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jr--- Portlaod, - Oregon. tttttttt?t VOL. XLL NO. 12,551. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ItV WRITE US BEFORE PLACING TOUR ORDERS FOR RUBBER BELTING, PACKING AND HOSE CRACK-PROOF. SNAG-PROOF MININ G BOOTS. Rubber and Oil-Clothing, Boots and Shoes. HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL KINDS OF RUBBER GOODS. lioodyear Rubber Company R. H. PEASE PrMlrVnf F. M. SHEPARD. JR.. Treasurer. J A FHI i At'D Secretary. OLD OVERHOLT WHISKEY BOTTLED IN BOND Under governmeut supervision with government stamp over cork of each bottle, guaranteeing QUALITY QUANTITY AGE MEDICINALLY PURE Distributers for BLUAUER-FRANK DRUG CO., PORTLAND, OR. aw's America's ORIGINAL Malt WHISKY Without a Rival Today km mm BllimaUer & tlOCh, lOS HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Sts. . . . PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAIN Flrst-Clnss Check Reitanrant Connected "With Ilotcl. J. K DAVIES. Pres. St. Charles Hote CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European PJan. New Stock, Yonr choice of nil un n"(Tf P AP le I Mf sU IvJsvvJ claimed tailor - made garments i FKlINWORTHHER75LD CO. 248 WASHINGTON STREET, NEAR THIRD Questionable Pleasure Is that derived from a piano Indifferently played. Why not play well? The Pianola aiLowS.Ti? ? & that- T5e Pleasure then derived Is unquestionable. You shou d lP!weciat5efhe PilnWln instrument. Wo will appreciate your call. You will M. B. WELLS, Northwest Ajcnt for Aeolian CARMEN NOT ALONE. Others, He Said, Also Profited by Aiding: the Rebellion. MANILA, March 4. In an interview to day with the correspondent of the As sociated Press. D. C. Carmen, the Ameri can contractor who is charged with aid ing the Insurgents, and who was recently released on $1000 bail, said that sickness prevented his making an extended state ment now. He asserted that he had done nothing unauthorized and that he was hopeful of securing complete vindication. He said: "Whenever I made a dollar, others made 'money, too." Captain Hand, of the Forty-fifth "Vol unteer Infantry, and Captain McLean, of the Forty-seventh Infantry, co-operating with the gunboat Don Juan de Austria, surprise, a body of Insurgents in camp near the town of Posacio, on the coast of Camarines Province, Luzon, and captured an insurgent commissariat-general and a quantity of supplies. Montejar, leader of the insurgent forces on the Island of Panay, with seven of ficers, 45 men and 38 rifles, has surrendered to Captain Barker, of the Twenty-sixth Infantry. Fifteen ex-insurgent leaders and BOO fol lowers took the oath of allegiance to the "United States at Concepclon, Island of Panay, and 200 more Insurgent prisoners are now held at Manila. The new prison on Grande Island, In Sublg Bay, GO miles west of Manila, has been completed, and 1000 prisoners will be sent there from Manila on the 7th. Tne provincial officers of the Provinces of Bulacan and Batan have taken the oath of ofhee before the commission. ANTI-AMERICAN AGITATOR. Ilravoi Stirred Up the Negroes of Santiago. SANTIAGO DE CUBA. March 4. Senor Bravos, a delegate to the constitutional convention at Havana, arrived here to day, on his return, and was met at the wharf by an Immense delegation with bands and banners. Thousands of people, 90 per cent of whom were negroes, took part In the demonstration which followed on the plaza. In the course of an incen diary speech, Senor Bravos condemned the proposals of the United States Govern ment, and the crowd became frenzied, bhouting "Down with the Americans!"' A few of the latter who were present laughed good-naturedly. Home for Orplinn Boys. DENVER, Colo., March 4. If the deci sion announced by Judge Palmer., in the District Court today, shall stand, Denver will have an institution for orphan boys similar to the Girard College, of Phila delphia. George W. Clayton, who died In 1S99, bequeathed almost his entire estate, valued at more than $2,000 000 to the City of Denver in trust with the provision that it should be used for the erection and maintenance of an asylum for the sup port and education of male white children 73-75 FIRST ST. PORTLAND, OR. the Northwest Pure Malt and HO Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon Rooms Single TSc to 51.G0 per day Rooms Double $1.00 to $2.00 per day Rooms Family $1.50 to $3.00 per day C T. BELCHER. Sec. and Treas. American plan European plan 1.23. $1.30 $1.75 50c. TSc. $1.00 Store, Prices Any H""0"1 onr s menne stock of lroolenN, L I C nrndc to oar,meaaretl A. I tht Aeolian Company Hall. 353-355 WashirtElon Street, cor. Tark between the ages of 10 and 14 years. Thomas S. Clayton, a brother of the testator, to whom was left only an an nuity of $600. brought suit to have the will set aside" and the estate divided among the helrs-at-law. Judge Palmer decided today In favor of the city, sus taining the will. