The herald., 1898-02-25
is WITHDRAWN FROM FURTHER
CONSIDERATION
THE EHoUSE NEARS THE HARBoR
In Its Progress With the Sundry Civil
Appropriation Bill-A
Quiet Day
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON Feb. 2A-At the opening
of the session of the senate the chaplain
PRAYED tha. in this momentous hour of our
history the blessing of the Holy Spirit
might rest rpon the president of the United
States. both. branches of congress and all
the people OF the country. lie prayed that
the honor and dignity and rights OF our
country might be upheld.
A joint resolution providing for an esti-
mate of the cost of making channel
through Double bayou, east side OF Gal
weston bay. Texas, was adopted.
AT the conclusion of the morning busi-
ness the vice-president laid before the
senate the resolution of Mr.. Allen of Ne
braska which was laid over from yester-
day 1t provides for the appointment OF
five senators to make an inquiry into the
condition of affairs in Cuba, with view
TO bringing the war to a peaceful end MI
Allen said that being satisfied from the
wore on his amendment yesterday that the
fate OF this resolution was quite well set
tied he would withdraw it from further
consideration of the senate.
Mr. Spooner made legal argument in
favor of the admission of Henry W. Cor
bett to the senate. He said that as a law
yer he felt that he himself had no higher
or better right to a seat in the senate than
Mr.. Corbett.
Mr.. Spooner said that the primary power
to fill seats in the senate from any state
was in the legislature of the state, but in
the reading of the constitution it ought to
be remembered that this very matter was
one of dispute in the constitutional con-
vention. He pointed out that the constitu-
tion provided that each state should be the
peer of every other state. not in populat ton.
not in wealth. not in area, but in the num-
Der of votes in the senate. While the con-
stiaution could be amended by the action
of two-thirds of the states, it was ex-
pressly provided that no state could be de-
prived of representation in the senate
without it's consent. 1t was the purpose,
undoubtedly, of the trainers of the consu-
tuition in placing in the governor the power
TO make temporary appointments to safe
guard the right and interests of the state
80 that every state at all times might have
full and complete representation in the
senate.
Mr. Hansbrough endeavored 10 get before
the senate the Alaska homestead and rail-
way right of way bill.
Mr. Wilson of Washington said vehe-
mently: "There is no more important bill
on the calendar than this. 1t is of the
greatest possible interest and importance
to thousands of people in our northwestern
states"
bill be taken up and Mr.. Rawlins demanded
the yeas and nays. 1t was decided. i6 to g..
10 proceed with the measure. The senate
was ahou: to proceed with the bill when
Mr.. Rawlins of Utah made the point of no
quorum roll call developed the lack of
a quorum and Mr.. Rawlins moved to ad-
journ. \ division was demanded and the
senate adjourned at 4:95 pm. by vote of
il to II.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate:
VIM. A. Tafee to be consul at Cienfuegos,
Cuba: Christian L. Lindstrom. receiver of
public moneys at Grand Forks, \. d.