The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-03

| WASHINGTON, March 2.-During
almost the entire session to-day the
Senate was engaged in routine business.
Three score or more of minor bills
were passed, the calendar being clear
ed entirely of private pension bills and
of measures correcting military and ma
val records. Two measures of national
Importance was passed-the fortifica-
lions appropriation bill. and the bill
providing a code of criminal laws for
the district of Alaska. A provision for
the high licensing of the liquor traffic
| in the latter measure created consider
able discussion. and an effort was made
| to incorporate an absolute prohibition
amendment but it failed by a decisive
vote. The Notifications bill was passed
precisely as it came from the House.
without amendment, and goes to the
| President The conference reports on
! the census and naval personnel bills
were agreed to- and these measures also
| go to the President.
! The Chaplain in his invocation at the
opening of the Senate to-day paid a
touching tribute to the late Lord Her.
schel of the High Joint Commission,
who died in Washington yesterday, and
the prayer was ordered printed in the
record.
The conference report on the bill au-
thorizing Governors of States to be re-
imbursed for expenses incurred in rails
| ing and equipping the volunteer army
was agreed to.
| The conference report on the naval
personnel bill was agreed to.
| A bill reported by Hawley of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee, amending the
Act suspending the operations of GER
tain provisions of law relating to the
War Department, was passed.
An effort was made to reconsider the
vote by which a House bill granting a
right of way to the Fort Smith and
Western Railroad through the Indian
Territory was put, on motion of Berry,
and after a sharp discussion the mo-
ton to- reconsider was laid on the table
SO to u.
| An effort was made to obtain con-
sideration for bill to incorporate the
| National White Cross of America, but
Gray CD objected, on the ground that
the United States had no constitutional
power to authorize such a corporation,
even though it did come to Congress
/ in the garb of white winged charity.
The Red Cross was recognized by treaty
and not by Act of Congress.
| Carter of Montana secured considera
ton for the bill providing code Of
criminal laws for Alaska. The Sem
ate committee amendments were adopt
| ed by unanimous consent, with the un-
derstanding that the entire text should
be subject to amendment.
| Gallinger of New Hampshire argued
against the abolition of prohibition of
the liquor traffic in Alaska and the sub
stitution of the license system. He de-
clared there never had been an honest,
and determined effort to enforce the
prohibitory laws in Alaska. He offered
an amendment, therefor. striking out
the license provisions of the bill and
inserting in their place the present pro-
vision of the revised statutes relating
to the sales of liquor in Territories of
the United States.
Perkins of California, speaking from
personal experience, believed it impos-
sible to enforce a prohibitory law in
Alaska, and declared that a high Ii
cense was the best and strongest law
in favor of good government, good NOR
ais and good society.
Hansbrough of North Dakota spoke
in favor of Gallinger's amendment
Vest, who recently visited Alaska. de-
clared that prohibition in Alaska was
not only broad farce. but absolutely
detrimental to the interest of the peo-
pie.
The amendment of Gallinger was de-
feated-11 to 46.
The affirmative votes were cast by
Messrs. Allen, Frye. Gallinger, Hans
brough, Hoar, Lodge, McLaurin, Plat
of Connecticut, Proctor, Roach and
Ross.
The bill was then passed without d.
vision.
The Senate then devoted forty-five
minutes to, passing a number of private
pension bills and bills to correct mill
tary records.
Perkins then moved to take up the
Notifications bill, and it was agreed 10
80 to II.
Pending consideration of the fortifica-
lions bill, the following measures were
passed. Authorizing the Commission
ers of the Freedmen's Trust and Saw
ings Company to pay 90 per cent divi..
dends to depositors; House bill to en-
courage the holding of a Pan-American
exposition on the Niagara frontier at
Buffalo, N. Y, in 1901.
The Senate then proceeded with the
Notifications bill, the bill being in pre-
cisely the same form as it passed the
House. 1t carries So, 744, 1913.
Pettigrew proposed an amendment
striking out an appropriations of ST.
600 for the purchase of a Gathman
gun, and one of $4,000 for the ammu-
milton. The amendment was defeated.
The Senate, on motion of Hoar, at q
o'clock went into executive session
At the conclusion of the executive ses-
sion the Senate resumed legislative
business at 6:1O p. m.
After remarks by Foraker on the
death of Representative Stephen A.
Northway of Ohio the usual resolutions
of regret were adopted and the Senate
took a recess until S:15.
When the Senate reconvcned. Quay
moved that the Senate concur in the
amendment of the House to the meas