The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1898. REED IS O LONGER THE CZAR Holds the House of Rep- resentatives in Check for One Day. It Is Upon the Promise That There Will Be in Cuba’ Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, March 30. A wild and uproarious scene occurred in the House to-day when Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, attempted to force the hand of the Republicans upon a proposition to overrule the Speaker and pass a resolution recognizing the independence of the Cuban republic was cheered on by the crowded ga fes, but the members of the majority refused to support him. Many of them symr purpose of the resolution, Mr. Hull, chairman of the Mili Committes going so far as to indorse the propo- sition under the impression that it pro- vided for a declaration of war, but most of the radica and who yesterday were in fdvor of any sort of revolution- ary method, had been won over to the policy of sticking to the par organi- zation and refusing to do anything un- til the initiative came from their side. They were rallied by two of the lead- 1ng advocates of armed intervention. The Speaker himself ‘from the chair made an indirect appeal to his party associates to stand firm, at the same time intimating that if their impatience was curbed a little longer they would have the opportunity they coveted. hized with the When the vote was taken only two Republicahy, Achison and Rob- vlvania, broke from the a dozen more sat d refused to vote. The scene throughout was most dra- | matic and members and spectators in the galleries were wrought up to a high pitch of excitement. Several times, later in the day, during the considera. tion of the naval bill, whenever the Cuban question was broached, the r swarmed around the Speaker cheered. This was Boutelle, who r extension of was hissed. The only im- + on the naval bill to-day f the chair to sustain against the provision teel dock at Algiers, La. immediately after journal, when MT. > leader, demand- broke rat a matter olution. A profound Members rose en No one knew 1 as a re owed. e House ution contained, but al a pension_ bill coming ight was in order and to e that over amid tement the Speaker, with -rn face, held that the regular o s the consideration of the pe which he directed the clerk to reac While it s being read, Mr. Bailey requested that the resolution be sent back to him. As soon as the pension bill was passed he was again on his feet demanding recognition. But Mr. Boutelle, chairman cf the Naval Affairs Commitfee, was also calling for recog- nition and the Speaker recognized him, pausing amid the clamor and confusion to Inform Mr. Bailey calmly that his rights would be respected. Mr. Boutelle then moved that the House go into committee of the whole and resume the consideration of the na- val appropriation bill. “Pending that motion,” announced the Speaker, “the gentleman from Texas says he desires to present a privileged question. The gentleman will state it.” Mr. Balley then offered the resolu- tion for the recognition of the inde- pendence of Cuba, as follows: Resolved, By the Senate and House | of Representatives, that the heroic struggle of the Cuban people against | the force of arms and the horrors of | famine has shown them worthy to be | free; and, Resolved, That the United States | hereby recognizes the republic of Cuba as an independent State. The reading Wwas listened to amid si- Jence profoundly impressive, and at its conclusion cheer after cheer was given from the galleries and the floor. The Republican side was ominously silent. The Speaker rapped vigorously for or- der and warned the galleries that no demonstrations would be allowed. Mr. Boutelle immediately made the point of order that the resolution was not privileged and upon that Mr. Bailey demanded to be heard. He said the subject with which the resolution dealt was too serious and the occasion too important to be hastily disposed of. He | insisted that he had a rieht to present | the resolution under the rules and rulings and the r with the majority order, and the ruling sustained. He called attention to the fact that in the Fifty-third Congress, when Mr. Crisp Speaker, Mr. Boutelle, who now made the point of order that this resolution was not privileged, presented a resolution of a similar character re- lating to Hawaii, which the Speaker held was privileged, but must go to committee. Against that latter ruling an appeal was taken and the whole Re- publican side had voted against tabling the appeal When he said that at the head of a list of distinguished Repub- licans who voted on that occasion was the honorable Speaker of this House the Democrats went into rapturous ap- plause. Meantime the confusion was great. The Republican leaders were evidently rallying their forces. Hull, chairman ot the Committee on Military Affairs, who was one