The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-20
SENATE
Passes Il, solution FOR Porto
BicO's Govern ment

Resident In his message sent TO COM
Yesterday the senate today passed
a Joint resolution providing "a. tl.s asI-
minlstratien Of clvii affairs IN Puerto
Rico pending the appointment Of ofn-
GERS under the Puerto Rico government
law recently enacted.
The Alaskan civil code bfi was again
under consideration. the mNate contin-
uing on the Hansbrough aliens miners
amendment
MIR Bacon inquired whether United
States army officers were In receipt OF
salaries as civil officials m addition 70
their pay as army officers
Mr. Foraker replied that the army Of
ficers were prohibited by ava from ac-
cepting such additional pay
Mr.. bacon said while he had no dnnn-
ite information on tlra subject he had
understood that some army ofnccrs were
receiving large salaries IN addition ~
their regular pay.
Mr.. Chandler thought Mr.. Bacon-s
statement was very important IN Il
were true congress ought TO know Il. He
therefore, suggested that Mr. Bacon of
Ter a resolution OF inquiry as To the SUBJ
ject
+AAs A1NAhiA lll Afif fNhINT OF kOnlA re-
marks said he had undeustOod II to ba
the purpose OF the ltaders OF the domi-
nant party IN congress. 70 adjourn early
in June, and drew the fire of Mr.. Platt.
Conn who, after expressing his obliga-
ito nto Mr. Bacon for Informing the SEN.
ate when congress would adj0mm was
about TO proceed, when Mr. Bacon in.
terrupted that his information camS
from the newspapers. which stated ths,t
the leaders Of the dominant party had
been informed by the president Of his
desire for an early adj0urmdnt.
Mr. Patt replied with soms heat that
he was not aware that the president cx-
pressed his desires through ,le news
papers. q
II think I ought % say laid Mr..
Patt, that whatever the Gmt p.sy
think about the wisdom OF al e,rly sd-
iournment with due regar0 a. rbe busl-
ness OF the country SO far as / know,
the views Of senators, they are all IN IA
vor OF an early adjournment and I thinE
50 far as l know the sentiment Of the
country that the PEOPLE will be glad To
have as adjourn even before june
II think tho senator is entirely cor
rect, said Mr.. Bacon
Nothing can be done at nils session of
congress except by the dominant party.
and the less work Il does the better And
the sooner we adjourn without doing amy
more of that work the greater the grati-
tcation Of the country via be-"
II think on the contrary" said Mr..
Haw ey that the country expects es 20
rSmain here 20 DO whatever IS receaary
and important
The measure was then passed without
division
A bin was then passed authorizing tho
commissioner Of internal revenue 10 re-
deem or make allowance for Internal rev.
enue stamps spoilcd destroyed or rem
dered useless or unfit for this purpose IN
tended, or for which the owner nav
have no use. or through mistalpa mny
have been improperly or unnecessarily
used. or whore the rates on G,sties repre-
sented thereby have been excessiWs IN
AMOUNT, paid IN order. OF lm any manncn
wrongfufy collected
Mr.. Carter maintained that mere do
nnnciation OF the men was not sufficienr
TO destroy their rights Tins injured
parties ought 10 be permitted to go into
the courts 70 contest legally for their
claims.
Mr. Carter had read "a potiticn from
the Law and Order League" OF the
Cape Nome district IN which serious
charges were made against the United
States army officer ia command or tho
dstrict-charges which indicated that no
was personally Interested lu the claims
located ty She so-calied sdiena
Mr. Rawins asked lf n were not fact
that this United States army officer had
dispersed az the point OF the bayonet a
regularly organized miners mcstiae in
the CpDo Nome district
Mr. Carter replied that ha had been ln-
formed that soldiers had Dispersed "a
meeting Of American oitizena called to-
getrer 20 make rules and regulations Cor
tho government Of mining districts
Mr. Sponer opposed tho amendhncut
and declared the charges matle against
an army officer could have nothing 20 90
with the question al issue. As 10 tbs
amendment offered by Mr. Carter he
said Il woulG affect rot only poODle im
Alaska, but bccause Of it8 wording.
might also greatly inluro the Arneri-
can miners now operating n Cslnnda.
A Mr. Carter admit ted that lAsamcnd-
ment would apply TO an tho territories
u tho United States Nj spooncr chal-
leriged ~ right 10 ba put upon mq0
code bin for Alaska, where, no declared.
II had no business
Gle maintained that the rigats Of orig
lnai locat0rs Of alcims In the Cape Norue
district ought 10 b. determinosh not by
oongrb but ty the courts acting under
the law az it existed whau the rights
were acquired
M Tihnan urged congree 10 take no
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