Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-28
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of any officer of the retired list shall
not be reduced.
An amendment was also agreed to
a monument in Arlington cemetery.
Va to the memory of Capt. Charles
Vernon Gridley, of the U. S. S. Olym-
pia.
Foraker offered an amendment which
was agreed to providing for plans for the
erection of monument at Vicksburg
Military park to the memory of the gun
beat fotilIa operating in Western waters
during the Civil war The bill then was
passed II carries total of SSH 4l2
on motion of Warren, the Military Acad-
envy appropriation bill was taken up. The
amendment providing for the appoint
ment of IL cadet from Porto Rico occa-
Stored some debate as TO whether or not
tho commissioner from Porto Rico should
have the authority to appoint the cadet.
Foraker solved the question by offering
ar amendrnept inserting the words to be
appointed BY the President" which was
agreed Cd. The provision was, further
amended SO as to provide that the cadet
from Porto Hico shall be native of said
island III
AT / o, clock. the statehood bill was laid
before the Senate. 1t was laid aside
however. and consideration of the Militia
nv Academy appropriation bill continued.
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the general staff law 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 briyadier general. The amend
ment further provides that when the next
vacancy occurs in the Office of colonel of
artillery it shall not be filled and that
hereafter the number of colonies of artil-
lely shall not exceed -. The amendment
takes effect Aug. 10. 1903 The bill was
then passed.
The conference report on the Alaskan
corpora ton bill was agreed to.
.Hoar called up the conference report on
the bill to protect the President of the
United States. Blackburn pressed the
Littlefield antitrust bill and demanded a
vote on the question.
The Senate refused to take up the Little
field antitrust bill. IS to IS, as follows:
YeaS:-Bacon. Bailey, Bate, Berry
Blackburn, Carmack. Clay. Culberson, Dtl-
bois. Harris, Heitfeld, Jones (Ark), Nc
Comas. McEenery, McLaurin (Miss.)
Mallory, Martin, Morgan, Nelson Pater-
son. Pettus. Rawlins, Simmons, Taliaferro
Teller Tillman, Turner, Welhngton-2s.
Nays:-Aldrich, Alger, Bard, Beveridee,
Rurnham. Burrows, Clark OWyo.), Cullom
peboe. Jepew, DIETRICH. Dillingham;. Dol
liver, Dryden. Fairbanks. Foraker, Foster.
Frye. Gallinger. Gamble, Hanna, Hans
brouGh, Hoar, Hean, kittredge Lodge,
Willard Mitchell, Perkins. Platt (Ct),
Plat On. W. Proctor, Quay Simon
AT AS p. NJ. on motion of Cullom the
Senate went into executive session.
AT 90, the doors were re-opened and the
Senate passed the House bill allowing free
importation of breeding animals and 9TH
ers of minor importance
Foraker called up a Senate bill provid-
ing for the government of the island of
Guam, placing the island under the control
of the President through the navy depart
ment. ltoar criticised the policy of at
tempting to govern distant islands.
Fairbanks called up the immigration bill
and said that he was instructed by the
committee to move to strike out Section 3,
providing for an educational test. The
motion was agreed to. On motion Of Dry
den On. j the head tax was reduced from
IS to 81. On motion of Clay (Ga.D, the
provision for the deportation of immi-
grants who become insane@ within two
years was stricken out.
Gallinger said that the contract labor
law had been particularly embodied in the
bill and added that he had been reliably
Informed that "a high official had said that
if it should be Incorporated in the imm-
grafton measure this official would sec
that it is applied in keeping out French
Canadians who come to the United States
to work temporarily and then return. He
moved to strike the provision out, saying
that if it should be retained New England
would rue the day the bill passed
Fairbanks asked for unanimous consent
to vote on the bill at o'clock tomorrow.
Hoar objected and Fairbanks gave notice
that he would ask the Senate to take uh
the bill Immediately after the conclusion
of the morning business tomorrow morn
iEg. The Senate adjourned at $50 o'clock.