Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-29
MIR. Wellington Speaks on Boer
Resolution of Sympathy.
REFERS TO SECRET ALLIANCE
Removal of the Port Royal Naval Station to
CharIeston--The sundry Civil Appropri-
alton Bill--The Industrial Commits
sion At,ackcd--rhc Alaskan Civil Gov
crnmcnt Bill Completed and Passed
by the House.
(By telegraph to Vlrginian-Pilot.y


Washington, u. c.. May 2S.-In tho
course of n speech in favor of the adop-
ton of Il resolution expressing the Som
atcs sympathy for the Beers to-day Mr..
Wellington, of Maryland, referred to Il
secret understanding existing between the
United States and Great Britain.
The reading OF the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was completed. but not all Of
the committee amendments have been
disposed OF.
Mr.. Hale presented a partial report of
the conference report on the naval appro-
priauon bill, the armor plate question. the
course OF instruction OF cadets at Anna
polls and insular coast surveys yet being
in dispute.
Mr.. Butler. OF North Carolina, inquired
what had been done about the PROPOSE
ton to authorize the Secretary of the
Navy. II he deemed IL advisable, TO move :
the Port Royal naval station to Char.
lesion
Mr.. Halo replied that it had been
agreed to by the conference.
Mr.. Butler objected to the report. in,
sistins that the question of location ought
10 be left open. with view to securing
the best harbor on the Southern coast
for the station. He maintained that VIII,
mnEton was better harbor than Char
lesion
Mr.. Clay, of Georgia. urged. too, that
the question be left open In order thai
Savannah's claims might be considered.
After some debate Mr.. Hale's motion
that the conference report be agreed to-
was carrlcd--S5 to II.
Mr.. Wellington then called up Mr.. Tel
ler's resolution expressing sympathy fol
the Beers and declaring desire that thi5
government should extend its friendly
BRINGING n n
close.
MIR. Wellington maintained that Con.
gress should. before adjournment, redeem
it's pledge To give the people OF Cuba q
free and independent government: declare
its policy us TO the Philippine Islands.
and take definite action In favor OF tho
Beers.
He declared that this country. so far
as its government was concerned had
yielded to British Establishments and was
under the sway OF British influence.
England dared not. lie said. to attack us
points against us by diplomacy. So il
was during the Hispano-Amercan war
after we hnd broken the power our OF pan
England had determined to gain pos
session Of :, tho rich gold mines of the
the conspiracy organized by Cecil Rhodes
and Joseph Chamberlain soon developed
into one of the. awfulest tragedies OF
narrowly averted ut the time OF the
Jameson raid. which also, had been
raiders were captured and ii justice had
been melted out to them they would have
been hanged.
Now, in this war, he held that the
United States dared not permit the ex-
tincuon Of this wonderful and brave race
of Boers--the braVcst the world has ever
seen.
Mr.. wellington alleged cordial well
come to the Bocrs was being Withheld be-
cause of secret unders landing between
Great Britain and the United States.
whereat Mr.. Lodge asked for proof OF
would reach that point later.
After Mr.. Lodge had asserted his belief
In the Secretary, of States denial OF any
such understanding the Boer resolution
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the snndry civil appropriation BILL
When the committees amendment ex-
tending the life of the Industrial Com
mission until October 81. 1901. was reached
Mr. Jones, of Arkansas. attacked the
commission because II was not. he said
what bad been intended by the law Great
ing IT.. non-partisan body. He there's
fore offered an amendment providing
that not to exceed nine members of tha
commission should be of tho Same politi-
Mr. Pettgrew declared that the COM
m!ssioners sub-committe on Labor and
Capital w yer, in sympathy Wit, the press
after tho election and publish to tho
world such bulletins as will be of advan-
ing campaign"
Mr. Allen, of Nebraska. denounced tina
commission as a sham. fraud and de-
fusion"
Mr.. Mallory offered an amendment pro-
viding that in filling vacancies on the
commission that may hereafter occur. n
promise shall be made so that not more
than nine members of the commission
shall belong to the same political party.
This amendment was accepted by Mr.
Jones in lieu of his amendment, and IL
was agreed 10.
Mr.. Kyle explained that no changes
were made save in grammar and phraseo-
losy. once or twice the entire commits
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