| Show CONSUL Jm Minister SIR Says Ho 10 Il a ns 1011 Only 11 n Sort Son Sil ol 01 H Washington Feb IcI 20 Count veldt the tue Belgian minister him humm ex ox explained that the thu Andrew represented to be the tho Belgian consul and ond reported tn mayo have fled from flom mom Manila Mannila to avoid arrest on 01 am n a 1 charge of assisting the tine rebels rebel Is II not n a Belgian nor is he lie a full felt ful fledged tedge consul He Ito le a resident merchant of at Manila amid Ind acted as IS a sort fort of ot busl bust bustness ness leSI agent for the tine Belgian government which docs ices not feel fel It should bo be charged chirle with tine the responsibility re for tor his hl political actions H it I Is staten stated at lt the legation that lid lel has buns no nu Intention of engaging In against the United States because of our oun government Imposing u in countervailing duty on Belgian beet et sugar Imported Into the tine United States that method of ot reprisal being foreign to Berlin practice Proceedings s Washington Feb Fob 20 Soon after the tine convened today Mr Ir Pettigrew B D rC a resolution wa waa wat a nir r t r i l n to wh tl pl printer hail had not delivered to tha tM Sea Hen Senate ate the Instructions and vapors papers sent sOnt to tho tine Paris peace commission Hills to grant gront land lanil lant warrants to de Ie descendants of or the tine New NeI York Indians wino who lio served In inn the tho nr of or and to pay par an nn tim award of tho the secretary of the th InterIor In favor of the tue Cherokee Indians re me referred formed to the court of claims Consideration of ot the tine ap nip appropriation bill bilt was wan resumed at tnt the bi conclusion of or the tine business Tine The pending question was vas tine the amendment of Mr Air r Huter I iN N C to reduce the pay Pa of or railroads for currying the tine malls mal an tin aggregate of about 9 per Jor cent The Tho In North Carolina senator continued hi hl bin I speech begun on Monday I Mr lr ir Duller said mid he inc Il would rather see seethe seethe seethe the ship hlll subsidy bill bi become n a I law lass than to have the tine pending bill l pass PiS containing the tine present nt provision for tor railway mail macil lull pay hay as under tinnier tho time pending appropriation bill a bigger hl gr hole would be made lado In intine tho tine hi treasury 1 than would be made by bytho h bylie the tho lie lull bill bi Mr h Butter Hutler pointed out that accord according lag ing In to the report of or Prof Irot damns Adams the tine expert of at tine the postal commission which ho inc was having read 48 S per cent of the amount paid haIti to the tine railroads rai roods for tor car carrying r the malls manila actually was paid pahl for carrying mail pouches He lie Il had mad often wondered he lie said why tho tine leather heather leal her and Ind the time locks in Inn the tine mulls were so BO heavy he hear hearIt It seems he said slid that the roll mali mi roads mayo have hn ve used their to toh have h e them made mode heavy because they thor are getting the same fan pay puy for tor carrying them as al they the aro are getting gettling for tor carrying malt matter manlIer maler mal He thought there would be Just ns na much 10 sense In charging tine the weight of tho tire ear cur against the time government The Tine elI amendment offered alered by Mr Ir Rut lOut lOuther her to the tine appropriation bill l for car carrying carrying to reduce the tine pay pa fla to railways the tire mall about 9 0 per cent was voted ote down by a n vote ote of ot 18 IS to SI B 51 The pneumatic tube amendment has la been ruled out of the tine post office op ap appropriation bill bi on a point of or order |
