Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-29
FIFTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Prents On limitation Buffers Raced By
CIRCUIT Bill
SECONDARY.

II.
In the senate the ship-subsidy hill VIII dis
place the SpooneF Philippine bill as the unfn-
lshed business and that the ay-Pauncefoot
| treaty may be considered in executive session
! having precedence
Senator Stewart introduced bin providine
Ior supreme court for the Philippines.
Senator DOlliVer who was appointed to sue
| Office
In the house Mr.. Conner was sworn In to I'LL
Dolliver OF Iowa.
TIE appropriations committee has the legis
latiVe. executive and judicial appropriation
bin ready for action upon it.
MI Babcock. of Wisconsin, was appointed
committee.
Mr.: Hawley; Of Texas. has a bin for the con-
Mr.. Hopkins. of Illinois, has an apportion-
ment bill providing for representation on $
the Kansas delegation as 1t IS.
THIRD Day
Senator Vest CAIo.) gave notice OF an amend
meut to the shipping bill which provides that
right. under the law, to buy foreign built ships
ana nave them registered as ships of the uni
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.
ChamDerlain OF Iowa to be collector of internal
revenue in Hawaii.
The senate received from the president the
nomination OF S1las Alexander to be associate
Justice Of the supreme court of New Mexico
Senator Fairbanks Qndiana) has bill before
the senate already to admit Oklahoma as a
state with two representatives It has the
uSuai provisions for constitutional convention
and grants of lands for state institutions
The senate passed the bill to aDpronriata
ESQ GOO 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. Goforth (Colorado) has a bill before the
mouse Tor the construction of reservoirs in the
arid lands Of the west.
The speaker has appointed Mr.. OVerstreet
qnd1ana) chairman of the committee on judicial
department expenditures; also Mr. Hamilton
(M1ch.) chairman OF the committee insular
The house passed a Bin to provide for the de-
tail OF not 10 exceed 100retired army officers and
structors in the public schools of such cities as
adopt system OF military instruction.
FOURTH DAY
The senate was in executive session again on
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Senator Lodge
assured the senate that this treaty viii not
have the effect Of permitting Great Britain to
ac0ul-e property in the area affected.
The continuation of Senator Fryes speech
upon the ship subsidy bill took up the most OF
the open session OF the senate.
Mr.. Littlefeld CIaine) offered an amendment
to the army bill prohibiting the sale OF liquor
in army canteens or other military property.
Mr.. Wilson: lArizona) has bill before the
New Mexico and Oklah ma.
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 Tor amendments under
the five minute rule.
Mr. Kitchen IN. Co. introduced a resolution
Tor constitutional amendment to repeal the
| 18th amendment.
The ways and means committee has reported
It's It's oil Tor the reduction OF taxation It pro
than forty million dollars.
FIFTH DAY
Senator Morgan. in executive session de-
clared that he would not consent to a vote on
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty uutil a time was
fixed for like action on the Nicaragua canal
bill.
The senate received the nomination of Daniel
H. Mcmillan to be associate justice of the Su-
prenne 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 num-
Der of amendments, among them bne absolute.
~ prohibiting the sale of intoxicants at army
posts.
Mr.. Da1zell (Pa) is the author of a bridge
bill providing means by which bridges may
be built over navigable streams without special
act of congress.
The oIeomargarine bill was taken MP in the
house. 1t increases the tax on colored manu-
featured butter, from 2 to 10 cents a pound and
reduces the tax on the same, uncolored, from q
to cent pound.
SIXTH DAY.
There is no session of the senate
The house passed the Circuit bill. 1876 to 81.
1t increases the tax colored limitations of
on oleo uncOlored from cents to Z cent.
Nj. Taylor (OhiO) introduced bill. aimed at
polygamy. being proposal for a constitutional
amendment for uniform laws on marriage and
divorce