of the prime factors in the movement for prompt and vigorous ac- tion on the Republican side, came for- ward with a strong appeal to Republi- ecans not to be cairied off their feet. At the outset he acknowledged that his sympathies were with the resolu- tlon (which it appeared afterward, he belleved at that time contained a de- claration of war) but he argued that| n Mr. Cummings | | former resolution it was contended that | of privilege | the all-absorbing | “of Kentucky _interposed | sponsibility must rest | f it was ruled out of | Speedy Action s Behalf. ° 11t did not present a“question of higher privilege than the consideration of an appropriation bill. We could have war, he said, whenever we wanted it. A resolution declaring war was a privi- lege, he admitted. “But this is not a resolution declar- ing war,” interposed Bland. “It is a resolution recoenizing the independence of Cuba, which does not necessarily in- volve war.” “If the resolution falls short of that,” replied Hull, “and I did not hear it fully read—if it falls short of that | point, it is not operative and to my mind it does not present any question of privilege at all. As I have always said, I am in favor of this Government intervening at the very earliest date |temporizin- -olicy which was betraying | ready to take unless conditions change materially, so that they will insure the liberty of Cu- bans and a cessation of the deplorable conditions that prevail in that island at this time. (Applause on the Republi: can side.) T am in favor of that principle, and state now and here that I will go as far as any man on this floor for the |.purpose of preserving the rights of the | struggling patriots in their heroic ef- forts on that island; (applause on the Republican side); and I am in favor of the United States controlling the des- tinies of this continent and saying to Spain that she must get out of the western hemisphere.” Mr. Terry (D.) of Arkansas argued that a question involving a matter of | privilege was, in fact, one for the House to decide. While he was speaking the Re- publicans were conferring. The lead- | such confusion resulted that ur. Simpson (Pop.) of Kansas raised a laugh amid the excitement by ask- reconcentradas.” armed intervention, called attention to the distinction between the resolution in the precedent recited by Mr. Bailey and the present resolution. In the the dignity of the House had been in- fringed upon by the executive. There was no such contention here. Contin- uing he appealed to his colleagues to rally to the support of the Speaker. The Republican members knew, he said, that within a brief time action would be had, so that there was no ne- | cessity for resorting to revolutionary methods. Amid profound silence the | then made his ruling. He spoke in de: | liberate, distinct and emphatic ton | and decided that the resolution was not N‘prl\‘fl ged in the following ruling: A question of privilege which concerns the House is one whici concerns the ex- | ercise of its functions in accordance with the principles which govern parliamen- tary bodles. Every parliamentary body has to have rules for its government, | otherwise it would have ro gov | at ail, and upon adherence to th depends its success as a parliamentary body. The rights of the House under the constitution are in no way to_ b founded with privileges of the Hou y member of it in wne sense this presented here to-d: Congre ertain powers conferred upon it, the of those powers each House Is governed by its rules. It is au- | thorized expressly by the constitution to | make rules, and without the authorization of the constitution it would be at liberty | to make rules. These rules are the pro- | tection of the rights of the Ho: . Now | it would be noticed in the constitution, if any gentleman will turn to it, that there are certain powers conferred upon Con- | gress, the power to declare war, the ['power to legislate for the general welfare | and a series of other enumerated powers. No man up to this date has for an in- stant pretended or suggested that because Congress h certain topi become questions of pri m AWS upon for these | re, except once, and the | present the decision to the House. The same language is used with reference to tions with foreign nations that is th reference to the creation of the surts of law and all other power which is ned. a legislative power and is exercised under the_constitution by rules adopted by each body. This is the preliminary idea that we ought to have in regard to s proposition in re- this matter. t out recognition, or all because we n them, because and end making nothing a question of privilege. Now let us see what this is founded on. This is a mat- ter that we should not have given any an- swer to, ex ot in times of interest, not to say excitement. The gentleman from Maine (Boutelle) some time ago presented to Speaker