Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-22
wHAT CONGRESS- IS DoINe.
Proceedings of Our National L.avmakers
from Day 80 Day in Coadensad Form
Revolutions and Bills.

Senator Turner twash.) began an ex-
tended speech on the Puerto Rican bill
in the senate on the 18th. He maintained
that the pending measure was unconsti-
tutional The senate committee on ap-
propriations reported the executive and
judicial appropriation bill and the COM
mittee on Indian affairs reported
the Indian appropriation bill. which car
rles S. 4l3, GAL. The house adopted the
conference report on the financial bill by
a vote of 166 yeas to 40 nays, ten men,
bers being present and not voting Mr..
Sulzer On. y introduced a resolution
calling for copies of all letters in the state
department OF American citizens in the
South African republic from January l.
1892, to the present time.
The senate on the 14th listened to two
arguments on the Puerto Rican bill by
Senators Teller (Co1.) and Turner
CWash.)- The former maintained that
the United States constitution could not
extend over the island and the latter that
1T could. Aside from the constitutional
questions both were opposed to the pend
ing bill. The District of Columbia APP
preparation bill was taken up by the
house and Mr.. Grout CVt.} made a gen
era1 explanation of its provisions. The
speeches afterwards made covered wide
range of subjects. Mr.. Cowherd (Nfo.)
spoke against holding the Philippines;
Mr.. Rucker (Mo.) submitted an argument
in favor OF a constitutional amendment
for the election of senators by the peo-
pie, and Mr.. Howard (Ga.( discussed the
''open door" policy in the east.
A sensational retort was made in the
senate on the 18th to statement by Sen
ator Penrose (Pa-) by Senator Gallinger
IN. H.). The former stated that the lat
ter had assured him he did not expect
to speak the Quay case and Senator
Galnnger replied that when Senator Pen
rose said that he did not state the truth.
This assertion astounded the senators.
For nearly three hours the bill appro-
priating 81, 900 for the people of Puerto
Rico was under discussion. Senator We'll
ington (Md) spoke against the seating
of Mr. Quay and the remainder of the
session was consumed in a running dis
cussion of the constitutional questions in
volved. The District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill, carrying SIS, 60S,37S was
passed by the house and also a bill grant
ing the abandoned Fort Hays military
reservation to the state of Kansas for ex-
perimenta1 station and normal school
purposes. Mr.. Wilson Qda.) introduced
a resolution calling the secretary of
the interior for information about forest
reserves.
The senate on the 18th passed the Puer-
TO Rfcan relief appropriation bill. The
measure carries $2.095. 900. Senator Allen
(Neb.) offered an amendment to the bill
declaring that the constitution extended
over the island by its own force, but it
was lost by a vote of sc to II. Other eff
forts to amend the bill were fruitiess.
Senator Mcmillan (Adich.) introduced a
bill to provide an inexpensive means of
transmitting money by mail by means of
post check notes. 1t was private bill day
in the house and six bills of minor i'm
portance were passed. Mr.. Fitzgerald
(Mass.) introduced resolution concerning
the recent extra dividend of ST. 000, 900 by
the Standard Oil company and it's late in
crease in the price of oil, declaring the
action of the company in violation of the
Sherman antitrust law and calling upon
the attorney general to prosecute the
company. The post check bill to transmit
money by mail that was introduced in
the senate was likewise introduced in the
house. Mr. Boutell CID introduced a
bill to create a civil pension list.
The senate was not in session on the
18th. In sthe house eulogies were pro-
nounced upon the late Monroe L. Hay
ward a senator-elect from Nebraska,
who died before taking the oath of Of
flee. No other business of Importance
was transacted. Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.)
introduced two antitrust resolutions,
one against the American Steel and Wire
company and the other against the Fed
eral Steel company.