The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-05

tee nor of the house of representa-
tives. From the beginning of the ses-
sion down to the present time, he said,
he had tried constantly to find an OPP
portunity to pass this bill.
He then made vigorous reply to
Mr.. Hoar, in. which he said he be-
lieved that the American people are
thoroughly able to deal with the great
problems in the East, as they dealt
with greater and mightier problems
before. 1t is a great misfortune that the
Philippine tariff bill has failed. 1t has
been defeated here" he said, raising
his voice. Senators have not hesitat-
ed to take the responsibility of killing
it and the country can Judge"
Mr.. Mason Qll.) took the floor and
discussed the statehood bill and the
Panama canal treaty. He urged that
the rules of the senate be amended and
called attention to the ancient snuff
boxes in the senate. There was no
more snuff on the Republican side than
the rules" he said, because it is q
part of the dignity of the senate and
like the rules the snuff boxes are as
Interchangeable as the stars
While Mr.. Mason was speaking, Sec
retaries Hay, Root Hitchcock, Wilson
and COrtelyou, Attorney General Knox
and Postmaster General Payne enter
cU Lie anu OCCuplSO SSdtS OI1
the floor.
Mr.. Allison reported that the special
committee had waited on the preSi
dent, who said that he had no COM
munication to make, and said, Mr.. AL
lison added:
IF it is in order 1 would like to say
that 1 congratulate the two houses of
congress upon the admirable work per-
formed during this session
And Mr.. Mason had just been ar
raigning the senate for it's failure to
pass necessary legislation. A litter
went around the setate, which broke
out into laughter in which everybody
joined.
Mr.. Cockrell wanted Mr.. Mason to
yield to him to present a resolution of
thanks to Mr.. Frye, the president pro
tenn, when Mr.. Bailey interrupted to
say that under the rules of the sem
ate a senator cannot yield without
unanimous consent.
The chair is of different opinion"
quickly replied Mr.. Pettus (Ala.), who
was temporarily occupying the chair.
With only a minute or two remain
ing before adjournment, Mr. Cockrell
(Mo) said it afforded him sincere
pleasure to present to the senate a
resolution expressing the appreciation
of the senate of the uniform courtesy,
impartiality, ability and dignity with
which our president pro tenn. has pre-
sided over the proceedings of this SEN
ate
Il desire heartily to approve the
adoption of that resolution" said Mr..
Bailey, and to say that one of the
reasons l approve it is that the preSi-
dent of the senate in a case relating to
my occupancy of the floor decided dis
tinctly and positively different from
what the present occupant of the chaiS,
has decided"
Following this statement there was,
renewed laughter. The resolution was
then agreed to, and amid handclapping
Mr.. Frye resumed the chair and thank
ed the senate for its action:
II appreciate highly this expression
of your confidence. 1 can only hope
that in some regard as your presiding
officer l may have merited It, May
Gods benediction be with you all. Your
presiding officer declares the senate ad-
ojurned sine die"
The senate thereupon at IL o'clock
adjourned