The sun., 1900-02-22
Mr.. HAY MAKES HIS REPLY
State Secretary Denies That
Secret Alliance Exists
With Great Britain.
SAYS SUCH is IMPOSSIBLE
United States Premier Declares
That the Late Consu! to Pre-
toria Has Not Reported Any
Violation of His
OfliciaI Mail.
SAYS SUCH is IMPOSSIBLE

Washington, Feb. 21.-The answer of
the state department to the house rcsolu-
ton calling for information regarding cer-
tain charges made by former Consul Ma
crum has been transmitted to the house
by the president. 1t is signed by Secre-
tary Hay and after reciting the resolu-
tion says:
answering the first part of the reso.
luton: The department of state has been
In regular communication by mail and
telegraph with Charles II. Macrum late
consul of the United States at Pretoria,
South African Republic, since his en-
| trance upon the duties of the office Com
munications made to him have been an
| sWcred, and the execution Of instruc-
tons sent has been reported by him. His
dispatches to the dcpnrt,sant. forwarded
through the consulate III l4ourenco Mar
ques, have during that time been rcgu-
larly received.
The ONLY instance Of complaint in re-
| spect to the transit 0f th2 mails for
| Lourenco Marques and Pretoria was in
| November last, when Il temporary stop
| page Of the mails occurred at Cape
Town. against which Mr.. Macrum ANA
the consul at Lourenco Marques protest.
| eu Arrangements wore made for the
| prompt delivery Of the consular mails "a
the United States consul general at Cape
Town, by whom the mail for Mr Hollis
and Mr. Mucrum was forwarded to Lou
fenco Marques. The delay lasted but q
few days and has not recurrcll, 80 far as
the department is advised. After that
timo the departments mail for Lolircnco
Marques and Pretoria was sent BY 4
neutral route, which, it appears, was
known and ~ Nj. Nj
Hollis rs early rs NOV. 1G last No Oh
stacle, therefore, is hero known to have
existed since then to Mr.. Macrum's I'M
hampered correspondence with the de-
partment OF state.
AT no time while at his post did Mr..
Macrum report to the department any
instance of violation by opening or other
wise OF his official mail by the British
censor at Durham or by any person or
persons Whatsoever there or elsewhere.
Nelther mas he so reported since he left
Pretoria, although having the amplcst
opportunity to do SO by mail while on thu.
way nome and in person when he report
ed to the department upon his return
Answering the second part OF the
aforesaid resolution, The undersigned. sec
rotary Of state, has the honor to say That
there is no truth in the charge fiat \
secret alliance exists between the rcpllb-
lie of the United States and the empire
of Great Britain; that no form Sf secret
alliance is possible undcr thn constitution |
Of the United States, iuasmuch as trta-
ties require the advice ANA consent nf I
the senate, and finally thar no secret alli- |
ance. convention, arrangement a. uiplc.,-
standing exists between Tho United /
STATES and any other nation
The Forto ltican Debate.
The house adopted the stnate resolu-
tion authorizing the president to appoint
one woman commissioner to represent
the United States and tile National So
eicty of The daughters Of the American
ReNolntioa At The unwilling of the statue
Of Lafayette at the Paris exposition.
Bciole the debate upon the Porto Iii
can bill was resumed it was agreed that
the debate hereafter should begin at IL
O'Clock in the morning and that there
should be night sessions on Thursday and
Friday.
MI. Ray fRcp, Y. " was the first
speaker He supported the bill in an
extended argument.
Alr. Kay is the chairman OF the Judi
cialy committee Of the house. and he de-
voted himself closely TO the legal ana
constitutional phases OF The controversy
over the broad question as to whether
new territory was a part Of the United
states in a political sense. He denied
hat any act Of the president or congress
could extend the constitution as d c0nsti-
,ution over territory while il remained ,
-erritory. The immunities of constitu-
ion could he SO extended, but not the
itself. The constitution only /
,ovcrCd the states of the Union.
Dir. Mcclellan Dem, N W spoke iii
opposition to the Porto Rcan tariff hill
it from two aspects, tho legal i
md The moral, III ncither Of which. Id !
lrged, Wns it ,leiansible. /;
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