Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-04-27
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.
|Proceedinxs OF Our National L.wmakers
from Day to Day In CONDENSED Form
-Resolutions and Bills.

In the senate on the 14th Senator Nor
gan (A1a-) secured the adoption of res
olution asking the attorney general for
Information about the Union Pacific rally
road case Senator Berry (Ark.) directeA
attention to the fact that the house had
adopted resolution for the election OF
senators by the people and he appealed
to the elections committee to make
report on the matter. Then Senator Pet
tigrew Is. d. made a pro-Boerr speech.
The house heard euiogies on the late
Gov. Oliver p. Morton. of Indiana, in
connection with the acceptance of his
statue, which has been placed in statuar1y
hall at the capitol by the state which ne
served. Previous to this 50 private pen
sion bills were passed.
During almost the entire session on
the 10th the senate had under considera-
ton the Alaskan civil code bill The
amendment providing for the mining or
gold along the beach was perfected after
a discussion lasting nearly four hours.
to limit the meaning of the word con
spiracy'' and also the use of restrain
ing orders as applied to disputes between
employers and employees. The house en-
tered upon the consideration of the naval
appropriation bill with the prospect or
a severe struggle ahead over the ques-
ton Of armor plate. building ships in
government yards and the provision in
the bill for the coast and geodetfc sur
vey. Mr.. Griffith Qnd.) introduced bill
repeating the stamp tax on checks.
drafts, ETC., and on proprietary medi-
cineS.
For nearly three hours on the 18th Sen
ator Hoar (Mass) spoke on the Philippine
question and in opposition to the policy
of imperialism. One of the notable
features of the address was his Seulogy of
Aguinaldo. After the senator had con-
cluded consideration was resumed of the
Alaskan civil code bill. The debate upon
the naval appropriation bill in the house
was devoid of interesting features. Two
petitions were presented-one signed by
125 republicans and the other by 125 dem
ocrats-asking for a rule for the con-
sideration Of the Nicaraguan canal bill
May 1.
During almost the entire session of the
senate on the 18th the Alaskan civil code
bill was under consideration. Senator
Stewart (Nev) delivered an address of
nearly three hours upon the mining laws
of the United States and their relation
| to the proposed amendment of Senator
Hansbrough as to rights of alien locaters
of claims. Senator Chandler On. H.) in
| troduced a bill "for the prevention of
the denial or the abridgment of the right
of citizens of the United States to vote on
| account of color. The debate the
| naval appropriation bill under the five
minute rule in the house drifted into pol
/ tiles and members fought hammer and
| tongs across the political aisle. Some
progress was made with, the bill. but most
| OF the cOntroverted points went over.
| May was set aside for the consideration
| of the free homes bill and the confer
| ence report on the urgent deficiency bill
was agreed to.
| The senate on the 18th passed a joint
| resolution providing for the administra-
| ton Of civil affairs in Puerto Rico, pend
| ing the civil appointment of officers under
| the law recently enacted. A bill was
passed authorizing the commissioner of
| internal revenue to make allowance for
spoiled or unused Internal revenue
| stamps. The Alaskan civil code bill was
| then considered. The house spent prac-
| tically the entire day debating a prop
| osition in the naval bill designed to turn
| over to the navy the survey and chartine
| of the waters of Cuba, Puerto Rico and
/ the Philippines. A resolution was intro
| duced to appropriate $4,000 for a monu-
| ment in Washington to the "embattled
farmers who resisted the British al
Concord in the first battle of the revolu-
| ton, 125 years ago.