Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-29
SENT TO COMMITTEE
Action on Boer Sympathy Resolution
in the Senate.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL THEN TAKEN Up
Naval Bill Displaces Private Pen
sions in the House.
DISCUSSING ARMOR PLATE

\ House bill permitting the construction
of a dam across New river. in Grayson
county. Va, was passed when the Senate
convened today.
Mr.. Jones (ArkD reported House bill
authorizing the commissioner of the general
land office to dispose of the Choctaw In
dian orphan lands in Mississippi. and it was
passed
MIR. Hale NIe.) reported from the commit
tee on appropriations the last of the gen.
eral appropriation bills-the general de-
ficiency bill. He gave notice that he would
cal it up nj the earliest moment.
Mr.. Daniel CVa) presented the credentials
of his colleague. Thomas S. Martin, as sem
ator from Virginia for the term of six
years. beginning on March 4, 1901. They
were placed on file.
\ bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Interior to set aside certain lands In San
Juan county. col. and permitting the may
OF of Silverton. Col. To enter the lands for
cemetery purposes was passed.
Mr. Pettigrew'S resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Interior for informa-
ton as 20 the leasing Of grazing lands in
Oklahoma. offered yesterday, was agreed to-
Another resolution offered by Mr.. Petit
grew calling upon the Secretary of the In
terror for all communications, reports and
charges he has received relative to the
management OF Inc crow creek llluldn res
ervation. in South Dakota. was a.so passed.
Mr.. Bacon Speaks for the Beers.
The Teller resolution expressing SYM
pathy for the Beers was then laid before
the Senate and Mr. Bacon (Ga.) addressed
the Senate.
No senator could fail. he thought. to
sympathize with the Boers-such senators.
at least as are devoted to liberty and free
P,ty This OF two weak
republics engaged in struggle for life
with the greatest empire in the world; OF a
pastoral. home-loving people engaged in a
death struggle for the protection or their
homes and their government: of 2J.Hp or
:at.-D plain farmers in death struggle
with an army Of 2.rtGDo men. He could
understand. however. why senators. though
they might sympathiZe with the Beers,
might not desire to commit the Senate to
proposition that was violative OF lnterna-
tional law.
The pending resolution was. in his opn-
ion. conservative. proper and not IN any
way violative of International law
Mr. Bacon then read an extract from
memorial presented To the House OF Repre-
sentatives January 10. 1870 relative TO the
war then pending between Greece and Iur-
key.
The Georgia senator then discussed the
banquet given to koSsuth in the old Ma
tional Hotel. in this city, on the 9TH OF jan
uary. 1>-i2.
Al the conclusion Of Mr.. Bacon's speech
Mr.. Davis. chairman of the committee on
foreign relations. moved that the resolution
be referred to the committee on foreign re-
lations The motion was agreed too to
.t-aS follows:
Yeas-ALlrich. Allison. Bard Beverage,
burrows Carter Clark Cullom Deboe. De
pew E.lkins Fairbanks Foraker. Foster,
Gallinger. HAnsbrough, Hawley. Kyle. Lind
say. Lodge. Mcbride. McComas. McCumber
Mcmillan; Psnr4se. Perkins. Pettuss. Plat
Comm. Plat IN. ". Proctor. Quarles.
Ross. Scott; Sewell. Shoup. Simon. Stewart,
Thurstpu. Wetmore. Wolcott-4o.
NuyS-All-n Bacon. Bate. Butler. Gallery,
Chandler. Clay. Cockrell. Culberson. Daniel.
Hale, Harris Heitfeld. Hoar Jones (Ark.).
Kenney. Mallory. Martin. Mason. Money
Pet;igrew. Rawlins. Teller, Tillman, Tur-
ley. Turner'S.
Sundry Civil Bill Taken Up.
Consideration of the sundry civil appro-
rriation bill was resumed. Mr.. Allison. in
charge of the measure, offered committee
amendment appropriating $4,000 to provide
temporary quarters for the custom house
in Baltimore and to repair the old building.
II was agreed to.
A provision was added to the section to
establish national quarantine stations in
Florida that no station should be located
rearer than five miles to Key West
The paragraph relating to the enforce
rent Of the contract labor law and the
Chinese exclusion act, which had been
passed over. was then taken up. At Mr..
Allison's suggestion the committee amend
ment was modified as to read that the
enforcement of these laws should he under
the supervision and control of the Secretary
Of the Treasury
As thus modified. the amendment was
agreed to.
Against the committee amendment pro
v,ding for the adjustment and settlement of
certain claims OF various states arising
out of the war of 1872. of the civil war
and of certain Indian wars. MIR. Pettigrew
legislation. An amendment which he had
Offered to include Nebraska and South Da-
kota in the amendment had been defeated.
Mo. Tillrnan appealed TO Mr.. Pettigrew 10
withdraw his point of order and not stand
IN the way Of an adjustment of the claims
of other states. simply because he could
not have a settlement of South Dakota 5
claims.
Nr. Maginnis Admitted to the Floor.
Mr.. Tillman yielded to Mr.. Chandler,
chairman of the committee on privileges
and elections who moved that Mr.. Martin
Maginnis. appointed a senator from Mon
1ana, be admitted to the privileges of the
Senate floor.
How about the other appointee?' in
quired Mr. TilIman.
He is entitled TO the floor of the Senate
as former senator" replied Mr.. Chand-
Ter.
The motion was then agreed to.
The chair (Mr. Frye sustained the point
OF order raised by Mr.. Pettgrew.
Mr.. Daniel CVa) took appeal from the
decision of the chair and addressed the
S,nate in support of his appeal. dealing par
ticuItriy with the claim of the state Of
Virginia Subsequently he withdrew the ap-
peal. and ON the point OF order the amend
mont went OUT Of the bill
Mineral and Farming Lands.
The amendment providing for the segre-
CATION of mineral from agricultural lands
in Montana and Idaho was then considered.
Mr. Carter of Montana made an extended
statement in support Of the amendment,
pointing out that its adoption would pre-
vent the patenting of mineral lands by the
railroad companies. The matter was born
in u desire Of the people to protect the min
eraI lands.
Mr. Pettigrew made the point of order
against the amendment that 1t was general
legislation, hut the chair overruled the
point. The amendment was then agreed to.
THE HOUSE.
When the House met today Mr.. Gros-
venor (Oho). from the committee on rules.
presented a special rule ordering the pre-
vious question upon the pension bills-1G