Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-03-31
WHAT CONGRESS Is DONG.
eresssdings OF Our National IAvnsksr'
from Day TO Day In Condensed Form
-Resolutious and Bills.

A measure was passed IN the senate on
the Gath providing for the appointment
by the president of commission to IN
vestigate the trade and commerce OF the
orient with a view to the extension OF
American commerce. Senator Fairbanks
Qnd.) presented a resolution accepting
q statue of Oliver p. Morton from the
state Of Indiana. and providing TINT II
be placed in statuary hall. II was agreed
to-. After a spirited debate the house
took the last congressional step IN COM
pleting the Puerto Rican relief bill. agree
ing to the conference report by vote OF
l37 to 81. The bill turns over to the pres
ident for the use Of Puerto Rico, over
100000 OF the customs receipts collected
on Puerto Rican goods. A Dill was
passed appropriating $4,000 for designs
for q suitable memorial In Washington
to Ulyssus 8. Grant.
Senator Foraker CO., announced In the
senate on the 18th that he would press
the Puerto Rican bill to q vote as soon as
possible. Senator Hanna denounced rs
a malicious lie" the published statement
that he had said that the passage or the
Puerto Rican tariff bill would be In pur-
suance of a deal which would bring In
big contributions to the republican cam
paign fund. The Alaskan civil code was
then taken up. :. The house considered
the army appropriation bill. but the de-
bate was without any notable Incidents.
Mr.. Ridgely (Kan.) opposed permanent
increase OF the army as pretudIcial to
the country's best interests. Mr.. Al
drich (Aia.) introduced bill for estab-
fishing a diplomatic and civil service COL
lege near Washington.
The Puerto Rican tariff and government
bill was discussed for nearly three hours
In the senate on the 9th. but little prog
ress was made on the measure. The
Alaskan civil code bill was considered
during the morning hour and an amend
ment to set aside the secretary OF wars
permits for mining gold under the sea
precipitated lively debate. A resolu-
ton offered by Senator Harris (Knn)
calling upon the secretary of the In
terror to furnish the senate all papers
or charges filed with the government
relating to C. NJ. Barnes. governor Of
Oklahoma. was agreed to.....The house
debated the army appropriation bill. the
discussion covering wide range OF top
les. Mr.. Lentz CO., denounced mill
tarism and the war In the Philippines.
which drew heated reply from Mr..
Marsh Qll.). Mr.. Carter (Kan.) introduced
bill to establish bureau OF criminal in
formation In connection with the DEPART
ment OF Justice.
The senate on the 2Sth agreed to vote
on the Puerto Rican gov0nmcnt and
tariff bill on the afternoon OF the Sd OF
April. Senator Davis (Minn.). In the de-
bate on the measure. advocated free
trade between the United States and the
island. The Alaskan civil code bill was
discussed for a short time. Senator CAL
linger IN. H. presented a resolution
from the committee on pensions provid-
Ing for additional help for the committee.
stating that there were LEO senate bills
before the committee and hundreds Of
house bills yet to come. The house de-
voted nearly the whole day to the army
appropriation bill, a good deal Of talk
taking place. little of which was pertinent
to the bill. The senate bill to approve a
revision OF certain sales OF Otoe and Mis-
souri, lands In Nebraska and Kansas was
passed and the conference reports on the
urgent deficiency and pension appropria-
ton bills were agreed to.