The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-08
TELLER'S B0ER RESOLUTION
NE URGED THAT UNITED STATES
EXPRESS SYMPATHY.

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UnfriendIy Act TO Either Govern
ment-ThOusht Best Sentiment of
England and America Was OPP
posed to the War-OppOsitiOn to
Any Increase in the Marine Corps.
To Talk Armor Plate in secret.
| Washington. May 7.-At to-day's session
Ct the Senate, MIR. Teller of Colorado, de-
urged the Senate to extend it's sympathy
to the Beers in their contest with Great
Bril- ain.
He devoted himself to a discussion of
his resolution, the adoption of which, he
maintained, could not be considered as an
unfriendly act by the British government.
During the remainder of the session the
Senate had under consideration the naval
appropriation bill. Mr.. Chambers amend
ment to curtail the increase of the marine
corps created some debate and was finally
la d on the table, 30 to IA. The bill was not
completed.
Notice was given that the armor plate
| provision would be considered in secret
session, on account of certain facts that
were TO be called to the Senates atten-
| ton.
| The House bill TO provide sittings of the
Circuit and District Courts of the United
States, in Florence, S. c., was passed.
The Senate agreed to the request by the
House for a conference on the army APP
preparation bill and Senators Hawley, Sc
well and Cockren were named as confer
| ees.
| A conference was also agreed to on the
| fortified ions item of the appropriation bill,
Senators Perkins, Warren and Pettigrew
being named as couferees.
Mr. TeiIer's Resolution.
Mr.. Teller of Colorado then called from
the table his resolution expressing sym
pathy for the Beers and addressed the
| Senate.
Mr. Teller called attention to the fact
| that his resolution was a paraphrase of
| the Cuban plank of the Republican ma
| tional platform in 1895. He found a
precedent for it in the resolution offered
in the House Of Representatives by Mr.
Clay of Kentucky IN 1881 in the interest
of the South American republics and in
many sub-resolutions of a similar char
| acter.
He said 1t was argued that the Beers
were not struggling for liberty, but were
simply in rebellion against the British
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| them. He regarded this as a beginning
| of the question unworthy of serious con-
| sideration. He maintained that Great
Britain had no justification for the claims
IL made upon the Beers and the South AZ
rican republics
Mr.. Teller paid a. high tribute to the
| Beers as a people, denominating them as
a kindly, brave, wise and Christian peo-
pie"
I'VE ought" said Mr. Teller, ito de-
| clare our sympathy for the Beers. / have
| said nothing against the government of
| Great Britain, and 1 do not intend to, ex-
| cept to say think the best sentiment
of Great Britain and the United States
Is against this war. I believe that il
the great and noble woman who presides
| over England had had her way there
would have been no war"
bill was then passed constituting Dur
ham, N. c., a port of delivery in the
| customs district of Pamlco.
Naval Appropriation Bali.
Consideration was then begun of the
| naval appropriation bill. The measure
carried 500 sS7, 616 as IL passed the House;
as reported to the Senate 1t carried &c.,
1856.
| An amendment was agreed to allowing
naval officers mileage at the rate of 8
| cents a mile when travelling within the
| United States and actual expenses only
when travelling outside the limits of the
United States in North America"
| The committee amendment prohibiting
| the appointment OF additional officers and
| enlistment of privates in the marine corps
was vigorously antagonized. Mr. Stew
| art thought the amendment looked to
| the abandonment Of our island possess
sions and the serious crippling of an arm
of the navy. Mr.. Foraker was opposed
| to the amendment in any form. The
marine corps was now short 1900 men
| and forty officers. He paid a tribute to
its efficiency.
Mr. Chandler, the author of the amend
| ment said this was the only amendment
in the bill looking to reduction Of ex-
| penses. He believed that about one ma
rine to five seamen would make sym
metrical naval complement.
In answer 10 a suggestion made by Mr..
| Tulman Mr.. Lodge said he did not APP
prove of keeping naval officers engaged
| at clerical work on shore.
Mr. Chandler said there were between
| D0 and 700 officers on shore duty. 1t was
too many.
on motion of Mr.. Hawley. the amend
ment was laid on the table. 80 to IA. The
reading Of abe bill was not quite COM
pleted.
Mr. Tfllman gave notice. in which Mr..
Chandler joined, that tomorrow he would
ensst that the armor plate provision of
the bill be considered in secret legislative
session on account of some facts that
were 20 be ELECTED in the debate.
At p. m. the Senate adjourned.