The Augusta union., 1900-01-27
TREATY WITH SULTAN.
The Senate Calls For Facts in ReIa'
tion To 1t.
SEN ATE

Twenty-eighth Day.-Little new in
formation was developed in the CLARK
senatorial investigation by the Senate
committee On privileges and elections.
T. F. Normoile, of Butte, Mont,
member of the last Legislature, testl-
ied that he had been approached with
an offer of $12,50O to vote for Mr..
Clark, but had not accepted it, and had
voted for Conrad throughout the con-
test.
Twenty-ninth Day.LThis was an
other day of oratory in the Senate.
Mr.. Pritchard, of North Carolina, de-
livered a long and carefully prepared
address upon the race question in the
South, his remarks being addressed
particularly against the proposed
amendment to the constitution OF
North Carolina, which, If enacted, he
said, would disfranchise large class
| of voters, both white and black. He
was followed by Mr.. Turner, of Wash
| ington, in a speech on the Philippine
question, in which he arraigned the
! administration policy. Soon after the
! Senate convened today a. joint resolu-
| ton was offered by. Mr.. Platt, of New
York, authorizing President to invite
the government Of Great Britain TO
! Join in the promotion of an interna-
tional commission to examine and re-
port on the diversion Of the waters
that are the boundary of the two coun-
tries. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on foreign affairs. Mr.. Hoar, chair
man of the judiciary committee, re-
ported back the resolution of Mr.. Raw
g. srrt tYET
first and last paragraph of the resolu-
ton be adopted. The report was ac-
cepted and the resolution as amended
adopted.
Thirtieth Day.-Speechmaking oc'
oupied the Senate. The features were
the concluding speech of the session
on the race question by Mr.. McEnery
Of Louisiana, supporting the proposed
amendment to the North Carolina con
stitution. and carefully prepared
speech on the Philippines by Mr.
Ross of Vermont At the opening
Mr.. Turley, OF Tennessee, reported
from the committee on privileges am
elections a resolution on the case o
} former Senator Quay. The resolution
, follows:
, "That the Hon. Matthew S. Quay /
, not entitled to take his seat in thl
body as a Senator from the State c
Pennsylvania"
=: That resolution was the judgme:n
b. Of the majority of the commit
! lee. The minority OF the commute
fled a report declaring that Mr.. qua
was entitled to a seat in the Senate.
Thirty-frst Day.-Routine busineS
e occupied the attention of the Senat
in a brief session. The resolution OF
( fered by MI. Pettigrew, OF South Da
kota. calling upon the President 70
. information regarding the treaty Ell
= tered upon with the Sultan OF SuIu wa
y passed after Mr.. PettigreW had mao
y an attack upon the administration 1C
!. entering into an agreement which j
I, said, authorized slavery. An extende
: debate was precipitated by come
ence report on the census admlnlstr;
tive bill, but the census commltt'
S gained its point and the measure WI
l. sent back to conference. Mr.. Allen O
i fered At resolution calling upon Il
o Secretary OF War. for all informaut
and correspondence relating to the a
ministration of customs affairs IN +
e erto Rico, Cuba and the Phlllppln
= hsince the wal, with Spain. ObJectl'
]f being made it went over.