The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-02-03
House Committee Refuses to Recog.
Znize Utah Mans Right to
$1,000 Mileage.
NAY GET REDRESS IN ANOTHER WAY.
The $4,000 Usually Allowed In Con-
tested Election Cases May he se-
cured for MIR. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RRwIIns, of Utah, Makes Protest
senator Allen CrItIcIses Ingc.


miles and return. At the usua, rate of |
20 cents a mile each way. making n |
total of Si.G3S.sn, Mr.. Roberts was |
not present Thursday and II was up- |
derstood he had gone to Chicago, Mi. |
Cooper, OF Texas, moved that Roberts |
was entitled 10 mileage, but on a tie !
vote . to ., this motion failed. Chair |
man Barham will report this action,
which, he says. Is equivalent TO u ~. |
lection of the claim by the committee. |
As result of suggestions in the com-
mittee, Mr. Hartman will confcrvlth the
speaker concerning the recognition Of |
any member who may seek To secure
for Mr.. Roberts the 5000 usually NJ
lowed ia contested election caSes. This,
however, is not the committee notion;
but is due 80 II desire 10 afford oppor
tunity to bring the matter before the
house.
Utah SENATOR Heard From.
Washington. Feb. AIT the opening
OF the senate's session Senator Raw
lins tttnhl rosrto question of person
nj privilege and To make personal in
quiry.
q have noticed" said he. in the Record
or the asst week frequent References to my
self and intimatnK trut II ! had taken
pains 80 do $50 ! might have revealed Ger
tain things as to the domestic affairs OF
citizens OF my state. ara perhaps, to thu
moral status 81 member or members %
tbe house 81 representatives.
THE parliamentary Inquiry I w,hh TO
MAKE Is whct h,r such Hhusion 20 a mem
- 34E - n.
tesies and privileges OF this body and
whether u would be within the pryilt gos
OF "A member OF the senate TO reply 10 auch
aiuslons'
The chair Senator Frye held that "
any senator should begin an atttck
upon any member OF the house the
chair would call him 90 order, but, he
said. II Was Tor the speaker OF the
house 20 determine what action be-
should take in such circumstance.
Senator RaWlirs said TINT was his uu-
dcrstauGiug ard be made the Inquiry
~ that his silence should not be taken
as an admission of the truthfulncsS Of
the statements made.
senator PettiRrtw offered a rcsolu-
ton that q piper entitled The Philip
pine Commission" be printed as public
document, He asked that II lie on the
tnblc until Friday morning.
senator Pcttus (Ala.l offered reso-
luton calling upon the secretary Of The
navy for Information rs to why be had
declined to supply the court Of claims
with the information a. to naval
c0urts-martial. The resolution went
over under objection
CritieIsrs Gage.
The resolution Of senator Alien dis.
charging the finance committee from
further consideration Of his resolution
calling for information from the see
rotary Of the treasury with reference
20 his transaction With the National
City bank and the Hanover national
bank 81 New York Was laid before The
Ecnnte.
Senator Allen claimed that the re-
plies Of the secretary 81 the treasury
had not been sufficient. lie reviewed
the reply Of Secretary Gage to bio res
0.ution. lie read the now famous let
ter addressed to Secretary Gage By A.
u. Hepburn. vice president Of the Ma
iioual City bank. IN which reference
was made 10 the bank directofs' part IN
the campaign Of 20,
senator Allen admitted that mo reply
was made 10 that letter, but be said
that its Object waS attained was evil
denced by the fact that when the let
ter wac written the National City bank
had on deposii less than $4,000 ~ gov
eminent money, while less than y
month later the government deposit
with the bank was about go 900. GOO.
Adopt Conference Report.
Warrington. Feb. z. - At the opening
Of the house Thursday tb"
speaker decided The question submitted
90 him a few days ago relative to the ref.
erenee Of the estimates for the Rock
Island GIlD aud Springfield fNass.1
armoriea ~ favor II the military affairs
committee. 50 far IS the appropriations
for small arms are concerned. and IN
favor Of the appropriations committee.
20 far "a the appropriations Tor fixtures
for the armories are concerned
The conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill WA adopted. u vas 6nly
a martial agreement Two Items were
stiil in dispute. one Of these the ap
preparation for the public building at
Kansas City wa agreed 20. and the
house sfilf insisted upon It's disHgree-
mspt to the appropriation - s. 600 for
The observation 81 the eclipse ~ the
run next May. as - 001 had been given
the HmitilsOnlan institution for the
aamf purpose.
In a0samItfes of whole.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole and rer8mfd confederation
Of the Indian appropriation BIZ. ar
sha9roih Coll made speech saying
n IL ibe duty Of he United STATES 10
mediate betsseen Great Britain and be
Trausfaai. lie irscsd The history ~ the
TranayaaI Dutch from the nigra'ioaa
from Holland 10 show hat England VAS
Invading the rights n the south 81
risah republic.
eSnsIst-Aaas sssds.
Washington. Feb z.--Ths restriction