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b 'Tir MfVRNING OtfEGOMA:, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1900. ANTI-TRUST DEBATE The House Takes Up the Pro posed Amendment WILL VOTE ON IT THIS AFTERNOON Democrat Charged the Majority With. Trylnsr to Manufacture CnmpalRn Material. VFASHINGTOJC. May 3L The House to day, under a special order, adopted after an exceedingly hot debate. In which the leaders on both sides charged each other with playing to the political galleries, entered upon the consideration of the resolution reported from the Judiciary committee, proposing a Constitutional amendment to lodge in Congress the power to "define, regulate, control, pro hibit or dissolve trusts, monopolies or combinations." Under the terms of the order, today, -with a night session to night, was devoted to debate, and tomor row at 5 o'clock the vote is to be taken without opportunity to amend. Saturday is to be devoted to the bill to amend the Sherman anti-trust law. The Democrats charged that the pro posed Constitutional amendment was ob jectionable in every way, that it was a mere political pretext, that it was unnec essary, and was proposed at the end of the session for election purposes in the earning campaign. The Republicans re pudiated the charge of bad faith. A Con stitutional amendment requires a two thirds vote to adopt it, or 236 votes with the present membership of the House. The Republicans have only ISO votes. ZO less than the requisite two-thirds. Deliate on the Rule. Dalzell (Rep. Pa.), from the committee on rules, presented a special order for the consideration of the anti-trust resolution and the bill which he withdrew yester day to allow the House to dispose of pending private pension bills. The mlo was the same as that heretofore prepared except that It provided for a vote on the amendment Friday, and the bill Sat urday. Dalzell explained that the rule was for the consideration of two meas ures reported by the Judiciary committee, the resolution for the legislation amend ment. empowering Congress to act on legislation dealing with trusts, and the bill to amend the Sherman anti-trust law. Richardson (Dem. Tenn.). the minontv leader, criticizing the rule, declared that It -was framed to bring the House to a vote on the resolution without opportun ity to amend it. "We are confronted with a unique sit uation," said he: "the Government has been In possession of the Republican party since Starch 4, 1897. It has been supreme in all branches of the Government. The first thing done was to enact the Dlngley law a law which has done more to foster and propagate trusts than any other on the statute-books. During all the Inter vening time, nothing has "been done to control the trusts; but now, on the eve of adjournment, after a resolution has beon passed fixing the day for final dissolu tion, the Republican party brings in this unu-irusi legislation, it Is an effort to recoup for political effect The people will not be fooled. The Democratic party be lieves the evils of trusts should be checked and we (would even vote for a Constitu tional amendment, if one wore necessary, but the proposed Constitutional amend ment will not serve the purpose, it wl'.l have exactly the opposite effect. It will take away from the states the power to legislate against trusts. I hope that every Democrat In this hall who loves law and order will stand with us in the effort to vote down this resolution." (Democratic applause.) Grosvenor (Rep. O.) followed Richard son. "Why do we not allow amendments lo be offered ?' he said.- "Our Justifica tion is a perfect one. This is a proposi tion of the majority. We will be held responsible. The opposition will not share the burden, if burden It be. Before the next session of Congress the people will ha e ample time to pass upon it. This is a radical action. I was Inclined to criti cize it when the Democratic leader, Mr. Bryan, suggested It at Chicago. I criti cized It as undemocratic Since that time, Mr. Bryan has remained silent, but we are now here submitting It. Yoij can either approve it or go on record against it." (Republican applause.) Bailey (Dem. Tex.) replied to Grosvenor. The gentleman from Ohio, he said, asked the House and the country to Indorse this refusal to permit amendment. In doing so, said Bailey, hfs partisan zeal must blind his usually clear intellect. Dealing with a great and comparatively new Is sue, fairness demands that the minority Should not only be allowed, but should be Invited, to offer their plan for the sup pression of the great evil. "You have no real purpose to dissolve or destroy trusts," said he, addressing the Republican side. "You have been in ses sion six months, but It is not until six days before adjournment that you let this question come up. No one dare stand up here and declare seriously, on his honor, that he expects either the bill or resolu tion to be acted upon by the Senate at this session. This Constitutional amend ment you know -will never become part of the Constitution. It can never be rati fied by enough states. No state that be lieves in the right of self-government will place In Congress the power to come Into n state and control Its domestic indus tries. The trusts understand that thej' are not in the remotest danger from this proposition. If 5 ou w ould propose a simple amendment giving Congress control of all organizations engaged in interstate and foreign commerce, it would receive eery vote on this side of the chamber. If jou insist upon your amendment, ou know it will nover become part of the Consti tution. "There are two ways of encouraging crime one is to close your eyes to its ex istence, and the other to offer an im practicable obstacle. You are using the latter method. You understand its pur pose. I have sometimes doubted 5 our sin cerity. I have even doubted your po litical integrity. Some