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS The Inauguration. President McKinley took the oath of office on the east front of the Capitol In the midst of a hard rain. Pag 1. Roosevelt was Inducted Into office In the Ben ate chamber. Pace 1. The inaugural parade was carried out accord ing to programme. Page 3. President McKlnley's Inaugural address In full. Page 3. Th ball In the pension office wound up the day's festivities. Page 2. Coagreii, The Fifty-sixth Congress came to a close. Pages 1 and 2. Senator Carter talked the river and harbor bill to death. Page 1. Roosevelt called to order the Senate of the Fifty-seventh Congress. Page 1. In the House the Democrats presented a. tes timonial to the Speaker. Page 2. General. Carman, arrested at Manila for aiding the rebels, says he was not alone In the work. Page 1. A Cuban agitator stirred up an anti-American demonstration in Santiago. Page 1. Lord Wolseley's attack on the British War Of fice In the House of Lords drew a spirited reply from Lansdowne. Page 10. Northwest Legislatures. Governor Rogers vetoed the Washington re apportionment bill. Page 6. The Senate passed the measure over his veto, and the House made it a special order for today. Page 5. A bill to repeal the act for the purchase of the Thurston Courthouse for a capltol has been Introduced In both Houses. Page 6. The Speaker of the Idaho House was nearly deposed for his arbitrary rulings. Page 5. Pacific Coast. H. G. Van Dusen. of Astoria, has been ap pointed Fish Warden for Oregon, and Lewis Bean, of Roseburg, Deputy. Page 4. A new course of study for Oregon high schools has been adopted by the State Board of Education. Page 4. The Northwest Woolgrowers' Convention opens at Pendleton today. Page 4. Marine. Steamer Oregonlan launched at Chester. Page 10. Big fleet of grain ships coming In. Page 10. Alaska calmon. ships for season 1001. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. T. B. Wilcox resigned from the Port of Port land Commission. Page 12. County Commissioners may legally resist the new law. .Page 8. Detective James Barry died suddenly .from heart disease. Page 8. March term of State Circuit Court opened. Pace 8. Engineers hae only enough money to protect river and harbor work. Page 10. HIS 8EG0ND TERM Inauguration of President William McKinley. IN A DOWNPOUR OF RAIN Crowd of Forty Thousand Persons "Witnessed the Ceremonies Oath Administered on East Front of Capitol by the Chief Justice. WASHINGTON. March 4. William Mc Kinley a second time Is President of the PRESIDENT United States. He was ushered Into that office today in a city ablaze with more and finer decorations than ever have graced the holiday-loving National capital, whose streets today resounded to the tread of more marching soldiers and sail ors than ever have participated In a like function, and had as witnesses to the cer emonies a vast multitude, who cheered frequently whenever he or his Vice-Presidential colleague was visible. There has been better weather on inaug. uratlon days, and there nas been much worse than that which attended today's ceremonies. The day In the early fore noon gave promise of being a golden Spring day. such as Professor Moore, the chief of the Weather Bureau, last night very confidently and with much emphasis predicted, but the weather was In a ca pricious mood, and by ndon a slow drizzle had begun, which lasted v. lth some Inter missions and an occasional lively down pour until late In the afternoon. The worst of the wet weather, unfortunately, came just at the time that President Mc Kinley was being Inducted into office on the east front of the Capitol, in the pres. ence of a crowd csimated to number 40,000. But the air was mild and pleasant, and the day ended with dry weather, so that, as stated, there have been many worse in auguration days than this. Garfield was inaugurated in a storm; Harrison in a cold rain, that deluged the city from dawn until dark, and Cleveland took the oath at his 'second lnaguural before 10,000 cheering people In a fierce gale, with the snow beating down upon his bare head. Today's downpour at the most interest ing point of the proceedings again brought forward the agitation In favor of April 30 as the date for future Inaugurations. It was on April 30 that George Washington took the first oath to the highest office known to man, and today's experience was a commentary on the uncertainty of March weather. The day could not have promised better than it did In the early forenoon. The air was soft and balmy, and a light southern breeze was blowing. But It was a dreary day. Leaden clouds drifted across leadeu skies, a leaden shaft pierced the sky where a snow-white shaft lo Washington used to stand, and in the dis tance a leaden stream rolled where for merly was the silver Potomac But the weather sharp was certain. He used no "Ifs" or "buts." He staked his honor on blue skies, and a blazing sun later on, and the multitude pinned their faith to him. Had a man been on top of the dome of the Capitol, Washington must have looked as it did In the Spring of 1S65. when the victorious armies and the multitude