Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-06-11
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
A Condensed Report Of the Doings OF Our
senators and Representatives In
Washington.


TEE senate on the Cd completed the consid-
Grafton Of the war revenue bill, 30 far as the
finance committee was concerned, with the ex-
ception Of the bond paraa all OF tho other
committees amendments being agreed 20. Sem
ator Butler IN @ had the floor for 81 hours
and managed 10 bring on q general political
engagement which ut times was decidedly per-
sonal and in which q good deal OF ILL
feeling WINS manifested Senator Faulk-
ner wv VAL introduced n bill pro-
Wiling for the apnointment Of two matrons.
% seryc win .ach recImen, during war with
Snain whose du,v n shall no 70 mend. darn
ana wash The ciotbino of the soldiers ....
mn. horse rrac,icol,v yritbout debate. nassed
the r."sn, pdeacisncy hill carrvIng over ti7.-
ooo oao nrovidIn, Tor emergencv expenses Of
tho armr and navy dcnartments incident 10 the
war
WHY the wnr revenue hill WINS not passed
by the senate ON the 3D. two very important
votes were taken In lien of the seigniorage
amendment, offered nv the majority Of the
enance Committee. senator wolcott Col pro-
posed nm amendment authorizing the secretary
OF the treasury TO coin the silver bullion In the
treasury and 10 issue silver certificates against
Il After some discussion. n vote WINS reached
md tho amendment was agreed TO- AZ TO 81
senator AldrIch (R IL then pressed the
/ m
mittee provIdlng for the issue OF tiOO 600 oO) Of
certificates Of Indebtedness md .3yo. 600, 90 OF
bonds IN no used exclusively for the paymcnt
NJ the EXPENSES Of the war. After m extended
debate. the question WINS brought TO an issue.
and bv the decisive vote OF Is TO 81, the bond
amendment WINS incorporated in the bill us n
substitute for The amendment TO issue legal
tender notes -. No important bushes, was
,rans,c,ad he tho bouse The eycninr session
,va dovo,ad m hills Granting pcnsions and COR
rcriiny military records
ArrEn n debate of eight hours on the 4th,
without any incident worthy OF special note,
the senate passed the war revenue measure by
n vote of a TO % The most notable amend-
ment was that offered by Senator TIllmun IS.
~ nlneinp N duty OF ten cents n mound on all
imported tea. II was adopted by vote Of ~
10 a. An amendment was also adopted pro-
yiding for n tax graduated according to price
on nil articles sold under patent right A tax
Of four cents barrel was placed on adultcrai cd
-four and Tux Of one cent on tickets for palace
and sleeping car bcrthS Through an amend
mcnt offered by Senator Lindsay Ciy) 1t was
decided not to place stamp tax upon bundles
Of newspapers wholly or partly printed which
weigh less than 100 pounds Several other
amendments to the bill were offered md re.
iected. After the bill was passed Senator AL
lison Qa.) moved that the senate insist upon
its amendments and that confcrccs be appoint
cS I, wus 80 ordered md Senators Allison
ua) Aldrich (R IL and Jones ARK were
annoin,ed conferces The house. upon re.
o,,est of Mr.. Dinghy (NIc). ordered 0JO copic,
of the war revenue bill as 1t passed the senate
A hill TO grant American register to the ship
China and "A hill TO prote., home steadcrs who
may enlist and serve In the present war were
passed and ut i.:i5 IN adjournment was taken.
LITTLE was done In the senate on the 6tt
beyond the passage OF an urgent deficiency
bill carrying sl7, 7iS. 900. for the war and navy
establishments During the greater part OF
the session the measure providing for the TAX.
inc NJ tho twelfth and subsequent census was