The Portland daily press., 1900-12-20
President Authorized to Make Him
Captain in Navy.
Maine Man Will Soon
Resign Probably.
Nothing Else Of Importance
Done in Open Session.

Washington, December 19.-Congress
has authorized the President to appoint
Representative Charles A. Boutelle OF
Maine, to be a captain or the United
States navy, on the retired list. Today
without word OF opposition the Senate
passed the House resolution authorizing
Mr.. BouteIls's retirement. IL is expected
that the President Will approve the reso-
luton and In accord anoe with the autno-
rtzation, nominate him as a captain on
the retired list of the navy. Mr.. Boutelie
is a member OF the present House Of Rep
resentatives and member-eleot OF the
next House. 1t Is assumed that he Will
resign his membership In the House and
thus open the way for his retirement in
accordance with the provisions of the
resolution.
Aside from the transaction of some
routine business aud the passage of II
privats pension bills, the Senate did moth.
ing OF Importance in open session today.
Washington, December l9.-When tha
senate convened today some bills and rss-
olutions passed by House were rsIorted
Among them was q resolution authoriz
ing the PRESIDENT to appoint Charles A
Boutelle OF Maine a captain on the re-
tired list of the navy. Mr. BouteIle for
many years has been a member of the
House and was reelected to the next
Congrass. His serious illness fer long
time has been a matter Of national con
Germ.
Mr.. Hale OF Mains asked that the rsso-
luton be taken up for immediate consid-
GRAFTON, No objection was made ana the
resolution was passed without word OF
comment or debate.
Mr.. Chandler chairman of the commit
tee ON privileges and elections offered a
resolution to discharge the committee on
contingent expenses from the further
consideration OF the resolution authorlz-
niR this committee on privileges and cleo
lions to send for persons and papers in
the investigation of the Montana sena-
torlaI case.
His idea was to get the original resolu-
ton bsfore the Senate.
MIR. Jones of Arkansas objected and
the resolution went over under the rule
Mr.. Bacon OF Georgia introduced and
obtained ths passage Of resolution call
ing upon the secretary of war to transmit
to the Senate the rapport of Abraham L..
Lawthe, giving In detail the result OF
his Investigation made under the direc-
ton OF the war department into the re-
csipts and expenditures OF the Cuban
funds"
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas offered resolu-
ton directing the committee on foreign
relations to examine the claim OF Henry
Mccoy and rsporj whether the secretary
Of state should he directed TO paw the sum
or money claimed by him out of the
award in the hands of the state depart.
ment In the matter of the Delagoa bay
railroad. The resolution was passed.
Under a special order the Senate then
began the consider alton OF private PEN
sion bills on the calendar Seventy-one
bills were raised, including two giving
pensions of $50 month to the Widows OF
General joni A. McClernand and Gen.
John NJ. Palmer. A bill giving pension
of $40 a month to the widow OF Col
james Mercur, late Professor of civil and
military engineering at West Point, also
was passsd.
Mr.. Hale, from the appropriations COM
mittee reported the urgent deficiency bill
with two minor amendments. 1t was
passed without debate.
The Senate then at 1.3O D. Ia, on mo-
tion Of Mr.. Lodge went into executive
session to resume consideration or the
Hay Pauncetote treaty.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, December 19.-The House
today at the END of a spirited contest ex.
tending over two days, passed bills TO
compel tho Pennsylvania and Baltimore
and Ohio roads to abolish grade crossings
20 alter their routes into the city anu TO
change their terminal facilities. An
amendment was placed upon the Penn
sylvania bill to require the road to build
new station to cost not less than 81, $780,
900. The bills were vigorously antago.
niSed by portion OF the minority under
the leadership of Mir. Cow herd of Mis-.
souri,, on the ground that they were toe
liberal TO the roads.