of you may bo hypocrites, some even rascals, but none of you are fools." Bailey's closing sentence -was greeted with prolonged Democratic cheers, in which some of the Republicans joined. Dalzell closed the debate for the ma jority. No political party and no indi vidual, he said, had a future "who was not against trusts. This utterance was greeted with derisive jeers from the Dem ocratic side. The difference between the three political parties, he continued, was that the Democratic and T opulistlc parties confined their opposition to speechmaking, while the Republican party believed in legislation. (Republican applause and re newed Democratic jeers.) The Republican party, he went on, had placed on the statute books in 1S30 the Sherman anti trust law. The Democrats came Into power in 1S92 on a platform containing a strong plank against trusts. For four years the Executive did not take any steps to enforce the law the Republicans had put upon the statute books. The great PopulIstic-iDemocratic leader at Chi cago declared that a Constitutional amend ment should bo passed giving Congress power to regulate trusts. "Yet, when we come here," said he, "with that very remedy, the leader on the other side appeals to his colleagues to stand together against It. You charge us with bad faith; you say that no Con stitutional amendment that infringes the power of the states should be passed. Your objection is not to the form, but to the substance. The remedy proposed oy tho gentleman from Texas already exists. The Supreme Court has decided that it is not sufficient. With that remedy- alone Con- irress is Dowerlesa. I? thi tmcta nnt to 'be frightened at tho prospect of this legislation, it Is because they know that between them and it stands the "Demo cratic party in solid phalanx. You believe in demagogy on the stump; we believe in effective legislation upon the statute books." (Republican applause.) Richardson attempted to offer a motion to recommit, but Dalzell made a point ot order against It. and was sustained by the Speaker. The vote was taken amid con sidera'ole excitement, and the rule was adopted. HI to US. It was a strict party vote with the exception of Mann (Rep. HI.) who voted with the Democrats against the rule. Debate Upon the Resolution. The minority amendments to the bill were then offered and considered pending, after which the debate upon the resolution was formally opened by Ray (Rep. X. Y.). chairman of the judiciary committee. Ray's argument followed the lines of his report. He said the proposition of the minority to write into the Constitut.on something that was already there was ridiculous. The power to regulate cor porations engaged In Interstate commerce already existed. If the proposition of the minority w as not political claptrap, he did not know what was. The people had felt the sting of the trust evil, he said, ana nad appealed to state Legislatures, and 27 had responded. Twenty of them had passed effective anti-monopoly legislation, but if tho laws of the 45 states were uniform and if Congress passed a law in perfect harmony with them, he argued, it would still be impossible for the states and the United States, together, without a Con stitutional amendment, to relieve the peo ple. Ray said if the resolution were de feated the responsibility would rest upon the Democrats. Tho majority had but IS majority. It required a two-thirds vote to pass the resolution. If the opposition defeated It, they must answer at the polls. Ray was followed by Terry (Dem. Ark.) on behalf of the minority. He expressed regret that In so grave an issue the Re publican party had seen flt to present a constitutional amendment in so objection able a form that it could never be incor porated in the constitution. The whole question, he said, had been treated, not from the broad standpoint of patriotism, but from the standpoint of party expe diency. If there was a sincere desire to adopt a constitutional amendment, why, He asked, had the very first section been eo worded as to make every Democrat who voted for It subscribe to the doctrine that the constitution did not follow the flag. Why submit such an entangling proposition as this? In view of all the facts, he said, the country would not be lieve that the Republicans were sincere. The leaders of the Republican party know where the sinews of war come from, and they would do nothing to actually threat en their base of supplies. The trust man agers, he said, were laughing in their sleeves at the antlca being cut up here with the purpose of deceiving the people. Terry contended that here was ample au thority without a constitutional amend ment to suppress trusts. The very power Invoked a few days ago In the bill to place convict-made goods within the police powers of the states, he said, was avail able. "If Congress could place convict-made goods under the control of the states, it could place trut-made goods under simi lar control." (Democratic applause.) Lanham (Dem. Tex.) occupied the re mainder of the day session in opposition to tho resolution. At 5:05 P. M., the House took a recess until S o'clock. The chief feature of the night session arose out of a speech made by Sulzer iuem. N. Y.) against trusts. Sulzer charged that the Republicans were try ing to deceive the people with a pretense of legislation against trusts. "If I had been running this side of the House," said he. addressing the other sldo. "I should have joined with you m passing this res olution. It would then have gone to the Senate, where your trust Senators would havo burled it. as they burled tho resolu tion we sent for amendment to elect Sen ators by direct vote of the people." Ray charged Sulzec with declaiming against trusts, and "being at the same time "a member ot Tammany Hall, which is running- the New York ice trust." Sulzer retorted that seven-tenths of the stockholders In the New