The Portland daily press., 1900-05-22
STATUS OF BoER ENJOYS.
Pyrotechnic Discussion
in Senate.
Resolution to Admit Them to Sen
ate Floor Defeated.
Post Office Supply Bill
Passed.
Motion 10 Take Up Canal
Bill Fails of Adoption.

Washington, May 2l.-Thc Boer queS-
tion came up in the Senate this afternoon
on the resolut ion Of Mr.. Allen to ad
NIT the Boer representatives to the floor
of the Senate. Senators Allen and Ma
son made pro-Boer speeches ON the reso-
luton. Senators Davis, chairman of
the committee ON foreign relations, de
livered vigorous speech ON the question
of the Boer representatives.
He said their mission was well under
stood and known. They had, however,
proceeded ina manner irregular and
highly improper. Mr.. Davis said he did
not want to discourage sympathy of the
American people with the Beers, but
these representatives had been taking an
unwise course, premature and undiplo-
matte Before presenting their case to
this government, they were going about
the country attending public meetings
and attemp ting to enlist the people of
the United States to bring pressure to in
fiuence the action of the government.
Mr. Davis moved to lay the Allen re So
luton on the table which was carried 30
To 2i.
The vote on the Davis motion to lay the
Allen Boer resolution on the table was as
follows:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Bard, Burrows,
Clark of Wyoming, Davis, Fairbanks,
Foster, Gallinger, Gear, Hanna, Hans
prough, Hawley, Hoar, Kean, Kyle,
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, McComas,
McMillin, Morgan, Nelson, Panrose, Per-
kins, Pettus, Platt of Connecticut, Platt
of New York, Charles, Ross, Scott, Sew
ell, Shoup, Stewart, Thurston, Wolcott-
&c.
Nays, Allen. Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
ler, Caffery, Clay, Cockrell Daniel, Har-
ris, Heitfield, Jones of Arkansas, Kenny,
Teller, Vest, Wellington-2l.
After the Boer resolution was disposed
of the post office appropriation bill was
taken up.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina
took the floor and continued the discus
sion of the Boer question notwithstand-
ing the protests of Senator Wolcott, in
charge of the post office bill.
Mr. sullivan of Massachusetts, offered
a resolution directing the secretary Of the
treasury TO inform the Senate whether
volunteer officers and men in the late war
with Spain were paid twice for the same
service. Referred to the committee on
military affairs. The resolution offered
ON Saturday by Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska,
extending to the Boer delegates the rivi
leges of the floor of the Senate was adova
Gated by Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. Davis of Minnesota, opposed the res
olution.
'Did we not last year admit to the
floor of the Senate" inquired Mr.. Tillman
the foreign members of the joint high
commission?"
Mr.. Davis replied that the Canadian
commissioners had been admitted to the
floor of the Senate, but" he said, there
was no such question then pending be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States as that which has brought these
gentlemen here to state their cases to the
government and to the American people.
Mr.. Mason in supporting the resolution
said while the President had the power
to recognize and receive dilpomatic rep
resentatives of foreign governments it
was within the power of the Senate
alone to determine who should be admit
ted to its floor. Mr.. Teller said we have
already recognized the South A frican re-
publics and had sent diplomatic represen
tatives to them Mr.. Davis said he did
not know that anybody ever had denied
the South African republics were indie
pendent countries. But that Is not the
question, said he. 1T is q fact that
neither of these states has ever before at
tempted to send diplomatic representa-
tives to the United States. 1t is also a
fact that the United States has never sent
diplomatic representatives to Them"
1T has sent consuls," INTERCEPTED Mr..
Tillman.
''That is just the mistake the Senator
makes" replied Mr.. Davis. "a consul
is not a diplomatic officer.
Mr.. Davis said;
without attempting TO disparage the
efforts Of the gentlemen without at
tempting to detract from the sympathy
that may be expressed for them, feel
bound to say that they have proceeded in
manner entirely irregular and pre- ma
ture Before they have been received by
the President they have appeared in pub
lie meeting and have stated the object of
their mission and that they desire to gain
the sympathy and good offices of this
government and seek to create public
opinion to influence the action of the gov
ernment."
Mr.. Dav is said he did not intend 10
bring into this question the merits of the
war between Great Britain and the South
African states and cut of debate by mov-
ing to lay the resolution on the table.
The motion was agreed to 36 TO 81.
Consideration of the post offaee appro-
priation bill was resumed but Mr.. TIL