The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
TIE senate PROCEEDINGS
New Business Brought Up and Cal
endar Bills Passed.
Mr. Berry Calls Attention T." the
Hou.- Resolution Regarding the
Vote of the Peopfs~ and- Urges Ac-
tion !p"n It-Quay Case Goes Over.

| In the Senate Yesterday Mr.. Berry called
Representatives had adopted a resolution
| favoring the election of United States
| Senators by direct vote of the people and
! appealed to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections to make a report pro or con
on the joint resolution to that effect in
! troduced by him some months ago or on
, that passed by the House. He did not
think that there was any question before
the American people on which there was
so large a majority in favor of The pro-
posed change.
Mr.. Chandler, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections said that
since Hr. Berry's resolution had been re-
ferred TO it the committee had been con-
stantly engaged on other subjects. but
that now that the proposition of the Sem
ator from Arkansas had been re-enforced
by the action of the House the subject
would be taken up and acted upon by the
committee. He said that personally he
was opposed to the election of Senators by
the people, but he would be glad TO have
the question considered. and If no other
Senator did so he would suggest to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
that it be taken up.
The Quay case was then laid before the
Senate and as no Senator was prepared to
speak on it Mr.. Chambers suggestion that
it go over until tomorrow was agreed to.
MIR. Pettigrew continued his speech. be-
gun on Friday. in favor OF the resolution
introduced by him declaring sympathy
with the people of the South African Re
publics in their struggle for independence.
He reviewed the circumstances leading
up to the war. the responsibility for which
he placed on the English Government.
There was no colony or people mot Eng
lishmen). he declared that was not I'M
measurably cursed by English rule until
today England was hated everywhere. It
would be blessing to mankind to have
her colonies taken from her. He was
sorry that today she had foothold with a
"so-called American Administration. He
hoped the Transvaal war would furnish
the opportunity. when Ireland, rising in
her might. would drive every English SOL
dier ia.o the sea and every English land
lord from her soil
At the conclusion Of Mr. Pettigrew's re,
marks the following calendar bills were
passed:
House bill TO extend to Greenbay Wis,
the privilege of immediate transportation,
under the act of June 49, 1880 and Senate
bill to make disposition of the increment
and accretions of the fund received on ac-
count OF the payment of the awards of the
late Spanish Claims Commits
sion.
The Alaskan Civil Code bill was then
taken up. the pending question being on
the amendment offered by Mr.. Hansbrough
to prohibit the location of mining claims
by aliens, but owing to the absence OF its
author it went over until tomorrow.
An amendment in the interest of free
mining at Cape Nome was offered by Nil
Stewart. and was discussed by him until 3
O'Clock, when The bill went over without
action and the pension calendar was
taken up.
All the private pension bills on the
calendar eighty=four in number were
passed in forty-five minutes.
The following calendar bills we're theu
passed: Senate bill appropriating 100000
for public building in Great Malls, Mon;
House bill TO amend the charter of the
East Washington Heights Traction Com
pany: giving to the Court OF Claims juris-
diction of the claims of Jeronemus 5. Tn
derhili for further compensation for the
monitor Modoc; Senate bill, fixing the
number of appraisers at Philadelphia and
Boston at one each with a salary Of $4,000
instead of two at salaries OF $4,000 each, |
and Senate bill to provide an Americas
Register loi tue oteiSii O'''' mp |
Garonne. owned in the State of Washing |
ton.
During the morning hours a resolution |
was offered by Mr. MougaD.-and was agreed |
to calling on the Attorney General for |
report with all correspondence on the |
subject Of the distribution of the receiver
ship fund of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. with the grounds and reasons
why the Government agreed to such dis-
tributiou. under which the GRion Pacific
Company received si.GOO.C0O and the Coz
ernment only Il per cent Of its eiHim, or
about $500, 900.
After an executive session the Senate. az
i:2O O'clock adjourned until tomorrow.