New-York tribune., 1903-02-26
.SEN4TES BUSY Day
Philippine Currency, PostoHce ana
4ericuturm Bills Passed.

Washington Feb 25-The Senate to-day made
rapid progress The Statehood riders to the Agfl-
cultural and Postoffice Appropriation bills were
withdrawn and both bills passed. The House
amendments to the Philippine Currency bill were
agreed to with slight discussion. thus sending the
bill to the President. The Sundry Civil bill was
nearly completed. An amendment approprlatlng
$4,000 to pay the expenses of the commissioners to
adjust the differences between the United States
and Great Britain with respect to Canada was
adopted. An amendment from the Committee on
Finance also was agreed to appropriatng $lOoUD
for the expenses of an internal tonal commission to
fix the parity Of gold and silver. Another amend
ment agreed to provides that the authority given
the Secretary of the Treasury to coin subsidiary
silver coin by the eighth section of the Act OF
March IA, 1900. hereafter may be exercised without
limitation TO the amount of such subsidiary com
outstanding.
Mr. spooner inquired if the appropriation of
s2o0Oo0 to ex-Oueen Luokalani honorary
Mr.. Allison said it founded on a claim. pre-
tended or real OF Liliuokalan to what are known
the Crown lands, in HAWAII. OF Whlch she hao
been deprived.
Mr. Morgan thought the matter should go over
Mr.. Hoar said that at first he had strong feeling
against the ex-Queen on account OF newspaper
articles but he since had learned that the lands
referred to might fairly have been said TO be her
private property and not mere Crown lands.
Their proceeds had always been used for her pr1-
support. He said the ex-Queen had tried 70
reconcile her people to the rule of the United
States and that she was woman of great per-
sonal worth. He hoped the appropriation would be
made because it was his desire to atone for a
public utterance of dsrespect toward her
Mr.. Spooner said that if there is any claim on
the part of Liliuokalani ar individual as dis
tinguished from the sovereign 1t should De oealt
with in broad way
Mr. Allison explained that the claim rested on
equity.
Mr Blackburn who reported the amendment
said the Committee on Pacific Islands was unan1-
nous in the recommendation 1t was not con-
tended that there legal claim against the
United States. she has day in court" he
said The fee to the Crown lands was not in her.
but the sovereign, but she absolute in receipt
of the rents Since her overthrow, he said, the
government has collected S450OO0 in rents from
those lands. He would not discuss the response
bility of the United States in the matter but no
dethronement would have occurred and the Un1ted
rentals had it not been for the Landing OF OnnteC
States marines from the Boston. 1t would De
good investment he said to pay the amount pc
cause of the feeling of gratitude with Whlch II
people would show. 1t question that ad-
dressed itself to the consciences of Senators
Mr.. Stewart spoke in similar vein. go . -
BY consent. the matter went over untll to-Hioi-
o-,
sioner Foulke severely criticised on account
of a letter written By him to Mr.. Spooner regard
ing the dismissal of an employe OF the surveyor
Generals office. Idaho who had oeen chaTgeu VIZ,
arose resolution by Mr. Dubois cal calling o1t for
Information In the case. Three hundred and twenty
pension bills were passed