York Ice trust were machine Republicans, following up ths assertion with a bitter attack upon Senator Piatt. During the exchange between the two New Yorkers, the greatest confusion pre vailed, and Capron (Rep. R. L), who wa3 in the chair, was with difficulty able to restore order. Finally Mahon (Rep. .Pa.) dipped Into the discussion with the state ment that a New York Democratic news paper charged Mayor Van Wyck and his brother, who ran for Governor, with be ing large stockholders In the Ice trust. "Every scoundrel In the trust," said he. "seems to be a prominent Democratic of ficial of New York." This statement drew the fire of Driggs (Dem. N. Y.), who countered on Mahon by charging that Philadelphia was the "rottenest and most corrupt city in the United States." "It is so bad," he add ed, "that no Democrat goes to the polls because he knows his vote will not be counted." "There are no Democrats in that city," replied Mahon amid laughter. Other speakers tonight were RIdgely (Pop. Kan.), King (Dem. Utah) and Kle berg (Dem. Tex.). At 10:30 P. M.. tho House adjourned un til 11 o'clock tomorrow. BURNED AT SEA. IiOss of the Chilean Ship Ulndoostan Officers and Crew Suveil. SAN FRANCISCO, May SL News was brought here today of the loss at sea "by fire of the Chilean ship Hindoostan, which sailed from this city February S for Val paraiso with a cargo of lumber. All the crew reached land safely. The news was brought by the "brig Galilee, which arrived today from Tahiti. Sho had as passen gers Captain Welsh and four of the lost Hindoostan's crew. Captain Welsh gives the following particulars of the loss of his vessel and the subsequent experience of the crew: "March S. when we were in latitude S degrees 4S minutes south, longitude 123 north, J found the ship to be on fire under the main hatchway beneath the donkey engine. It was 4 o'clock in the morning when the fire was dlscovertd, and at 14 A. M. we had to abandon the ship. I and 12 men took'ono boat, and the first mate and eight remaining members of the crow took the other. After "being In the boats nine days and 20 hours, and traveling S30 miles, we landed on the Island of HIvo, one of the Marquesas group. We stayed there 19 days and were then taken by the steamer Southern Cross to Tahiti, where I and four of the crew took pas sage on the Galilee." Dcnth Rate of Pensioners. NEW YORK, May 3L A special to the Herald from Washington says: Veterans of the Civil War are dying off at about the rate of 34 per cent per an num. Commissioner Evans estimates that there are about S25.OD0 survivors of the Civil War. Of this number there were on the pension rolls last year 742.4G7. During the year 24,757 pensioned veterans died. Assuming that the death rate among those not pensioned. Is the same as among the pensioners, the total number ot veterans who died during the year would be about 30.S35. Commissioner Evans estimates that the average age of tho veterans who still sur vive Is about S) years. The last sun-Ivor of the War of 1S12 died last Summer, 75 years after the close of that war. At the same rate, there will probably be a few survivors ot the Civil War still liv ing in 1&40. The vr Mother and. through her, the now baby, benefits by using MAL.T-NTTTRINE thi r-onfio tonic and helping food-drink: It is pre- parea onjy dj- tne Anheuser-Busch Brew ing Ass'n. St. Louis, U. S. A., and sold by all druggists ONLY CONFEDERATE FLAGS TO BE CARRIED BY SOXS OP VET ERANS AT; LOUISVILLE. '' ' Stan and Stripes "Will Have- No Place In the Parade Veteran Elect General Gordon Commander, LOUISVILLE, May 3L By a vote of 101 to 63, the sons -of Confederate 'Veterans.) this afternoon refused, to lay on the table a motion offered by W. H. McLaws, dlvi- ' slon commander of Georgia, that only the i Confederate flag be carried In the Sons of Veterans division of the Confederate reunion tomorrow. Mr. McLaws cald he understood that the United States flag was to be carried at the head of the Sons of Veterans. A number ot delegates made speeches, and It became apparent that an unexpected Issue had come before the convention. Several delegates strongly urged that the Sons of Veterans carry both the United States and the Confed erate flags In the parade. The part plajed by the South in the Spanish-American War and President McKinIeys recent ac tion In wearing a Confederate button and suggesting that the United States Govern ment treat tne Confederates just as it treats the Union soldiers, were urged as reasons why the United States flag should be carried by the Sons of Veterans. After a number of speeches had been heard there were rejoinders. The discussion was growing wider and moro Interesting when It was cut off by the motion to table Mr. McLaws motion. All the speakers said no veteran's son was today disloyal to the United States ling, but they regard ed the Confederate flag as the emblem ot (teee3oe9tt6eieteiet9tc9eet9ett( OREGON'S MESSAGE TO THE NATION. Oregon gave T. T. Geer 10,000 majority for Governor, elected two Congressmen and a Tull state ticket, a Repub lican Legislature, an d a Republican United States Senator a solid verdict for expansion and the gold standard, and a proclamation to the world that where waves the American flag there must be American freedom. "Will the state re treat in 1900 from that high position? It must not. If It hopes to promote its own .best Interests; It cannot, If it ex pects to maintain a consistent record for upholding American honor and dignity at home and abroad. WHERE DOES THE STATE'S DUTY LIE? i The important thing Is to elect two Republican Con gressmen and a Republican Legislature. Failure to return both Mr. Tongue and Mr. Moody will likely be Interpreted as a declaration for abandpnment of purposes and policies in which the whole "Pacific Coast Is Immediately concerned. Failure to elect a Republican Legislature to return a Re publican United