Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-05-26
WHAT CONGRESS rs DOING.
Proceedings Of Our National LAwmaksrs
from Day 20 Nay In Condensed Form
-lRssoiutions and bulls.

Nearly the entire day OF the 18th IN
the senate was devoted to the pneumatic
tube system service In the post Office APP
preparation bill. The debate at times
was sharp and almost personal. The
matter went over without final action.
Senator Morgan (Ala.) introduced res
oiufion to investigate the Panama Canal
company and In speech severely crit
icised that company. The resolution was
referred. Senator McCumber IN. d. then
addressed the senate on the Philippines.
He said II was to our commercial. flnan-
cial and naval interests TO retain the Is
lands. The bill to enlarge the powers OF
the department OF agriculture prohibit
ing the transportation by Interstate COM
merce OF game killed In violation Of local
law was passed. ... The house passed
bill introduced by Mr.. Cox (Tenn) to
pay the confederate soldiers who sur
rendered ut Appomattox for the loss OF
horses and other personal effects taken
from them In violation OF Lees capit-
ulation to Grant. by which officers and
men Of Lees army were allowed to retain
their baggage and side arms and horses.
In the senate on the 18th Senator Cock
rell MOI called up the resolutions ac-
cepting on behalf Of the United States
the statues OF Benton and Blair, pre-
scented by Missouri to statuary halt The
letter Of Gov. Stephens was read pre-
senting these statues. and then speeches
were made by Senators Vest (Mo.). Cock
rell (Mo.) and Hoar (AIass.) In eulogy Of
the distinguished subject. A resolution
was then adopted accepting from the
q. A. X. the statue OF Gen. Grant. AZ
ter an impressive prayer by the blind
chaplain the committee OF the Grand
Army were ushered into the house. Az
ter the speaker had announced the order
Of the day Mr.. McCleary (Afinn) sent
TO the clerks desk and had read the let
ter addressed to the speaker by the @. A.
r. presenting the statue OF Gen. Grant
to the nation. A motion was adopted
accepting the statue and eulogies OF the
general then followed by Messrs. Warner
Qll.). M:Cleary (Minn) and Grosvenor
co..
Senator Allen (Neb.) offered n resolu-
ton In the senate on the 2ist extending
to the Boer commissioners now In WASH
ington the privileges OF the floor OF the
senate during their sojourn in the ma
tionai capital. The resolution was de-
feated by vote OF 90 to q. but not until
after sharp controversy between Its
author and Senator Davis. chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations. The
post Office appropriation bill was passed.
the amendment to appropriate $4,000 to
carry out existing contracts for the pneu-
matte tube service being agreed to-.
The house under suspension OF the rules
passed two bills reported by the COM
mlttee on labor-one to extend the eight
hour law to all Iaborers employed under
contract on govern ment work and the
other TO prohibit Interstate traffic In
prison-made goods by bringing them un-
H. . A 4,.s.l u1l ~ Nh.
Of the state. Conference reports on the
agricultural and fertilization appropria-
ton bills were adopted. The conference
report OH the army appropriation bill was
sent back to conference because the
house conferees had agreed TO an item
10 ar propriate 5000 for n library In Ma
Mia.
In the senate on the ed Senator Spoon
~ Cyis.) made n speech In favor OF his
LII providing that upon the suppress
sion OF the insurrection In the Philip
pines the government Of the islands shall
devoiyc upon the president until such
time as congress might direct otherwise.
Senator Allen (Neb) offered a resolu-
ton requesting the president to transmit
10 the state TRANSACTIONS of the consti-
tutions OF the South African republic and
Orange Free State. II was adopted. A
war for information about the military
operations in the Philippines was also
adopted. together with one directing an
investigation OF the operations OF the
North American Trust company. :. The
house devoted almost the entire day 20
the Alaskan civil bill, disposing OF "a
pages. The conference report on the
army appropriation bill was adopted.
In the senate on the I'D Senator Platt
Comm spoke on the Bacon resolution
for an investigation OF financial affairs
In Cuba. He favored the adoption OF
the resolution, but deprecated what he
declared was cheap effort to make po-
litical capltar out Of shameful condi-
tion of affairs which the republican par
~ needed no prodding to induce II to
probe to the bottom. Senator Spooner
(Wis) then continued his address on the
Philippines question. Afterwards the
conference report on the army appro-
priation bill was agreed to-. The house
passed the bill TO exiradite Nicely for al
legged postal frauds in Cuba. A resolu-
ton to allow the committee on ways and
means to sit during the recess OF con-
gress for the purpose OF framing q bill
for the reduction OF the war revenues
and n resolution for a sine die adjourn
ment June were also adopted.