Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
what ID Being Done in The Fifty-sizta
General Assembly.



THAT so far as it may be consistent with the
fall liberty OF trade congress is hereby request
lions" The resolution came from St Louis
and is really petition.
Senator Allen offered resolution calling on
the secretary OF war for minute Information
concerning the transport service
Senator Beverage then delivered his speech
as per notice given on his resolution which de-
clares that the Philippine islands are territory
belonging to the United States; that 1t is the
intention of the United States to retain them as
ernmental control throughout the archipelago
as the situation may demand. There was
1t commanded close attention Of the senate
and auditors both on the floor and In the gal
leries. Senator Hoar followed Senator Bever-
idge and said he could prove from Otis and
Dewey that there was Filipino government
Mr.. Stephens CTex.) introduced bill which
is intended to open mineral lands in The terri
tories to mineral land claims; of course the bill
is aimed at the Wichita mountain district
JANUARY TENTH.
The Senate paid respect to the memory OF
Vice President Hobart In several speeches by
senator's. Report of the secretary Of the treas
ury as to deposits Of internal revenue funds was
Butler On. CO. offered long resolution on
trusts and gave notice of speech later.
In the ways and means committee Of the
house, under resolution by Mr.. Newlands
the authorities and law as to whether the term
United States in that provision Of the constiGu
ton which declares that all duties, imports and
excuses shall be uniform in all parts Of the
United States, covers all territory belonging to
the United States. Chairman Payne appointed
Messrs. Dalzell, Grosvenor, Hopkins, Richard
son and Newlands
JANUARY TWELFTH.
Much routine business was done in the Senate.
Among the bills introduced was one by Spooner
wis providing for the Presidents continuance
Of control Of the government in the Philippines
Until mt cor e9ngrsss shall formulate govsrn%snt
subject presented by Senators Hoar and Petit
grew, in which the latter attacked the presi-
dent charging that he concealed facts from the
country and that his polio y was instigated by
England. Senator Lodge offered amendments
to the resolutions, covering information regard.
ing nti-American utterances which had been
and our soldiers there, urging them not to re-
enlist. This Senator Hoar favored. The SEN
ate committee on Indian affairs reported favor
ably on Pcttigrew's bill for free homes on
lands coded by Indians. Debate was resumed
on the currency bill by a speech from Senator
Stewart. Senator Aldrich, when asked if there
side said he thought that side was ready to
vote; that the bill had been up three weeks and
it was time to take action.
The house, it would seem did nothing but
ed
JANUARY THIRTEENTH.
Senator Jones (Ark.) introduced bill to au-
thorize railIoad companies in Indian territory
to buy, one road another. or that different roads
may consolidate.
Mr. Sulzer IN. W presented resolution to
create committee Of nine to investigate the
relations Of the secretary of the treasury with
certain banks. Delegate Flynn used the half
reasons why Oklahoma should become state
He compared population and number of votes
polled of several states with Oklahoma's popu-
lation and votes
He then showed the territorv G practi-