Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-22
56th CONGRESS-.
Continued from page 1.)

ago. He located large number of
gold mining claims in Wifontein,
adopted up to date essential American
methods in his work. He was deprived
or the claims by order of the Soutn
African authorities. and instituted SUIT
against them for $l,S50,000 The case
was decided by the South African
courts in favor of Mr.. Brown, his con-
tention being upheld upon every point
Notwithstanding the order or PfeSiient
Kruger withdrawing the claims neld
bv Mr. Brown from location.
The Judgment of the court so lncenS-
ed President Kruger and the Noiks-
raad that the judges were removed
summarily from office. subsequently
the new court dismissed the case of
Mr.. Brown and he was invited to insti-
tute n new suit Realizing that the
court was packed against him he
decided to appeal to his own govern
ment for Justice and With a view to
securing his rights as defined by the
highest court of the Transvaal re-
public. Mr.. Turner said the claims of
Mr.. Brown now We're worth $5,00o,000
OF. $4,000 600. In view Of the govern
mental change that had taken place in
the TransVaal Mr.. Turner said. the
idea of his resolution was to press
upon Great Britain the meritorious
claim of Mr.. Brown and to ascertain
what steps had been taken by this
government in regard to it since Great
Britain had assumed the responsible
ties of sovereignty over that territory.
The resolution was adopted.
At 3.25 p. NJ. the Senate resumed
the transaction of legislative business
in open session.
Gallinger, n. II, said that on last
Friday. during the discussion of the
amendment to the army reorganization
bill intended to prohibit the sale of
liquor in the Philippines, he made a
statement that liquor licenses had
been issued to saloons in Manila by
an army officer whose residence was
iii California-meaning Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis. He then read a telegram
from Gen. Otis, saying that he had
never granted and never had the power
to grant such licenses. Gallinger ex-
pressed regret that he had been led
into the error he had made.
Does that telegram tell" inquired
censeS?"
1T does not" replied Gallinger.
On motion Of Allison chairman of
the committee on appropriations, the
Senate then proceeded to the consider
alton of the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill.
When in the reading of the bill the par
aSraph was reached appropriating $loUoJ
To keep open the library Of Congress from
. until 10 +. NJ. on each Sunday, Gallin-
ger, ~ H.. said he desired to enter his
protest against the opening of the library
on Sunday. Congress. it seemed to him.
had dealt very generously with the
library and the people of the District OF
Columbia, and the latter ought To he sat
isfied that the library was open - hours
each week day.
Allison replied that the proposed
amendment had been recommended by
two committees of the Senate and by the
librarian of Congress. Personally. he
could see no better way for persons so
journing in Washington or for residents
here to spend a few hours on Sunday
than in the library of Congress. The
amendment was agreed to without diVi-
sion.
At 5.25 p. NJ, after &C pages Of the bill
had been completed, the Senate ad-
journed.