The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27
SESSION OF THE SENATORS.
CHAPLAIN REFERS TO THE CRISIS
WITH SPAIN.


Appointed Director of swOrdsman-
ship and Gymnastics at the West
Point Military Academy-SenntOr
HansbrOugh Calls for Information
Relative to a Shipment of Freight.
The COrbett Case Again Taken Up.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The chaplain in
his prayer al the opening of the Senate
to-day referred to the present serious sit
uation in the following language: "Oh,
Lord, We pray that by Thy inspiration
our rulers and all in authority over us
may see what they ought to do and with
Thy blessing perform the same
A bill to authorize the President to ap-
point a first lieutenant of infantry the
director of workmanship and gymnastics
at West Point Military Academy was
passed.
Mr.. Hansbrough of North Dakota Sc
cured the adoption of a resolution calling
upon the Secretary of the Navy fer the
reason why he shipped certain freight
over the Canadian Pacific Railroad to
Mare Island. Cal, and asking whether the
freight was offered to railroads running
entirely within the United States.
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire offered
and had adopted a resolution requesting
the President, if not incompatible with
the public interests, to send to the Senate
copies of all reports and communications
received by the state department since
Feb. "a. 1895, from Tomas Estrada Palma,
or any agent of the Cuban insurgents,
which relate to the state of war in the
island of Cuba, or such parts of said doc
uments as 1t may be deemed advisable
and proper to communicate.
Mr.. Hoar then called up the Corbett
case, and Mr.. Kyle of South Dakota
addressed the Senate briefly in support of
Mr.. Corbett's claim to seat in the Sen
ate.
Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska regretted
that his views of the case would force him
to vote against the admission of Mr. Cor
bett.
He apprehended grave danger to the re-
public if applicants for admission were
either seated or turned away by a mere
partisan vote, but be believed the vote on
this case would not only not be a partisan
vote, but it would be so decisive as to de-
termine all such cases in the future
At the conclusion of Mr. Thurston's
speech thirteen private pension bills were
passed by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Foraker of Ohio. in discussing the
Corbett case, said he did not propose to
follow the precedent established by the
Mantle case, as he regarded the decision
in that case as erroneous, and it was gem
orally so regarded by the legal profession
throughout the country. ~
1T was generally understood" said Mr..
Foraker, that the silver question had
more 20 do with the reaching of that de-
cision than the application of the princi-
pies of the law
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire enter
ed an instant disclaimer to the applica-
ton of Mr.. Forakers statement to him
Il want to assure the senator from Ohio
that, so far as I was concerned, the silver
question had not the slightest weight in
determining my vote in the Mantle case
l voted against Mr.. Nantes admission
and for similar reasons / expect to vote
against the admission of Mr. Corbett"
Mr.. Pasco of Florida said he desired
also to enter a disclaimer to the statement
of Mr.. Foraker. He thought that the roll
call on the Mantle case continuously indi-
Gated to him that the silver question had
nothing to do with the refusal of the Sen
ate to seat Mr.. Mantle, as II out of the &c
votes against him were cast by senators
who supported Mr.. Bryan for the Presi-
dency The names of the seventeen are;
Messrs. Berry, Blackburn, Coke, Faullxu 9r,
George, Gibson, Harris. Kyle. Mills, Mitch
ell, Pasco, Murphy, PETER, Smith, Vance,
Vest and White.
IT am very glad" replied Mr. Foraker.
ito have the disclaimers of the senators
from New Hampshire and Florida, and 1
accept them absolutely, but l repeat thar
throughout the country the impression
was that the silver question had great
deal to do with the decision in the Man
tie case, if 1t did not control it. / wish
TO say that I did not have it in nv
mind to criticise any senator for his vote
in that case.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Foraker's
speech Mr.. Mills secured the passage of a
resolution requesting the President TO
transmit to the Senate the proceedings of
the international convention and the sub
International convention between the
United States and Mexico, and also the
correspondence relating to the equitable
distribution of the waters of the RIO
Grande river, including the incomplete
draft of treaty between the United
States and Mexico.
Bills to grant a right of way through the
Indian territory to the Denison, Brennan
and New Orleans Railway Company for
the purpose of constructing railway, and
to give the assent of Congress to a change
of the compact entered into between the
United States and the state of Arkansas
with reference to the apportionment of
funds derived from the sale of school
lands, was passed.
Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska then called up
a joint resolution for committee to su-
pervise the collection of a fund among all
the schools and colleges of the United
States for the purpose of erecting a mon
ument to Gen. Lafayette in Paris, France,
the same 10 be presented to the French
government and unveiled and dedicated on
July 4, 1909. The resolution was passed.
The Senate at 1885 o'clock adjourned
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON SOLD.