be hind and with them gathered here for the grand review. Off to the south of the broad bosom of the Potomac, six war ships, one of them the historical Hart ford, Admiral Farragut's flagship at the battle of Mobile bay, rode at anchor. From every direction long, winding trains were coming Into the city to pour their human freight into the already seething caldron: In the maze of chocked streets spread out between squares of moving" hu manity, gun barrels gleamed, banners, Hags and transparencies rose above com pact masses of men and gorgeous bands, checks of color drifted here and there and everywhere, the shifting multitude so closely packed that the ground seemed fairly alive. Pennsylvania avenue, decorated with I zzzr " izzz ' . i . . .ii miles of bunting, and with thousands of flag?, trembling and fluttering In the gen tle breeze, was lined with an impenetrable mass of people so early that no one pre tended to haVe arisen In time to say when they began swarming to their places. They surged up and down both sides of the beautiful avenue, overflowed the terraced stands and balconies, walled in the win dows and fringed the roofs, while blaring bands, clear-drawn bugle- calls and gallop ing aids, told of the military legions marching deep into the tangle of streets to take their places in the grand proces sion. The Influence of the great multi tude that ever Invaded the city overshad owed all the pageantry and most Im pressed the mind. The City Decorated. Washington had decked herself as never before for the second inauguration of Mc Kinley and the induction Into the Vice Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. She has been many times a bride. Today she was truly regal for her twlce-accopted lord. She was dressed like a Queen. The committee in charge had insisted upon uniform and harmonious decorations. The scheme was superb and it was admirably executed. The gem of It all was the court of honor, where the President re- WILLIAM M'KISLEY. viewed the parade. It extended from the Treasury building, with Its severe classic facades and columns, to the State, War and Navy building, with its imposing Italian renaissance architecture, compris ing the stretch in front of the Executive mansion. Guarding the entrance were gigantic white pillars, surmounted by bronze urns for the Greek fire at night. Doric columns, like measured sentinels, stood before the whlte-roofcd stands In which the distinguished personages were seated, while other columns ran in a semi circle through the White House grounds. It was as beautiful as the setting in a theater. Only a comparatively insignificant por tion of the vast multitude saw anything of the actual Inauguration ceremonies at the Capitol. The great unnumbered thou sands were content to wait In the avenue below to see the two men on whom the attention of the world was fixed today, and the great procession which followed them. Rooievelt Sworn In. The brilliant and Impressive scene In the Senate,' when the Vice-President-elect was Inducted into office, was reserved for a few hundred. The public had no part In It. While the distinguished audience was gathering in the Senate chamber, the President, in a little side room, was sign ing the bills which the djlng Congress was sending to him. The galleries were already filled. The Ambassadors' corps, as the personal representatives of their European sovereigns, marched In glitter ing with gold and aflame with ribbons. The Admiral of the Navy and the General of the Army, stiff in gold braid, had been given their places. Tne Judges of the Supreme Court. In their state gowns, the members of the House, the Governors of the states were all there when the bril liant assemblage felt an electric thrill as the Vice-President-elect was announced. The greatest curiosity existed to see this man, who has been so much in the public eye during recent years, and Instantly all eyes were turned toward mm. He halted a moment beneath the clock at the en trance, drew himself up until he seemed a foot taller, and marched down the aisle erect and with the bearing of a soldier. He acknowledged the round of applause that greeted him, and smiled up at the gallery where his wife and children sat. The President, who was the last to enter, got an even more enthusiastic reception. He never looked better and never seemed more graceful and at ease. When the ceremony In the Senate, a lit tle tedious, despite its brilliancy, was over the floor and galleries emptied into the corridors through which the people jostled and squeezed Into the rotunda, and out on to the platform erected from the east portico of the Capitol building. Upon It were to be seated the Senators, Repre sentatives, diplomatic corps, Supreme Court and some of the Invited guests. Flanking It on either side were other stands black with people, while the steps to the House and Senate were precipitous hillocks of humanity. Overhead, on the ledges of the facade, and even on the gallery surrounding the dome, were others still, as