The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-01
Senate Refused to Consider Them,
ssto 20.
Maine Senators Take
Opposite Sides.
Porto Ri can Conference Report
Agreed To.

Washington, April s0.-Agsin today
the question Of expressing sympathy for
the Beers was thrust upon the attention
OF the Senate This time IL ceme up on
q motion to proceed to consider the reso-
luton introduced by MI. PettiRrsw Of
South Dakota, which was before the Sem
ate last Saturday. The motion was de-
feated. 30 to 90 Late in the session the
Senate, alter brief discussion agreed Co
the conference report ON the joint rssolu-
tion rslatlng to the administration Of
civil affairs In Porto Rioo and providing
for the appointment Of temporary officers
on the leland. During the greater part
OF the session, the Alaskan OWL code bill
was under consideration bus no progress
was made.
A HOUSE bill authorizing both the
District and circuit courts Of the United
States for the southern district CT Missis-
sippi to be held at Biloxi was passed
" hen the Senate convened today.
Mr. Jones Of Arkansas introduced two
resolutions, one calling upon the score
tAry of the treasury to transmit to the
Senats copies Of the report OF Sscret Ser
vice Agent Rurns and all dooum ents,
etc., relating TO the alleged irregular
practices OF special employs Of the trsas-
ury, William Thsobold. stationed ct New
York. The other calls upon the attorney
general for the report OF special Agent
W. A. Sutherland relating TO the connec-
tion Of William Thsobold with the Chi
nese investig alton and criminal trial OF
Deputy Collector Porter Of Malone, ana
Chinese inspector Brown and Chinese
Interpreter Moy 10y. Both resolutions
were agreed to.
Mr. Psttigrew, after asosrtainipa that
bis resolution expressing sympathy for
the Beers was before the Senate when
the body adjourned on Saturday had
gone to the calendar, moved TO take mp
the resolution. On this motion, the
ayes and nays were demanded. II was:
Yeas-AlleD, Bate. Berry, Chandler.
Clay, Hale, Harris, Heitfeld, Hoar,
Jones Of Arkansas, Kenny, MsCunber.
MoEnsry. Martin. Mason, Pettigrsw,
AAoscs 40AtoEp 4uEAoKs s1es-AOs
Nays-AIdrioh. Allison. Bard, Carter.
CLARK Of Wyoming, Davis Fairbanks.
Foster, Frye, Gallingei, Gear. Hawley,
Jones tf Nevada, Keane, Lodge. No.
Comas, Morgan, Nelson. Penrose, Per-
kinf, Pettus. Platt of Connecticut Plat
Of New York, Sewell, Shoup. Stewart.
Sullivan, Warren, Wolcott-29.
ho fha atwad
Ing thu northern district Of New York
into two judicial districts and providing
fsp terms Of courts therein, was agreed
to.
Consideration was resumed of the
Alaskan civil code bill, the pending quss-
tion being the amendment Of Mr.. Carter
Of Montana In charge of the bill.
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas offered an
amendment striking ous of MIR. Cartsr's
amendment all but tte following: "That
nothing In this act contained shall be
construed as changing the existing min-
ing laws Of the United States"
Mr.. Turner Of Washington opposed
Mr.. Jones's amendment, holding that
the Carter amendment ought to be
adopted. He declared that hundreds and
thousands Of claims In the Cape Nome
district had been located by perfons In
the interest OF the various transportation
companies and wers now held BY those
companies. He said these locations were
"iilegal and fraudulent and were there
fore q proper subjsct OF legislation by
Congress"
Mr.. Turner maintained that the whole
country In the Cape Nome district had
been 'gobbled up" In the interest of
thcss big companies which were now
holding the claims to the detriment OF
hundreds of American m liners. Mr..
Teller said that IL this entire controversy
IL had not been charged BY any body but
Mr.. Turner, that there were to exceed %
aliens who had located claims In the Cape
Nome district and 1t had not appeared
that they were employees of transporta-
tion companies.
Mr.. Turner had read letter from an
American miner who had been In Cape
Nome In the employ of the United states,
had besn employed by the transportation
companies to locate these claims, the
companies paying about two dollars
q claim for the locations.
Mr. Hansbrough made an earnest ap-
peal in behalf Of the Carter amendment.
He asserted his belief that there was a
monster conspiracy in the opposition to
che amendment to grab the richest gold
fields on the fAcs OF the earth and that
the conaptra sara wera the unfIIton airaa