Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-06

any previous agreement to that effect
Asked by Senator Mason if h'
thought it would be consistent on thu
part of Great Britain to fortfy Jamaice
and still prevent our terrifying the
mouth of the canal, Morgan replied
that the neutrality provision only ex-
tended to the Smile limit and not to q
place so distant as Jamaica. Fortifi-
cations of outlying possessions, h
said, were constantly going on. anC
the good faith of no nation could be
attacked because Of them.
During the controversy Senator VOL
colt asked several question indicating
his opposition to the amendment, while
Senator Mason by the same course in
dicated his opposition to the treaty
without the amendment. Neither OF
them, however, made any affirmative
statement.
At the close of Senator Morgans
speech the Senate returned to the con
sidcra ton of legislative business. ne
one being prepared to speak on tho
treaty.
When the Senate convened. a joint res
olutiru was adopted appointing Henry G
Cooke Of Kansas, Charles NJ. Anderson
of Ohio. and Alfred l.. Pearson of Penn
sylvanit. members of the board of mana
Volunteers Of the United States. The
resolution had already passed the House
Jones. Ark. presented the credentials
Of j. ) c. Blackburn rs ! senator from
Kentucky for the term of six years be-
ginning March !, 1891. Jones said as the
credentials were long he would ask that
They be entered in the records ana as a
document.
MED certain interviews attributed to them
while III cuba by a cuban paper ana sent
to this country. GlllinEcr followed this
by 4 statement that h. had been misrcp-
resented in the press about two years
ago relating to his Cuban trip.
Tlatt. Conn, speaking ls chairman Of
the Senate committee on cuba. said there
was nobody. 50 far as he knew, who pro-
posed To break faI,h with the CuhluS.
''and | 10 nor believe. ne added, There
are many Cubans who believe the United
States will not Keep its promise. OF
course there are aGitatOrS in Cuba but
amon; the Cuhans generally there is the
utmost confidence in the United States.
Gll,ingCr. \. H.. then pres nted a con
stituu1nal arIumcnt against the scatin@
~ QUAY AS A senator from Pennsylvania.
lie maintained that. the governor of
PcunSy lvariI ought 10 have called Il spe-
cial session Of the Legislature to elect Il
senator after il nag adjourned without
an election. In conclusion G1llngor said
he opposed the seating Of Quay h"c&uS'
such action would be 4 violation Of both
the letter ana the spirit uf the conStitu-
tion. because hc was opposed to sivin-
the GpVcrunr absolute power to make ap-
of senators in any clrcum-
stances. because the LEGISLATURE. having
adjourned without election. had vnlun-
larily rcjinuuishcd a part of its repre-
in the Senate. and because II
would introduce" into our institutions "A
pandoru's huN. causing endless confusion
in legislatures Of the states.
The Senate then passed 4 bill to extend
the act governing the immediate trans
purtatiun ~ dutitblc merchandise VII n
out appraScment 70 the ports OF Laredo.
Eagl. Pass and Ell Paso. Texas. after
which. at l.36 L. NJ. the Senate Wen
into executive session until 40 T. NJ.
when the Alaskan civil code bill WAS laid
before the Senate. Some Iorml! amend
mcnts We're about to be proceeded with
when. on motion Of Pettus, Ala., the Sen
ate at 1. IS, adjourned