if a great tidal wave of humanity had been dashed against the front of tho Capitol and receding had left many people clinging to the dizzy projections. Below the multitudes filled the plaza and beyond, down the diverging avenues, patches of color and myriads of points of steel Indi- Concluded on Second Page.) NEWYICEPRESIDENT Roosevelt Sworn In in the Senate Chamber. SCENE WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE Oath of Oflce Administered by Pres ident Pro Tera. Frye Brilliant Gathering: of Distinguished Men Senators Sworn In. WASHINGTON,. March 4. Standing upon a spot hallowed by history, and In VICE-PIIESIDEXT THEODORE ROOSEVELT. the presence of a brilliant and distin guished assemblage, Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, today "was inducted Into the office of Vrce-Prcsldent of the United States. The solemn oath, the taking of which places Mr. Roosevelt In the van of a long list of eminent patriots and statesmen, was administered by Senator William P. Frye. of Maine, President pro tempore of the United States Senate. The ceremony was thoroughly democratic, yet In Its sim plicity profoundly impressive. The Senate was in session consecutively, having been 'so since 11 o'clock Saturday morning, although recesses taken at Inter vals had rendered the mental and phys ical strain the more endurable. Early In the morning the galleries had'been cleared by an executive session,. and they were no,!, opened again until 10 o'clock, and then only to those who held cards of admis sion to the Capitol, and to places reserved for them In the galleries. Rapidly the galleries began to fill, and long before the hour for the ceremony to begin they were thronged to the doors. Among the first persona of note to enter the galleries were ladles and attaches of the diplomatic corps, not entitled to the floor of the Senate. Lady Pauncefote, wife of the British Ambassador, was among the early arrivals, as also was Mme. Wu, wife of the Chinese Minister. Seated In the front row and attired In a gown of gorgeous Oriental silks, made In the fashion of her native land, and wear ing a blue silk band, studded with dia monds about her jet black hair, she was the cynosure of hundreds of eyes. Another attractive figure In the diplomatic gallery was Mme. Takahlra, wife of the Japanese Minister. Her gown was a revelation of the draper's art. At 10:30 o'clock the Vice-President-elect arrived at the Capitol, accompanied by Senator Spooner and Representative Dal zell. He went directly to the Vice-President's room. Shortly before 11:30 o'clock Mrs. McKinley, escorted by Major-General Corbln. entered the executive gallery. She was accompanied by the members of her house party. She was assisted down the aisle of the gallery to a front seat, which had been reserved for her. She chatted spiritedly with her friends, and at times smiled recognition to som friend on the floor of the Senate or in the galleries. Four years ago the venerable mother of the President, then over 80 years old, was of the Presidential party In the executive gallery, but today she was no more. Al most simultaneously with the Presidential party, Mrs. Roosevelt and her friends, principally relatives, entered. Accom panied by her children- she was escorted to front seats In the gallery. Just opposite those occupied by Mrs. McKinley. The exchange of greetings between Mrs. Mc Kinley and Mrs. Roosevelt was noted by all. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Roose velt, who, with eager eyes, drank In every detail of the historic occasion, gazed with wide-eyed wonder upon the scene, not missing a single incident or detail. Upon the floor of the Senate the pro ceedings were In accordance with a defin ite programme, from which there was no deviation. The members of the Senate, the host of the occasion, were seated in front and to the left of the President pro tem. Supporting the Senate were Repre sentatives of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Govern ment, including members of the Cabinet and House of Representatives and the Supreme Court Justices and Associate Justices. On the opposite the Democratic side of the chamber, the guests were seated. As the distinguished bodies entered the chamber they were announced to tho President "pro tem. of the Senate by Mr. Stuart and Mr. Layton, the doorkeepers of the Senate. While the Senator from Montana (Mr. Carter) was pronouncing the last words of the rites over the river and harbor bill, "the Speaker and mem bers of the House of Representatives" were announced. They were seated In the rear of the Senate. Speaker Hen derson was escorted to a scat to the right and just below that of the President pro tem. At 11:45 the entrance of the diplomatic corps was announced. Headed by the dean of the corps. Lord Pauncefote, the Ambassador of Great Britain, the Ambas sadors and Ministers from foreign coun tries passed down the main aisle. Five minutes later the nine Supreme Court Justices, In their flowing robes, were seated. Interest