Evening star., 1901-02-26

e. be accused Of flibustering IL he discuss
ed them pretty fully
MIR. Platt said that an unofficial transia-
tion of the Cuban constitution was being
made, but 1t might be several days pefQre
Il was available. However. he thought the
draft of the constitution already printed
was sufficient for the Senate to act upon
so far tho pending amendment was con-
Cerned.
After protesting against being forced to
pass upon questions the facts concerning
which were obscure. Mr. Morgan resumed
his discussion of the Philippine question:
urging the Senate and Congress not to
confer such extraordinary power upon the
President as was contemplated by the
Philippine amendment.
Night Session Agreed On.
Mr. Foraker chairman of the committee
on Pacific islands and Porto Rico, inter-
rupted Mr. Morgan to present conference
report upon AN act to carry into effect the
s,ipulations of article of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Spain" After
some discussion the report went over until
tomorrow.
AT the request of Mr.. Shoup in charge
OF the army bill the Senate agreed TO take
81 recess at the conclusion of the eulog1es
upon the late Representative Frank Clark
of New Hampshire which are set for
O'Clock today until 8 o'clock this evening.
Mr. Morgan then resumed his speech
THE HOUSE.
Al the opening OF the session Of the House
today the Senate bill to authorize the At
torney General upon the request of the
Secretary Of the Interior to appear In suits
relative to school lands was passed.
Mr.. Payne, chairman Of the committee
on ways and means. from that committee
reported the Sulzer resolution, calling upon
the Secretary OF the Treasury for informa-
ton regarding the imposition of counter
yailing duties on Russian sugar, with the
recommendation that 1t lie upon the table
He entered the motion to lie on the table.
That motion was not debatable.
Mr. Sulzer the author of the resolution.
appealed To- Mr.. Payne to allow him nve
minutes to make a statement regarding
the resolution, but Mr.. Payne declined TO
yield for that purpose. Upon division the
motion prevailed Oh to 63. MIR. Sulzer at
tempted to secure the ayes and noes, put
only fourteen members upon his side backed
his demand
Mr.. Sherman On. y presented partial
conference report upon the Indian appro-
priation BILL which was agreed to. The
Houst, further insisted upon its disagree
nent TO the amendments still In issue eX-
cept the two irrigation amendments placed
upon the bill by the Senate.
Mr. Little (Ark.) moved that the HOUSE
rec-de and concur in the first of these
amendments which appropriated slOO,ooo
for Investigating the question OF lrrigaIoh
by a dam across the ella river near San
Carlos Ariz. 1t was arranged that there
should be an hours debate upon side upon
th. proposition. Mr.. Curtis (Kan) opposed
Mr.. Iittle'S motion
Mr. Little's Motion Lost.
After further debate by Messrs. wilson
tAriz1 Mondell (Wyo), Talbert tS. CO,
sharroth Col). Bell (Col) and Newlands
New. In favor of the motion. and Mr..
IL C. Smith (Mich) against it, Mr.. Cannon
closed the debate in opposition, declaring
that the purpose of the amendment was TO
artfully commit the government to the ir-
rigation of arid lands.
Mr.. I.ittles motion was lost. 80 to "a.
The bill was sent back to further con-
ference.
Mr. Dayton CW. ya) then presented the
second conference report upon the naval
appropriation bill. The report still left In
issue the Senate proposition for the trans
fer of the Port Royal dry dock to Charles
ton. the authorization of three submarine
boats and the promotion Of petty officers TO