The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-22

Lab II Law Passed by the House
Yesterday

WASHINGTON May H.-A pyr
technic discussion of the status of the
Boer commissioners now In Washing
ton was precipitated today in the SEN
ate by a resolution offered by Mr.. AL
len of Nebraska, extending to the COM
missioners the privileges Of the floor Of
the senate during their sojourn in the
national capital. The resolution was de-
feated by a vote of SO to 21, but not
until after a sharp controversy be-
tween it's author and Mr.. Davis, chair.
man of the committee on foreign rela-
tions. Mr.. Allen maintained that the
resolution was in line With precedents,
while Mr.. Davis cOntended that in the
peculiar circumstances the senate
ought not to take any action that
might be considered a recognition Of
the Boer diplomates until the presi-
dent who alone had the power to re-
ceive diplomatic representatives.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
passed finally, the amendment to ap-
propriate 1925, 900 to carry out existing
contracts for the pnematic tube ser
vice being agree to.
An effort was made by Mr. Morgan
to displace the Spooner Philippine bill
with the Nicagagua canal bill as the
unfinished business, but it failed by a
vote of 21 to 2S.
A bill to detach the county of Concho
from the western district of Texas and
attach it to the northern district OF
Texas, was passed.
The resolution offered a few days ago
by Mr.. Morgan, directing the inter-
ocanic canal committee to make an
investigation with a view of ascer-
tanning whether there is any corpora
ton or organization of individuals
which has for it's purpose the obstruc-
ton Of the United States in construct
ing an isthmian canal, and for other
purposes was adopted.
A house bill to detach certain coun-
ties from the norther judicial district
of California, and providing for the
holding OF terms of the United States
courts in Frisco and Los Angeles
was passed.
At the request of the committee on
privileges and elections the resolution
relating to the Montana senatorial case
was postponed until Thursday at
o'clock.
Mr.. Sullivan, of Mississippi offered
a resolution directing the secretary OF
the treasury to inform the senate
whether officers and men in the late
war with Spain was paid twice for the
same services. Referred to the commit
tee on military affairs.
The resolution offered on Saturday
by Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, extending tC
Boer delegation now in Washington
the privileges of the floor of the senate
was advocated by Mr.. Allen. He
maintained taht it was the universe
practice of the senate to extend to such
visitors the courtesy of the senate, cir,
ing the recognition by the senate ot
Charlese Stewart Parnell, years ago
and the more recent recognition of the
Lord Herschel and the members of tn,
high joint commission from Canada
The BOer commissioners, he said, desirr
to lay before the American people the
facts concerning the present war. Th y
were not here seeking anything but thu
friendly offices of the government anC
the natural sympathy had a right, Mr.
Allen thought, to explain this matter
The senator from Minnesota saiC
Mr.. Allen is entirely mistaken as t
the scope OF the resolution. 1t doe
recite the names of the delegates anC
and says thy are commissioners, bu
it does not bind the senate nor t!u
government to recognize them in thei
official capacity.
Mr.. Mason that while the presi
dent had the power to recognize and re
ceive diplomatic representatives of for
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