Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19

adjournment Of the senate from Decefn.
Der 21 TO January 4, which was adopted.
Senator Teller Of Colorado, protesting
against the absence of Senator Bur
tions name from the committee lists.
alluded to the late Senator Mitchell.
He declared that Senator Mitchell dur
ing his long service had had many op-
portunities to enrich himself, but had
gone TO the grave penniless.
commends 5urton's Action
Mr.. spooner said that Senator Bur
ton had all the rights of A senator and
was entitled to places on committees.
and that he had relieved a situation OF
great embarrassment by asking to be
left off committees. He thought MIR.
absenting himself from the senate
under the circumstances.
Mr.. spooner said Mr.. Fulton was
advised by senator's not to announce
the death Of Senator Mitchell, as
there would be opposition to resolu-
tlons for eulogies.
Mr.. Bailey said he was one Of the
senators who advised the oregon
senator. When n senator felt sense
appearing in the senate he ought to
resign. II indicated of the charges
against him his constituents would
give him vlndication also.
Mr.. Lodge declared there was no rule
of the senate declaring that notice
shall be taken of the death of SEN
ator. and defended the action of the
senate in its treatment of Senator
MitchelPs death and the committee s
action in its treatment of Senator
Burton.
Mr.. Spooner agreed with many Of
the criticisms OF the senate's pro-
cedure and said that one man could
relieve the senate of its embarrassing
situation, and that man was Senator
Burton himself. Mr.. Spooner there
fore defended the course of the COM
Of Nebraska had been referred to, and
Senator Spooner reviewed the case.
saying that Senator Dietrich had not
asked for vindication by the senate
until after he had been cleared in the
courts. He agreed that there was ev-
cry reason for the senate to follow the
English rule in relation to vacating
the seat Of a member charged with
some offense, the conviction OF which
would disqualify him from member
ship. Mr.. Spooner said that Senator
Fulton had consulted senators in re-
gard to the procedure in the case of
the death of his colleague and received
advice which moved him not to make
the usual announcement.
"If he had made that announce
ment," said Mr.. Spooner, ut would
have served to intensity the tragedy
and bring additional sorrow to those
who loved John II. Mitchell for it was
known that there would be an oppo-
sition to the usual resolutions calling
for eulogies."
Dieanreee an Canal Anoendnenta
The vice president interrupted the
debate to lay before the senate the
message from the house disagreeng
the canal appropriation bill Mr. Alli-
son moved that the senate insist upon
the amendments and agree to the con-
ference asked for. His motion was
adopted and Messrs. Allison, Hale
and Teller were named as conferees.
Mr.. Bailey complained against the
senate having to wait for the tedious
process of the courts to determine who
shall sit in the senate. He referred
to the relations of senators, saying:
"You on that side may look upon
us on this side (Democratic) as dem
agogues, and I know that we some
times look upon you on that side as
mere creatures of corporate greed. yet
we all in our sober moments look upon
one another as upright and honest
men.
The resolution naming the commit
tees was then adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Gallinger the ship
subsidy bill was taken up. which makes
it the unfinished business before the
senate. The senator said he did not
propose to take up the bill until after
the holidays.
The senate at 2:55 p. m. went into