The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-02
day OF DEBATE in
HOUSE And SENATE
Hale Makes a Vicious Assault
Upon Great Britain's Policy.
ARMOR PLATE CAUSES A ROW
Hanna Makes a Speech and Is Promptly Al.
tackled BY Az The Democratic Leaders,
The House Defeats the Trust Amend.
ment After a Warm Debate.

E WASHINGTON. June 1.-The sena-
tor.al debate today was as casutic and
as warm as the weather out OF doors.
At times the exchanges between sena-
tors bordered on personalities. Much
Of the discussion was Of a political ma
ture, although in themselves. the ques-
tions involved were not essentially
political.
Soon after the senate convened. the
memorial was presented from the peo-
pie OF California, asking that the gov
ernment provide some relief for the
starving people In India, Hale rep).
OF Maine. with this as a text, severe-
ly arraigned Great Britain for expend-
ing hundreds Of millions OF dollars In
crushing liberty and freedom In South
Africa instead Of caring for the help
less and dying people Of Englands
chief colony.
Aldrieh (rep). Of Rhode Island.
charged Hale with making political
speeches on irrelevant matters and a
little later. when Hale reported fur
ther disagreement on the naval appro-
priation bill, an exciting discussion
arose over the armor plate question.
A sharp political twist was given to
the debate by speech which Hanna
delivered, in favor Of leaving the whole
matter in the hands OF the senate con-
ferees. and Of conferring discretionary
power upon the secretary Of the navy
in accordance with the house PROPOSE
ton. He became involved in contro-
versy with Tillman (dem.), OF South
Carolina, and Allen (pop.). OF Nebras-
ka, over the governments ability to
manufacture armor satisfactorily, in
which sparks flew to the intense inter-
est Of the auditors.
Teller. Allen and. Pettigrew replied
to Hanna. all speaking in a political
vein. The bill finally was returned to
the conference.
Seventy private pension bills
were passed and also the military aca-
deny appropriation bill. The mill
itary academy bill carried amendments
making General Miles, and all future
commanders of the army. lieutenant-
generals and General Corbin a major
general.
Consideration of the last Of the ap-
preparation bills, the general deficiency
bill, was begun but was not complet-
ed.
The house of representatives today,
after lively debate extending over
two lays, defeated the Joint resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment
empowering congress to regulate the
trusts. 1t requires a two-thirds vote
under the constitution to adopt an
amendment to the constitution. The
vote stood. ayes, 154; nays, 1S1.
The affirmative vote. therefore. was
SS short of the requisite two-thirds.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Mr. Naba-
shima, the Japanese charge here. has
been having some further communica-
ton with the state department re-
specting his complaint by his govern
ment against the treatment Of its cit
liens by the health authorities at San
Francisco. in connection with the quar-
antine against the plague. The burden
of the Japanese complaint is. that not
only have the Japanese residents In
San Francisco. as a whole, been dis
criminated against, in violation Of
treaty rights, but that the local health
authorities enforce the regulations as
to incubation, not only with severity.
but with great rudeness.
People of the better class, among
them member of the Japanese parlia-
ment, it is asserted, have been treated
with great indignity, and Japanese
ladies residing outside Of San Francis
co, and returning from shopping trips
have been rudely seized and Obliged to
submit to incubation by the health
authorities. The latter, who are state
officials. assert that they have been
acting under the direction Of DR.. Ken
youn, representing the national gov
ernment, but the latter is not inclined
to accept this responsibility and is In
duirlng into the ground Of complaint
No objection is made against the
drawing of quarantine lines around
the quarters supposed to be infected
such as Chinatown, only It is asked
that all Of the persons impounded
therein be treated alike, regardless Of
nationality.