The National tribune., 1902-03-06

Secretary Hay, who was escorted to the
Clerks desk Immediately below the ros-
| trum of the presiding officer. took their
places to the right of the Prince. Attor-
ney-General Knox, Postmaster General
Payne, Secretary of the Navy Long, Sec
Cabinet, and Secretary Wilson were alb
sent.
Secretary Hays address was a long and
elaborate review of the public career of
President Mckinley. 1t had been writ
ten and was delivered in a most finished
manner. and every word he spoke was
listened to with intense interest by those
| upon the floor and in the packed CALLER
les. The most pertinent points of his ad-
dress were the announcement that the
Monroe Doctrine. assuring American con-
troll of the Caribbean Sea, was IAN inter
national trueism;' and also that McKiu-
| leys policy was TO conquer the markets
of the world by peaceable measures. and,
furthermore, that he had prevented the
partition of China subsequent to the re-
cent troubles resulting from the rising of
| the Boxers.
AT its close the speaker was greeted
with long and loud applause
On Friday the Senate disposed of the
Iillman-McLaurin episode by passing a
Vote or cenSure, declaring that the Sen
ators had by their disorderly behavior yio-
''ttNN tit AAiito VI llit SNtltAt. W men sen
ntOr McLaurin'S name was called upon the
passage of the resolution he stated that
Tor obvious reasons he would not vote
MIR. 1lllman, however, upon his name be
ing called. arose and remarked with We
| hemence that among gentlemen an apOl-
0gy for words spoken in heat was suffi-
cient Senator Burrows demanded that
the words be taken down, but the incident
was smOOthed over by TiIlman Offering to
withdraw his remark, which he was pre-
vented from doing, however, by an objec-
ton from Senator Dietrich, of Nebraska
The resolution Of censure was passed by
vote of "a to y; those voting in the
negative doing so because they did not
think the punishment sufficiently severe
for Mr.. Tillman and believing that he
should be more severely punished than his
colleague, Mr.. McLaurin. Mr.. Keen, of
New Jersey, changed his vote from mo"
TO aye on account of what ne cOnsid-
cred an additional insult to the Senate by
Mr.. Tillman during roll call.
There has not been time in years when
the Senate so greatly missed the late John
j. ingalls,, of Kansas.
On Friday the House passed $50 pri-
vate pension bills, clearing the calendar
The Conference report of the Census Bill
was adopted and they adjourned over I'M
til Monday. The list of pension bills we
cannot give this week for lack of space,
but will publish them in the next issue
The Senate met on Saturday and trans
acted considerable important business The
so-called omnibus claim bill was passed,
embracing miscellaneous claims reported
from the Court of Claims under the Bow
man Act, amounting to $469, 9,30S; lot of
French spoliation claims, amounting to
S79S,631, and $1,0T1, ,42j furnished by the
Selfridge Board.
The Irrigation Bill was passed. which
provides that money derived from the sale
of public lands in Arizona, California, Col
orado, Idaho, Kansas. Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Oklahoma. Oregon, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming, beginning with
july /, last, shall be devoted to the con-
struction of irrigation works for the rec
lamation of arid lands; the work to be
done under the direction of the Secretary
of the Interior. The bill was passed unan-
imOusly, and the Subsidy Bill was made
an unfinished business of the Senate
On Monday the Senate began the dis
cussion of the Ship Subsidy Bill with 4
speech in its favor by Senator Frye, who
left the chair for the purpose; the House
took up the bill to put the rural free de-
livery service under the contract system, |
which was temporarily laid aside without
action. and the conference report on the |
Philippine Tariff Bill taken up. None of |
these matters were finally acted upon.