The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-09
Refuses the BuTghers Request
 for General Amnesty
WILL ABIDE BY AGREEMENT
In Answering the Boers the Colonial Secretary Says the Terms Already Granted Were as Generous as
 Could Be Expected.

Pretoria, January S.-An influential meeting of Burghers yesterday drafted an address for presentation to Colonial Sec retary Chamberlain and the legislative council embodying the views of the lead CTS. Among the recommendations are general amnesty, the maintenance of the Transvaars war regulations regarding natives the importation of cattle by the government and their sale to the burgh- CTS at actual cost and the abolition of the South African constabulary.
 Generals Botha, DeWet and Delarey strongly urged the necessity for a mod crate attitude and organization to assist the present government.
 General Botha reported that $525,o00 had been collected in America and Europe for the relief of destitute Boers.
 Mir. Chamberlain. replying to the ad- dress of the burghers, said the terms al- ready granted were decidedly generous and that there yves no prospect of a gem eral amnesty. He declared the govern ment proposed to abide by the terms of the VereeniGing agreeL.ent with which the Boer leaders at the time of surrender
 
 now in Europe would be considered indi- vidually on their merits. said Mir. Cham borlain and these burghers should prove their loyalty by accounting for the gold taken to Europe. The secretary said also that the annexation of the Vryheid and Utrecht districts to Natal was irrevo- cable and that the natives would be com pelled to observe their obligations. He declared he would have been better pleas ed had the address of the burghers, in- stead of consisting merely of demands, contained some recognition of what his majesty's government had already done for the Boers.
 der. The Vest resolution went over to come up on the next legislative day. The statehood bill was then taken up and MT. Nelson continued his remarks begun Monday. He had not concluded when, at o'clock, by unanimous consent, tho senate considered unobjected bills on the calendar. Among those passed was one to authorize, settle and compromise certain litigation pending in the Circuit court for the western district of North Carolina, in which the eastern band of Cherokee Indians are involved.
 The bill providing for the retirement of Capt. Richmond P. Hobson brought forth . protest from MT. Cockrell. Missouri, who thought that congress should not be made a court of appeals to near applica- tions from officers, after they had been declared 1t for active service.
 MT. Morgan, Alabama, characterized 1t as an exceptional case, and said he did not Intend that Captain Hobson's char acter or reputation shall be damaged by any objection made against him.
 With some warmth MT. Cockrell said he did not impeach Captain Hobson's char acter, and the senator from Alabama could not twist his argument in that man. ner.
 "The senator from Alabama Is not in the habit of twisting" retorted Mir. Nor gan. Ills Is as straight as tie; as straight as you are"
 Mir. Morgan gave notice that he would continue to call the bill up until justice Is accorded Captain Hobson. The senate then adjourned until Monday.
 THE HOUSE.
 Washington, January s.-The house to- day passed the Philippine constabulary bill as 1t was reported from the commit