by this time was intense. All were waiting the appearance of Governor Roosevelt and President McKinley. After tho-golden hand of the great blue-faced clock Immediately beneath the diplomatic gallery had parsed the stroke of noon, the immense doors swung open and "the Vice-President-elect of the United States" was announced. Governor Roosevelt was escorted to his seat on the platform im mediately to the right of Senator Frye, the President pro tem., by Spooner of Wisconsin and Dalzell of Pennsj lvanla, of the Congressional inauguration com mittee. Governor Roosevelt, frock coated and handsome, a splendid speci men of American manhood, a picture of perfect health, approached his seat in a dignified manner. Meantime the members of the Presi dent's Cabinet had entered and had been seated upon the left of the Ambassadors. The somber garb and silk hats of the members of the President's official family were in striking contrast with the gor geous uniforms of members of the diplo matic corps. Following the members of . the Cabinet came Admiral Dewey and Lleutcnant-General Miles. Both were in I the brilliant uniform of their high rank and were accompanied by their aids, also 1 In full uniform. I The wave or applause which had greeted the entrance of Vice-President-elect t Roosevelt again swept over the galleries 1 and Senate as "the President of the Unit- ed States, the President-elect," was an ' nounced. Just In advance of Senators I Hanna, of Ohio, Jones of Arkansas, and J Representative Cannon, of Illinois, mem j bers of the inaugural committee, the Pres- Ident stepped briskly down the main aisle . to the historic leather cnair wiiich had j been placed for him in the area Immedl- ately In front of the secretary's desk, i When seated, the President faced the dis ' tingulshed assemblage upon the floor. As ; he seated himself, the President bowed and smiled to Mrs. McKinley and she re turned the salutation with a pretty wave of her gloved hand. On each side of the President sat the members of the Con gressional Inaugural committee. As the assemblage again was seated, the new Vice-President ascended to his desk to deliver his inaugural address. Before the delivery of the speech the venerable chap lain of the Senate, Rev. Dr. William II. Mllburn. Invoked the Divine blessing upon the assemblage, and the ceremonies. At the conclusion of the prayer, the Vice President began the delivery of his ad dress. The inaugural was brief, and was listened to with the utmost attention. In full the address was as follows: "The history of free government Is In large part the history of those represen tative legislative bodies In which, from the earliest times, free government has found its loftiest expression. They must ever hold a peculiar and exalted position In the record which tells how the great nations of the world have endeavored to achieve and preserve orderly freedom. No man can render to his fellows greater ser vice than Is rendered by him who, with fearlessness and honesty, with sanity and disinterestedness, does his life work as a member with such a body. Especially Is this the case when the Legislature In which the service is rendered is a vital part in the governmental machinery of one of those world powers to whose hands, in the course of the ages, is entrusted a leading part in shaping the destinies of mankind. "For weal or for woe, for good or for evil, this Is true of our own mighty Na tion. Great privileges and great powers are ours, and heavy are the responsiblll- Concluded on Second Page.) TALKED STTO DEATH Carter Killed the River and Harbor Bill. BLOCKED SENATE BUSINESS Montana Senator Spoke for Thirteen Hours Against Appropriations Roosevelt "Was Sworn In and Called New Senate to Order. WASHINGTON, March 4. One of tho most notable occurrences In the history of Congressional legislation marked tho closing hours of the last session of the 56th Congress. Carter signalized his re tirement from the Senate after six years of brilliant service by talking the rlvr and harbor bill to death. He occupied tho floor for nearly 13 consecutive hours, al thougn In the aggregate about three hours of that time were devoted to other busi ness. At 11:40 o'clcck last night, after the Sen ate conferees on the river and harbor bill had reported a disagreement. Carter be gan his speech. Apparently In a facetious vein he began his attack upon the meas ure, denouncing it as vicious and perni cious legislation, unwarranted by condi tions and unsound in principle. Shortly before 5 o'clock Allison submitted a fur ther disagreement on the sundry civil bill, the Item In contention being the appro priation for the three expositions. From this the Senate receded, and then passed the St. Louis exposition bill. Tillman, who had championed tho appropriation for Charleston throughout the session, made a final appeal to the Senate to savo the Charleston Item, but he realized that the Missouri Senators were more power ful than he. By a vote of 33 to 10 tho Senate receded from tho