Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-02-03
Wn1f CONGRESS Is DONG.
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from Nay - Nay in Condensed Form
--Assulutiuns and BiiiA

rhS senate was not In session on the
18th. The greater portion OF the house
session was devoted to eulogies upon the
life and public services Of the late Vice
President Hobart. The conference report
ON the census bill was adopted. Mr. Jen-
kins (wis.) introduced joint resolution
providing Tor an amendment to the con-
stitution giving congress tho power to
create corporations for the purpose OF
commerce between the states hnd with
power to control them. A resolution was
adopted calling Upon the secretary Of the
interior for information as to the number
Of indians on the Sac and Fox teserva-
sion who were not paid theif tribal al
lowances from tssS to 1855: what such al
iuNances would amount to and what
portion Of the salaries Of the chiefs due
under treaty stipulations from 1855 to
1899 have not been paid. The Indian APP
preparation bill was also reported. II
carries T.0oo.000.
The senate was not In session on the
Eth. The house. after transacting rou-
tine business. listened to eulogies on the
late Representative Baird Ua.). At the
conclusion Of the eulogies resolutions Of
respect were adopted and then. rs a fur
ther mark or respect. an adjournment
was taken.
5cnator Mason Qll) in the senate on
the 18th arose to a question OF privilege
and sharply attacked the British consul
at New Orleans for criticlsing the SEN
ator's speech expressing sympathy with
the Beers. Senator Tillman Is. CO. made
q forcible speech on the Philippine ques-
ton. Senator Carter MONTY presented
q conference report on the census nd
mlnistration bill and II was agreed to.
The senate then passed % pension bills
and soon after adjourned. The bill for
the reorganization Of the weather bureau
was bitterly fought In the house by the
opponents OF civil pension rolls on &C.
count Of the life provisions II contains
and II was sidetracked by a vote Of 81 to
So. There was also a slight scrlmmage
over the suizcr resolution to investigate
Secretary Gage. A bill wus passed to
appropriate $4,000 for q military hospital
at Fort Leavenworth. Kan. Mr.. Clay
ton tAla) introduced a resolution that
the president be directed to make proc
lamatlon that the United States forces
would be withdrawn from Cuba on July
4. 1900. and the government OF the island
be left to the Cuban people.
For more than three hours on the 3oth
tine senate listened to an argument on
the Philippine question by Senator Bacon
tua.). He maintained that the United
States owed as much to the Filipinos
as to the Cubans and self-govcrnment
ehould be promised to the Islands. The
pension calendar was then taken up. A
resolution wns afterwards adopted that
Senator Foraker CO., should read WASH
ington's farewell address In the senate on
February q. Senator Warren (wyo.) in
PRODUCED joint resolution that the
rights Of citizen OF the United States
shall not be abridged by the United
States or by any state on account OF
SEX. The house was In session n little
over an hour and only business OF minor
Importance WINS transacted.
In the sena % on the 3ist Senator Pet
tigrew Is. d. sought to have read q
resolution embodying a document writ
ten by Aguineldo upon the Filipino In.
surrection and containing his version OF
the alleged recognition OF the Filipino re-
up considerable acrimohy among tho
senators. Senator Hawley Comm de-
nounced the action OF Senator Pettigrcw
as treason ami Senators spooner (Wis.).
Sewell IN. j. and Gallinger (N. H. also
| severely arraigned the senator from
South Dakota. At the conclusion Of the
exciting scene the financial bill was dis
cussed by Senators Berry (Ark.) and Tel.
Ter tCol). Senator Penrose tPa) intro
duced a bill to make the proceedings Of
the Grand Army a part OF the public
records Of the United States. the COM
mander-in.chief to make report to the
interior Secretary The Indian appro-
prlation bill was taken up In the house.
It's discussion being made the occasion
for speeches on q wide range Of public
questions.