Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-03-05
THE ALASKAN BILL.
A Spirited Debate In the United States
Senate Over the Measure.
Ths Country Editor Euiogixed In Debate
on tho Loud Bill-Hawailan Annoxa.
tion-rhe Killing of n Colorod
Postmaster.

debate In the senate on the Alaskan
homestead and railway right.of-wsy
bill was decidedly spirited. Senator
Carter. OF Montana, delivered vigor-
Gus speech In reply to that made dur.
ing the past two days by Senator Raw
Inns, Of Utah, in the course Of which
he made strong defense Of the honor
Of congressional committees and OF
officials in the several government de-
partmcnts. One Of the special features
Of the debate was speech delivered
by Senator Elkins, of West Vir-
ginia, in which he explained
how the Canadian Pacific was
enabled to make war upon Amer
lean interests and how and
why the aggressions Of that great
railroad ought to be stopped by the
United States. Senator Elkins' speech
aroused much interest, particularly
that part in which he explained that,
while he did not frame the now fa-
nous section 9o, Of the present tariff
law, he stood squarely with the ster-
ling American who did frame it. The
speech drew answers from Senator
Hoar, of Massachusetts,; Senator Chill
ton, OF Texas, and Senator Nelson, Of
Minnesota. The senate then adjourned
without taking any action on the bill.
Senator Warren introduced two bills
providing for the cession OF the arid
public lands to the various states in
which they are situated. One OF the
bills cedes all the lands uncondition-
ally and tho other provides for cession
after certain preparations shall have
been made by the states to redeem the
lands. such as the division OF each
state into irrigation districts, the con-
struction of reservoirs, etc. The
other bill is preceded by q
long preamble setting forth the
fact that the remaining public
lands are practically all arid
and can never be reclaimed only by ir-
rigation on an extensive scale which is
only possible by state enterprise. This
bill covers all the lands west OF the
ninth meridian except mineral lands
and forest and Indian reservations to
the states in which they are located.
The Goth meridian passes through
Wellington and Newton, Kan, and
few miles east of Concordia, Kan.
Senator Harris presented u petition
of several citizens of Kansas urging
congress to prevent the adulteratioa
of wheat flour.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The house
spent another day in debate upon the
Loud bill, relating to second-class
mail matter. The speeches, as rule.
attracted little interest. The speak
ers were Messrs. Cromwell, of Ohio,
and Ogden, OF Louisiana, in favor OF
the measure, and Messrs. Bell, Of Colo
RADIO; Simpson, of Kansas; Clark, OF
Missouri; Brown, of Ohio, and Lentz,
OF Ohio, in opposition to it. Mr.. Clark
was once editor of weekly newspa-
per and he delivered q eulogy on the
country editor. "He is as faithful TO
the people as the needle to the pole"
he said. Mr.. Lentz declared that the
deficiency in the postal revenues was
due to the fact that the railroads were
paid extravagant rates for transporta-
ton OF the mails.
Mr.. Griggs, Of Georgia, gave notice
of an amendment to the amendment Of
which Mr.. Loud gave notice Monday,
providing that newspapers and peri.
odicals should have right to send out
sample copies at pound rates to the
number of 1000 copies.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-At yester-
days meeting of the senate committee
on foreign relations, it was decided
that u special meeting of the commit
tee should be held next Saturday for
the purpose of considering the best
course to be pursued in the future
with relation TO the annexation Of
Hawaii. The decision to hold the spe-
cial meeting grew out of suggestion
that the treaty of annexation should
be abandoned and the question taken
up in the senate on the basis OF a bill
for the same end. All MEM
bers of the committee were not pres
ent at yesterdays meeting, and it was
agreed that the question should be
by q meeting to be devoted
wholly TO this question.
KILLING OF A CoLoRED POSTMASTER
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The senate
on post Offices and post
roads yesterday authorized favorable
report on Senator Mason's joint resolu.
ton for an investigation of the recent
killing OF the colored postmaster at
Lake City, S. c.