Evening star., 1900-05-10
GALLINGER SPEAKS
Addresses the Senate on the Benefits
of Protection.
THE NAVAL BILL Is LAID ASIDE
Clark Case Goes Over Until Next
Tuesday
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE

At the opening of today's session of the
Senate Mr.. Penrose reported from the
committee on commerce a bill re-estabiish-
ing the range lights on the Delaware river
known as the Firms Point range. Reedy ISL
and range and Port Penn range, and appro-
priating $1,000 for the work. The bill was
passed.
A concurrent resolution offered by Mr..
Perkins tCal), calling upon the Secretary
of War for a detailed plan for the improve
ment of Oakland harbor, California, was
adopted.
Mr. Gallinger IN. I1) offered a concurrent
resolution directing the Secretary of War
to make survey and estimate of the cost
of removing a part of Henderson's Point,
In Portsmouth harbor. New Hampshire.
and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution, for which
he asked immediate consideration, directing
the committee on foreign relations to in
quire whether American citizens are obliged
to obtain passports or other license, or to
pay any fees for permission to pass from
the Hawaiian Islands to the United States
or from any part of the United States to
the Hawaiian Islands, or to make any pay
ment of money to secure the privilege of
landing in the islands. and whether 1t is
expedient that such relations be longer
continued
Mr.. Platt Comm asked that the resolu-
tion go over, and it was referred to the
foreign relations committee.
Clark Case Postponed.
The resolution declaring Mr.. Clark Cdont)
not to be entitled to his seat was then laid
before the Senate.
Il move" said Mr.. Chandler chairman
OF the committee on elections, that the
resolution be postponed until next Tues
day at 1 o'clock At that time 1 shall ask
for continuous consideration of the resou-
ton to the exclusion of all other business
except such may be considered by unan-
imous consent
Mr.. Sullivan CMiss1 inquired whether the
motion carried with it an agreement to Mr..
Chand er's proposition for continuous con-
sideration.
Certainly not" replied Mr. Chandler. II
simply gave notice that I would ask then
for such consideration
Il shall object to that remarked Mr..
Sewell On j..
The motion to postpone was agreed to.
Mr.. Hale, in charge of the naval bill,
gave notice that on account of the interven-
ton of other business today he would lay
aside the measure until tomorrow.
y bill appropriating $.25o,Oo1 for the
erection of a public building at New Or
leans was passed.
Hr. GaIIinGer Speaks on Protection.
ing resolution. offered by him: That the
existing phenomena, prosperity of the coun-
try is largely due to the policy of protection
rs embodied in the provisions of the Ding
ley tariff law
Mr.. GaIlinger then addressed the Senate
at length. taking his resolution as a text
The SpoOner Bill.
After Mr.. Gallinger had concluded his
speech the unfinished businesS-the Spooner
bill comforting upon the President author
iJy TO govern the Philippines-was laid be-
fore the Senate. Mr.. Lodge. in charge of
the measure, gave notice that he would
press its consideration next Monday. He
thought a vote ought to be taken the
measure He did not expect, however, to
press it against consideration of the
Montana senatorial case
Miscellaneous Measures.
The follow ng bills We're passed:
For the relief of settlers under the public
land laws to lands within the indemnity
limits of the grant to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company.
To pay Mary a. Swift $1,000 one years
salary of her husband. John F. Swift, who
died while serving as United States minister
10 Japan.
Authorizing the President to appoint to
the rank of lieutenant on the active list of
the navy Diward Everett Hayden, now en-
sign on the retired list.
To provide an American register for he
barge Davidson.
Appropriating 81 800 ON f. the ERECTION
Of public building at San Francisco.
Providing for the construction uI d bridge
by the Duluth Pierre and Black Hills Rail
road Company across the Missouri river
at Pierre, s. D.