The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11

today, tue senate paid ies triDuts 10 tne
late Richard Parks Bland, long q reprs-
sentative from Missouri. The eulogiss
pronounoed on the dead statesman were
nvtabie for their earnestness and elo-
quenos.
soon after the Senate convened today,
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas introduced and
had adopted resolution calling upon
the PRESIDENT II not Incompatible With. he
public interest, to transmit to the SeDsts
a detailed Statements Of the expenses OF
the oommissiensr general Of the Paris ex-
position, and also TO stats the salaries OF
all employees of the oommissioner. Mr..
Jones stated that In the report already
filed with the Senate, the detailed itsms
Of expenses and salaries. were not In
oIuded In accordance with the law. This
he believed ought to be remedied and
hence his resolution.
Mr.. Chandler then asked unanimous
consent that two weeks from to-day. on
April "a, st p. m, q vote be taken on
the resolution relative to the seating OF
Hon. M. S. Quay as q Esenator from
Pennsyivania.
Mr.. Burrows expressed the hope that
there would be no objection to the re-
quest. The request Of Mr.. Chandler was
agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Cullom, the Senate
non .ocnourrsd in the House amendments
to the Hawaiian ,ivil government eill
and the measure was ssnt to 90 Inference,
Senators Cullom. Lodge ana Morgan be-
ing nAmsd as cohfsrsea
Mr.. Hoar, addressing the Senate briefly
on the Quay case, said that among the
arguments against that construction Of
the constitutions wh fch makes 1t the duty
of the govrnor to appointia Senator In
certain circumstances, ~ the one that
the lsgisiature might fail 70 elect In ordsr
that tbs governor might appoint. He did
not think there was much practical foros
In the argument that this legislature 9
might fail to elect by reason Of q faction
which desired that the election might go
over TO the next legislature In the hope
that Its politics would become 80 changed
as to enable the new Legislature to elect
another man.
The Quay resolution was laid aside for
the day 10 being announced that Mr..
Burrows would speak onthe subjsct to-
morrow.
Bills were passed authorizing the es-
the new bieakwater harbor OF refuge,
Delaware bay, and providing for aliot-
ments Of lands In severAity to the Indians
Of the La Points or Bad River reservA-
ton, Wis.
At one o'clock resolutions expressive Of
the late Representative Richard Parks
Bland Of Missouri were called up by Mr..
Cookren Of Missouri and eulogies upon
the dead statesman were pronounced by
| Senators.
In the executive galleries Mrs. Bland
of her husband.
MIR. Vest OF Missouri, was first to ad.
dress the Senate, his remarks being
touching and eloq uent. In part he said :
"Eor twenty years Mr.. Bland and my
self were intimate personal and political
| tElouuss 4uoAo Was hO0hAhk spootnoaAnA
nor sensational bout Mr.. Bland. He
was an earnest. honest and modest man
OF strong intellect ana profound convic.
tions Of duty. Mr.. Bland was the faith sr
and pioneer OF bimstAlIism In the United
States and gave his life to that sause. Hs
had studied the question In all Its phases.
"Richard Parks Bland should have
been the nominee OF the Democratic paris
naturally and logically at the National
convention of 1885. I know personally
that he did NOS desire that nomination.
He above all others knew his precarioui
health, that tbs 10y finger Of death might
touch him at any moment. He was de-
feated. as all of the leaders of great popu
lar movements, who have borne the heat
and burden Of the day and excited ths
bitter antagonispl Of opponents, have al
ways been defeated In all ages aud coun
tries, when success was about to crowe
their efforts. Political parties arr
actuated not by gratitude. but BY hope ol
success. So in 1896. Richard p. Bland th,
veteran leader of bimetallism who haC
stoodlby Its banner when others fAltered
and deserted was put aside for q young
and brilliant orator who was a schoo
boy when Bland introduced and passed
through the House or Representatives In
1873 the hrst bill providing for the fres