Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-19
Naval Officers in Civil Life.
I'm the performance of civil duties" sale
ne. with great emphasis. they are the
most incompetent and the most expensive
In The burst of aunIa1Ise that followed this
THE SENATE.

When the Senate convened today Mr..
Penrose (Pa) reported from the committee
on commerce bill to provide for the con-
struction of a revenue cutter at PhiladeI-
Phia at a cost of $4,000. and it was passed.
A bill relating to the allowance of excep-
tons was passed The bill was reported
1Icrn the Judiciary committee by Mr. Hoar
1t recently passed the House of Represent
tatives. The bill an ends section 953 of the
Revised Statutes 50 as to provide that In
case OF the death or disability of the trial
Judge IN any cause his successor may hear
and pass upon motions for a new trial and
allow and sign bills of exceptions The bill
Is Intended to remedy defect in the law
pointed out recently by the Supreme Court
which held that a judge who did not preside
az a trial could not perform these func-
tons. thus often preventing the review OF
causes by higher court
officials of Porto Rico.
Al the conclusion of routine business Mr..
Foraker. chairman of the committee on
Porto Rico. called up the joint resolution
introduced yesterday providing for the ad-
mlnlStration of civil affairs in Porto Rico
pending the appointment Of permanent off,
ciats under the recently passed Porto Rico
law. no temporary appointment to extend
IN tenure beyond August /. 1900.
The resolution created considerable friend
ly discussion. After Mr.. Foraker had an
swered a few questions as to the Operation
of the measure Mr.. Chandler expressed the
hope that senators would introduce resolu-
lions of inquiry II they desired information
and permit the pending resolution to pass
In response to this thrust Mr.. TilIman
Is. CO made a characteristic speech After
adverting to what. he said was Mr. Chan
dlers effort at all times to rush measures
through the Senate he drew a picture OF
the inauguration of Governor Allen of
Porto Rico on May l.
I'VE are. said he, ito have a grand pa
geant on Nay /. when the new governor is
TO be inaugurated. This inauguration is to
take pIace with the greatest ceremony ever
seen In any part OF the United States
imagine that the purpose of this disnlav Is
20 impress the Islanders with the grandeur
and greatness of the United States az well
as 10 impress the people of the United
States with the new policy of Imperialism
by which an American proconsul Is to take
possession Of the island.
After a while of course we will baya
another governor sent to the Philippines
and he will be Of so much greater impor-
lance than the governor OF the little Island
or Porto Rico that suppose. he must have
the navy escort him across the Pacific and
must have umbrellas held over him like
fhe Bey of Algiers and the Sultan of Mo-
rocco. We will have him attended by our
subject princes in the Sulu archipeIaeo.
with Nahometan body guards and all that
sort OF thing. II that Is the burmese on
keeping these army officers in Porto Rico
L will interpose no obstacle to the passage
OF the resolution"
Mr.. Bacon Gal inquired whether United
states army officers were in receipt of SAL
aries as civil officials In addition to their
pay as army officers.
Mr.. Foraker replied that the army officers
We're prohibited by law from accepting such
additional pay.
Mr. Bacon said while he had no definite