Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-27
IN THE SENATE.
Point on Appointment of Senators t
f. Commissions Brought Up.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The advis-
,bility and legality of. the appointment
by the President of senators and menu
berS on commissions formed the sub
ject of considerable discussion in the
Senate, today. The Sundry civil bill
was under consideration and Mr.. Hale,
having in mind the amendment which
was adopted, yesterday, authorizing
the appointment of an international
monetary commission, started the de-
bate by calling attention to the fact
that the Senate had reprobated the
policy of appointment of senators on
commissions and on one occasion had
refused to confirm two senators nomi-
mated by the President for such SER
vice. During the discussion it was
made clear that no reflection was in
tended on Lodge and Turner, who have
been selected as members of the Alas
kan boundary commission. The bill
was passed after a number Of amend
ments had been added to it.
The Senate went into executive SEES
sion at lao p M, and devoted the re-
mainder of the day to the Panama
canal treaty.
DOOll dllcl Tic oCiotC Illtl, IldiC
(Me.) reported the naval appropriation
bill and gavetnotice that he would call
it up, tomorrow.
Burrows. chairman of the committee
on privileges and elections, filed an adj
ditional protest against the admission
of Reed Smoot as a senator from
Utah.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
then was resumed. The Senate recon-
sidered it's vote on the amendment pro-
viding for the construction of an office
building for the House of Representa-
| tives and agreed to it's construction.
An amendment was agreed to directing
| the superintendent of the Capitol to
prepare estimates of cost for a sepa-
| rate office building for the Senate. An
amendment by Senator Fairbanks APP
propriating 100000 for the purchase
| of a site for the post office in New
| York city was agreed to. The amend
ment of the committee on appropria-
| tions striking out the provision for the
extension of the Capitol building was
| agreed to.
An amendment was agreed to appro-
| priating $4,000 to be used by the Presi-
| upnl III ODelllllS llCSOIlattiOho Will
| Britain looking to review of the reg
ulations adopted by the Paris tribunal
of arbitration to govern pelagic seal
hunting.
| An amendment was also agreed to
Increasing the appropriation for the ex-
| penses of the Alaskan boundary COM
mission to 100000
| Hale (Me) referred to the amend
ment providing for an international
! commission to fix the parity of gold
and silver and called attention to the
| practice, which he said the Senate dep
recated. of appointing from these COM
missions members of the Senate.
Tillman offered an amendment pro-
viding that no senator or member shall
be appointed to any such commission.
| The debate on the amendment was par
| ticipated in by Allison, Teller and Hoar
| and was proceeding when at l O'Clock
| the statehood-the unfinished business
| was laid before the Senate and Quay
| asked that a vote be taken on it either
1 today or tomorrow. Beveridge object
| ed
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
! then was resumed. Tillman, speaking
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no intention of preventing any scheme
of appointment which might be agree
able to some senators. He disclaimed
that the amendment applied to such
i senators or members who retire from
| office. March 4. The amendment waa
declared out of order on an objection
| by McComas.
Hansbrough IN. d. offered an
amendment prohibiting the sale of i'm
toxicating liquors in the Capitol. 1t
went out on point of order by ALI
son.
An amendment was agreed to appro-
priatirg $4,000 to enable the commits
/ sjoner of labor to furnish statistics re-
lating to marriages and divorces in the
several states and territories since Jan
1. 1857. The bill then was passed. Ii
includes the appropriation of 5000, 900 tt
ex-Queen Liliuokalani
| Cullom then moved an executive SEES