The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30
ARMY BILL DEBATED.
A Wide Range of Subjects Touched
Upon in the House.
BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
Mr. Carter, of Kansas, Introduces Meas
ure for It's Establishment In Connection
with the Department OF Justice
Puerto R,cnn BiiI In Senate.

Washington, March 2S.-There was
was some lively debate in the house
yesterday during the consideration of
the army appropriation bill. Little
of it was pertinent to the measure.
1t covered IA wide range of topics, Pu-
erto Rican tariff, the Boer war and the
Philippines. 1ne charge that the Pu
erto Rican tariff bill was the result of
deal for raising n republican cam
paign fund was again referred to by
Mr.. Pierce, of Tennessee, but Mr..
Hull declared that the anonymous au-
thor of the charge would never dare
to avow himself and be branded as a
falsifier Mr.. Sulzer, of New York,
made an appeal for the extension of
official sympathy to the Beers in
their struggle for independence and
MIR. Lentz, of Ohio, delivered a scath-
ing denunciation of militarism and the
war in the Philippines. His attack
aroused the sentiment and indigna-
ton of Mr.. Marsh, of Illinois, who, in
bitter excoriation of the Ohio MEM
Der, declared that the latter's speech
was disgrace to the American con-
gress. He declared that he was re-
sponsible for what he had said both
on and off the floor of the house. His
heated language did not draw a re-
joinder from Mr.. Lentz.
Mr. Carter, of Kansas, introduced a
bill to establish a bureau of criminal
information in connection with the
department of justice. II provides for
the collection of records, photographs,
measurements, etc, of criminals con
victed in federal, military or naval
| courts.
Other house bills: BY Mr.. Brown
low, of Tennessee, authorizing the
use of a part of the national GENE
| terry AT Arlington for the burial OF
deceased enlisted men and their wives;
| by Mr.. llcatwole, of Minnesota, for.
| bidding the government sale OF
stamped envelopes bearing any litho
graphing, printing, etc.
The house committee on military
affairs agreed to recommend the reap
| pCintment of the present board of the
national home for disabled soldiers
1t was also agreed to offer an amend
ment to the pending bill, giving trave
pay at four cents per mile in lieu O
the present system based on the anti
quated theory that 20 miles consti
tutes n days march
Puerto Rican BiII In Senate.
Washington, March rs. - Littl,
progress was made by the senate yes
terday with the Puerto Rico tariff ant
government bill. II was under dis
cussion for nearly three hours, but tn,
greater part of the time was con
sumed in the consideration of FIRE,
coinage amendment offered by Sena
tor Morgan. The amendment is still
pending. The Alaskan civil code bill
was considered during the morning
hour. An amendment offered by Sen
ator Carter setting aside permits hith
erto granted by the secretary of wa
for the mining of gold under. the SCI
on the Alaskan coast precipitated
lively debate.
\ resolution offered by Senator Har
ris, of Kansas, calling upon the sccro
tary of the interior to furnish tn
senate all papers or charges relating
10. G.. NJ. Barnes, governor of Okla
hcma, filed with the depart mcnt, wa
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