Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-28
Edward VII Acknowledges Senate's
Respect for His Mother
A MORGAN SAMPSON RESOLUTION
Legislation Being Rushed in Both
Branches of Congress.
ITEM S OF IN 7 E r E S 7


King Edward VII. for the resolution of the
Senate adopted upon the occasion OF the
death of Queen Victoria.
The letter, which was sent to Ambassador
Ckoate. and by him transmitted to the
State Department. and by Secretary Hay
sent TO the Senate. is us follows:
LONDON. February IA. 1901.
Your ExcellenCy: The prime minister duly
laid before the king the copy of the reso-
luton of the Senate of the United States of
America which your eNcellency forwarded
in your note TO me of the Sth instant.
BY command of the king | am to request
your exCellency to be SO kind as to express
to the President of the Senate his majes-
tvs most sincere thanks for the mark of
aspect shown by the Senate of the United
States to the memory of her deeply lament
ed majesty, Queen Victoria, Empress of
India.
The terms of the resolution are highly
appreciated by his majesty.
l have the honor to be, etc,
(Signed) LANSDOWNE.
To his excellency, the Honorable Joseph H.
Choate.
Investigation of Treasury Matters.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
committee on finance to make an investi-
cation OF internal revenue, customs. cur
rency and coinage matters and to report
to the Senate.
cbt4SIc" TcSOlutIOu 10 ulSCndESt
the Committee on education and labor from
consideration of the eight-hour labor bill
and make the bill an immediate order in
the Senate was laid before the Senate.
Mr. Pettigrew, whose colleague. Mr..
Kyle, is chairman of the committee on ed
ucation and labor, declared that the com
mittee was incompetent to perform its du-
ties as a committee. He had read a let
ter from representative of the Federation
Of Labor critiCising the committee for not
taking action the bill
This ELECTED a protest from Mr.. CALM
ger against the criticism of a Senate COM
mittee by some outside person.
Mr. Plat Comm made a point of order
against the resolution and it was sustained
by the chair.
Mr. Pettigrew then offered a new resolu-
ton providing merely that the committee
be discharged from the consideration of
the resolution. 1t went over
Mr.. Pettigrew then offered another reso-
luton to discharge the committee on inter-
state commerce from consideration of the
bill to promote the safety of railway en-
ployes and the use by the railroads of au-
tomato couplers. 1t. too. went over.
Morgan-Sampson Letter.
A resolution previously offered by Mr.. AL
len (Neb). calling upon the Secretary of the
Navy for copies Of Gunner Charles Nor
gan's letter to Rear Admiral VIM. T. Samp-
son. seeking promotion. and the admirafs
Endorsements thereon, together with all cor
respondence bearing upon the matter, was
adopted.
Mr. sewell IN. j. presented the confer
enGe report on the Military Academy appro-
priatiOn bill, and explained the haZing
amendment The report was agreed to.
Mr. Proctor presented the conference re-
port upon the agricultural appropriation
bill. and II was agreed to without comment.
A conference report upon a bill relating
to the location of homesteads upon the
Fort Fetterman military reservation in
Wyoming also was agreed to-
Spanish Claims Commission.
Mr.. Foraker called up the conference re-
port on the measure creating a commission
for the adjudication Of Spanish war claims
in accordance with article of the treaty
of Paris. 1t was agreed to after Mr.. But
Ter IN. c. said he feared the enactment of
the law would inaugurate a raid upon the
treasury and Mr. Foraker had replied that
the total amount of claims now on file was
less than S2O.OO0,OO0.
Bills were passed as follows: Authorizing
the Citizens Bridge Company to construS
a railroad and wagon bridge across the
Mississippi river al Burlington. Iowa; au-
thorizing the construction of bridge across
the Cumberland river at Carthage, Tenn,
authorizing the construction of q bridge by
the Texas and Pacific railroad across Red
river at Turnbulrs Island. La; authorizing
the construction Of a bridge across Pearl
river at Monticello, Miss; reviving an act
authorizing the Georgia Pine railway to
construct bridge across Flint river in De-
Catur county, Ga.
Rivers and HarbOrs.
The Senate then. at the instance OF Mr..
Nelson. proceeded to the consideration OF
the river and harbor bill. committee amend
ments first 10 be acted upon. AS reported
to the Senate the bill carries 500. 164, $50.
reduction of s9770,SS9 from the House bill.
When the paragraph relating to the i'm
prOvement OF Boston harbor was reached,
the committee having reduced the appro-
priatlon for the project. Mr.. Lodge said he
understood that the reduction was in &C
COrdance with the general policy of the
Senate committee. He approved this policy.
The bill as il came from the House carried
TOO heavy appropriations.
Protection for Rice Plantations.
A committee amendment directing the
Secretary of War to report as to the neces-
sity and des. ability of affording protection
to rice plantations along the Savannah
river in South Carolina from the effects of
government work on the river was made
the subject of some facetious remarks by
Mr.. Chandler He said Mr.. Tilman had re-
ferred 10 the river and harbor bill as hav
ing "a softening and soothing effect upon
the southern section of the country. and
he was inclined to think the only object of
this amendment was TO produce effect
"softening and soothing"
tween Mr.. Chandler and Mr. Tiilman, and
then the former, he resumed his seat,
said he had been soothed into silence
Tie amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Aldrich. chairman of the finance COM
mitCee. presented the conference report
upon the war revenue reduction bill, and
II was read. II will be found elsewhere in
The Star.
Reports Agreed To.
Mr.. Hale presented the conference report
on the consular and diplomatic bill, and 1t
was adopted without comment.
Relief of Settlers.
The Senate then agreed to the House
amendment to a bill "for the relief Of set
tiers under the public land laws to lands
within the indemnity limits of the grant to
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company"
thus passing the measure
A House bill TO refund excessive postage
paid on certain newspapers was passed
bill amending the laws relating to the
taking of timber from public lands so that
the restrictions shall not apply to the south
slope of Pryor mountains. in Montana. was
passed
THE HOUSE.
The House met at IL o'clock today Mr..