The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-01
RESOLUTION
Is SM0THERED
RawIins Unable to Get Light on
the Philippines.
SPECIAL SENATE EXERCISES
STATUES OF CHARLES CARROLL
AND JOHN HANSON ACCEPTED.

Washington, Jan. BIN the senate
today the chaplain, in his invocation,
again feeIingIy referred TO the death
of Senator Macmillan of Michigan.
Mr. Quay favorably reported his
amendment TO the agricultural bill en-
bodying the statehood bill.
Mr.. Beveridge immediately called at
tention to the rule requiring the reports
OF committees to lie over for a day and
asked that the report in this case go
over for a day. The chair sustained
Mr.. Beverage and the report went
over. Similar action was taken on the
same amendment to the sundry civil
bill.
The RawIins resolution calling on the
secretary of war for information re-
garding cOurtmartials in the Philip
pines was laid before the senate, but
il again went over.
A house bill was passed appropriating
$3.50 for the Improvement and care OF
confederate mounds in lakewood
cemetery, Chicago.
The senate then, at 1890, on motion
of Mr.. Cullom, went into executive
session.
After ten minutes spent in executive
session the doors were reopened.
bill was passed to provide for the re-
moVal of persons accused of crime 20
and from the Philippine islands for
trial. The bill has special reference 20
the eXtraditing of fugitives from JUS
tees. 1t originally included the islands
of Guam. Tutuila and Manu-, but, on
objection by Mr.. Hoar. it was amended
so as to include only the Philippine
islands.
General Staff Bill Passed.
The bill creating a general staff corps
in the army, the law to go into effect
Aug. 10, 1903, also was passed An
amendment was added to the bill pro-
Viding that any officer now on the ac-
tive list below the grade of major gem
eral who served with credit as an Off
Ger in the regular or volunteer service
during the civil war before April 9,
1865, shall, when retired, be retired with
the rank and pay of the next higher
grade. The section is made to apply to
officers who have been retired on or
since Aug. /. 1898. but shall not apply
to any officer whose service on the ac-
tive list does not exceed thirty-five
years. and shall not apply to any officer
who has been placed on the retired list
by virsue of any act of congress nor
TO any officer who already has received
an advance of grade at the time of re-
tiTement o. with a view to retirement.
Bills also were passed appropriating
$2S2. 943 for the payment of overtime
claims of letter carriers excluded from
judgment as barred by limitation; es-
tablishing a port of delivery at Salt
Lake City, Utah; TO confirm certain
forest lieu selections made under tina
act of June 4, 1897.
Mr. Berry of Arkansas then made
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the general staff bill was passed, and
said he would ask for action later.
These bills also were passed: Provid-
ing for the establishment of life
saving station in the vicinity Of Cape
Flattel-, or Flattery Rocks, Wash.
to increase the number of lighthouse
districts; apprOpriating s1z5,00O for the
construction of tender for the
Twelfth lighthouse district; extending
the provisions Of the general home
stead laws to certain lands segregated
from Indian reservations; authorizing
the president to detail officers Of the
revenue cutter service as superintend-
ents or instructors in the public ma
rfne schools: comforting jurisdiction on
the court of claims 70 determine all
claims of the confederated bands OF
Ute Indians of Colorado; also num-
Der of private bills.
Special Exercises.
At . o'clock, under the special order,
exercises were conducted appropriate
to the reception and acceptance of the
statues of Charles Carroll and John
Hanson, erected in statuary hall of the
capitol, which have been contributed
by the state of Maryland.
Mr.. McComas offered resolution
rendering the thanks of congress to the
state of Maryland for presenting the
statues, and delivered fitting remarks
on the life and deeds of the two men
Other speakers were Messrs. DOlliver,
Wellington, Depew and Hoar. The de-
livery of the eulogies required almost
three hours of time.
Mr.. Hoar took occasion in the course
of his remarks TO refer to the fact
that Carroll had been in religion a
Catholic, and in that connection spoke
of the tolerance of the people of that
faith.
Mr.. Deliver told OF a recent inspec-
ton Of the original manuscript Of the
Declaration of Independence, and said
that he had found that all the sigma
lures to il had practically Iaded away,
s.nI,.afrrr thnt az Carroll This cir