Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-21
58th CONGRESS.
Mr.. Baker of New York
Causes a Sensation.
Condemns President for Mes.
sage of Coincidence
Sent to Gar On the Assassination OF
Grand Duke Sergius.


day after a seven hour session passed
the naval appropriation hill. carrying
4 total of S93 ,9li.a5?. The provision for
Two battloships rs reported by tine com
nittee OH naval affairs was retained
Both the majority aa1 minority were
badly divided ever the proposition. at
least 10 members of he latter going
over to the Republicans while about an
equal number of Republicans voted in
opposition. Several important changes
N the bill We're made. The proposed in
crease cf 1900 men ana officers for the
ira. inc corps WAS stricken out. as was
ais" the provision authorizing the con-
struction Ct collie somewhere else
than OF the Mare Island Navy Yard
il. California. In order to do the work
hctt"H an item Of $4,000 was inserted
FOR the proper equipment Of the Mare
Island yard.
Several times dIying tho debate. the
assassination of Grand Duke Sorgius
wa9 referred to. the subject being
no condemned the action Of President
Roosevelt. in sending a message Of
coincidence 10 Russia expressing the
sentiment tIldt tHt' SoN tTnlnPnl ann
American people viewed the act with
adherence. tt" people. he declared
dill VII " with abhorr5 nee the massacre
in st. Petersburg on Jan. %. but the
IHrCsi dont he sail. had not seen fit to
sem a message Of coincidence on that
occasion. He was replied to by Mr..
'nOSvcnOr. Ohio. who tOOi: the ground
mat regardless of the character Of the
Duke or tn" sl:eStior Of the right or
uronG Of Russia'S policy. towards her
"nbjects, the President il sending tho
| message had done exactly what civili-
1ation recognized as his duty.
Gh" climax came E.tcr in the day
| when Mr.. Ra'sor read re solution on
| The subject Wn.ch he subsequently in
troduced and which III cffeo: was a re-
iteration Of his remarks previously
made. He explained that lis object IN
| 50 doing was because it had been suG-
| Gc@t"d that in that event Il motion
would br made t. tXpcl him. He shout
| I'll uctiamc" t. any member Of the
| Hons, 70 make The motiom. as H. de-
lnSitcl the resolution ana took his
seat arid The ,onrrsion and turmoil
which the incid mt had olcatcd.
|
aii,ration of bits allowing homestead
| r.itrCS OF $40 a,r"s each in eastern Colo
RADIO ana South Dakota was the first
| business IN the House tCCay. K was
called IL, under Suspension of the rules
ond vds nppH;"I by Nj. N ,ddcx. CGaD.
| h" forced a count o. the House on Z
| point tf no quorum and also 2 debate
| -; thr adoption Of the resolution.
Altcr q pro!rl GOD discussion the rules
A"ir suspended ana the resolution WAS
| uac.c.l
con dc;at"n Of tn rav;ii apiro. ria
!i": hill MAS ;h"u resumed.
There was 4 digrrss.on from the dc
tIaj" an the naval bill. when Bake.
tN..N NnrlO. toni.nncd President
| i;nns' Welt frr sending to the Russian
:cnrcr,.!GCnt i rl"ssaG.. ri sympathy on
ac"ncl.t or Tie assassination of Gran
! Dul:r s. -iGt. and &c ..l:,iiuc that both
IN" American :snvcTu:ir"ut AMI people
viewed tn" killi% VITA adherence. Mr
tSa!5.r declared that no such mcSS.' 2.
hHi h"rn sent when ~, massacre o.
CARED il. 81. p,tCrSh;Irr OF Jan. -. II
deny" II" a+S"";r.l. '.rat III. .\meric II
10 o,lr are :.hn K al Dv the killing OF lhc
Crane Duke SH-ius." Th" people. he
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DO YOU wish Il to 60 cut into III,
country" INTERCEPTED Mr.. TEiycr. tina
thr Ai0crican people sanction the Kill
ing OF Grand Dukc SorpiGs''
Mr.. Paker replied mat the people
were shocked a; the action of 4 GOV.
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