The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
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The Senate Votes, so to 10, That Corbett Ii
Not Entiled to q Seat.

The Senate Votes, so to 10, That Corbett 10
Not Rntiued to . Scat.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-In tho Senate this
morning the House amendments to the Senate
Bankruptcy bill were presented and MIR. Hoar
(Rep., Mass.) moved that the amendments be
non-concurred in and o mmi of confer
ence appointed. Mr.. Stewart Pop, New OBJ
jected. saying that he wanted to discuss the
question and to show that there should be no
conference. The matter went over till to-mor-
row.
Senate bill authorizing Lieutenant-C omman-
der r. =. Rodgers, U. s. N. to accept from tho
republic of France the cross Of the Legion Of
Honor was passed.
Tho Oregon Senatorship case was then taken
up and Mr.. Bacon Dem., Ga.) spoke against
tho right Of Mr.. Corbett to the vacant scat
Two other speeches were made. one by Mr..
Burrows rep. Mich.) in opposition to. and ono
by Mr.. Morgan Dem., Ala.) In favor Of tho
right OF Mr.. Corbett to tho vacant seat. At
the close of Mr.. Morgan's argument the vote
was taken on IN amendment declaring that
Henry W. Corbctt is entitled to the seat It was
lost, yeas, 10; nays, so. Only one Democrat
(Turner OF Washington) voted aye. Two
others, Daniel of Virginia and Morgan OF Ala
bama, would have voted aye. but.were paired
All tho Populists voted no and these Rcpubn'
cans: Clark, Culiom. Davis. Deboe. Gallinger.
Hale, Jones of Nevada, Mcbride. MCMILLAN,
Nelson. Penrose. Pettigrew. Platt of Connecti-
nut; sh0q TSe Ie two tnST''SSe FORK x e senators s9S we're
paired with each other.
BY . similar vote reversed, the resolution de-
claring Mr.. Corbett not entitled to the seat was
House bill extending the homestead laws and
RRlasFa Was st takea up. The bill was passed By
the House on Jan. 81. As reported from the
Senate, Committee on Public Lands 1t contains
the public domain, not exceeding 100 foot in
wagon roads and:for wire rope, aerial or other
with right to collect toll and freight
and passenger charges for a period not exceed
Another amendment grants to the Dominion
Of Canada and its citizens the privilege OF en-
bonded warehouses at the port of Wrangen and
OF. notwithstanding them for expectation to British
payment Of duty, provided nc exclusive privi-
from Alaska, through British ColumbIa or the
Northwest Territory, has been or Will DC grant
Mi. Rewlins of Utah made an argument
framed in the interest Of Spectators and not in
the interest ofSsthe settlers or OF the public;
mI Mf; C on tpu 81 HG %snds. S assured NJ Z t RsI vim,
that the speculative, theories referred to by
him had been carefully stud ed by the commit
tee and had been guarded against at every
point.
la paper ~coterieL to which very valuable priyi-
ieEes were to be given. was not sufficiently
hesTed in il it failed to comply with tho con-
ditIons of the grant or contract.
Mr.. Carter read the section to show that q
failure to construct twenty miles of road every
year after filing a map of definite location
would work a forfeiture of the grant. The bill
so far as 1t related to railroads was. he said. the
reproduction OF a law which had been on the
statute books for many years: .
Before the discussion closed tho Senate went
into executive session and soon afterWard adj
journed.