The evening times., 1900-02-10
A PRO-BOER RESOLUTION
Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska Catches the
Senate Mapping.
The sympathy of That Eody With
in Favor OF American Mediation
Included in the PrOpOsftiOn-A Re
consideration After Its Adoption.

A resolution declaring the sympathy Of
the Senate for the Beers in their heroic
struggle for liberty and self government
and declaring that the United States should
offer its good Offices as mediator TO the
end that further bloodshed may be avert
ed. was PASSED by the Senate a. 1890 to-
day
There was no objection and the resolu-
ton vas passed by unanimous consent. 1t
was afterward reconsidered and went over
in the usual way 20 come up after the dis
position Of the Currency bill.
The passage Of the resolution is consid-
cred at the Capitol as one OF the most re-
markable bits OF legislation in the histo-
~ Of the Sc ion. II went through while
a spell or Jsent-m t-mindedness had fallen
upon nearly all the usually alert men Of
the Senate. Only the few Boer sympa-
thizers appeared % be awake. There we're
about twenty Republican Senators present
including the watchful Senators from New
Hampshire and Iowa Chandler and Ali
SON
The President pro tempore did al that
he properly could 10 call the attention OF
the Senate to the character Of the resolu-
tion, but without avail. The clerk read
it. but only Mr. Allen. Mr. Mason. Mr.
Hale. and Mr. Pettigrew seemed to hear.
All others appeared 10 be unconscious.
During The routine Of the morning ho-r
Mir. Allen arose at his desk at the south
end Of the chamber. and said.
Mr. President. ask unanimous con-
sent that the following resolution he
adopted A page carried the slip Of paper
90 the clerks desk as Mr.. Frye mechani-
cally repeated with the necessary changes.
the words Of the Senator from Nebraska.
Then the harsh, hard, voice OF the clerk
rang out loud and clear as he read the
| Allen resolution, which follows:
Resolved. That the Senate Of the United states
/ oi America extends t- sympathy % The people
u the South African Republic in their heroic
! sfuEElc for liberty and popular government. and
believes it 90 be the duty of the G0vCUment o. The
United states u America 20 offer mediation to the
end that further blood,hed RAY bc ayerted and an
I honorable peace nay be concluded between the
{ belLgel mt governments.
| The President pro tempore asked. in a
| significant way. IL there was objection.
| Senator Allison vas writing a letter. and
/ Senator Chandler was looking over the
| speech which he was preparing 20 deliver.
/ Many Senators we're reading writing or
] s
| and Hale appeared TO be alive to the
/ fact that an important resolution was
4 pepdiEg that resolution was about 20
/ 90 through which. If discovered. would be
promptly buried
! Mr. Frye said despondently III there
/ be no objection the resolution will be
I adopted" Then arose eng pause. The
/ Senate slept on
There being no objection. the resolution
I was passed As the announcement OF this
! fact was made Senator Pettus II Alabama
/ the oldest man in the Senate. recovered
| Consciousness Rising ponderously at his
| desk. he said. Mr. President. I should
like 20 have had something TO say on that
! resolution.
Senator Allen was laughing.
The President pro tempOre rudely awak-
ened the Senate by saying. The Chair asks
| unanimous consent that the resolution be
| lrecousidcred.' Mr. Allen said he would mol
object
The resolution was again put before the
! Senate. and Nj Allison moved that it be
/ allowed 10 80 over under the rule. This
/ disposition was made OF the resolution.