The herald., 1898-02-27
CORBETT CASE
Will Be Brought to a Vote
on Monday
THREE HARBOR ITEMS
INJECTED INTO THE sUNpRY
CIVIL BILL
A Monument TO LAFAYETTE
To Be Erected at Paris on the First
Fourth Of July Of the Next
Century
Associated Press Special Wire


WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-During tn,
greater part of the senate session toda,
the right of Henry w. Corbett to a sea,
In the senate from the state of Oregon was
under discussion. Thurston of Nebrask
Ian extended speech, opposed the admis
sion or Corbett, while Foraker, Kyle ant
Mantle supported Corbett's claim. The
vote on the case 1t has been agreed, will
be taken next Monday al p. m.
The pension calendar was cleared by the
passage OF several private pension bills
also passed
A bill to authorize the president to ap-
point as first lieutenant of infantry the
director of swordmanship and gymnastics
at the West Point academy was passed
Hansbrough of North Dakota secured the
adoption of a resolution calling upon the
secretary of the navy for the reason he
shipped certain freight over the Cana dian
Pacific to Mare island, Cal, and asking
whether the freight was offered to rail-
roads running entirely within the United
States.
Gallinger of New Hampshire introduced
and had adopted resolution requesting
the president, IL not Incompatible with the
public interests. to send to the senate cop
les or all reports dnd communications re-
ceived by the state department since the
zath OF February. 1896, from Tomas Estrada
Palma or any agent of the Cuban insur-
gents. which relate to the sta g of the war
In the island of Cuba, or such parts of said
documents as it is deemed advisable> and
proper to communicate.
Senator Hoar called UP the Corbett case
and Kyle of South Dakota addressed the
senate briefly in support of Mr.. Corbett s
claim to seat in the senate.
Thurston of Nebraska regretted that his
views or the case would force him to vote
against the admission of Mr. Corbett. He
apprehendod grave dangers to the republic
IL applicants for admission were either
seated or turned away by a mere partisan
vote. but he believed that the vote on this
case would not only not be a partisan vote,
but 1t would be so decisive as to determine
all similar cases in the future
At the conclusion of Thurstons speech
thirteen private pension bills were passed
by unanimous consent.
FORAKER OF Ohio, in addressing the senate
on the Corbett case, said he did not pro-
pose to follow the precedent established by
the Mantle case, as he regarded the decis-
ion IN that case as erroneous, and It was
generally SO regarded by the legal profess
sion throughout the country. .n-sn q,
1t was generally understood" said For
aker, that the silver question had more
10 do with the reaching of decision than
the application of the principles Of law"
Gallinger of New Hampshire entered an
instant disclaimer to the application Of
Foraker's statement to him.
Il want to assure the senator from Ohio
that. so far as was concerned the silver
question had not the slightest concern in
determining my vote in the Mantle case.
/ voted against Mr.. Mantle's admission
and for similar reasons l expect to vote
against the admission of Mr.. Corbett"
Pascoe of Florida said he desired also to
enter disclaimer to the statement of For
aker. He thought that the roll call on the
Mantle case conclusively intimated to
him that the silver question had nothing |
TO do with the refusal of the senate to |
seat Mr.. Mantle. as seventeen out of the |
thirty-fve votes against him were cast |
ny senators who supported Mr.. Bryan for |
the presidency
The names of the seventeen are: Berry, |
Blackburn. Faulkner. George, Gibson, Har-
ris, Kyle. Mills, Mitchell, Pascoe. Murphy, |
Pener. Smith. Vance. Vest, Coke and |
White.
II am very glad" replied Foraker. "to
have the disclaimers of the senators from
New Hampshire and Florida and 1 ac-
cept them absolutely; but I repeat that
throughout the country the impression
was that the silver question had a great
zeal TO do with the decision in the Mantle
case, II 1t did not control 1t. wish to say
that did not have it in my mind to crit
tcise any senator for his vote in that case"
At the conclusion of Foraker's speech
Mills secured the passage of resolution [
requiring the president to transmit to the
senate the proceedings of the internation-
al convention between the United States
and Mexico. and also the correspondence
relating to the equitable distribution of
the waters of the Rio Grande river includ-
ing the incomplete draft of a treaty be-
tween the United States and Mexico
Mantle Of Montana declared his inten-
ton to support the claims of Mr.. Corbett
to a seat In the senate He held that the
right of sovereign state to be fully rep
resented at all times in the senate was, in
his Judgment. beyond doubt l.
A Dill to grant the right of way through
the Indian Territory to the Denison, Bon
ham and New Orleans Railroad company.
FOR the purpose of constructing a railway,
was passed
JOINT resolution for commission to SUPER
wise the collection OF a fund among all
the school and colleges of the United States
Lor the purpose of erecting a monument to
3en La Fayette In Paris, France. the same
70 De presented to the French government
ana unveiled and dedicated on July 4, 1900.
ing language or the preamble caused
Senator Hale to inquire what ..remarkahIa
document" was being read.
Tnurston explained the resolution. and
then Hale suggested that the preamble he
stricken out. as the "ground and Ioftv
.umbing of its rhetoric" was a reflection
Upon the sanity of the senate. This was
agreed to, and the resolution was passed
Dill providing that proof of loyalty to
the union during the rebellion shall he ais
pensed with as a prerequisite to the se-
,uring of bounty land grants was also
passed. 'o
The senate then, at 1896 p. m., on motion ;
If Senator Pettus, adjourned 1
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