The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-26
THE HORE OF CONGRESS.
Resolutions and Bills That Are Be
fore Our National Lawmakers.
Senator bale Says Americans symPathize
with the f5ners-Attaciz On Pension Com
missioner EVans-Ths Robert Case
OceupIes Considerable Time.

In the senate on the 18th Senator Vel
Hngton C3Id-} continued his debate on
the Philippine question, declaring that
the United States. after subduing the
tnsuTrectiOn should confer upon the Fill
ipinos the right TO govern themselves, af-
fOrding them such protection as they
might need Senator Teller (CoI-) after
wards spoke on the financial bill CRITICS
ing II because the government surren-
dercd its power to make money and gave
banks the opportunity 10 issue paper mon
ey- He also declared this was not a safe
tine 70 effect a change in our monetary
system there having recently been q Sc
TiOus money panic an New York----The
house passed the senate bill 10 extend
the powers Of the director Of the census
after striking out the committee amend
ment 70 contract for extra printing with
private firms M DeArmOnd MOI in
trOduced a bill 10 repeal the bankruptcy
law and bIr- Fitzgerald Cfass-) a resOiu-
ton that soldiers-and sailors should have
chaplains a. far as practicable Of their
ovn faith
In the senate on the 18th Senator Hale
tAe-j made an imprisoned speech in
which he declared that the American peO-
pie symDathized with the Beers in their
struggle for liberty against Great Brit
ain The occasion Of the speech was
caused by a resolution by Senator Allen
fNeb-) calling for information as to
whether a representative Of the Trans
Taal had applied TO the United States
government for recognition The resOlu-
ton was adopted Senator Morgan (Aia-)
then spoke on the financial bill and an
adjournment was soon afterwards taken
until the The pension appropri-
alton bin carrying E145245.25O. was passed
BY the house II was made the vehicle
Tor an attack upon the commissioner Of
pensions BY Messrs- Curtis IKan). Lentz
and Norton (O), and several others The
commissioner was defended by a score Of
members from both sides OF the house
A rider was put on the bill empowering
the commissioner 10 withhold the fees
OF attorneys where he was satisfied they
had not prepared the cases under their
personal supervision.
The senate was not in session on the
zoth----The reports Of the special commit
tee In the Roberts case were presented
: 60 the house A bill was passed to grant
the Rock Island railway a right Of way
through the Fort Sill and Fort Reno
military reservations in Oklahoma Nj.
White q. c. presented a petition signed
by Fab persons for national legislation
against lynching and mob violence and
eulOgies were pronounced on the late Rep
resentative DanfOrd CO-)-
The I'D was day Of Oratory in the
senate and little beyond routine business
was transacted Senator Pritchard IN
c. called up his resolution relating to the
proposed amendment Of the cOnstitu-
ton OF his state and delivered a care
fully prepared address upon the race
question in the south He was followed
BY Senator Turner CWash-) in speech
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arraigned the administrations policy.
Senator Plat q. " offered a resolution
authorizing the president TO invite Great
Britain to join in the promotion Of an
international commission to report on the
diversion OF waters that are boundaries
Of the two countries. The resolution Of
Senator Rawlins OCtah) for an inquiry
as to pOlygamOUs marriages was passed
and the bill granting the abandoned
Fort Hays military reservation to Kansas
for a branch agriculture college was re-
ported favorably from the committee
The house was in session 20 minutes and
nothing Of public interest was done.
only a few District Of Columbia bills Of
minor Importance being passed
Senator Turner (Nash-) concluded his
address on the Philippine question in the
senate on the Sd. He was followed by
Senator Ross CVt) on the same subject
Senator McEnery (La-) then delivered a
speech on the race question in the south
-Four resolutions We're adopted They
were for the Investigation Of the COPY
with Great Britain on the CIaytOn-BuIwer
treaty with the Columbian government
on the Panama canal and with the new
Panama canal company Of France The
house listened TO speeches on the Roberts
polygarny case. arguments being made
by Mr.. Tayler co. and Mr.. LittIefeld
(lde.) for the adoption OF the majority
and minority reports respectively Of the
special committee that investigated the
case. Afterwards AR Roberts, the &C
Cused Mormon. made an impassiOned
speech and ended by saying that If he
was sent forth out OF congress he would
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