The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-14
CHARGE SNAP JUDGMENT
EFFORTS TO SET ASIDE UNANI-
NOUS CONSENT.
In Violation Of Their Peace Treaty
Agreement, Administration Sen
ators Object to a Vote On the Res
olution-Rank of Admiral Created
For Dewey.

majority Of the members being snow
bound at their homes. Fer the first
time in many years no invocation was
pronounced at the opening of the SEES
sion, neither the regular chaplain nor
any other minister being able to reach
the capitol.
A sharp debate over the unanimous
consent agreement reached Saturday
afternoon to vote on the McEnery res
olption tomorrow afternoon was pre-
cipitated early in the session. Some
feeling was manifested by senators who
object to the adoption of the reSolu-
ton, but none of them indicated what
might be their action tomorrow. In
connection with the consideration of
the resolution, the senate decided to
meet at il o'clock tomorrow morning.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was called up, considered and passed,
with only a few unimportant amend
ments.
A bill removing the disabilities of
certain persons engaged in the civil
war was passed.
It was when Mr.. Berry of Arkansas
gave notice that Mr.. Bacon would ad-
dress the senate tomorrow on the Nc
Emery resolution, that the controversy
over the question of the unanimous
consent given on Saturday was pre-
cipitated.
Mr.. Plat of Connecticut took the po-
sition that the agreement ought to be
rescinded, saying that it partook of
the nature of a snap judgment, having
been made when an appropriation bill
was under consideration.
Mr.. Hale of Maine demanded the
regular order and then made a speech
in opposition TO resembling the agree
ment. He declared that the proceeding
whereby Mr.. Mason had secured unanf-
nous consent was deliberate, and said
he had never witnessed an occasion
where an agreement of the kind had
been entered upon with more solen-
nifty.
Nh PIatt insisted that no unanimous
consent was ever given under similar
circumstances, and although he dis
claimed making any threat, he said,
I'VE snail have no more unanimous
consent if this method is to obtain.
PEACE TREATY AGREEMENT.
IN response to the statements made,
Mr.. McLaurin Of South Carolina eX-
planned how the unanimous consent
agreement was reached, and then said:
& do know that there are senators in
this chamber who would not have voted
for the treaty if they had not been
assured of an opportunity to vote upon
the McEnery resolution. If any SEN
ator was not present when the unani-
NOUS consent agreement was made, it
was his own fault. l give notice,
therefore, that l shall object to any
vacation of the unanimous consent
agreement"
MI Hoar Of Massachusetts said he
had just received a telephone message
from Mr.. Mason of Illinois, who re-
Quested, on account of his illness today,
that discussion of the unanimous
agreement so over until tomorrow,
when he might be present.
Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado: Does the
senator from Massachusetts under
stand that the unanimous agreement
OF last Saturday carry with it a unani-
nous consent not to discuss the ques-
ton IN the absence Of the senator from
. Illinois ?"
vain some feeling, Mr.. Hoar replied,
~ do not think the senator from Colo
rado ought in fairness to address such
a question to me.
After Mr.. Wolcott and Mr.. Hoar had
had a colloquy that was not audible to
the senate, Mr.. Hale Of Maine arose
and said, Let the senators adjust
their differences outside"
Mir. Allison Ua.) said it was well I'M
deEstood that if the resolution was de-
bated it would occupy the remainder of
the session. He maintained that the
unanimous consent TO vote upon the
resolution implied that there should be
no debate.
Mr. HawIey Comm entered a protest
against the unanimous consent agree
ment TO vote on the McEnery reEOlU-
L
acteriZe this performance, but it was
most Unfortunate and unfair, and 1
think it will hereafter be difficult to
get unanimous consent"
A bill granting to the city Of Boulder,
Colo, certain lands for park purposes
was passed.
RANK OF ADMIRAL.
Mr.. Hale, chairman of the naval af-
fairs committee, favorably reported and
lAsr rSv,-r
miral Of the navy, il being intended
that Rear Admiral Dewey should get
the office. The bill reads:
That the president IS hereby author
lied TO approve, by selection and pro-
motion, an admiral Of the navy who
shall not be placed upon the retired list
except upon his own application; and
whenever such office shall be vacated
by death or otherwise, the Office shall
cease to exist
The senate nOn-concurred in the
house amendments TO the bills grant
ing pensions 10 Mrs. Semple, daughter
of President Tyler, and General John
Palmer, and sent them to conference.
Consideration Of the agricultural ap-
preparation bill was then begun. The
appropriaticn for vegetable pathological
eStigatiOns was increased from $22,-
500 TO So, 500, provided that $1,000 should
be used for the investigation OF the dis
ease known as little peach
The appropriation of $4,000 for irri-
cation Investigations was increased to
SS5e1O.
Mr.. Tillman offered the following
amendment, which was agreed to:
ITO enable the secretary IF agricul-
ture to investigate and report or the
cost Of raising tea and the best meth
DDS OF cultivating and preparing the
same for market, so as to demonstrate
whether it is practicable to introduce its
culture in the southern states as a
profitable industry, $1,000"
The bill was then passed.
TELLER'S VIEWS.
Mr.. Teller (Colo.) then made brief
statement to the senate, in which he
said he proposed tomorrow TO vote for
the McEnery resolution. He knew Of
no agreement TO adopt that resolution
hut il was in practical accord with
views which he had expressed hereto
fore. He hoped, he said, those views
might be carried out and cryStallized
INTO law He was proceeding to discuss
some of the amendments which he said
would be offered to the McEnery reso-
;uticsl. when AIR. Allison said: No !
amesid1nents- can be offered to the reso-
lution under the unanimous consent |
agresrnent'
Among the bills passed were the fol- |
lowing: Amending the statutes con-
ING and removal OF spirits, so that
shirts sIaay be drawn off in packages
sa.alleq. than barrels and put in five