States Senator would have a like disastrous effect. THE HEPUBLICAN TICKET MUST WIN. ieeiesi6(et9tte((eatoeeitc their organization and thought It should lead their parade for that reason. As the discussion had prolonged considerably the session of the convention, adjourn ment was taken until tomorrow, when the question is expected to come up for final action. v The meeting was called to order by Commander W. W. Davles, of John A Broadus Camp, of Louisville. After his address, dealing with the objects and principles of ihe Sons of Veterans, B. H. Kirk, commander of "the Trans-MIssIssIppl department, made an address dealing largely with the" principal characters of the Civil War fighting men. North and South. Commander Colquitt followed with a brief address,- and then the con vention took up business matters. Colonel Packwood, of Louisiana, intro duced a resolution providing for the erec tion In Richmond, Va., of a monument to commemorate the sacrifices and loyalty of the women of the Confederacy during tho war. Tho resolution stated that the mat ter be placed before the body in the hands of General J. B. Gordon. The reso lution was referred to the committee on reso.utions. A resolution was Introduced by General Carr, of North Carolina, stat ing that the Sons of Confederate Veterans recognized with friendly feeling tho recent utterances of Northern men regarding the Army of Northern Virginia, and that It was the opinion that there Is no sectional ism In the valor of the American soldiers. Prior to taking recess, James Dlnklns. of Louisiana, announced that during the afternoon he would offer a resolution urg ing upon the President of the United States to name a naval cruiser after Miss Helen Gould In grateful recognition of her. services to the country during the Spanish-American War. The Confederate Veteran. All the officers ot the Confederate Vet erans were re-elected this afternoon by acclamation. The election was put through in record time, the whole thing taking less than one mluute. The list ot officers Is as follows: General John B. Gordon, General com manding; Lieutenant - General Wade Hampton, commanding Army of North Virginia Department; Lieutenant-General S. D. Lee. commanding Army of Tennes see Department; Lieutenant-General W. L. Cabell, commanding Trans-Mlssleslppl Department Cheer after cheer rang through the hall as General Gordon came forward to ex press his thanks for the honor done him. Hats, handkerchiefs and canes filled th air, and above them all came the old yell made famous on many a less pleasant oc casions. Generals Lee and Cabell also feelingly exprensed their thanks. Gen eral Irvln Walker, of South Carolina, spoke for General Wade Hampton, who is detained home by Illness. Mrs. Margaret Jefferson Davis Hayes and her daughter. Miss Varina Jefferson Davis Hayes, the daughter and grand daughter of Jefferson Dnvis, arrived to day from. Redlands, CaL THE PLAGUE SITUATION. Health OSleer Report No Change in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, May 31. Dr. O'Brien, of the Board of Health, reports that the plague situation today is unchanged, no deaths or new cases having been reported. The house-to-house inspection ordered by the Board is being carried out, and today a large force of men from the Fire De partment was put to work flushing the sewers In the quarantined district. It has been decided to- install at once a temporary crematory for the burning of garbage from the infected district. An autopsy on the body of the Chinese Infant found last night disclosed the fact that the child died of pneumonia. Referring to tho quarantining of China town, the attorneys for the Chinese Six Companies have made the following state ment: "We shall do nothing prechJltite in the way of litigation, and therefore wo do not contemplate making an application to the courts at thi3 time for any order to modify or hinder the operations of the Board of Health. "A cause of considerable uneasiness among the inhabitants of Chinatown is the lack of quarantine regulations thus far observed within tho quarantined dis trict. The general quarantine order keeps 20.000 people within a prescribed district, and that a comparatively small district. In this district it Is not claimed that there are or ever have been more than nine or 10 cases. The contention made, by the people who are subject to the quarantine is that if it is necessary to quarantine thjs numerously populated district. It Is the duty of the Board of Health to go further and quarantine or Isolate the houses and persons who are said to be infected. "We shall also request the Board of Health to proceed vigorously with the sanitation of the quarantined district The question of expense Is a secondary matter. It genuine bubonic plague exlst3 there, the city should stop at nothing to stamp It out. A million dollars would be a mere trifle to expend in doing tills work quickly and well." Chinese Consul Ho Yow takes the posi tion that the Municipal Government of San Francisco Is "bound to furnish neces sartes -for the support of the quarantlneo. Chinese. The Federal authorities refused to issue clean bills of health to the steamers City of Peking and Australia, which havo sailed for the Orient and Honolulu. TheJ will have to undergo quarantine and fumi gation on reaching Hawaii. Plagnc- Ship a 5"err Yorlc NEW YORK, May 31. The Health Board, at a meeting today, decided not to allow the steamship Nowlln, which ar rived hero several days ago from Rio Janeiro and Buenos Ayres, bubonic-plague infected ports, to go to her dock In this por. The Newlln has a cargo ot hides, rrid Health Officer Doty let her pass Through quarantine on.y on condition that she anchor oft Liberty island and dis charge her cargo on lighters. No ofllcer or man was to go ashore, and the cargo was to be subject to a rigid and thorough fumigation on (he lighters. Havrall Free