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The hill was then passed. amid en-
thusiasm in the galleries.
CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was then taken up.
After Il long discussion. during which
Mr. De Almond (NIo.) and Mr.. Living
ston, (Ga.) clashed sharply. the general
debate being limited to ten minutes.
Mr.. Kitchener, IN. c. consumed
practically all this time in discussion
of the North Carolina election law in
reply to some remarks of Mr.. Linney,
On. CO.
After dlsposing of % pages of the bill
the House at 8 d. m. adjourned
MR. CLARK'S SEAT
Washington, May 3.-The Senate to-
day adopted the motion OF Mr.. Hoar to
take up the resolution of the Committee
on Resolutions declaring that Mr.
Clark of Montana was not duly elect
ed to the Senate, and then postponed
consideration of the question for u
week.
The greater part OF the day was oc-
cupied in the consideration of the army
appropriation bill. The discussion was
at times very spirited. The bill was
passed without division.
GENERAL LONGSTREET PEN
STONED.
The day closed with the passage of a
number of private pension bills, among
them being bills granting pension OF
500 per month to Mrs. Julia NJ C. v.
Henry, widow of the late General Guy
V. Henry; $50 month each to General
James Longstreet; Mrs. Margaret NJ.
Badger, widow of the late Commodore
Badger. and to Mrs. Harrie. Gridley,
widow OF the late Captain Gridley. of
the navy.
a bill restoring Captain Henry d.
Hale to the revenue cutter service was
passed.
A resolution requesting the Civil Ser
vice Commission to supply the Senate
with information concerning the vio-
lation OF the civil service law in 1899
was adopted.
THE CLARK RESOLUTION.
The Senate then agreed to a motion
by Mr.. Eoar TO take up the Clark res
olution and postponed further consld-
eration for week.
Before this agreement was reached
there was O spirited controversy over
some remarks made by Mr.. Chandler
yesterday. Mr. Bacon took exception
to the fact that Mr.. Chandler had said
he had heard 1t stated that there was
purpose to delay the consideration of
the resolution in order to prevent the
Governor of Montana making an ap-
pointment of a Senator to succeed Mr..
Clark in case the seat now occupied by
him should be declared vacant. The
fact, Mr.. Bacon said, that Mr.. Chand-
Ter had stated that he had heard this
talk outside of the Senate Chamber did
not relieve 1t from its Objectionable
character. for he could see no motive
for the statement of the Senator from
New Hampshire unless some implica-
ton OF Senator'S was intended. AS for
himself. he could not say what his own
action would be on the Clark resolu-
ton. He regarded himself as q Judge
sitting in that case, and he would, he
added. claim the right to investigate 1t
thoroughly before entering Judgment.
Mr. Chandler said that his remarks
regarding n desire to delay the consld-
GRAFTON of the resolution had not been
called out by anything that Mr.. Bacon
had said. but that he had had especial
reference to Mr.. Stewards threat ito
read In the Senate. il not given time to
read out OF 1t, the testimony taken by
the committed"
"Threatened?" said Mr.. Stewart, who
had risen, in question. Threatened
to do what?"
"Threatened." Mr. Chandler replied,
that If any attempt was made to rush
the Clark resolution the three volumes
Of testimony would be read for the pur-
pose of delay"
Mr.. Stewart said he had made no
such statement as threat; but he
to read the testimony outside OF the
Senate chamber time would be taken to
read 1t in the chamber. The case should
be considered deliberately and decent
~ especially In view of the fact that
much OF the testimony was Irrelevant.
TIT FOR TAT.
"I don't propose to be lectured," he
continued. Il don't like 1t, and 1 partic-
ularly don't like 1t from the man who
has gathered up all sorts of hcarSay
matter and printed as testimony
when the Senator lacks me or the
Committee over which 1 preside" re-
torted Mr.. Chandler "he will set lee
ture from me-"
To this Mr.. Stewart replied
well. you'll get lecture from me
on the irrelevant scandal you've put in
TO the testimony presented here.'
This closed the incident.
The Senate then passed the House bill
for the amendment of the census law
The bill was amended so as to provide
for $3.50 additional compensation to CEN
sus supervisors.
OBJECTIONABLE LETTERS.
The Army Appropriation bill being
taken up, Mr.. Pettigrew continued ms
criticism OF the treatment OF the vol
urteer soldiers in the Philippines. He
read a number Of letters from members
of the South Dakota regiment COM
planning of their treatment there.
Some of these contained profane ex-
pressions. which fact caused Mr.. Gal
linRer to enter a protest against their
being printed in the Record. Such Ian
guage should. he said. be obnoxious to
any man occupying seat IN the SEN
ate.
To this Mr.. Pettigrew replied that
the letters were from men conscr!pted
To Gcht In q cause In which they did