Crisp sition which had in it certain ele arging that the o xecutive was interfering with some of the rights and privileges of the legisla- | tive body. The Speaker ruled that it was | a question of privil and you will per- ceive that it is entirely different from the present proposition, has no aspect like it at all; not the faintest resemblance to it but, the Speaker ruled that that was a privileged question. He also ruled that, being a privileged question, it should &0 to a committee. , to that doctrine the chair embers will see by turning to rd, that were put to the House were on that part of the Speaker's de- on as to whether it should go to a mmittee or no, and if it appears, as the ci ol gentleman from' Texas I voted on that subject, I voted according to my rights and voted against it. But he has | omitted to state to you that this other | question, the same question almost, was | put before Speaker Crisp, and by him promptly decided to be out of drder, at | an earlier day, on the 30th of July, 1804, The gentleman from Maine (Mr. Bou- telle) demanded its immediate considera- | tion as presenting a privileged question, | and the gentleman from Missouri, an old and experienced member (Mr. Dockery), made the point of order that the resolu- tion was not privileged. [Laughter and applause on the Republican side.] Well, now, as a matter of course, the Speaker sustained the point—and that is precisely this question. Bailey—May I inquire of the chair if there was any appeal taken on the de- cision of the chair? The Speaker—There was no appeal. It was too clear for an appeal even. (Laughter and applause from the Re- publican side.) Bailey immediately appealed from the decision of the chair. In putting the question on the ap- peal, Speaker Reed made the follow- | ers were circulating among them and | ing for orders among the “Spenker’s‘ Mr. Hopkins (R.) of Illinois, another | of the Republicans who openly favors Speaker | 3 | ything a question of | ing significant and impressive state- ment: As far as any question arising out of this matter is concerned, the chair has not the slightest doubt that the wisdom of the House, which has always been able to arrive at im- portant questions in a suitable way, will get at them at a speedy time for the occasion. (Applause on Republi- can side.) Bailey—In reply to that suggestion, which was not a part of the decision, of course, I understand that it was | made to hold ous friends ou the other side and I venture to say— At this point Boutelle moved that the appeal be laid upon the table. The division was eagerly awaited. The Republicans arose en masse when the Speaker called for the ayes. The Democrats, who anxiously surveyed the solid phalanx, for a sign of a break, | were disappointed. A solid minority | voted against the Re-ublicans. The ]‘dl\'lsion resulted, 180 ayes to 130 noes. As soon as the result was announced | the ayes and noes were demanded and the roll was called, resulting: Ayes, 180; noes, 139. On the roll call two Republicans, Atcheson and Robbins of Pennsylvania, voted with the Demo- crats. The Republicans enthusiastically ap- proved their victory with a round of applause. A parliamentary wrangle followed over an attempt of Mr. Bailey to ap- peal from what he contended was a ruling of the chair. The House then went into committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the naval appropriation bill. Mr. Appropriations Committee, made a point of order against the paragraph authorizing the construction of a float- ing steel drydock at Algiers, La. The chair overruled the point of order. From time to time during the after- noon the Cuban question was brought forward, and aroused intense feeling. Wheeler (D.) of Alabama said this morning that the country had been stirred un by the announcement that | the Republicans had at last revolted and action was to be taken. To-mor- row the -_merican people would be hu- miliated wheh they found that the Re- | publicans of the House had joined the the American Government and the American name. Cummings (D.) of New York— | How much time would it require, re- ;garding the prospective alliance be- tween the Government of Spain and | the United States, to put down the | patriots of Cuba? (Great applause in | the galleries.) | “With my head bowed tion,” how matters have gone, but I do not believe the administration will go so | far as to extend a friendly hand to the | murderers of the sailors of the Maine and the patricts of Cuba.” (Renewed | applause.) | Cummings, speakine to an amend- | ment, aroused the galleries to a high | pitch’ of enthusiasm. | " “That there will be war between this | country and Spain * he said ‘“is indi- cated by every pulsation of the popu- lar heart to-day. I have received from | my own constituents this batch of let- | ters in one mail, asking me why my voice is silent at this time, asking