The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-08

Washington, May AT tOday's ses-
raGO delivered a speech in which he
strongly urged the senate to extend its
sympathy to the Beers in the contest
with the British. The adoption of his
resolution of sympathy, he maintained,
could not be considered as an Unfriend-
ly act by the British government.
During the remainder of the session
the senate had under consideration the
naval appropriation bill. Mr.. Chan
dleT's amendment to curtail the increase
Of the marine corps created some de
bate and was finally laid on the table
80 to a. 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 at
tention of the senate.
The senate agreed to the request by
the hoUee for conference on the army
appropriation bill. and Senators Haw-
ley. Sewel and COckreH were named as
cOnfeTees.
A conference was also agreed to for
an e<reement on the Notifications bill,
Senatorn Perkins. Warren and Petit
grew being named as cOnferees.
Tie senate also agreed to d confer
eTce on the Colorado cooperage colony
bill, in respect to desert lands, and Sen
atoTs Hansbrough. Carter and Sullivan
were named as cOnferees.
Speaks For the Beers.
Mr.. Teller (ColO.) then recalled from
the table his resolution expressing sym
pathy for the Beers and addressed the
senate. He called attention to the fact
III ho.
Cuban plank Of the national Republican
platform in 1886. He deemed it would
5e proper to 2;Gs s.sclI 2 Te.F2lCtioz ard
he quoted a number Of precedents by
the senate.
He found a precedent for it in the
resolution in the house by Mr. Clayton
(Ky) in 1881, in the interest Of the
South American republics and in many
subsequent resolutions of similar
character. If this resolution was OBJ
jectionable TO the senate, he thought
any resolution would be Objectionable
Such an Intervention as he suggested
could not be regarded as a hostile or
unfTiendlv act
Some Of the presidents and some Of
the utterances of statesmen, principally
Of Mr.. Webster, as TO the treatment of
the Hurgariar6 by the Austrian gov
eminent, Mr.. Teller commended .
these senators who thought that we
ought to speak Of the Beers with bated
breath" and that we ought not to eX-
tend our sympathy to those who were
struggling for liberty. He said it was
argued the Beers were not struggling
for liberty. but were simply in rebellion
against the British empire, which
claimed dominion over Them He re-
garded this as a beginning of the ques-
ton unworthy of serious consideration.
He maintained that Great Britain had
no justification for the claims it made
upon She Beers and the South African
republics
Tribute to the Patriots.
Mr.. Teller paid a high tribute to the
Beers as a people denOminating them
as a kindly, brave. wise and Christian
peCp-e." They deserved, he said, the
consideration Of the world, particularly
of the United states, as one Of the most
religious people Of the world.
We ought" he said, Ito declare our
sympathy for the Beers. / have said
nothing against the government Of
Great Britain, and / do not intend to.
except 10 say I think the best senti-
ment of Great Britain and the United
States is against this war. I believe
that if the great and noble woman who
Iresdes over England had had her
way there would have been no war;
At the conclusion of Mr.. Teller S
speech the bill was passed granting
homesteaders on the abandoned Fort
FCtteTman military reservation in Wy
Oming the right to enter one quarter
section Of public land as pasture and
grazing land.
Cons deration was begun of the ma
val appropriation bill. The measure
carried $50, SS7 SIG as it passed the
house. As repOrted TO the senate it
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