Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-24

and the Chickasaw Indians re'under
discussion. 1t was not disposed of.
When the Senate convened. A Martial
report on the naval appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to. The
Senate insisted upon the amendments
still in disagreement and asked for d
further conference. The conferees APP
pointed were Hale, Me-, Perkins, Cal,
and Tillman, 5. c.
A joint resolution was adopted au-
thorizing the secretary of war to re-
ceive Arturo r. Calvo of Costa Rica, at
the West Point Military Academy for
| instruction.
The army appropriation bill was laid
| before the Senate and Proctor. VT,
moved to recede from amendment No.
| !, relating to the construction of bar
racks at permanent military posts. At
ter some discussion Proctor's motion
was agreed to.
Allison called attention to the fact
that the House had not agreed to the
| full and free conference asked for by
| the Senate, the effect of the action of
the House being to eliminate entirely
at least two amendments of the Senate
| He said by the motion of comfy made
| by Proctor the lstuation would not be
cleared. He thought the Senate ought
to recede from amendment No. IA, in
creasing the appropriation for barracks
and quarters by 81 100000.
| Quay made an argument in support
Of the motion, citing several instances
| in which the Senate had acted upon
similar motions. He said that five of
| the eleven members of the committee
desired to be discharged from further
| consideration of the bill and pointed out
| that both the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties in the national platform
| had declared in favor of the admission
| of the territories a states. He said the
promise to that effect in the Republican
platform of 1886 had been broken. He
| quoted the resolution in the Republican
| national platform of 1900 in favor of the
admission of the territories as states
and declared that the Republican Con-
gress must carry out this promise or
stand 'self-conVicted of treachery."
| Quay presented statistics concerning
the three territories affected by the bill
showing that they are remarkably well
equipped to become states.
| Beveridge. Ind, chairman of the COM
mittee on territories, said the subject
lhad gone over till the next session when
lit was to be taken up early and fully
considered. He said the bill had not
been considered by the committee; that
lit had been before the committee only
five weeks. He remarked that Quay
had attended only one meeting of the
lcomIhttee in that time.
At 2 o'clock, the unfinished business
4 House bill to ratifV an agreement
With the Chocktaw and Chickasaw
tribes of Indians-Was laid before the
Senate
During the reading of the measure,
Bailey. Tex, offered an amendment
providing that in the exercise of APP
pellate jurisdiction the citizenship
court should be authorized to revise
citizenship judgements as to the find
ings of fact only, eliminating the con-
illusions of law. The amendment pre-
ciptated an extended debate in which
Bailey, Stewart and Quarles partici-
pated.
The debate was interrupted by Proc
tor, who presented partial report of
The conference on the army appropria-
lion bill Ii was agreed to. The two
| contested amendments We're not in
Guided in the agreement. The Senate
then cOncurred in the House amend
ments to the bill fixing the pay of the
| superintendentS of the various light
house districts.
| Several minor bills were passed.
Without completing the Indian treaty
measure the Senate, at 5.55, went in
to executive session and soon after
| ward adjourned.