Show SCARE GARE IN I IE THE T IE SENATE Consternation Created by 3 a Re Request quest of If Foraker 6 4 EE HW WAS AS 4 WANTED TO HAVE BAVE HV PORTO RICAN BILL RECOMMITTED 4 But ut the Other Senators at First Piret Firt Thought the Entire Etre Legislation L For Por the Islands Was Wa in Danger Debate on Proposition to Send Sand S nd a Commission to t Orient 1 Washington March 24 For a few minutes In Its the senate today surprise bordering almost almot on consternation in I some quarters was waG created created by a request of Mr Foraker that the te Porto Poro RIcan government bill bi be recommitted to the I Porto Rican committee The request precipitated a li lively elv colloquy but it finally was developed that the bill bm Mr MT Foraker wanted wane recommitted was was the government measure mea ure now on the calen dar and not nt It the unfinished business I During the te elucidation of his request j I however Mr Foraker plainly indicated that it was wa his purpose to separate the I bUm and prees the Porto Rican tariff I bill bi to an early ealy vote his desire being to have the th vote taken not later than tan I next Thursday A measure was wa passed pa providing for tor forthe the appointment by the president of a commission to investigate the trade and commerce commee of the Orient with nith wih a view I to the extension tension e of commerce The Te closing hours of the were wr i devoted to the consideratIon erton of o a jeso eso lution accepting acc from the state stat of In dlana dla a statue of Oliver Olver P Morton Fit Fitting FI ting and eloquent tributes were paid I to the memory mem of Mr Morton by Mr Fairbanks Ind lad Mr Allison AILon Ia la and andI I Mr Beveridge Ind nd Bills Are A Passel Passed Pas The Te following bills were passed To Topa pay pa James Jaes C Drake 1529 money ex cx expended by b him as United Unite States mar marshal I of Washington authorizing the president to 10 appoint a commission to toI t I study and make mal e full ful report upon the I commercial and industrial conditions of j I China and Japan and for the te payment of the expenses of f the commission i The Te latter lter bill il aroused some debate I Mr MT Berry BerI Ark A k registered his protect prote against the measure his hie h opinion pinion being I that too many commissions comm were be beng beng ng created beI Mr Okel Mo opposed oppose the meas measure mea ure anti and ad stated state the position pOl on of the set ate minority on legislation The Republican party part is In absolute I control and we on this side eide of o the I chamber are powerless to prevent the enactment en of o any legislation coming from the Republican party paty and deemed I I necessary by it he said I 1 will i not antagonize this bill bl although I do not I agree s e Will with ith it I in principle I want it ii Ul too now nw Id nd understood d dt t eg must mus J rest re r upon the Republicans I for tor bins bille biU the passage p age of all ali resolutions and I Favored By y President President Mr lIr Gallinger N H supported the ther bill bU saying the president had ba strongly r recommended the passage of the mess meas measure ma ure Germany Gerany had already sent com corm commissions missions ml ions to the Orient orient to investigate trade and an commerce commerce He said it was va S now proposed to send thIs thio commission i to China Cina Japan and other Oriental I countries with a view to t ascertaining r whether increased d markets market cannot be b found there for tor forthe the products of Amen Ameri American can cn farms mills mitla and workshops I Mr r Hoar Hor Mass opposed the ap p I of senators natora or representatives I tives Uye in in congress congre on commissions or on 0 1 other similar bodies bodie and after ate ome eom a discussion the te bill bi was so s amended that tha thano no member of either etther branch of congress conge shall hereafter serve under uner any ap appointment by the te executive depart department department department ment of the government while holdIng office sa rs such Sch member Mr r Bacon Ga Ga supported the incas meas measure me ure The bill bi was passed Mr Foraker 0 O in charge of the tb a Porto Poro Rican bill bi asked unanimous con consent consent consent sent that senate bill bi 2264 should be bre re recommitted recommitted committed to the committee on Pacific C islands and Porto Porte Rico This is the th e senate measure maure reported several weeks week S Sago ago providing for a civil civi government nt t for Porto Rico Mr r Foraker Forer explained I that he desired to have the hill bill tat desir bi recommitted eo so fO that the committee could f place upon it certain amendments al already already already ready agreed to by b the th senate ente on an another another a other bill bi We uVe may ma deem it necessary to sepa separate separate rate rte the governmental and tariff fea tea tures ture of or the pending bill bi he hc added ade Vote on the BilL BUI il Mr Bacon inquired of Mr Foraker if i f he could say S when he would repeat his hi S request to have the Porto Rican Rican tariff taril I measure voted on Mr 11 Foraker Forker stated that he expected ci to ask the senate fe ate to separate the gov governmental governmental and tai provisions from I ii the unfinished business b and ad hoped hope to t 0 secure seure a vote perhaps on Wednesday y next and certainly not Inter lter than tha n Thursday After some further discus discussion discus sion don the te request of Mr Foraker Forker that tha t the bill bi be recommitted was wa agreed aged to t 0 by the senate An A effort efort was made by Mr Mt Carter to t 0 secure seure unanimous consent for the con of the Alaskan code bill bi He H e made a strong appeal for the relief of c f the people of of Alaska He said he be made mad e his statement in order to shift sift the re for the measure from his hi s shoulders to o the senate s Mr Cockrell objected to the arrange arrangement 5 ment meat proposed by Mr 11 Carter Cater but bu be It promised to assist in the passage of tha thi tb u measure when it was before the senate in i a proper way After a sharp shar colloquy between Mr Carter and Mr Cockrell the former gave notice that he would foner I call cl up the th matter again agin on Monday t Mr Fairbanks then presented tiona tOJ accepting a statue statte presente of Oliver Olver P Morton from the state of Indiana and an a addressed the senate upon the res lu lions Mr Allison Amson following Mr r Fairbanks pad paid a tribute to Mr Morton Irton Fairbank with whom he had laid served i m in the senate wih Mr senate Beveridge Ind md nd also paid pid tribute to illustrious son sn The tons were then agreed to t and the sen sea ate at p r i adjourned |