The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-04

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TO one year the time of prosecution ar
| application and terminating the limit or
patents first taken out in foreign coun-
/ tries.
THE INDIAN BILL
| A conference report on the Indian bill
pras presented. Mr.. Pettigrew, in charge
| of it, explained that the items to which
the senate objected last night had been
struck out. They covered amendments
| TO the Seneca Indians, Kaw Indians
scrip and attaching the Usage nation 70
the Indian Territory. The report was
agreed to and a further conference or
dered.
MORE HOUSE BILLS.
House bills unobjected TO, were then
passed, as follows: To amend the law
permitting rights OF way for steam
roads, etc. through public lands; to set
apart a portion of certain lands in
Washington state known as the Pacific
forest reserve, as a public park TO be
known as the Washington National
park; amending the copyright laws so
as 20 prohibit the unauthorized use Of
words or phrases implying copyright.
THE NAVAL BILL.
Mr. Hale presented the first conference
report on the naval appropriation bill
He explained that the two senate amend
ments relating TO new torpedo boats and
fixing the maximum price Of arnor
plate at $500, still were In disagreement.
On the other items the house yielded in
the main.
Mr.. Chandler stated in this connec-
ton that ne had learned at conference
with a representative of the Illinois Steel
company and the builder of one OF the
new battlesnips that there would be
time 10 create new armor plant before
Mr. Quay remarked that ne was in
clined to believe the Illinois proposition
resulted from the dissolution of the steel
rail pool, and its purpose was TO annoy
the armor plate manufacturers rather
than 10 enter the field of armor produc-
ton.
TILLMAN BREAKS IN.
Mr.. Tillman came into the discussion
by suggesting that the senate ought TO
provide for government armor factory
if the steel manufacturers did not want
Mr.. German and Mr.. Tillman had
several differences during the discus
sion. At one point, when Mr.. German
was referring to the action of the senate
on the naval bill last spring, Mr.. Tiilman
broke in with:
THAT was when We were all drunk on
politics"
1--WE were not all drunk on politics"
Mr.. German, decisiveiy. Il
have dealt with the navy as a business
the same under Cleveland
as under Harrison. We have had no
politics in the navy in twelve years"
Il venture 10 suggest said Mr.. Till
man, struggling his shoulders. that the
eXigencies of the situation required that
.hree large establishments should be |
Kept at work and might be induced-as |
hey were all Republicans-to contrib |
lite handsomely to the campaign fund. |
10 not know how that was. l am merely |
guessing. I am shooting into the air.
Mr.. German went on to argue that the |
United States should not enter upon the |
field of private enterprise saying it would |
'esult in the government paying 100 per
cent more for arnor than it did now.
NJ. Tillman dissented from this. The |
government could conduct business as
as private concerns if |
the rottenest of politics" could be kept
)ut of it, Already the government had |
IS own docks and was making its own
;;eei guns.
The conference report was then agreed |
o. the remaining items of disagreement
,oing back to conference.
STILL MORE HOUSE BILLS.
House bills were passed as follows:
Defining the jurisdiction of the United
States circuit courts In cases brought in
or the infringement Of letters patent; au-
horizing the Galveston and Great North
IN Railroad company to build railroad
through Indian Territory
The final conference report on the for
appropriation bill was present.
d and agreed to.
A message from the house reported the
'assage of the immigration bill over the
residents veto. The message was read
nd without comment was referred 10 the
ommittee on immigration.
HEITFELD'S CREDENTIALS.
Mr.. Chandler created something Of a
reeze by asking that the credentials Of
henry Heitfeld as senator from Idaho. be
eferred 10 the committee on privileges
no elections. together with memorials.
Mr.. Stewart promptly objected.
Mr.. Chandler then stated that he
-ould move 20 refer the Heitfeld creden-
als
Before action was taken Mr. Cullom &,
ndeavored TO bring forward the bill
nown as the anti-ticket scalping bill
fe said he would use every means 10 test
he sense of the senate to take UP the
leasure.
Mr. Chandler responded that action on
'is bill could not be secured during the
amaining hours OF the session.
The question required TO the Hei;feld
redentials
Mr.. Gray dem. Del) declared that the
.ference Of the credentials TO commit
e would result in preventing Mr.. Heit- ,
I'D from being sworn in tomorrow.
Mr.. Stewart added tina; the present sen
10 mad no power over members OF the
ext senate.
Mr.. Mills Dem, Tex reinforced this
ith the declaration tina: Mr.. Heitfeld I
as accredited 10 the Fifty-ffth congress. 4
, that the Fifty-fourth congress was 4
ithout jurisdiction.
Mr. Chandler did not further press his
oIion 70 refer the Heitfeld credentials.
PENSIONS AND A RECESS. =.
The private pension calendar was then
ken up. lie embraced four bills hereto 6
re vetoed by the president and now :
commended for passage over the veto. n
brought out statement from Mr.. Al s
n that the president had gone 10 the
lint OF a-raigning old soldiers as COT II