Charleston ap propriation and the bill was passed. Car ter resumed his speech, finally announcing at 6:35 o'clock that It was his intention not to permit the river and harbor bill to become a law If his strength should hold out, and saying that at that moment ho was In excellent physical condition. With the exception of a brief intermission, while a quorum was being secured, and recess of half an hour, between 10:30 and 11 o'clock today. Carter spoke practically continuously. He yielded the floor only after the ceremony of tho Induction of Vice-President Roosevelt Into office had begun. In retiring as tho president pro tem. of the Senate, Frye, In response to a resolu tion of thanks for his courtesy and Im partiality, delivered a brief but feeling ad dress to tho Senate. At the conclusion of tho session of the 56th Congress. Vice President Roosevelt was sworn In and Im mediately called the Senate of the 57th Congress to order. It was a simple but beautiful and Impressive ceremony. Tho new Senators were sworn In In groups of four. At the conclusion of this proceed ing, the Senate attended the inauguration of tho President on the east front of tho Capitol. At 1:15 o'clock the Senate re turned to Its chamber, and adjourned Im mediately until tomorrow. From 10:30 o'clock last night the Sen ate remained in continuous session to clear up tho necessary legisla tion which had to reach the Pres ident for his signature before ad journment. The most Interesting feature of the session was the action upon tho sundry civil appropriation bill when early this morning the Senate receded from Its amendment providing for three exposi tions giving 55.000,000 to St. Loul3. $500,000 to Buffalo and $250,000 to Charleston, S. C. ' Without d.vision the motion of Allison to recede was agreed to. It was tho last remaining item of the bill In disagree ment and all danger of an extra session was over. The Senate then receded from tho Charleston amendment to the St. Loul3 Exposition bill which had passed the House as a separate measure. Vest made the motion. Though suffering from 111 health he had remained in the Senate all night to battle for this exposition appro priation. He made an appeal to the Sen ate to pass the bill now, saying that with the utmost kindness toward Charles ton It was not fair to make St, Louis suf fer because the House would not make an appropriation for the exposition in South Carolina. Tillman, who had made a hard light for Charleston, made a speech showing deep feeling. Congress he said, had appropriaated $11,000,000 for exposi tions and now it was proposed to give $3 000,000 more. His state. South Carolina, was regarded as an outcast, a disinherited dog. Lodge thought that Charleston ought to be treated equally with St. Louis, and he with Depew was among the ten Senators who voted against the motion of Vest. Thirty-eight Senators voted for the mo tion and the appropriation of $5,000,000 for St- Louis was passed. During the night Pettigrew created something of a sensation by asserting that the bill passed yesterday for the better protection of railway employes had been lost or stolen after It was enrolled and signed by the Speaker. Pettigrew said that If It was lost. It "was lost on purpose." It was subsequently learned that the bill had been found In a drawer of a desk In the enrolling room and It was brought to the Senate. The persistence of Butler was rewarded during the morning by the pas sage of a bill appropriating $6000 for damages done during the Civil War to St. John's Masonic Lodge, at New-Berne, N. C. He has been fighting for this bill during the entire session. Frye, president pro tem., said he had re ceived a telegram from the Lieutenant Governor of Montana, which he directed the clerk to read. The Lieutenant-Governor stated that as the presiding officer of the joint legislative convention of Mon tana, he wanted emphatically to say that the election of W. A. Clark as Senator from Montana was the culmination of the expressed wish of the people of that state, and that protests against Mr. Clark should not te heeded by th- United States Sen ate. Mr. Clark had been an Issue In the campaign, and his success before the peo ple and In the Legislature was a vindica tion of his character. Jones (Ark.) read a telegram for John S. M. Neill, saying that H. R. Knapp, who filed a protest against Senator Clark, was not a resident of Montana. Pending the final agreement on the sun dry civil bill, Pettigrew read from the Congressional Record the remarks of Hull, made 'n the House a few days ago, when the Iowa gentleman acknowledged he was connected with the Philippine Develop ment Company. Pettigrew severely criti cised Hull and denounced generally the condition of the Philippines. He charged the minority in the Senate with being In fluenced by pending legislation, which they feated mlgnt be defeated. He said the sundry civil bill ought to fall, and the river and harbor bill as well. He de nounced the latter measure as a "job " (Concluded on Second Page.)