New-York tribune., 1902-01-17
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILL UN-
SATISFACTORY-MR HOAR'S RESO-
LUTON RECALLED.

Washington. Jan. 16-The Senate to dav for
brief time had under consideration the bill creating
Department of Commerce, and the discussion
tended to show that the measure will have to be
amended in many particulars before it can receive
approval. Serious objections raised TO the
transfer to the proposed department of several i'm
portant bureaus now a part of other departments
of the government. 1t pointed out that If the
bill reported became a law 1t would create the
greatest department Of the government. and that
the Secretary of Commerce would have more power
than the Secretary of the Treasury. Notice of sew
eral important amendments was given. The Com
mittee on Commerce authorized an amendment ex-
Guiding the Geological and Coast and Geodetc sur
vtys from the provisions of the bill.
On molten of Mr.. Hoar his resolution adopted
yesterday calling for information concerning the
exaction of duties on supplies and comforts sent
f3oer prisoners in Bermuda from this country,
was recalled and referred to the Committee on For
egn Relations. Mr.. HOar explained that the article
OF The Hague convention which the resolution
had been based had been adopted by Great Britain
but not by the United States He had been in
formed since the adoption of the resolution. that
the Governor of Bermuda proposed to recommend
to the legisa that the law exacng such duties
be repealed Mr.. Hoar said the exacton of such
duties not a violation of treaty obligations.
but he thought it matter which ought TO ne
investigated.
Mckinley memorial exercises in the hall of the
House of Representatives on Thursday February
p. adopted.
Mr.. Mitchell. Of oregon. introduced bill pre-
pared by the Pacific Coast Senators and Repre-
sentatives for Chinese exclusion. He said that the
men who prepared II agreed TO its provisions gem
orally. but reserved the right to offer amendments
when the bill under consideration.
bill reported and passed providing that
persons living in Porto Rico and the Philippines
may execute deeds for property in the District of
Columbia and the Territories of the United States.
Mr. Mallory, of Florida and Mr. Clay. of Georgia.
declared they had been misrepresented in a New
York paper, which said they favored the Panama
Canal. Both said they were for the Nicaragua
Canal
The following bills. together with large number
of private pension bills. were passed
Appropratng s25.oo for the construction of
public building at Hammond. Ind. appropriating
$4,000 for government expenses and floor space at
the Charleston Exposition: granting permission to
the Gned states ase Marine Hospital service to ac
cept decorations from the Italian Government; to
foreign mails. Postoffice Department. to accept
6cTz from the Empe6GF er Gf TO r nT
geon Oliver d. Norton. L 5. n, and Edwin V.
mission and secretary OF the Legation of the
United States at Seoul. Corea. to accept presents
sion 10 Captain Stephen L. II. SiOcum. I. 5: A, TO
England; appropriating $4,000 for the establish
ment of additional lighthouse and fog signal sta
for a light station at Cape Blanco Ore: appro-
Priating $50 for Iightship on Southeast shoal
warming signals al South Manitou Island. Lake
Michgan. at cost of $1,000: establishing at cost
OF $4,000 lighthouse and fog signal station
Semiahmos Harbor. Washington; appropriating
N5,pU for a lighthouse and fog signal station
Burrows Island, Washington; appropriating $500
for fog signal at Battery Point Washington;
purchase a "A cost of $4,000 a launch for the
toms service at Astoria. ore: appropriating 10000
for the construction of a revenue cutter for
vice Philadelphia; a of sll.5oo
a road TO the national cemetery at Dover. Tenn;
to pay certain persons in the South for property
taken from them by the military forces Of the
United States
The Senate at 2:27 .. n went into executive ses-
sion. Many nominations were confirmed. and when
the doors were reoDened, at 2:J0 resolution
pressing sorrow at the death of Robert T.. Burke.
formerly Representative from Texas was
adopted and the Senate at 2:55 p. adjourned
until Monday.