me why, after I have visited Cuba_ and know the facts, I remain silent. Now, Mr. Chairman, I shall not vote for any $400,000 aprropriation to feed the recon- centrados of Cuba until this Govern- ment explicitly says to Blanco and to Sagast ‘Repeal your Weyler order, | which starving these people.” (Ap- plause.) There is the place to take | the initiative. Make them repeal the murderous orders of Weyler. From even a Spanish standpoint or a Wey- ler standpoint it is no longer necessary | that thut order should continue in force. It is an utter impossibility, un- less they bring their provisions with | them, for Gomez and Garcia to march into the western provinces of Cuba- Therefore 1 say that the initiative should be peremptorily demanded by s Government for the repeal of the er order. When that is done feegd econcentrados if you please. First give them homes, give them plows, give | them oxen. And in God’s name, send them back to the blackened ashes of their homes and give them the oppor- tunity to raise provisions for them- selves.” (Applause.) = Mr. Boutelle objected to an extension of Cummings’ time beyond the five- minute limit and was hissed by the gal- leries. Without reaching the provisions re- lating to the increase in the navy the | committee rose and at 5:05 o clock the House adjourned. ALLEN’S RESOLUTION [ GOES TO COMMITTEE | It Will Take Its Course Along With | the Other Cuban Matters Now | Before the Senate. | WASHINGTON, March 30.—Permis- | sion was granted by the Senate to-day | for the Foreign Relations Committee to sit_during the sessions of the Sen- ate. Following this action the resolu- tion providing for the recognition of the independence of Cuba, introduced vesterday by Mr. Allen of Nebraska was, at the request of Mr. Frye of Maine, referred to the Foreign Rela- tions Committee without debate. Be- yond these two points no reference was made by the Senate to the Cuban ques- | tion. Mr. Caffery of Louisiana con- cluded his speech on the national quar- antine bill after which the measure making further provision for a eivil | government of Alaska was passed. LIEUTENANT HELM TO CAPTAIN THE ALACIA. Commander of the Purvey Steamship | Gedney Ordered to the | East. { is Late last night Lieutenant J. M. Helm, commanaing the coast survey steamer Gedney, and Ensign H. M. Wiley, attached to the same vessel, re- ceived telegraphic orders from head- quarters commanding the former to leave at once for New York to take mmand of the Alacia, the steam acht recently purchased from Flagler to be used as a torpedo and dispatch boat, and the latter to take the Arst train for Waskington, where he is di- rected to report for orders. When the orders were received the news traveled like wild fire through the wardrooms of all the naval and coast survey vessels at Mare Island and in the bay. Officers from other craft in the near vicinity came aboard, ,and, while regarding the preparations for departure with envious eyes, congrat- ulated the two lucky ones on their geod fortune. The Alacia, which Lieutenant Heln will command, is rated as a first-class steam yacht. She is 180 feet in length and has a speed of seventeen knois. Results at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, March 3.—The New Orleans winter racing season closed to- day. Track heavy. Seven furlongs, selling, Irish Lady won, ngnflca second, Vannessa third. Time, Six furlongs, selling—Halton won, Med- dler second, High Test third. Time, 1:19, Two miles—Royal Choice won, Swcrds- man second, Billy McKenzie third. Time, 3:42. Handicap, six furlongs—Pat .\lorflu? Cannon (R.) of Illinois, chairman of the | in humilia- | renlied Wheeler, ““I have watched | SPAIN SEEKING AID IN EUROPE Sends a Note to the Powers on the Ameri- can Trouble. France Is Ready to Make a Move to Assure eace. It 1s Only Necessary for the United States Signify Its Willingness. to Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, March 30. It was stated to-day in a high dip- lomatic quartc. that the "hanish Gov- addressed « te to the great powers of Europe fully setting forth the grave aspect of the controversy with the United States and at least ' ; ‘ergntially suggo>sting that the time .us now op- portune for European influences to be exerted. It is sa’ " that this note led to | the utterance of Premier Hanotaux in the French Chamber last SaturCay and capitals within the last few days iIn connection with Spanisn- American affairs. Up to the present time, however, no actual step toward mediation or intervention has been taken by any foreign pow-r, although | there is little d)ubt that France stands e initiative if there is the slightest evidence that the United States Government will view such a move with favor. The French Embas- sador at Washington, M. Cambon, has received no definite instructions direct- ing him to tender the good offices of France. At the