Evening star., 1902-03-01
The Measure Discussed by
the Senate.
OMNIBUS CLAIMS BILL
MIR. TURNER'S TRIBUTE TO THE
PRESIDING OFFICER.
Forty-Six Pension Bills Passed-Qu g
ton Of Irrigation Taken
Up.

Soon after the Senate convened today Mr..
Turner (Wash.) announced that, after con-
sderation, he had concluded that his reso-
luton offered yesterday ought properly 10
be referred to the committee on privileges
and elections. The resolution declared. In
brief, that the presiding officer OF the Sen
ate had no authority to eliminate from the
roll calls of the Senate the name of any
member of the body.
The present occupant of the chair (Mr
Frye, he said, had made statement con-
corning recent occurrences in the Senate, in
the course Of which "he did me the high
honor to apologize to me for not entertain
ing an appeal which l had taken from his
decision"
Mr.. Turner said that as the Senate was
about to attend the memorial services to
the late President Mckinley he was pre-
vented from making acknowledgment Of
the kindly and courteous act Of the chair.
He desired now to make such acknowledge
ment, although he felt that the apology Of
the chair was unnecessary, as he felt
then and now that the present occupant OF
the chair always would accord to him any
possible courtesy senator and as q
man.
He desired, he said, to express his deep
sensibility of the act of the chair and to
say that he appreciated ii highly. He was
pleased to make this statement and he
wished the chair to understand that his
resolution had not been drawn in any spirit
Of personal hostility to that officer.
The resolution then was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
The protest of Senator Tillman presented
Thursday was referred to the same COM
mittee.
Omnibus Claims Bill.
The omnibus claims bill, which yesterday
was made continuous order for today.
was taken up and at the completion Of it's
reading was passed.
Pension and Other Bills Passed.
The Senate then considered bills on the
private pension calendar, passing forty six
Of the measures.
The following bills also were passed: Ap-
propriating $211 600 for the establishment
Of lighthouses at the entrance of Boston
harbor to mark the entrance to the New
broad sound channel; authorizing the PreSi-
dent of the United States to nominate r. NJ
q. Brown, at present lieutenant commander
of the navy, on the retired list, to be a
commander on the retired list; confirming
title to the state Of Nebraska of certain Sc
lected indemnity scnool lands; appropriat-
ing $4,000 for a fish culture station at
Mammoth Springs, Ark; joint resolution
providing for the printing OF $500 copies
OF the Schley court of inquiry, including
all papers before the President, Admiral
Schley's appeal and the Presidents decision
thereon.
To Protect the President
The bill for the protection Of the Presi-
dent of the United States was then laid be-
fore the Senate.
Mr.. Hoar, chairman Of the judiciary COM
mittee. supported the measure In q brief
speech. explaining its provisions. He said
1t seemed to the committee that. for many
obvious reasons, any attempt to kill the
President ought to be taken cognizance Of
by the federal courts rather than by the
state courts. Relative to section seven of
the bill, directing that the Secretary Of War
should provide a military guard for the pro-
lection of the President, he thought all
careful observers must agree that the de-
tective police upon which dependence now
was had had not accomplished its purpose
upon at least three important occasions
The purpose OF the provision was to make
responsible for the protection Of the Presi-
dent. The Secretary OF War, naturally.
was the proper officer as he had an ample
force at his command to form such guard.
Favors Military Guard.
Mr.. Pettus (Ala.). who had suggested the
Insertion of section Z. said that while lie
could not approve all the provisions Of the
measure, because they did not qualify suf-
flciently the offense committed. he MAIN
tained that the military guard ought to
be provided.
He reviewed briefly the acts of assassina-
tion of Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley and
expressed his conviction that If there had
been a presidential military guard Of or
dinary proportions not one of the assassina-
tions would have occurred. The President,
he urged, was of too great Importance to
the nation to be intrusted to the prot ection
of secret service officers. Such duty, he
said, ought to be performed by regular, cul-
tivated, military officers Of the government,
whose reputation was dearer to them than
life and who would be eternally vigilant.
Perfect protection. he thought, was not
possible, but he remarked sarcastically
that the only blow struck for the life Of the
President at Buffalo was struck by negro.
Such a situation would scarcely have been
possible if proper military guard had been
provided
Irrigation Bill Taken Up.
lrhe bill then was laid aside without ac-
Von and consideration was resumed Of the
irrigation bill.