The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-03
HOUSE EXTENDS
 THANKS ID HAY Many Democrats Fight Passage
 of Resolution CLAIM HE WAS PARTISAN Congressman Hooker Comes to De- fense of Hay, and Says His Eu- Iosy of Mckinley Showed No
 Partisan Spirit.
CLAIM HE WAS PARTISAN

Washington June 2.-The hous today by vote of 129 to 46 suspended the rules and adopted the joint resolution ex- tending the thanks of Congress to secre- tary of State John Hay for his addresses on the occasion of the Mckinley mem orial exercises last February
 Unanimous consent for the considera- ton of this resolution was objected to by Mir. De Armond, Missouri some time ago. and today MT. Clark Missouri, op- posed its adoption on the ground that MT. Hay had abused the occasion by in- Jecting a Republican stump speech in- to the address. Gen. Hooker, Mississippi, a one-armed Confederate veteran, deliv- cred an eloquent defense of MT. Hay s address. denying that it contained any thing that was objectionable from a political standpoint. MT. Grosvenor, Ohio, who was in charge of the resolution argued that MT. Hay In eulogizing the martyred President could not divorce the man from his achievements and his rec ord as a manly partisan. Only 46 Demo- crats voted with MT. Clark against the resolution.
 The Vote.
 Those who voted against the resolution were all Democrats as follows; Adamson O- Georgia, Bowie of Alabama, Brantley of Georgia, Brundidge of Arkansas. Burgess of Texas, Burleson of Texas, Burnett of Alabama, Candler of Mississippi. Clark of Missouri, Clayton of Alabama, Cochran of Missouri, Conry of Massachusetts, De Armond of Missouri, Foley of Illinois, Green of Pennsylvania, Henry Of Missis- sippi Johnson of South Carolina, Jones of Virginia, Kern of Illinois, W. w. LY 0F of Texas. Lester of Georgia. Lever of South Carolina, Lewis of Georgia Little of Ar kansas, Lloyd of Missouri Mccullough of Arkansas, Mclean of Mississippi, Mad- dox of Georgia, Mahoney of Illinois Ne ville of Nebraska, Richardson of Tennes- see, Scarbrough of South Carolina, Sims of Tennessee. Slayden of Texas, Smith of Kentucky. Sparkman of Florida, Spight of Mississippi, Stark of Nevada, Sulzer of New York, Underwood of Alabama, Wheeler of Kentucky, Williams of Missis- sippi and Wooten of Texas.
 Special orders were adopted for the consideration of the anti-anarchy bill. and the bill to transfer certain forest re- serves to the agricultural department. The Senate bill to retire Surgeon-General Sternberg was defeated on motions to pass 1t under suspension of the rule.
 THE SENATE.
 Washington, June 2-Little interest either on the floor or in the galleries was manifested in the debate on the Philip | pine government bill today under the 15- minute rule. At two or three stages ii almost died on inanimation.
 MT. Mason 0" Illinois urged that no req son existed for according to the Filipinos a treatment different from that accorded to the Cubans, and strongly advised that they be offered the right to govern them selves. He said he would not have voted for the Paris treaty but for the open un. derstandng among Senators that the Fill pfnos were to be given their independence as soon as they were ready for it.
 Other Senators who spoke today were MT. Hoar, MT. Foraker, MT. Cullon, MT Bacon, MT. Patterson, MT. Teller, Mr. Carmack and Mfr. Proctor.
 Early in the session some amendments were made to the bill by the Philippine committee, the most important of which related to the disposition of the public | lands in the islands.