From the Plagmc. WASHINGTON, May 21. The special agent of the United States at Honolulu reports to the Department of State, un der date of the 5th Ins., that the Ha waiian authorities have declared the Ha waiian Islands free from infection by the bubonic plague since the 30th ult, and the quarantine of the island was raised on the last-mentioned date. Plasrne In Sydney Under Control. CHICAGO, May 3L Bubonic plague, which has been epidemic In Sydney; Aus tralia, is said to be under control and dying out, according to a private cable gram received by Charles Oliver, head of the commission in charge of the railways of New South Wales, who Is visiting" Chi cago. MORGAN'S GEM COLLECTION To Be; Given -to the. American .Mu seum of Natural Hlntory. NEW YORK. May SL The American Museum of Natural History will be pre sented by J. P.. Morgan with the finest collection of gems and precious stones in the world. The collection Is now in Paris, and will soon bi exhibited In the United States section of the department of mines and metallurgy In the Palace of Forestry, Hunting and Fishing, with the Tiffany exhibit, at the exposition. It was gathered by George F. Kunz. under au. thorlty of Tiffany & Co. Mr. Morgan recently purchased the collection with a view Of presenting It to the Museum of Natural History after the Paris exposi tion. Precious stones from North America are an important feature. Included In the exhibit Is a -22-karat Wisconsin diamond, another of three karats, rare blue and colored sapphires from Montana; a 60 karat green tourmaline gem, and colored tourmalines from Maine, Connecticut and California; a rock crystal ball of 7 11-1G Inches, from Mokelumnle Hill, Cal.; hun dreds of New Mexican turquoises, spes sarites and rare garnets from New Mex ico, Virginia and elserhere. There are also hundreds of pearls of different col ors, showing all the .various stages of growth. QUEEN LIL WILL SUE. Thinlf She 'Has a Case A&alnst the United States. SAN FRANCISCo7May 3L The Call states that ex-Queen Lllluokalanl has de cided to bring suit against the "United States Government for the restoration pf -the crown lands and revenues. Colonel MoFarlane, her confidential advised, said in reference to the matter: "I have advised the Queen to consult Joseph O. Carter, her private agent, before bringing suit. A syndicate was formed last Winter, which offered to employ the beet attorneys in the United States to press her claims, and- briefs and other papers for her case have been prepared. There Is nothing to prevent her assigning her claim to the crown lands to whoever sho may please, and the case may be tried In foreign courts; but. in any event. It Is likely that action will be brought before the next session of Congress." NEW FRENCH WAR MINISTER General Andre Bco!ns by Prosecuting- a DreyXusard Paper. PARIS, May 3L The first measure of the new Minister of War, General Andre, on taking over the War Office, was to issue an order for the prosecution of the Drey fusard paper, the Aurore, for an article by Urblon Gohlex, printed yesterday, attack ing the headquarters staff In connection with the Captain Fritch affair. M. Gohler Is the author of the book, "The Army Against the Nation," which created such an outcry on account of Its denunciation of tho army, and for which he was prose cuted. Monument Shattered by Lightning:. CHICAGO, May 3L A special to the Chronicle from Byron. 111., says: Memorial day exercises in Byron were marred by a violent electric storm, which wrecked the beautiful and costly soldiers' monument, the first one erected In "Illi nois after the close of the Civil War. The storm forced the large crowd that had gathered to retire to Gill's Hall to conclude the ceremonies. While the speaker of the day was call ing the roll of dead, there came a terrific crasli, accompanied by a vivid sheet of flame, shaking the ground like an earth quake. When the storm, subsided it was found that the monument. of. white mar ble, standing in the business center of town, had been shattered by the bolt. TWO SUPPLY 'BILLS LEFT SEXATE HAS PROVIDED FOR &TJX . DRY CIVIL- APp'rOPXIATIOXS. Only the Military. Academy and Gen eral Deficiency Measures Re stain to Be. Acted Upon. WASHINGTON, May 31. At the conclu sion of a session lasting eight hours, the Senate this evening passed the sundry civil appropriation bill, which has been under consideration for nearly a week. The amendment providing for an appro priation of $5,000,000 for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, to be held In SL Louis in 1903, was continued In the bill. An effort was made to reduce the amount to be appropriated, but It was unsuccess ful. An amendment was incorporated pro viding for the beginning of the work on the memorial bridge between Washington and Arlington cemetery, to be erected in memory of the dead of both the Union and Confederate armies. While the bill carries only $200,000 for the project, it Is expected ultimately to cost about $5.COO,000. An amendment was also added to the meas ure providing for an 'adjustment of cer tain claims of the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware, Cali fornia, Oregon and South Carolina. The passage of the sundry civil "bill leaves only two general appropriation bills to be acted upon by the Senate, the Military Academy and the general deficiency meas ures. It is expected they will be passed by Saturday night. Report of the Proceedings. Bevengdo (Rep. Ind.) Introduced a reso lution providing for tho appointment ot a woman commissioner from the Daughters ot the American Revolution to be pres ent at the unveiling of the statue of La Fayette In Paris. In response to an objec tion that one such appointment had been made, Beverldge said that while It was true that there are two organizations of Daughters, this resolution was meant to give representation to the one not now represented. Daniel (Dem. Va.) sought to secure con sideration of a bill for tho payment of the Hawaiian deht. Allison (Rep. la.) objected. He did so. he said. In the Interest of early adjourn ment, and said there would be time to take up the Hawaiian bill after the pas sage of the appropriation bills, of which tho sundry civil, general deficiency and the Army and Navy Academy bills re mained to be disposed of. The sundry" civil bill was then taken up, and Galllnger addiessed the Senate In ex planation of his motion to reconsider the vote by which the amendment providing an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition waa passed. In doing so, he attacked the Sen ate rule against Incorporating general leg islation in an appropriation bill, compar ing It to the fiction of Ell Perkins and the Idealism of 'Jules Verne. He cited numerous instances of general 'legislation in the pending bill contrary to the rule As to the amendment which he offered yesterday to provide for a commission to Investigate the trade' and commerce of China and Japan, and which had been ob jected to by Allison, he felt that he had not been treated fairly. "However, he said, he did not desire to stand In the way of tho St. Loulr. fair proposition, and, there fore, withdraw 'nTs motion to reconsider the vole by which it was adopted. Morgan (Dem. Ala.) gave notice that when the bill was reported from the com mittee Of the" whole to the Senate he would demand a separate voto upon thq proposition io vote $5,000,000 to the Louis iana Purchase Exposition. Galllnger offered an arnendmen't appro priating $75,000 to pay the. salaries anil expenses of, a commission" o five, person? to Investigate and report uon the trade of China, Japan and other countries. Allison, .in charge of the bM.sald that as he had" been lectured h- Gaiiinger he felt, it his duty to say 'that In only two or thre,e .Instances had new legislation been added to .the pending bill. He said he would jjot make a point of order against Gallinger's amendment, but would reserve the right to make such a point later. Piatt (Rep. Conn.) protested against the creation of further commissions and against the making of further appropria tions for expositions. He declared that certain promoters made a business of or ganizing expositions and used the local feeling aroused to work upon Congress for an appropriation. As soon as one exposi tion was over another started, and thus Congress was under constant and powers ful Importunity. "I think," said Piatt, "we can get along without this commission for at least one year. We ought to proceed with soma Idea of economy. That may be an old fashioned Idea, but I am an old-fashioned man." Galllnger said that the President of the United States was the first "promoter" of the commission, having twice recom mended Its creation. Pettlgrew (Sil. S. D.) said "commissions" without number had been appointed by the President. He believed the proposed commission meant simply the furnishing of five good places for as many politicians. Our consuls could obtain the desired in formation. A disagreement on the armor-plate and naval course and ocean and lake survejs items of the naval cadet appropriation bill waa reported. The Senate agreed to a furiher conterence, and Hale, Perkins and Tillman were named as conferees. The Senate agreed to a conference on the Alaskan civil code bill, and Shoup, Carter and Bate were named as conferees. Consideration of the commission amend ment being resumed. Jones (Dem. Ark.) mnde a vigorous attack upon the admin istration of the Paris exposition commis sion by Commissioner-General F.W. Peck. Ho pointed out that the law creating the commission made it mandatory upon the Commissioner-General to make a detailed report of his expenditures to Congress. He read a message from the President transmitting to Congress what was termed "a detailed statement" ot the Exposition Commission's expenditures- The state ment contained only 11; Items, the aggre gate expenditures being $240,000. Up to January 1, 1S00, Commissioner-General Peck had accounted for less than SiOO.OOCr of tho $1,400,000 appropriated for exposition purposes. He demanded to know where the balance of the appropriation had gone. The so-called detailed statement contained such Items as $72,000 for clerk hire, $3724 for personal traveling expenses of the Commissioner-General, etc.. which Jones said were ridiculous as "details." "It seems to me," said he, warmly, "that this sort of thing should cease. These statements ought to be Itemized In ac cordance with the mandate ot the law." He then read a dispatch from Paris In dicating there was much dissension among the members of the American Commis sion, some of whom had been charged with an endeavor to compel American ex hibitors to pay for the space allotted to them In the exposition. He believed that an investigation of the matter ought to be made, In order that the people might have the facts. He then referred to a de ficiency appropriation for the Paris expo sition that had already been made, and Inquired what that was for. Hale, In reply, said that the greater part of It had beon made for the comple tion of buildings. The committee on ap propriatlona believed that the sum was necessary, although he was personally in clined to the opinion that the Paris ex position was a bad performance.' "Who Is this person. Peck?" inquired Stewart (Sll. New). "I don't know," replied Jones. "If he Is a business man." suggested Stewart, "'there might be a suspicion of his honesty: If not, his recklessness may be attributed to his ignorance. What I complain of. Is not that the -commIttees''In Congress have not acted with due dili gence, but that no detailed statement of J the expenditure of public money has been wade.. The. air has been full of rumor! that, there have been the most extrava gant expenditures of the funds provided for the American