The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-22
B0ER RESOLUTION DEFEATED.
ENJOYS NOT GRANTED PRIVILEGES
OF SENATE FLOOR.

washington, May IA pyrotechntc
discussion of the status of the Boer COM
missoners now in Washington was pre-
cipitated in the Senate to-day by a reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Allen, Populist of
Nebraska, extending TO the commission
ers the privileges of the floor of the SEN
ate during their sojourn in the national
capital
The resolution was defeated by vote
of Sc to 81, but not until after sharp con-
troversy between its author and Mr.. Da-
Wis, chairman of the Committee on For
| eign Relations.
Mr.. Allen maintained that the res 3lution
was in line with precedents, while Mr..
Davis contended that, in the peculiar cir
| cumstances, the Senate ought not to take
any action that might be considered a
recognition of Boer diplomats until the
| President who alone had the power to
receive diplomatic representatives, had
taken action.
| The postofice appropriation bill was
passed finally, the amendment to appro-
pirate $4,000 to carry out existing con-
tracts fer the pneumatic tube service be-
ing agreed TO.
An effort was made by Mr.. Morgan TO
displace the Spooner Philippine bill with
the Nicaragua canal bill as the unfinished
business but it failed by vote of 21 to 2S
| The Morgan resolution directing in
vestigation by his Inter-Oceanic Canal
Committee looking to ascertaining wheth r
| there Is any cooperation or crgan Zaticn
! of individuals whose purpose IS the OBJ
struction OF the United States in the con-
| struction of an isthmian canal and for 9TH
er purposes was adopted.
The resolution relating to the Montana
| senatorial case went over until ne-gt
| Thursday.
Mr.. Sullivan of Mississippi offered res
| olution directing the Secretary of the
| Treasury to inform the Senate whether
volunteer officers and men in the late war
with Spain were paid twice for the same
| service. 1t was referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs
Aliens Doer Resolution.
The resolution offered on Saturday by
Mr. Allen, extending to Messrs. Fischer,
| Vessels and Wolmorans, the Boer dele
gates now in Washington, the. privileges
of the floor of the Senate. was laid be-
fore the Senate and Mr.. Allen supported
it in an extended speech. He maintained
that it was the universal practice Of the
Senate to extend to such visitors the
courtesies Of the Senate. He cited as
|
| Charles Stewart Parnell years ago and
| more recently of Lord Herschell and the
| members of the Joint High Commission
from Canada and said our friendly Of
| fees and our natural sympathy was all
that was sought in the present case.
Mr. Pettus and Mr.. Davis, chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee, po.nt-
ed out the constitutional provision that
amba ssa dors and ministers should be re-
ceived by the President. Mr Davis said
no foreign ambassador or minister 10 this
| government is entitled to admission to
the floor When the Canadian commits
sioners were received, he explained, no
such question was pending as tnat that
| has brought these gentlemen here.
Mr. Alien explained the resolution does
! not bird the S nate CT the government 10
/ recognize them officially. MIR. Mason, sup
porting the resolution, argued that the
Senate alone could determine who should
be united 10 its floor.
Mr. Davis SAID whether the South At
riasn Republics were Independent coun-
tries or not was the question, but that
It is a fact that the United States has
never sent diplomatic representatives to
them, nor have they attempted to send
diplomatic representatives here. Consuls
We're no, 6ip omatic officers.
1T is no rart of the functions of either
branch of Congress-" he SAID, ''to attempt
| to decide, ore way or the other, on the
whether they shall be received as such or
not That is purely an executive func-
| ton"
Davis Shut OF Debate.
After reading the resolution to show
! that 1t recognized the delegates as com
| missioners. Mr.. Davis said he felt bound
| 90 say that these delegates have pro-
ceeded in a manner entirely irregular ard
premature. Before they have been re-
cived by the President they have appear
ed in public meetings and have stated
the object of their mission and that they
desire to gain the sympathy and good Of
| fees of this government and seek TO cre-
ate public opinion to influence the action
of The government.
Mr.. Davis cut off debate by moving to
| lay the resolution on the table. The mo-
ton was agreed 90, 36 to 21. as follows
Yeas-Aliison, Baker, Bard, Bu rows,
Clark of Wyoming, Davis, Fairbanks,
Foster, Galllnger, Gear, Hanna, Hans
brough, Hawley. Hoar, Kehn, KYLE,
| Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, McComas, Nc
MILAN, Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins,
Pettus, Platt of Connecticut, Platt of
New York Quarles, Ross, Scott, Sewell,
| Shoup Stewart. Thurston, Wolcott-36.
| Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
Ter. Cafrery. Clay, Coclrell. Daniel, Har
ris, Beitfeld, Jones of Arkansas, Ken
ney, Mason, Money, Pettigrew, Rawlins,
Teller, Tlllman, Vest, Wellington-2l.
| COnGNefdllOn Oh liC RooACHANC aPPASfAA-
ntion blll was resumed. but Mr.. Tillman
announced that he proposed to speak on
the Boer question. He recalled in sar-
castle vein the reception of Kossuth, not
only by the Senate and people OF the
United States, but also by the peop.e of
Great Britain, and he then declared the
voting down OF the resolution was "a
cowardly trucking to British influence"
Mr. Hoar characterized the Boer strug
gle as the best fighting done on this planet
since Thermopylae. and no fighting has
been done in a holier cause. But this is
diplomatic mission, he added, and he
therefore opposed the resolution.
Postomce Dill Passed.
The amendment of Mr.. Lodge to the
| nostoflce appropriation bill was agreed
TO. 9s to 20. 1t appropriates s225,000 to carry
out existing contracts for the pneumatic
tube service, the service not to be ex-
tended until Congress has taken further
| action.
Mr.. wolcott then offered a committee