The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-21
Was Finally Laid On Table By A
Vote Of 81 To Is.
Appointment Of Magin.
mis- Announced.
Notion To Admit Boer Delegates
To Floor of Senate.

Warrington, May 19.-After Q spiritsd
debate She Senate to-day by the decisive
vote OF 81 to 10 laid on the tanie the prop
osition re'ating to the transportation OF
mail By the pnsumatin tube system. An
effort was made 20 secure the adoption of
an amendment to appropriate s2a6. eco to
carry out existing contracts for the service
In New York, Brooklyn, Boston and
Philadelphia bus NO action was taken up
on IT, special orders supsrssding the APP
propriasion bill.
| At the opening OF the session President
pro tenn Frye laid before the Senate a
dispatch from the governor of Montana,
Robert II. smith, announcing that he
had revoked the appointmen, OF W. A.
| Clark as Senator. made BY Lieut.. Gov.
Spriggs and had appointed Hon. Martin
Naginnis to all the vacancy.
Mr. Allen requested that the despatch
lie on the table and 10 this Mr.. Chandler
agreed.
ISIS this telegram" inquired Mr.. fallen,
s'to be taken as constituting that q va
cany exists In the Senatorial representa-
tion of MontanaP"
81 think tbs seat Is vacant" replied
Mr.. Chandler. show ths vacancy was
created 10 another thing"
| Mr.. Allen or Nebraska offered resolu-
tion that Messrs. Fischer, Vessels and
walmarans. the Boer delegates be ad-
| mitted 90 the floor OF the Senate during
their sojourn In Washington.
| ~ object" said MIR. Hawley Of Con-
necticut, and the resolution went over.
The Senate then resumed consideration
Of the post otiioe APPROPRIATION bill, the
| question pending being the committee
| a M endment extending the pneuna ratio
sute service. MIR. Hear offered as SUBJ
stituts for this nendment the following:
"For execution of existing contracts. for
the transportation Of mail By pneumatic
tube and such extension Of such service
as az be expsdient By the Post Master
General and may in his Judgment be &C.
complished at reasonable cost, not ex.
oseding In any event si2, 0C0 mile, $780,
! oC0."
Mr.. Caffery believed Mr.. Hoar's
| amendment was fair and conservative,
a Though there were some circumstances
In connection with the operation OF the
service as it existed now. thai ere
| suspicious.
Mr.. Hoar contended that his amend
ment committed the government to moth
ing except to the continuation OF existing
contracts. Mr.. Teller moved itai the
committee amendment and that Of MIR.
Hoar be laid on the table. The motion
was agreed to 80 90 10. az follows
Yeas-Msssrs. Allison, faSsr, Fard,
Berry, Butler, Clay, Cookrell. Culberson
Daniel, Fairbanks, Foster, Frye, Han
ra, Hawley, Jones OF Arfausa. Ktan.
Kyls, Morgan, Nelson, Perkins. Petit
grew, Psttus. Quarlss. RaEiins, Stew
art. Teller, Thurston. Tiiimans Turlsy,
Turner, Vest. Woloott-S2.
Nays-Messrs. Carter, Chandler. Gal
lineer, Gsa-, Hansbrough, Hear. Lodge,
Mcbride. McC0mas. Mallory, Mason,
| Platt Of Connecticut, Proctor. Ross,
Spoonsr, wellington-16.
Mr.. Lodge then offered an amendment,
appropriating s225 eco TO carry out ex-
listing contracts for pneuna alto tube SER
vice, the amendment containing a pro-
vision that there should be 90 extension
of the service until 1t was authorized by
Law.
Mr.. pauisl raised the question that the
government was not bound further to
ray for II pnsnmatis tube service az
the oontrl OF were not binding,
| Mr.. Wolcott thought ths contracts we're
binding and MIR. Allison raid while no
spacitic authority had been given the
postmaster general he believed Congress
was fairly bound to GARY out his con-
tracts.
Without a,tion on the Lodge amend
mens the post Office appropriate on bill
vas displaced by the special order Whioh
az the ceremonies attending the recsP-
tion OF the statues of Thomas ii. Benton
| and ErAncis p. Bar, which Rave been
plaosd In Stasuary hall by the stake OF
Missouri. A series Of addresses were made
beginning with one by MIR. Vest who
spoke sulogist,oally and sloquently of
both Benton and BAR. Mr. Vest was
followed by Mr.. Hca-. At the conclusion
Of the speeches the resolutions accepting
the stasuss of Benton and Blair were
adopted.
The Senate thsn proceeded 70 the CON-
cider alton OF the resolution Accepting
from the u. A. II. the statue OF Gsnsral
Grant. BY special order Of the Senate two
Of the galleries had been reserved for
members OF the g. A. X. and both were
well filled when by further separate or
der the national officers OF the u. A, X.
i ware admitted 20 the door OF the SsnAts
during the exercises.
A soldiers tribute to . great soldier
was the brisf speech Of Senator Hawley
of Connecticut. After Q handsome euloGy
by MIR. Harris. Mr Turley delivered mo-
table address from the view point Of q
private soidisE In the ranks Of tho Con-