same time the Em- bassador, taking the cue from the re- | marks of Premier Hanotaux, has called on Judge Day and has said that if this | Government at any time feels that the French Government can aid in averti- ing the present crisis and maintaining | peace he has no doubt that France will readily undertake to exert such good offices as will be acceptable to both powers. This, as stated, is not a formal tender by the French Government, for as yet the French Embassador has re- ceived no positive instructions, but 1t clearly indicates the tendency and wil- lingness of France to act as mediator |in the present emergency at any mo- | ment. It is probable that the sugges- tions ha-—-e not taken a more formal | form owin~ to the delicate character | of such overtures. A tender of good offices is one of the | last resorts of diplomacy, when all | other means of averting war seem to | be at an end. There is additional dif- | ficulty from the fact that when two | nations are involved in a crisis any-ex- | ternal influence may be resented as an | intrusion. _There is reason to believe | that the French authorities are fully | conscious of these delicate and difficult phases and that no step will be made unless it is clearly apparent in advance that the United States désires the friendly offices of other nations. The Spanish Government has earn- estly hoped within the last week that som~ of the European powers and more | likely Austria or France, would take | the initiative without waiting to con- | sult the desires of this Government. | This hope has proved vain, however, | and it is said to-day on high author- | ity that recent negotiations in Europe | have disclosed positively that while | the sympathy of some of the continen- | tal powers was toward Spain, no one of them stood ready to espouse her cause by mediation or by arms. Most has been expected of Austria, owing to the dynastic relations between Aus- tria and Spain. Up to the present time, however, | Austria has not felt ready to take the | initiative. The reports from Vienna | last night that the Austrian Minister | of Foreign Affairs, Count Goluchowski, had instructed the Austrian represen- tative at Washington to co-operate in the steps to be taken by France, are not borne out by any actual develop- ments which have thus far occurred here. The Austrian Minister has not been at the State Department the pres- ent week nor have any suggestions in this line been received by the State De- partment from him. It is a passing coincidence that the French Embassa- dor, the Austrian Minister and the Spanish Minister are more closely asso- ciated together than any other diplo- mats in the case. FOUGIT 0T HICHT ROUNDS Mike McCormick and Joe Kane Before the Excelsior Club. e It Was a Draw, Both the Contestants Being Exhausted at the End. Mike McCormick of Pennsylvania and Joe Kane of the Excelsior Athletic Club fought an eight-round draw last night in the Excelsior Club rooms o1 the corns: of Folsom and Eighth streets. It was a lively bout from start to finish, and had there been two rounds more it is certain that one of the contestants would have “gone out.”” Both of' them were weal when the gong sounded the end of the eighth round and Jimmy Lawler, who act- ed as referee, properly decided’ the fight a draw. Kane made a good showing, con- sidering the fact that he had only beer training for four days, having been se- lected to take the place of Pat Lynch, who was to have met McCormick. Lynch was taken sick about a week ago and Kane was substituted. McCormick started to rush things in the first round, but a stiff right punch on the mouth caused him to cool down. He found before the end of the round that Kane was not partial to blows over the kidneys. From that time on to the end of the contest he kept up a continual hammering over Kane's kidneys. Kane, on the other hand, was looking to plant a knockout blow on McCormick’s jaw with his right. He landed time and again, but did not have steam enoi.gh be- \hind the blows to floor McCormick. One round was a repetition of the preceding one, but the work told on both contes- tants. When they squared off at the be- gmnlng of the elghth round they were oth in bad conditign, and had either of them gone down there would have been a different ending to the contest. J. J. Houflfin acted as master of cere- monies, and Harry F. McGurren as offi- cial timekeeper. Preceding the “main event” there were several friendly bouts between Jimm: Lawler and Jack Dalle, Jim Webster an: Jack King, Jack Gorman and Charles Rapp, Tom Devine and Willie Otts; Jack Sufir\'an and Billy Lawler, sang several songs, and Louis Solomon ernment within the last ten days had | has been the cause of activity at Eu- | THE PRESIDENT Republican Congressmen Agree to Give Him Until Monday. There Has Been a Definite Understanding Reached All Around, The End cf It All WIill Be the Freedom of the Suffering Cubans. