The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08
TELLER PLEADS FOR THE BOERs.
Strongly Urges theSenate to Pass a Resolu
ton of Sympathy.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, May AT today's session
OF the Senate Mr.. Teller (Colo). delivered
a speech in which he strongly urged the
Senate to extend its sympathy to the
Beers in their contest with Great Britain.
he devoted himself to a discussion of his
resolution, the adoption of which, he
maintained, could not be considered as an
unfrlendly act by the British Government.
During the remainder of the session the
Senate had under consideration the Naval
Appropriation Bill. Mr. Chambers amend
ment to- curtail the increase of the ma
rlne corps created some debate and was
finally laid on the table. 80 to 1.-THE
bill was not completed. Notice was given
that the armOr plate provision would be
considered in secret session, on account
OF certain facts that were to be called to
the Senate's attention.
A House bill to provide sittings of the.
Circuit and District courts of the United
States, in Florence, S. c., was passed.
The Senate agreed to the request by
the House for a conference on the Army
Appropriation Bill and Senators Hawley,
Sewell and Cockrell were named as con-
ferees.
a conference was also agreed to on the
FortifcatiOns Appropriation Bill. Sena-
tors Perkins. Warren and Pettigrew be
ing named as conferees.
Mr.. Teller (COlO) then called from the
table his resolution expressing sympathy
for the Beers and addressed the Senate.
Mr.. Teller called attention to the fact
mat MS resolution was a paraphraSe Of
the Cuban plank of the Republican Ma
tiCnal platform in 1896. He found a pre-
cedent for it in the resolution offered in
The HG1ICo of nrocDo4ot;r W ~, NJ,
Clay. of Kentucky. in 1881, in the interest
CT the South American Republics and in
many subsequent resolutions of a similar
character.
He said it was argued that the Beers
were not struggling for liberty, but were
simply in rebellion against the British
Empire which claimed dominion over
them. lie regarded this as a begging of
the question unworthy of serious con-
sideration. He maintained that Great
Britain had no justification for the claims
it made upon the Beers and the South
African republics.
Mr.. Teller paid a high tribute to the
Beers as a people, discriminating them as
a kindly, brave, wise and Christian
people"
w ought said Mr.. Teller, "to de-
clare our sympathy for the Beers l have
SAID nothing against the Government of
Great Britain. and I do not intend to. ex-
cept to say that | think the best senti-
ment Of Great Britain and the United
States is against this war l believe that
it the great and noble woman who presides
over England had bad her way there would
have been no var
a bill was then passed constituting
Durham. n. c.. a port of delivery in the
customs district of Palnlico.
Consideration was then begun of the
Naval Appropriation Bill. The measure
carried $50. SS7, 61s as it passed the House;
as reported to the Senate it carried S63,- |
12S, GIG.
An amendment was agreed to allowing |
naval officers mileage at the rate of s |
cents a mile when travelling within the |
United States. and actual expenses only /
when travelling "outside the limits of the |
United States in North America
Mr. Tillman gave notice, in which Mr..
Joined, that tomorrow he would
insist that the armor plate provision of
the bill be considered in secret legislative /
session on account of some facts that |
we're to be elected in the debate.
At ) p. m, the Senate adjourned.