exhibit, and we all know there never has been a satisfactory report as to now. this money has. been used." Jones' said that fn this connection he de sired to direct attention to the expendi ture of the fund of $50,000,C00 voted by Con gress to the President to be used as a war emergency fund. He had, he said, the utmost confidence in the Integrity of the President,, but. that It was due the public that a statement of the disburse ment of that fund should be made. He referred to a story published today con cerning the purchase of a yacht at Buf falo, , 3T., the charge being made that one man had received a commission ot $3000 .for effecting the sale of the vessel to the Government, the price being $50,000. The yacht was now offered by the Govern, ment for $23,000. He called attention also to other stories concerning the purchase of ships by the Government, which he believed ought to have the light of day thrown upon them. Chandler (Rep. N. H.) called Jones' at tention to the fact that the Navy Depart ment had made to the Senate a complete report of Its purchases of ships during the war, the prices paid, and all the facts connected with the transaction. Burrows (Rep. Mich.) presented several documents giving the amounts allotted, by the President out ot the $30,000,000 emer gency appropriation to theseveral depart ments of the Government. They showed that tho-amounc allotted to the Navy De partment was $20,973,374, and to the War Department $14,963,000, nearly 54.000.000 of which had not been expended and would be turned back Into the Treasury. Lodge OTtep. Mass.) said that every ves sel purchased by the Navy Department had been pasaed upon and appraised by a board of naval officers before the purchase was made. Janes said he was glad to have these facts, but thought It desirable that every possible ray of light should be shed upon the expenditures of public money by pub lic officers. Pettlgrew then made the point of order against the amendment of Galllnger that It was new legislation. AUen (Pop. Neb.) made a speech on what he termed the Indifference of the Senate to tho cause of the Boers. At the Instance of Stewart, the Senate agreed to an amendment providing for the settlement of the Civil War claim of the Stato of Nevada against the Unltod States, amounting to $400,000. and appro priating money for this purpose. Carter (Rep. Mont.) offered an amend ment, which was agreed to; providing for the elimination of the draw in tho bridge provided for across the Yellowstone River in Dawson County, Montana, Pettlgrew offered an amendmerit provid ing that all lands within the boundaries of any forest reservation that belonged to any land-grant railroad company, and bad not heretofore been sold In good faith, be examined, under the direction of the Sec retary of the 'Interior, with a view to de termining their character and value, and that meantime none of the land ahall bo exchanged for other land outside of the reservation. The amendment was agreed to. Pettlgrew made a vigorous attack upon the work of the Industrial Commission, declaring that it was merely a political machine, and its work was absolutely use less. Chandler, replying, deniejl that the commission had been Influenced by parti san considerations. An amendment by McBrlde (Rep. Or.)t to enable the Secretary of the Interior to ascertain what persons made entry of lands within- the limits of any wagdn road' or railroad land grant In Oregon, was agreed to. Daniel (Dem. Va.) offered on amendment appropriating $COO,000 for beginning work on the proposed bridge across the Potomac River, extending from the Naval Observa tory to the Arlington estate. It was adopt ed. The bill waa then-reportedto the Sen ate,. 'and the amendments were agreed to, with the exception ot that relating- to tho1 Louisiana. Purchase Exposition, to he held in SU Louis In-1903. ' ' "T Aldricli'CRep. R. L proposed two amend ments to the-exposition proposition, one pr6vidlng that the appropriation made by the Government should be disbursed un der "conditions hereafter to be prescribed by Congress," and the other "that all sums expended by the Government on account of said exposition, except for Us own buildings and exhibits and the cafe of the same, shall be deducted from any general appropriation made for said exposltlon." These amendments were accepted and agreed to by the Senate. Morgan moved to reduce the amount to be appropriated by Congress from $3,000,000 to $3,000,000. Morgan supported the amend ment in a vigorous and caustic speech, to which Vest (Dem. Mo.) eloquently replied. The amendment was rejected. The com mittee amendment was then agreed to, and as amended the hill was passed. After It had been agreed to meet at 11 o'clock'tomorrow and Saturday1 at 7 o'clock the Senate adjourned. OLEOMARGARINE BILL. Reports For and Agnlnst a Tax Sent to the House. WASHINGTON, May 31. The report on the Grout oleomargarine bill, which has been a source of lively contention, was filed today by the majority of the House committee on agriculture, the minority filing an adverse report. Representative Henry, of Connecticut, drew the majority report, which says in partr "We are of opinion that the people have ample cause for alarm at the tremendous illegal growth of the oleomargarine trafflo In this country during the past few years where it now appears to have reached pro portions beyond the power of the states successfully to regulate or control, and the present Federal laws, apparently are altogether Inadequate for the emergency. The tax of 10 cents per pound upon oleo margarine, colored to resemble butter, will not deprive tho manufacturers and deal ers or consumers of any great amount of any legal right they now possess. ."Wbelleve the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine will continue under this measure, and that those who desire a. cheap substitute for butter will purchase the uncolored article. The only differ ence is that tho counterfeit article, col-. ored In imitation of butter.