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, March 20.—The Re- publicans of the House who are ag- gressively in favor of prompt and ener- | getic action in the Cuban matter and who met last night in conference held another meeting after the House ad- | journed to-night. At last night’s meet- ing forty-six members were present. To-night they were re-enforced by sixty- nine, making a total of 115. This con- stitutes considerably more than a ma- | jority of the Republicans of the House and the members present to-night said that it by no means represents the full strength of those who will be satisfied with nothing short of complete inde- | pendence of Cuba. Many of the radi- cals favor armed intervention, and a | few, like Representative March of Illi- nois, believe the blowing up of the Maine is a casus belli. The speeches at to-night’s meeting, while vigorous and yielding nothing, were nevertheless in favor of giving the President an opportunity to mature his policy and of completing th2 nego- tiations in which he is now engaged. Many of the leaders in the movement, including Mr. Hopkins of Illincis, Mr. Hull of lowa, Mr. Tawney of Minnesota, Mr. Bromwell of Ohio, Mr. Hepburn of Towa and W. A. Smith of Michigun, saw the President to-day and all he asked was a brief delay. Action uy Con- gress before the pending negotiations are completed, he told them, would em- barrass him and might result !n a ccm- plete rupture. Mr. Hull and Mr. Bromwell and oth- ers explained the situation to the con- ference. They counseled acquiescence in the President’s desires. A rupture with the administration was greatly to be deplored and should, they argued, only occur as a last resort. They in- formed the conference that the Presi- dent had said that the negotiations now in progress would either fail or be successful by the end of the week. He believed they would be successful. He did not indicate their nature, they said, and they pointed out that it would be manifestly ruinous for the details to be made public at this time. They said further that the President informed them that he would, in the event of the failure of the negotiations, place the whole subject before Congress and share with it the responsibility for what might follow. Adams of Pennsylvania, the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Commit- tee in the absence of Hitt, explained that the sentiment of the committee was strongly a~ainst further delay al- though he himself was a conservative. But he said the committee were will- ing to defer to the wishes of the Presi- dent and no action would be taken at the meeting to-morrow. On Monday, however, if a solution had not been pre- viously reached, action would be had. All the members present professed ignorance of the details of the Presi- | dent’s plans and negotiations, although several said the President assured them that if successful they would, he thought, be satisfied. While these different reports were made to the conference, they were un- official, and the conference decided at last to appoint a committee of eleven to wait upon the President to-morrow and explain their views of the situa- tion, the committee to report at a meeting to be held to-morrow night. The committee appointed consisted of the following: Messrs Hopkins and Lorimer of Illinois, Joy of Missouri, | Sulloway of New Hampshire, Cooper of Wisconsin, Arnold of Pennsylvania, Mercer of Nebraska, Knox of Mass: chusetts, Faris of Indiana, Hager of Towa and Smith of Michiga: INTERESTS THE COAST. Army Orders, Appointments and Pensions for Veterans. WASHINGTON, March 30.—Lieutenant Frank Greene, Signal Service, will report in person to Colonel Marcus P. Miller, Third Artillery, president of the examin- ing board appointed to meet at the Pre- sidio, San Francisco, at such time as he may be required by the board for exam- ination as to his fitness for promotion. Lieutenant Frank O. Ferris, First In- fantry, is detailed as recorder of the ex- amining board, convened at the Presidio, vice First Lieutenant Charles D. Palmer, Eighth Artillery, who is hereby relieved —to take effect upon the completion of the cases now under consideration by the board. By direction of the Secretary of ‘War, Lieutenant Edwin B. Babbitt, ord- to the works of the California Powder Company, Santa Cruz, Cal., on official business in connection with the inspection of powder, A postoffice was established to-day at Calabasas, Cal. Frank B. Perret was ap- pointed Postmaster. Henry Z. Osborne of the Los Angeles Express arrived nere to-night. Pensions: California: H. Amidon, Hemet. 8- Willlam H. Nor- wood, Go.den Gate, $6. Increase—Samuel M. Riggle, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, 36 to $12; Willard S. Kyle, Pasadena, $24 to $30. Original widows, etc.