Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31
SENATE THROWS
DIGNITY ASIDE
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down worshipping the golden calf the
man of God appeared and he pulled out
4 his sword and demanded to know who
was on the Lords side; and the orator
jumped up from his knees. drew his
sword and got on Moses side and went
to killing the lsraelitos along with
Moses.
''AlI these orators will do the same
thing Oaughter)-the last one of them.
We saw an instance of it yesterday aft
ernoon."
Consideration of the amendments was
resumed.
THE MORGAN AMENDMENT.
The pending amendment was that of
Mr.. Morgan, providing that the United
States, in exchanging the the Porto
Rican coins for United States money,
should pay 100 cents instead of sixty
cents for each of the Porto Rican
pesos. After some discussion the
amendment was defeated, II to 80. The
committee amendment as to the OK
change OF money was then adopted.
MIR. Pettus offered as n substitute for
section IL n provision declaring that
"the Constitution and laws of the
United States shall have the same force
and effect in Porto RIGA as i'm other
territories OF the United States."- 1t
was defeated - to 33.
Mr.. Lindsay 0<entucky) offered an
amendment striking out the provision
in section Is, that tho Governor should
participate in legislation. 1t was not
deemed wise that the Governor should
be a part of the legislative power of
the island, and should Mt the same
time have authority to veto legislation.
That, it was contended. would make
the Governor an autocrat.
Mr. Foraker accepted the amend
ment.
Mr.. Allen offered an amendment, the
effect of which Gas to designate Porto
Rico as territory of the United
States.
In spirited colloquy that followed
between Mr.. Foraker and Mr. Allen,
the latter declared his belief that there
was some hidden purpose in providing
this mountainous Congressional Gov
eminent"
1T resent that charge" said Mr. Fo-
raker, with evident feeling. II deny
that there is any such thing. The
Senator. when he speaks so, is without
any warrant whatever. I do not know
why the Senator uses language which
Is offensive and which, ] fear, is in
tended to be so''
Mr.. Allen dsclaimcd any reflection
on Mr. Foraker.
At 4:45 p. m. the Senate adjourned
MANY WAR CLAIMS.
Washington, March 30.-The House
devoted the day To war claims. The
bill 10 remunerate the British Gable
Company for expenses incurred IN re-
pairing the Manila cable cut by Adj
mral Dewey, which was under consid-
Grafton several weeks ago, WaS con-
signed to oblivion, as was the bill to
refer TO the Court OF Claims the claims
of citizens OF certain border counties
Uf PENNSYLVANIA who suffered losses
dtlJIpfr VuriplIs IDrnrSiOIc Of rnhpl
forces into that State during the civil
war. This bill has been before Con-
gress for over fifteen years and in
wolves about S3.450,000. Three bills
were passed-to refer the claims of
George w. Lawrence Involving 81, 10000
in connection with the construction of
the monitor Wassuc to the Court OF
Claims; to refer the claim of Hiram
Johnson and others for cotton burned
in East Tennessee by the Confederate
forces to the Court of Claims. BY
curious coincident Mr.. Cox, of Tenncs-
see, who commanded the Confederate
forces which destroyed the cotton in
East Tennessee, for which the gov
ernment is now to pay. occupied q seat
on the floor when the bill was passed
The bill involves about SCI, 600
THE PENNSYLVANIA CLAIMS.
The House early resolved itself into
committee OF the whole TO consider
these claims. When the PENNSYLVANIA
citizens' claim came up Chairman Ma
nan, OF the War Claims Committee. ex-
plained the losses were in property
taken or destroyed during the civil
war by Stuart's raid in 1862 Lees in
vasion of PENNSYLVANIA in 1863 and
Early's raid In 1864, CAas.4bers-
burg was destroyed. All these claims
he said. had been proved under acts
or the Pennsylvania Legislature. They
were based upon the constitutional
guarantee of, the Unietd States to pro
fect the States against invasion If the
court decided that the claimants had
no rights. that was the end of the
matter.
WENT TO THE TABLE
BY vote of &c to So the committee
refused to lay the bill aside with n
favorable recommendation, and it was
laid on the tabe-52 to 81.
The conference report on the dplo
matte and consular appropriation bill
7 WAS presented and adopted.
The House affirmed the action OF
the committee OF the whole in each in
stance.
Saturday, April 21st. was set aside
for paying tribute to the memory Of
the late Representative Settle, of Ken
lucky.
AT sos p IN. the House adjourned.