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Quite lnexp ectedlyS Saturday the sem
ntes was brought face to face with the
proposition to extend itsssympathy to-
the Beers III their. war with Great;
Britain. La the mids OF the .considera-
tion OF bills Of minor importance Mr..
; Pettigrew Of South Dakota called I'D
the following resolution and asked for
Its IL mediate consideration: ss's.S,
a'Whereas. From the hour OF achiev-
ing their own independence the people
of the United States have regarded
with sympathy the struggles of other
people to free themselves from Euro
Dean combinations; therefore,
Be 1t Resolved. That we watch with
deep and abiding interest the herolc
battle Of the South African republics
against cruelty and oppression, and
our best hopes go out for the full sue
cess Of their determined contest for
liberty"
When Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts
had form ally ascertained that no com
mittee had reported the resolution to
the senate he moved that it be re-
ferred to the committee on foreign re-
lations. Without a word Of debate the
vote was taken. 81 senators voting ID
favor OF referring and II against it..
AS the vote disclosed the absence Of q
quorum an effort was made to secure
one. but it was unsuccessful, and the
ssenatc adjourned.
The House.
The house passed number of bills
of Importance and the balance Of the
session was devoted to the senate bill
to create commission to adjust the
claims of citizens against Spain as
sumed by this country by the treaty of
Paris. The bill developed considerable
opposition and was finally recommitted
to the committee on war claims. with
instructions to report back asbill to re.
fer the claims to the court of claims.
The Senate. ~
|. Washington, May 1. = Again the
question of extending sympathy to
the Beers was thrust upon the senate.
This time it came in the form Of call
ing ND from the calendar Mr.. Petit
crews resolution which was before
the senate last Saturday. The motion
was defeated. 20 to 20. The conference
report on the joint resolution regard
ing Porto Rico was agreed to. The
Alaskan code bill was taken up but
no progress made. A house bill au-
courts of the United States for the
Southern district of Mississippi, to be
held at Biloxi. Miss, when the senate
convened yesterday. A bill appropri-
atins $4,000 to enlarge and improve
the public building at Burlington,
Iowa. was passed. Resolutions offered
bv Mr.. Jones of Arkansas We're agreed
to calling for information regarding
alleged irregular practices of William
Theobald. special treasury agent at
New York.
The House.
The house yesterday passed the
Lacey bill to enlarge the powers of the
department of agriculture and to pro-
hibit interstate commerce In game
killed in violation Of local laws 1t
authorizes the secretary Of agricul-
ture to provide for the Introduction
and restoration Of game, song and in!
sectiverous wild birds. 1t gives him
the power to prevent the .introdu ctioA
of undesirable foreign birds and AMI
mails ard prevents the killing Of game
j, in violation of.state laws for concealed
~ shipment to states where 1t can be sold
in the open market. The senate bill
to create commission Of five to III.
mercial and industrial conditions in
China and Japan was debated ut
length but was vigorously antagonized
by the Democrats. and they finally sue
thorizing both the district, and circuit
vestigate and report upon the com
ceeded in striking out the enacting
clause in committee. and this motion
was pending when the house adj
iourned. If the motion prevails in the
+ house the bill is dead. The bill for a
constitutional amendment tosdisqualify
polygamists for election MS senators
and representatives and to prohibit
polygamy, which was reported by the
committee on the election of president.
vice president and representatives in
congress. was referred to the commit
tee on judiciary after meeting with op-
position from both sides9of the house.
Every speaker who antagonized the
bill said he opposed polygamy, but did
not see any reason for legislating in
the constitution and invading. tile
rights Of the states. The honse agreed
to the conference report on the Joint
resolution extending the tenure Of
military officers in Porto Rico.