—Caroline Heydenrich, San Francisco, $8. Oregon: Original—James Savage, Rose- burg, $6. Original widows, etc.—Matilda J. Stringham, University Park, $8. Washington: Original—Joseph Nevil, Pomeroy, $12; Orville F. Parmeter, Spo- kane, $8; Solomon R. Alired Centralia, $8. Original widows, etc.—Marisa J. Rudd, Seattle, $8. SAYS ALASKA SHOULD HAVE SELF-GOVERNMENT Governor Brady Declares the Terri- tory Is Not Granted Its Just Consideration. SEATTLE, March 30.—Governor John G. Brady, of Alaska, who arrived in this city this morning, will depart to-morrow for New York and go thence to Washing- ton. There he will labor with members of Congress in the effort to obtain what he considers just and equitable laws for Alaska. The Governor expressed him- self to-night in terse language. Said he: “The principle of local self-government is violated in the case of Alaska. The people of that territory have no voice whatever in the construction of laws that are to govern them. The cities are denied the right to form municipal corporations for the purpose of governing themselves. Laws are framed by men who have never set foot in Alaska, and who are utterly unfamiliar with conditions there. The people of the United States should know that Alaska is now being settled by men from every State in the Union—by a won, Carlotta C second, Unca gave an exhibition of his abilities as a intelligent, law-abiding and self- Bl v s e g shmett ok b i pinte m Conway won, . th le due co! lon shoul e e e yom: ipS BUSE | moenty-five per cent of the popula- | o%,the™, PeoR i eir Wishes in the mest- One mile—Correlli won, Tewanda secor.d, | tion of England have their lives In-|ing of the sx through which they are Forget Not third. Time, 1:4%%. sured. ] to be governed.” nance department, will make four ‘visits | - %% I T T ment of the Original—Hollis | ATING 1PN SENATORS WAIT FOR McKINLEY Nothing Done Yesterday With the Resolutions of Tuesday. The President Has Given Assur= ances Here, Too, That the Independence of Cuba Will Be Secured. WASHINGTON, March 30.—The Sen- ate Committee on Foreign Relations | held two sessions to-day and adjourned a few minutes before 5 o’clock without reaching any agreement. Commander Bradford of the Bureau of Equipment was before the committee for several hours more, giving expert testimony as to the relative strength of the navies of the United States and Spain, and also advocating the purchase of the is- land of St. Thomas of the Danish West Indies as a naval station. The committee, as a result of Its session, agreed to postpone the comple- tion of the committee’s work on the Cu- ban situation for a few days, in order to afford time to the President to con- tinue his diplomatic negotiations with the Spanish authorities. This conces sion was the result of a request made directly to members of the committee by the President and it was granted by the entire committee, without any mur- mur or dissent. Previous to this action on the part of the committee, the President had been frankly informed that neither the com- mittee nor the Senate would be dis- posed to acquiesce in any agreement for an armistice. This opposition is understood to have been made clear on behalf of the joint Republican and Democratic steering committees of the Senate, and it is understood to have been met by the President with the re- sponse that this Government would not press the matter. The President freely admitted to all visiting Senators that the negotiations with Spain were rapidly approaching a crisis, and said he felt quite confident that a conclusion would be reached by Friday night at the latest. He asked that in view of this fact no action be taken by either house until after that time, or until the present negotiations could be brought to a close. The actual proceedings of the com- mittee to-day consisted of a general >x- change of views concernir~ the situ- ation and the proper course to be pur- sued by the committee of the reference of the various Cuban resolutions to a ub-committee; of the reading of part of the testimony of the Maine Court of Inquiry, and of the examination of Commander Bradford, chief of the Bu- reau of Equipment. There is a reso- lution pending before the committee providing for the opening of negotia- | tions for the acquisition of the Island of St. Thomas, in the West Indies, from Denmark, and the disposition of the committee, after hearing Mr. Bradforq, | seemed favorable to early aflirmative action upon it. The committee was authorized to sit during the session of the Senate ana will meet again to-morrow. WOLCOTT SCORES SECRETARY GAGE Says an Insulting Letter Was Sent to a Senate Com- mittee. Flippant Reply to a Request for an Opinion as to a Postal Savings Bank. Spectal Dispatch to The Carl. