The Portland daily press., 1901-01-22

executive session Of more than two
hours duration was held and CO pages oil
the legislative. executive and judicial
approximation bill were completed before
adjournment.
Washington, January 2l.-At the open
ing Of today's session of the Senate, the
chaplain in his invocation referred
with deep pathos to the condition Of
Queen Vi,toria
Mr.. Turner OF Washington offered a
resolution requesting the president to
transmit TO the Senate, If not iucom-
patibIe with public interest. information
of what steps had te,n taken by the
state department TO prot ,ct the rights OF
II. Il, brown, citizen of the U nited
Slater, in the matter OF his claim aga inst
the South African republics Iesislat ire,
with copies OF all correspondents an d
papers relating thereto.
Mr. Turner male a statement reg ardiny
the csss which indicated that story OF
almcs. no mantio interest lay behind ths
resolution he had offered. X. e. Brown,
was an American engineer who went to
south Africa eight years ago. He io'at-
e1 lsrse number OF god mining Gal ms
in wiltontein, adopting up-to-date snd
ess ntiaIly American methods In his
work. He was deprived OF the claims
! by order Of thu South African authori-
ties and Instituted suit against hem
for 81, 1850, 900. The CASE was decided by
the south African colfts In favor OF
/ Ii. hafn nh
uron every point, Notwithstanding the
oder OF President KRUGER Withdrawing
the claims held by MIR. Brown from To-
cation.
The Judgment OF the court SO incensed
I Pre- sident Kruger and the volksraad that
the judges were removed summarily from
office. subsequently, the new court dis
missed the casa of Nj. Brown and.he was
! invited to instituts a new suit. Really
ing that the court was packed against
him he decided to appeal to hts own gov
ernment for justi-e ana with view to
securing his rights as defined by the
highest court OF the Transvaal republic.
| MIR Turner said the claims OF Mr..
/ Brown now were worth $1,000. 900 or
q. OCO. COO. In visw OF the governmental
change that had taken place In the
Transvaal, MIR. Turner said, tina idsa OF
his resolution was TO prsfs uron Great
| Britain the meritorious claim OF Mr..
Brown and TO ascertain what steTs had
hesn taken by this government in regard
to 1t since Grsat Britain had assumed ths
responsibilities of sovereign over that
| tsrtitorv. The resolution was adopted.
The Senate at pm on motion OF Mr..
Foraker, went into executive session.
At 3.25 p. M, the Senate resumed thf
ansaction of legislative bntiness in opsn
session.
MIR. GaIIinger OF New Hampshire said
that on last Friday during the discus
sion OF the amendment to the army re-
organization bill, intended to prohibit
the sals OF liquor in the Philippines, hi
had made 5 'atement tsat liquor Licenses
had been i.s1ed to saloons In Manila by
an army officer whose residence was in
California m eaning Gen. Harrison Gray
Otis. lie then read a telegram from Gen
Otis saying that he nsver had granted
and never had the power to grant suct
Iicens.s. Mr.. Gallinger expressed regret
that he had been led into the error he hac
made.
"Doss that telegram stell," inquired
MIR. Cockrell of Missouri, who did issue
the lioensss?
"If does not, replied MIR. Gallinger.
On motion OF Mr.. Allison, chairman
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