Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
Would Not Take Up the Lit
tlefeld Anti Trust Bill.
THE VOTE WAS % TO 38
DIVIDED ON PARTY LINES WITH
THREE EXCEPTIONS.
Naval and Military Academy Bills
Passed - Panama Canal Treaty
Considered In Executive Session


that he would object to all requests for
unanimous consent until the Senate shall
have an opportunity to say whether or not
II wants to consider the Littlefield anti
trust bill
Phe nava, appropriation bill was then
taken up
Amendments Agreed To.
The following amendments were agreed
to: Appropriating 10000 for power heat
ing plant at the navy yard. Boston; increas-
INK the limit of cost of constructing gran
lie dry docks at Portsmouth and Boston
from s1.11O,OOO each to 81, 10000 and ST.
225 900, respectively; appropriating S1,OOO-
600 for the clothing and small stores funosj
removing the restriction put upon the Sec
rotary of the Navy that the four battle
ships provided for shall be of the general
type of the Oregon and the two armored
cruisers shall be of the general type OF the
Brooklyn
An amendment by Mr.. Nelson CMinn.)
was agreed to providing that retired Off
GERS of the navy ordered to active duty
shall have the rank, pay and allowances
of officers of the active list OF like length
of service, and If actively employed Tor
three years after retirement shall, when
detached from duty, retain the rank ana
highest retired pay of the rank they then
hold. and providing that the rank and pay
of any officer of the retired list shall not be
reduced.
An amendment was also agreed to ap-
propriating 5000 for the erection OF a mon
ument in Arlington cemetery, Virginia, to
the memory of Capt. Charles Vernon Grid
ley of the u. S. s. Olympia.
Mr.. Foraker offered an amendment, which
was agreed to, providing for plans for the
erection of a monument at Vicksburg Mil
itary Park to the memory of the gunboat
flotilla operating in western waters during
the civil war.
The Bill Passed.
The bill then was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Warren the Military
Academy appropriation bill was taken up.
The amendment providing for the appoint
ment Of a cadet from Porto Rico occasioned
some debate as to whether or not the res
ident commissioner from Porto Rico should
have the authority to appoint the cadet.
Mr.. Foraker solved the question by Of
fering an amendment inserting the words,
ito be appointed by the President" which
was agreed to.
The provision was further amended so as
to provide that the cadet from Porto Rico
shall be native of said island.
Mr.. Bailey (Texas) said he desired to
record himself against any proposition con-
lining appointments to natives of any place.
Then you want to stand up for the rights
OF carpet baggers?' remarked Mr.. Hoar.
Mr. Bailey replied that he had had an un-
pleasant experience with carpet baggers,
and that he had no disposition to stand I'D
Mr.. PettuS (Ala.) characterized the amend
ment as class legislation, as it barred from
appointment Spanish-born persons now resi-
dents of Porto Rico.
Statehood Bill Laid Aside.
At 1 o'clock the statehood bill was laid
before the Senate. 1t was laid aside, how
ever, and consideration of the Military
Academy appropriation bill continued.
An amendment was agreed to amending
the general staff bill providing that the
chief of artillery shall hereafter serve as
an additional member of the general staff
and shall have the rank, pay and allow
ances of a brigadier general The amend
ment further provides that when the next
vacancy occurs in the office of colonel of
artillery it shall not be filed. and that here
after the number of colonies of artillery
shall not exceed thirteen.
The amendment takes effect Aup11st IL
1903.
The bill then passed
Inc conference report on the Alaskan
corporation bill was agreed to-
Mr.. Hoar called up the conference report
on the bill to protect the President of the
United States
Mr.. Blackburn pressed the Lttlefeld
antitrust bill. and demanded vote on the
question.
Mr., Quay asked to be excused from vot-
ing on the Littlefeld bill because he owned
stock in corporations which he said he sup
posed would be treated as trusts.
The Senate refused to take up the Little
field antitrust bill-2S to 80. as follows:
Yeas-Bacon. Bailey, Bate, Berry. Black
burn, Carmack Clay, Culberson, Dubois.
Harris, Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas, Nc
Comas. McEnery, McLaurin of Mississippi,
Mallory. Martin, Morgan, Nelson, Patter-
son, Pettus Rawlins. Simmons. Taliaferro,
Teller. Tillman. Turner, Wellington-2S
Nays-Aldrich. Alger. Bard, Beveridge,
Burnham, Burrows Clark of Wyoming
Deboe, Depew, Dietrich, Dillingham;, Dol
liver. Dryden. Fairbanks. Foraker, Foster
OF Washington. Frye. Gallinger. Gamble,
Hanna Hansbrough, Hoar. Kean, Kilt
tredge. Lodge, Willard. Mitchell, Perkins,
Platt of Connecticut, Plat Of New York,
Proctor. Quay. Simon, Spooner Stewart,
Warren, Wetmore--3S.
On the Canal Treaty.
The Senate at 1:45 pm. went into execu-
five session to consider the Panama canal
treaty.
Senator Morgan took the floor immedi-
Rtely and continued his remarks in opposi-
ton to the Panama canal treaty. He had
spoken for only about ten minutes, when
there was a roll call to secure the presence
OF a quorum. which was made at the in
stance of Senator Pettus.