Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
What Is Being Done In The F..tJ-Sixth
General Assembly.

General Assembly.
JUNE FIFTH.
The senate passed the Cuban extradition bill;
also the emergency river and harbor bill pro,
viding for surveys and for certain public works
The general deficiency bill was passed.
A general rush was made to get action or,
various bills by consent. but all met objections
To fill the wasting time Senator Teller talke6.
about the Philippines.
The Sundry civil bill still hangs up in confer
ence with IS Disbursements
The house passed the antitrust bill. amend
ing the Sherman law so as to give the courts
jurisdiction. with only one opposing vote The
bill was amended SO as not to apply to labor
unions,
JUNE FIFTH.
An agreement has been made in conference
on the Kiowa and Comanche opening. Indians
to get 100 acres each and reservation of 4s0,-
900 acres in common, the remaining 2,U00.O00
homes law.
The senate passed bills changing the o. s.
court sessions from Cameron to Poteau, I. T. /;
to permit the OF timber and stone for
domestic and industrial p urpose in Indian Ter
ritory: to provide for the sale of isolated tracts
of Usage trust lands in Kansas.
The inter-oceanic committee reported reso-
made In 1850.
The house passed the $4,000, COO appropriation
for the st. Louis exposition.
JUNE eAA1d-
The senate killed the house antitrust bill by
voting, 43 to %. to refer it to a committee.
The conference reports were finally adopted
on the sundry civil and naval academy appro-
priation bills The senate worked practically
all night on the conferences and executive ses-
sions.
The appointment of Gen. Wheeler as Brig.
Gen. in the regular army and that Of Gen. Otis
nomination of W. D. Bynum as general ap-
praiser at the port Of New York was rejected
se tse Of tbe court Of nrTs
land claims. 1t may be said that all appoint
ments pending were acted upon favorably ex-
cept that Of Mr.. Bynum.
The house was in session until $3.50 a. m. are
then took recess until this morning This
house too struggled in conference committees.
Speaker Henderson held things level and was
The general deficiency bill was finished and
conference upon 1t agreed to.
JUNE SEVEN.
arrived the naval fight was still on, the house
refusing to agree with the senates conditional
and at late hour last night a recess was taken
until today. Another disagreement was over
ocean surveys. the dispute being whether the
navy should conduct them or it should be done
as the work of the coast and geodetic survey.
A new conference committee was appointed by
Speaker Henderson composed of supporters OF
The resolution for dismissal Of Senator Clark
OF Montana, was another drag anchor, which
with the rest caused a suspension of adjourn
ment.
The Fort Hall reservation. carrying with II
the opening of the kiowa and Comanche coun-
try, was agreed to in both houses at q. m. this
morning.
The house passed the senate bill permitting
citizens of the territory to build city build
ingS
The senate and the house agreed at about s
p. today to adjourn at o'clock.
WAYS
authorized to meet before the opening of the
session of congress in December to draft q
measure for the reduction OF revenues.
practical agreement was made on the differ.
ences between the houses on the naval bill
which finally resulted in its passage.