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'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?
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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
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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.
DALLAS, Tex., May 3L Tremendous
rains havo fallen la tho last two days.
The rise in the Brazos at Waco since last
night is 23 feet and the river is still ris
ing six inches an hour. It la out of its
banks, and much alarm is felt.
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