The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-15
Members Are Stirred Up by Ac-
ton of the House.
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S
PROSPECTS OF FIGHT ON POPU-
LAR VOTE PLAN.
Committee to Take Action on Resolu-
ton Now In It's Hands-Union
Pacific Sentiment With Govern
ment to be Inquired Into-Pension
Bills Passed-Alaskan Bill.

Washington, April 14.-Beyond the
passage of eighty-three private pension
bills and some general measures of
minor Importance, the senate transact
ed little business today. The Alaskan
civil code bill was under consideration
for some time. but finally went over
until Monday, when an effort will be
made to get a vote upon it.
! Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) offered and Sc
! cured the adoption of a resolution re-
( quiring the attorney general to trans
nit to the senate all papers filed in the
Union Pacific case and to inform the
senate why the Union Pacific received
in settlement of the case 81, 6O0, 900 and
the United States only about $500 900.
Mr.. Berry (Ark) directed attention
to the fact that the house of represen-
tatives had adopted a resolution in
favor of the election Of senators by the
people, and he appealed to the commit
tee on privileges and elections, to which
his resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution for the election Of
senators by the people was referred, to
present a report either in favor or
against the resolution. He regarded it
as one Of the most important questions
before the country.
Mr.. Chandler, chairman of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, said
the committee had been very much en-
gagged thus far this session, "but now
that the opinion of the senator from
Arkansas has been reinforced by action
of the house, doubtless the committee
will Immediately proceed to consider
the subject"
Chandler Opposes Plan.
Mr.. Chandler said that personally he
was opposed to the election of senators
by the people, but ne would be glad to
have the question considered.
The Quay case was laid before the
senate, but at the instance of Mr..
Chandler was laid aside until Monday.
Then the senator from South Dakota
resumed his speech on the history of
the Boer war, advocating the adoption
of Mr.. Mason's resolution expressive of
sympathy for the Beers in their fight
against Great Britain. The senator
mathematical England in every phase.
of her government, and declared that
her colonies were cursed by her con-
troll.
81 hope the day will come-and hope
the Transvaal war will furnish the OPP
portunity-when Ireland will rise and
sweep every British soldier and every
British landlord into the sea-"
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sheraton Of the Alaskan civil code
bill. The pending question was that
relating to the location of mining
claims by aliens, offered by Mr.. Hans
brough, but owing to the absence of the
author it went over until Monday.
Mining in Alaska.
Mr.. Stewart (Nev.) offered an amend
ment to the bill in the form of a sub
stitute for an amendment already
adopted relative to the granting of per-
mits to dredge the waters below low
tide along the Alaskan coast for gold.
He supported the amendment in an
extended speech.
Without making further progress
with the measure it was laid aside and
the senate, by special order, devoted
forty-ive minutes to the consideration
of private pension bills. Eighty-three
bills were passed.
The senate then passed the following
bills: For a public building at Great
Falls. Mont, appropriating 5000 600:
giving the court Of claims jurisdiction
of the claim of J. S. Underhil for COM
pensation on the monitor Monocacy and
to provide an American register to the
steamer Garonne, owned in Washing
ton.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion at Alp o'clock and adjourned at
4:21.