The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-16
IN THE SENATE.
Vote ofThsnks Extended 10 Miss Helen
Gould.

Washington, February I5.-In the Sen
ate Today Mr.. McEnery OF Louisiana. as
. question Of personal privilege. made
emphatic denial Of the statement that
his rvsoiution, adopted by the Senate
yesterday, was introduced in the inter.
est of the sugar growers OF Louisiana.
He said that he had not consulted the
planters about the resolution and that
as matter of fact they were known to
be opposed ~ q body to the ratification
OF the peaoe treaty.
A bill extending the cordial appreci-
alton" Of Congress to Miss Helen Miller
Gould for her patriotic services during
the recent war and providing that the
President should present to her gold
medal, was passed.
Aftertthe executive session an snort was
| made to obtain an agreement to hold an
evening session to read the Alaskan
code bill but 1t failed.
In the Senate today bill was reported
from the military affairs committee ex-
tending the appreciation OF Congress TO
Helen Miller Gould for patriotic services
during the late war and providing that
a gold medal be presented to her BY the
President
MIR. Hoar objected to ibs present oonsid-
| GRAFTON, but subsequently having ex-
amined the bill, be withdrew his objet-
tion and IL was passed.
The post office appropriation bill was
reported and Mr.. Quay OF Pennsylva MIA
gave notice that he would call 1t up for
consideration tomorrow.
A bill was passed providing for the a d.
t~ he val aeadamy "A q n radRf
of Oscar W. Deignan one OF the herrimac
heroes.
The Senate agreed to conference on the
Legislative. executive and judicial appro
priation bill, and Senators Culioni, Sew
all and Teller were named AS oonferees
Mr.. McEnery OF Louisiana rose to
question of personal privilege. During
the debate on his resolution yesterday
some statements were made with re-
gpect TO changes In the resolution after
it was introduced that would seem TO
reflect upon Mr.. McEnery. Mr.. Lindsay
of Kentucky has said that upon exnmi
nstion he had found that IL was not the
same resolution he had supposed, MIR.
McEnery was going to offer. Mr. III.
man had said that the resolution had
bean amended "all out OF shape.
Mr.. McEnery said that the resolution
had been in his possession for some time,
but no material changes had been made
in Ii. The changes made were only such
ns required to make 1t conform to the
conditions when he offered 1t. He furth-
or said that when MIR. Hoar made the
statements yesterday that the resolution
was INTRODUCED because the sugar plant
ers of Louisiana were afraid of the sugar
competition Of the Philippine Islands,
he sLoke under misa prehension. The
sugar planters, as . body, were opposed to
stne ratification OF the treaty. Tbs cotton
Industry of Louisiana was strongly in
favor OF the treaty. He said that II II
should prove TO be true that tht resolu-
tion would afford protection 20 the sugar
industry he should be glad OF 1t, but to
afford that protection was not his mo-
tive In introducing 1t. The Senate then
went into executive session.
After the executive session, an open ses.
sion was held to allow Mr.. Carter to try
to get consideration OF the bill providing
code of laws for Alaska He made a
request for unanimous consent agree
msnt for u night session to read the bill,
which is very voluminous.
MIR. Hoar suggested that the bill could
be passed as the bill providing for the
revised statutes was without reading.
This suggestion brought out objections
from, Senators Hale, Gallinger and Bate.
Mr. Hale objected to the consideration
of the bill and refused to give his con
sent to the reading OF the bill saying u
would crowd appropriations and other
important matters aside
Mr. Carter said he had no purpose OF
displacina the appropriation measure.
Mr.. Tillman objected to the request OF
Mr. Carter unless an arrangement could
be made for discussing the anti-sca p
ing bill.
Mr.. Chandler said he was anxious to
discuss the ''tioket brokerage bill"
which he declared was u measure OF
monopoly against competition.
MIR. Cullom, chairman OF the interstate
commerce oommissi IN, expressed doubt
that the -scalping bill could be voted
on at this session. He would be glad, he
said, to have vote upon 1t, but saw
little prospect Of one.
Mr.. 1illman-''I want TO say now tina,
that bill (anti.scalping) cannot pass al
this session.
After some further discussion. MIR. Car
ter. seeing no opportunity for An agree
ment moved an adjournment which CO.
CURED at $50 p. m.