The Parsons weekly blade., 1900-01-26
A DAY OF ORATORY.
Little Beyond Routine Business
Transacted In tAe Senate.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOR KANSAS
The House Was ia session 40 Minutes and
Nothing OF Public Importance was :
Done, a Few District of Columbia
Bills Only Being Passed.

Washington, Jan. 23.--Yesterday
was another day of oratory in the SEN
ate, little beyond routine business
being transacted. Mr.. Prdtchard deliv-
cred long and carefully prepared ad-
dress upon the race question in the
south, his remarks being addressed
particularly to the proposed amend
ment to the constitution of North
Carolina, which, if enacted, he said,
would disfranchise a large mass Of
voters both white and black. He
was followed by Senator Turner, of
Washington, in a speech on the Phil
ippine question in which he arraigned
he administration policy as set out
in the presidents message and in the
speech of Senator Beveridge, of In
diana. Senator Turner was given
close attention by his colleagues.
Senator Depew, of New York, from
the committee on international eX-
positions, favorably reported joint
resolution authorizing the president
to appoint a member of the Daughters
of the Revolution as a representative
of this government at the unveiling
of the statue of Lafayette at the
Paris exposition and to represent the
government at the exposition.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, called
attention to the fact that there was
an understanding that no woman.
should represent this government at
the Paris exposition, the French gov
ernment having objected to women
representatives.
Mr.. Depew replied that he knew
of no such restriction but Senator
Allison said that such a restriction
was made.
Senator Platt, of New York, intro
duced a joint resolution authorizing
the president to invite the government
of Great Britain to join in the for
nation of an international commits
sion, to be composed of four members
from each country, to report upon
the conditions and uses of the waters
adjacent to the boundary line between
the United States and Canada, includ-
inG all the waters of the lakes and
| rivers whose waters flow by the St.
Lawrence river to the Atlantic ocean
and to report on measures necessary
to regulate the diversion of such wa
III e 600 ne-e' - szi<laa
| by the resolution to pay the commits
! sioners' expenses.
The senate committee on public
lands reported favorably Senator
Warren's bill granting $4,000 acres in
Wyoming for the benefit of the State
Soldiers and Sailors home of that
state, and a bill granting the aban-
doned Fort Hays military reservation
to the state of Kansas for a branch
agricultural college.
Short Session of the House.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The house
was in session only 40 minutes yester-
day and nothing of public Importance
was done except to refer to the
speaker for settlement dispute' be-
tween the appropriations and militia
ry affairs committees over jurisdic-
ton of the estimates for the aDpro-
priations for the manufacture of
small arms at the Rock Island and
Springfield arsenals. A few District
of Columbia bills of minor importance
were passed.
Representative Henry, of Texas, has
introduced bill for form of govern
ment for Porto Rico. 1t provides for
a governor, a secretary and Legislative
branches of the houses, viz: a council
of 13 members and a house of reprR-
sentatives of &c members. The ripbt
of suffrage is given to all male fnhab-
itants over 81 years of age who are
ablestQ read and write the English DIR
Spanish languages.
The subcommittee appointed d "
the ways and means committee to ib- |
vestigate the question of whether
the customs and revenue laws of t he
United States extend over the territ b.
ry acquired from Spain heldssnother
meeting yesterday but no deeision
was reached. The time was spent in
examining authorities and precedents. |