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, March 30. .In the Senate to-day Mr. Wolcott of Colorado, chairman of the Committee on Postoffices and Postroads, made a re- Secretary of the Treasury, on account of the Secretary’s flippant treatment of a request made by Mr. Wolcott’s com- mittee. Mr. Wolcott said that on March 10 the | Committee on Postoffices and Postroads had asked the Secretary of the Treasury for his opinion on a postal savings bank system. A similar communication had been sent to the Postmaster-General, and a courteous and extended replyindue time had been received. The views of the Secretary of the Treasury upon the ques- tion were particularly desired by the committee, as it was expected that some opinions of value would be presented. After waiting for an unusual time the committee, Mr. Wolcott said, had received the Secretary’s reply. “I have to report to the Senate,” said he, “that the reply was of such a nature | that T have been unanimously instructed by the committee to respectfully return it, Eefore it was sent to the committee i§ was given to e newspapers. It was not of a character in consonance with the im= portance of the subject. The whole cir- cumstances of the case are most remark- able. 1 will not ask here to have the letter of the Secretary read. It was | flippant and impertinent and has no place | on the records of this body.” | "Mr. Wolcott then asked that the entire | correspondence on the subject be printed, and it was so ordered. | | LIrTLE DAMAGE To CROPS. Santa Clara Vall;y— Has Suffered but [ Slightly From Frost. | SAN JOSE, March 30.—*“A personal in- | spection of the present condition of the | Santa Clara Valley crops shows much | less damage than earlier reports led peo- | ple to believe had been inflicted by the frost,”” said C. M. Wooster to-day. “The | raised lands approaching the eastern | foothiils_h: not been injured by the | frost. This is true of a large extent of ;Iht‘ districts around and_east of Berry- e Some apricots and early peaches have been touched, but not destroyed. | The lower lands, particularly along the old creek courses, are more Seriously afe fected as regards apricots and peaches, but the frost damage to prunes is not very serious. The large fruit sections on | the” west side, mostly with slight eleva- | tions, are damaged very little, if any. | The Saratoga and Los Gatos region shows | but little evidence of njury. Grain and h suffering some from the lack of rain, but this is not beyond redemption, provided we have the usual April rains. “While the frost has done serious harm in some parts of the valley, the damage, compared with the great volume of the output, will, in my judgment. be small, and principally confined to early peaches | and apricots in the lower lands. Noth- ing at present indicates that the volume of fruit for the .valley will be less than the average, inasmuch as many young orchards are coming into bearing this cear that have not heretofore been pro- tive.” X duce P SR AGED GENERAL CLAY BESIEGED BY WOMEN. Wish to Marry Him as Soon as He Is Divorced From His Child-Wife. WHITEHALL, Ky., March 30.—Since the publication of the report that General | Cassius Marcellus Clay proposed to pro- cure a divorce from his child wife, but that he still felt the need of a spouse to share his magnificent home, he has re- | ceived hundreds of offers from women who are willing to marry him, though he | has but a life interest in an’estate and | $50 a month pension. Thirty-one letters | came yesterday, this being only a sample mail. Some of ‘them were from widows, | some from middle-aged women and some | from young girls. A few inclosed their | photographs, and nearly all were anxious to visit Whitehall at once. All were willing to marry him as soon as he could get a divorce. |EPIDEMIC OF SPINAL MENINGITIS AT TACOMA. Physicians Say It Is Due to Colds, Followed by Intense Worrying. - TACOMA, March 30.—An epidemic of spinal meningitis is beginning to be feared on Puget Sound. It cannot result | from any lack of sanitary precautions but rather through the worrying of scores of people who have relatives and friends in Alaska. Doctors here say that taking cold, followed by Intense worry- ing, is sufficient to cause inflammation at the base of the brain, producing the dread disease. During March there have been nine deaths from meningitis, most of them occurring within a few days. August J. Brummer, ex-Chief of the Ta- coma Fire Department and well known to San Francisco insurance men, died of meningitis yesterday after suffering ter- rible agony for five days. ol e e Races at Little Rock. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.,, March 30.—An eight-day race meeting began to-day. Two-year-olds half-mile — Sir Blazes won, Hittick second, Banish third. Time, 1. Six furlongs, selling—Lady Irene won, Chang second, Sedan third. Time, 1:17%. Eleven eenths of a mile—Horseshoe Tobacco won, Laureate second, Cuba Free third. Time 1:101. 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