Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-15
FIFTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Profits on Imitation Butters Raced by
circuit Bill
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY
In the senate the Ship-subsidy bill will dis
place the Spooner Philippine bill as the unfiIl-
1Shed business and that the Hay-Pauncefoot
treaty may be considered in executive session
almost any time; with only the shipping bill
Senator Stewart introduced bill providing
for a supreme court for the Philippines.
Senator Dolliver who was appointed to sue
coed Senator Gear, OF Iowa, took the oath Of
office.
In the house Mr.. Conner was sworn in to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr..
DOliver of Iowa.
TIRE appropriations committee has the legis-
lat1ve, executive and judicial appropriation
bin ready for action upon it
Mr. Babcock. of Wisconsin, was appointed
to succeed Mr. Dolliver on the Ways and Means
Mr. Hawley. of Texas, has a bill for the con-
MI Hopkins. of Illinois. has an apportion-
ment bill ~ providing for a Representation on
ratio OF 100, 900 inhabitants. This would leave
the Kansas delegation as 1t is.
THIRD DAY.
Senator Vest CMo) gave notice OF an amend
ment TO the shipping bill which provides that
citizens of the United rtates should have the
right. under the law, TO buy foreign built ships
and have them registered as ships of the Uni
ted states.
Senator Thurston introduced bill to create
the 10th judicial circuit to include the states Of
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
The senate received the nomination of R H
Chamberlain Of Iowa to be collector Of internal
revenue in Hawaii
The senate received from the president the
Of the Rf MSoo
Senator Fairbanks (lnd1ana) has bill before
the senate already to admit Oklahoma as a
state with two representatives It has the
uSua! provisions for constitutional convention
and grants Of lands for state institutions.
! he senate passed the bill to appropriate
$3.50 900 foa the benefit Of the Charleston, S. c..
exposition in 1901
The house rules committee has arranged for
early consideration Of the army bill
Mr. ToIortn CCotoraoo) mas Dill DeIore tne
house for the construction of reservoirs in the
arid lands of the west.
The speaker has appointed Mr. Oyerstreet
Qndiana) chairman of the committee on judicial
department expenditures; also MIR. Hamilton
(Mich.) chairman Of the committee on insular
affairs.
The house passed bill to provide for the de-
tail of not to exceed 1O0retred army officers and
800 on-commissioned officers as military in
structors in the public schools of such cities as
adopt system of military instruction
FOURTH DAY.
The senate was in executive session again on
assured the senate that this treaty will not
have the effect OF permitting Great Britain to
acquire property in the area affected.
The continuation of Senator Frye's speech
| upon the ship subsidy bill took up the most of
| the open session OF the senate
! Mr. Littlefield (Maine) offered an amendment
! to the army bill prohibiting the sale of liquor
! in army canteens other military property.
| MIR. Wilson. (AriZona) has a bill before the
/ house to esta blish supreme court for Arizona,
|
! The house committee on rules presented a
] special order for the Immediate consideration
| OF the army bill; not to interfere with other
/ SPECIAL orders. An extended debate followed
| and the bill was read for amendments under
| the FIVE minute rule.
| Mr.. Kitchen IN. o. introduced a resolution
| for constitutional amendment to repeal the
| 18th amendment.
The ways and means committee has reported
its bill for the reduction of taxation. It pro
videS for an aggregate reduction of a little more
| than forty million dollars
FIFTH DAY
! Senator Morgan. in executive session, de
| clared that he would not consent to q vote or
| the Hay-Pauncefote treaty uutil time was
/ fixed for hike action on the Nicaragua CANA
| bill
The senate received the nomination of Daniel
| H. Mcmillan to be associate justice of the SD
prea1e court of New Mexico, in place of Silas
| alexander, whose name had been sent in by
mistake.
:; The senate spent six hours in executive ses
| sion and then adjourned until Monday.
The house passed the army reorganization
bill by vote of l66 to 1873, after adopting mum
| Der OF amendments, among them one absolute
-ly prohi hitting the sale Of intoXicantS at army
| posts.
bill providing means by which bridges maj
(. act OF congress.
| The oleomargarine bill was taken up in thu
house. 1t increases the tax cOlored manu-
! featured butter, from to 10 cents pound anC
reduces the tax on the same, uncolored, from
| to l cent pound.