Show SECRETARY HAY ATTACKED yby congressman BURLESON washington march 27 general debate on the military appropriation bill waa concluded yesterday and consideration of the bill un deAine vc rule begun during he debate mr burleson of the attack on secretary hay ona account of the allegations regarding the relief fund subscribed in illinois mr hiitt of illinois replied briegs saying there had been no developments in alio matter and the secretary had done all that was possible several other brief speeches were made some in criticism of diu erent provisions of the bill 1 l the house went into committee of the whole and general debate on the army appropriation bill and mr burlason of texas secured the and reverted to the resolution passed by the house some time ago calling upon the secretary of state for information relative 0 o the refusal of the state department to grant a request preferred some time ago in behalf of the rev dr thomas and wife wio desired 1 enter the boer lines south africa tor the purpose of distributing relict 0 o non combatants in doing eq he tool occasion to renew his criticism of secretary hay who he said had been being an this government to use of england in south africa contended that secretary giaya letter to mr hiitt relative to the application on of jr thomas was disingenuous and produced certain pai pers and letters in support of his tenison teni ion he said aliat it wae not passport for dr thomas U was desired but the good offices of alic stae department to secure a permit to enable dr thomas to get through alie boer lines mr alay betler to mr alitt he declared was an evasion tie read a second letter written march etli to secretary by john 0 knight acting for tho boer relict committee again calling attention to his request of march alth to which sir said no reply had been re furthermore ho baid the had announced that hay did not purpose to further reply to the house resolution in diio course of remarks sir burleson paid a high tribute to the fighting boera and expressed the hope that they would keep up the struggle until every soldier was driven from south africa he contrasted the magnanimous treatment of gen methuen by the boera with the horrible execution of gen schooners ners by the english in concluding mr burleson predicted that in less ban one year there would be another interchange ot notes between the president and a member of his cabinet and the little pro british secretary of state the lattio author of lutle breeches would follow the other cabinet officers of a former president into private life mr alitt of illinois chairman of the foreign affairs committee replied very briefly to mr burleson everything mr burleson had produced he said had been presented before As far the charge of evasion on lie part of secretary of mutate was concerned he said that the Secre frank letter completely disposed oi that he had done all he could and was now in consultation gov yate through instrumentality the boer fund had been raised and no doubt a way would be found to get the relief funds to the boers epithets and vituperation of the gentleman ire baid he would not reply to but he called attention to the fact mat rue american government had offered mediation and would do so again if it were blo mr patterson oi tennessee criticized criticised tue general conditions of the philippine and charged thai a state of slavery existed there which should be remedied at once |