachu-
sets presented the following resolution
proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution:
That the following article be pro-
posed to the Legislatures Of the several
States as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States:
THE term of Office of President and
of the Fifty-sixth Congress shall con-
tinue until the Both day of April in the
year 1899 at noon. The Senators whose
existing terms would otherwise expire
on the 4th day OF March in the year
1899, or thereafter, shall continue in
office until noon of the Both day of
April succeeding such expiration, and
the Both day of April at noon shall
thereafter be substituted for the 4th Of
March as the commencement and ter
nination of official terms Of President,
ice-President, Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress"
The resolution was referred TO the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Quay of Pennsylvania offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Interior shall be and hereby is instruct
ed to investigate the facts attending
the recent alleged atrociouS burning to
death Of two Seminole Indians by a
mob in Oklahoma Territory, and make
a report thereon to Congress;
THAT the sum of $25, 900, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated
for the investigation apprehension and
punishment of the guilty persons, to be
expended under the direction of the
Secretary of the Interior"
Lodge Of Massachusetts offered a res
olution, which was agreed to, calling
upon the Secretary Of Agriculture to
supply the Senate with information as
to the amount Of sugar imported into
the United States, the amount Of beet
sugar produced in the United States,
with all sugar, imported or domestic,
that beet sugar comes into competition
with, and what effect the Hawaiian SUI
gar has or can have upon beet sugar
production in the United States"
Tillman of South Carolina announced
that on account of the illness Of his
colleague, McLaurin, he would ask that
the eulogies upon the late Senator Jo-
seph A. Earle, which We're to have been
presented to-day. be postponed. The
request was granted.
The Senate, on motion Of Davis
Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, went into executive session.
The executive session continued un-
til 4:30 p. m.
When in open session a message from
the President transmitti his ap-
prevail Of the award Of the Behring
Sea Commissioners was received and
read.
Consideration of bills on the pension
calendar was then begun, and nineteen
were passed.
Mcbride had passed a bill granting
pensions to the survivors of certain In
dian wars.
The Senate then, at sos O'Clock, on
motion of Quay, adjourned until Mon
day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA clerical
error in the resolution introduced by
Senator Hoar in the Senate to-day,
changing the time for the Inauguration
of President from March until April,
placed the date when the change should
take place in 1899, when it was Sena-
tor Hoar's intention the date should
have been 1901, which would extend
Mr.. McKinley's term for a little more
than a month, instead Of shortening
it, as would have been the result in
the resolution as first introduced had
it become a law. Hoar afterwards
changed the resolution in accordance
with his intention.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-It was the
intention of the House managers to
proceed with the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill to-day, but,
owing to the excited condition Of affairs
in Havana and the wildly exaggerated
reports afioat, they decided to avoid
the possibility of opening up a Cuban
debate by relinquishing the day to the
Committee on Claims, in charge of bills
on the private calendar Before this
order was entered upon the agricultural
bill was passed Most of the day was
consumed in a filibuster against a bill
to pay the publishing house of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, at
Nashville. Tenn. $2SS,0OO on account
of seizure, and use Of the property of
that corporation during the war. This
took up the time until 5 O'Clock, when
the House adjourned.
Until the House adjourned last night
the amendment to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill, providing for the pub
lication of another edition Of the
Horse Book" was pending. To-day
the friends of the amendment compro-
missed with the Appropriations Commit
tee by agreeing to a reduction of the
number to be printed from 10000 to
1900. AS amended the amendment
was adopted. and the bill was passed
The resolution accepting the invita-
ton of the Government of Norway to
participate in the International Fish
cries Exposition at Bergen from May
to September, 1898. was called up by
Simpkins (R.) of Massachusetts.
Cannon, Chairman of the Appropria-
lions Committee, said that he thought
the exposition question in Congress was
running wild. We had had domestic
expositions at Philadelphia, Chicago,