-wlll no longer bo accessible to hotel-keepers, restaurant keepers and boarding-house proprietors at such prices as will be an inducement for them to deceive their guests as is now, we believe, absolutely universal where it Is served. If colored oleomargarine is served It will be because it Is better, not because It Is cheaper, than butter. "Serious conditions require drastic meas ures, and it certainly appears from the testimony of those representing the pro ducers of butter, as well as from the ad mission of witnesses from the other side, that those who are engaged In this oleo margarine traffic have absolutely no re gard for state laws, and regard the public as their legitimate victim, in whose be half they resent the Interference of the general Government. The continued ex. istence of such a condition we cannot but believe furnishes a demoralizing example to our people In trade, who are belnjr tu. tared by this oleomargarine interest in the art of evasion and defiance of the legally constituted authorities." The minority report says In part: "We first wish to call attention to proof pestivie that oleomargarine Is a whole some, nutritous article of food, ahd Is, therefore, entitled to a legitimate piace in the commerce of the country." In substantiation of thl3 statement, the testimony of Professor Chandler, of Co- V Eor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the eorC Signature lumbla College, and of Professor Barker, of 'the University of Pennsylvania, and others is cited. The only just complaint, the minority states. Is as to the facility with which retail dealers can violate the present law by substituting unmarked packages for those taken from the orig inal, or wholesale, packages. But the Grout bill, it Is contended, does not do crease the temptations or Increase tha difficulties ot such violations. On the. contrary, the Increased taxation would either be fraudulently evaded or else would force the honest manufacturer out of business. In fact, the report states, the radical advocates of the bill admit that their Intention Is absolutely to crush out tho manufacture of oleomargarine and eliminate it as a food product. In conclu sion the report adds: "The members of the committee on agri culture, who have joined In the minority report, beg to assure the House and the country, in the most solemn manner pos sible, that It has been their earnest Inten tion and is nqw their determination to do everything possible to be dqne to enforce the Bale of oleomargarine as oleomarga rine and to prevent its sale as gutter. To prevent fraud and not to stamp out an. Industry has been and is our purpose. Wo believe it ought to be the solo purpose of all legislation and the sole motive of all just men." The minority also submits a substitute bllL providing additional safeguards asalnst oleomargarine. No Action on Clark Case. WASHINGTON, May 31. The Senate committee on privileges and elections has reached an agreement with tho friends of Senator Clark, of Montana, to allow the Senator's case to rest where it Is. with the understanding that no further steps shall be taken to have either Clark's a: Maglnnl3 credentials referred to the com mittee, and that no further action shall be taken on the resolution of the commit tee concerning Senator Clark's original olectlon. THE PACIFIC MAIL. President's Annual Report Shows Decreased Earnings. NEW YORK. May 3L The annual .meeting of the Pacific Mali Steamship Company was held in this city today. Tho report of the president, Collis P Hunting ton, who was not present, shows the total receipts of the year to have been $3,S17,6:o. with, expenses of $2,638,051; additional charges, general and extraordinary, for repairs of steamships, $349,3S0, making to tal expenses $2.9S1.531. the balance being $S30,1S9. The-report states that compared with the operations of the preceding year the gros3 receipts decreased $32093. There was also paid out during the year, on account ot the construction of two new steamships, $816,000. The company is free from all indebtedness, except for current expenses. No action was taken on the dividend. The outgoing board of directors was re elected without change. The board is composed of C. P. Huntington, Henry Hart. Isaac Gates, Edward Fawley, Sam uel Thomas, George H. Macy, Russell Sage, George J. Gould and R. T. Schwe rln. 0 Claims Against Mexico. NEW YORK. May 3L A special to tho Herald from Washington says: Consideration is being given by the Stato Department to the. extent of the liability of the United States for $240,633, tne amount of the award against Mexico disbursed to L'Abra SUvec 'Mining Company. As a result of the decision of the United States Supreme Court that the award was obtained by fraud and setting it aside. Secretary Hay has returned to Mexico $403,000 which had not been disbursed. A bill has been introduced In the Senate appropriating and authorizing the return of $240,653 to the Mexican Government. -A case Identical with that or L'Abra Company,, now pending In the Court ot Claims. Is that of Befcjamln W, Well. who received a Judgment of $479,975; the Mexican Government charges that thlj award was also obtained "by fraud. The .United, States, before holding up the dis bursements, turned, $171,999 over to Well. .The remainder 13 In the Treasury pending a final disposition. Miles City- Express Office Robbed. MILES CITY, 3Iont, May 31. The Northern. Pacific Express Company'sofflce was robbed of a $5000 package and $300 re ceived for the sale of tickets. Fred Mor row, night operator, was acting for Sta tion Agent Glpson. and the money was taken during Morrow's absence. Two strangers who were lurking about the sta tion are missing. a . Floods In Texas. 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