Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS
THE BoER CAUSE is UP AGAIN.
Many Speeches on the subject This
Week-The Clark Case VIII BE
I'D This Wcek-Eight-Hour Bill
Pnssed-Notes of the House.
In the senate.

lifting to the transportation of mail by
the pneumatic tube system. The
closing hours of the session were oc
scupied in accepting from the state OF
Missouri statues of Benton and Blair, To-
Gated in statuary hall of the capitol, and
from the G. A. II. OF General U. S. Grant
located in the capitol rotunda.
The statue of General Grant, present,
ed by the G. A. r. to the nation, was UNI
yelled in the great rotunda of the capitol
at Washington d. c., last Saturday, and
elaborate ceremonies commemorative OF
the event were held in the hall of repre-
sentatives in the presence of vast con
course of people, who included the widow
daughter and descendants of the hero OF
Appomattox, hundreds of his comrades in
arms. the officers and committee of the
G. A. r. and many distinguished in mill
tary, political and social circles. The
statue of the pre-eminent chief OF the UNI
ion forces in the civil war represents the
contributions of thousands of his com
rades of the G. A. r., none of whom was
allowed to subscribe more than 10 cents,
and is the result of a movement start
ed shortly after General Grants death at
McGregor in July, 1885. 1t is the work
of Franklin Simmons, an American sculp-
tor OF marble, of heroic size, 1t stands
ON a pedestal emblazoned with the seal
of the G. A. r., representing the grim old
hero in the full uniform of a general,
equipped for the field, with top boots and
gauntlets, his cloak over his left arm and
his right hand resting on the hilt of his
sword. The counterfeit likenesses Of
statesmen, soldiers and pioneers in marble
and bronze adorn the house of representa-
tives chamber of the capitol, now statuary
hall.
In response to the senate resolution
of the 10th the secretary of the treas
ury has sent to the senate a statement
concerning the immigration to the
United States of Japanese laborers.
From this statement it appears that
2230 of these laborers arrived in 1893,
1895 in 1899, and for the 10 months
ending April 30, 1900. 1881. These fig
ures indicate only those who have come
direct to the United States from Japan,
but do not embrace those reaching this
country via Canada. How many there
are coming in this way the department
does not know, but the commissioner
expresses the opinion that the number
is large. The opinion is expressed that
there will be large increases the COM
ing year. He also states that strict eX-
animation is made to prevent the en-
trance of laborers under contract.
Governor Smith has sent dispatches
from Butte to Senator w. A. Clark,
Senator Chandler, chairman of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections and
Senator Frye president of the senate,
saying he had disregarded and revoked
the action of Lieutenant Governor
Spriggs in naming Mr.. Clark to sue
coed to the vacancy caused by his own
resignation, and saying he had named
Martin Maginnis of Helena to fill the
vacancy. The governor gives as his
reasons his opinion that the appoint
ment of Mr.. Clark by the lieutenant
governor was tainted by collision and
fraud. The dispatches are practically
the same, that to Mr.. Clark reading:
Il have this day disregarded and re-
yoked your appointment as United
States senator made by Governor
Spriggs on the 18th inst, as being
tainted with collision and fraud, and
have this day appointed Hon. Martin
Maginnis United States senator to fill
the vacancy caused by your resigna-
ton
Those to Frye and Chandler are of
the same tenor, notifying them of his
action.
The Boer question came up in the SEN
ate Monday afternoon on the resolution
of Senator Allen to admit the Boer repre-.
sentatives to the floor of the senate. Sen
ators Allen and Mason made pro-Boer
speeches on the resolution.
Senator Davis delivered a vigorous
speech on the question of the Boer rep
resentatives. He said their mission was
well understood and known. They had
however, proceeded in manner irregular
and highly improper.
Senator Davis said he didn't want tc
discourage the sympathy of American PEG
PIE with the Beers, but these representa-
tives had been taking an unwise course
premature and undiplomatic, Before pre-
senting their case to this government
they were going about the country at
tending public meetings and attemptin.
TO enlist the people of the United State
10 bring pressure to bear to infuenc
the action of the government.
Senator Davis moved to lay the Allel
resolution ON the table, which was car
ried, SO to 81.
The Lodge amendment to the postoi
nee appropriation bill, continuing tn