Show SURPRISE IN SENATE Foraker Caused Consternation Consterna-tion by a Request I PERTAINED TO PORTO RICO Ho Asked that the Bill Providing for the Island bo n Government for IsIlnd G f Recommitted to Porto Hican Committee Com-mittee A Lively Colloquy Pot lowed and the Hcquesfc was Finally Agreed ToOhio Senator will Separate Bills and Then Press Tar Dils lcn iff Measure to a Vote at Early Date Washington March 21For n few minutes in the Senate today surprise bordering almost on consternation In I some quarters was created by a request of Mr Foraker that the Porto Rico government bill be recommitted to the Porto Rican committee The request precipitated a lively colloquy but it finally was developed that the bill Mr Foraker wanted rccommltod was the the calendar sovorninent measure now on endar and not the unfinished business During the elucidation of his request however Mr Foraker plainly Indicated that It was his purpose to separate the bllls and press the Porto Rican tariff bH to an early vote his desire b lns to have tho vote taken not later than next Thursday The request to recommit recom-mit bill was a greed loA lo-A measure was passed providing for the appointment by the President of a commission to InveslSgate the trade and commerce of tho Orient with a view to tho extension of American com jnerce The closing hours of the session were dovotcd to tho consideration of a resolution reso-lution accepting from the State of Indiana Indi-ana a statue of Oliver P Morton Fitting Fit-ting and eloquent tributes were paid to the memory of Mr Morton by Mr Fairbanks of Indiana Mr Allison of Iowa and Mr Bcvcrldgo of Indiana lo Washington March 24The following follow-ing bills were passed To pay James C Drake 1320 money expended by him as United States Marshal of Washington Washing-ton authorizing the President to appoint ap-point tL commission to study and make n full report upon the commercial and industrial conditions of China and Japan and appropriating 75000 for the navment of the expenses of the commission com-mission The latter bill aroused some debate Mr Berry registered his protest against the measure his opinion being that too created being many commissions were l1tP Cockrell opposed the measure and stated the position of the Senate minority mi-nority on legislation The Republican party Is In absolute control and we on this side of the chamber arc powerless to prevent the enactment of any legislation legis-lation coming from the Republican party and domed necessary by It he mtl Raid I will not antagonize this bill with it In nlthouch I do not agree urlnclnle I want I understood now and understood distinctly that hereafter here-after absolute responsibility must rest upon the Republicans for the passage of resolutions and bills After some discussion the bill was so amended that no members of either branch of Congress shall hereafter by the carve under any appointment executive rC department of the Govern = ecute such mem meat while holding office as whie holding her The bill was then passed An clYort was made by Mr Carter to eurc unanimous consent for the con code bill but the Alaskan siuy on of bi objection was made and the matter went over At 325 oclock the Senate ndlourncd |