The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-13
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Proceedings OF Our National Lawmakers
from Day to Day In Condensed Form
RESOLUTIONS and Bills


Advocates and opponents Of the Puerto
Rican tariff bill waged vigorous war in
the senate on the I'd for more than seven
hours. The speeches were good and the
running debate unusually bright and live
~ A brief executive session was aft-
erwards held. In the house Mr.. Payne,
OF the ways and means committee, intro
duced a resolution calling upon the sec
retary of the treasury for Information as
to the probable surplus existing revenue
laws would create during this and the
coming fiscal year 1t was adopted. Dis
trict Of Columbia business was then con-
sidered. Mr.. Curtis (Kan.) moved the
passage under suspension of the rules OF
the senate bill to ratify the agreement
with the Bannock and ShoshOne Indians
OF the Fort Hall reservation in Idaho.
The house committee amended the bill
to ratify the Kiowa. COmanche and Apa-
che agreement for opening to settlement
$500. 900 acres in Oklahoma. The land in
the Fort Hall reservation aggregates 49,,
600 acres. Mr.. Wilson Uda.), and others
advocated the passage of the bill and
It was passed without division.
In the senate on the Sd the debate upon
the Puerto Rican tariff and civil govern
ment bill ended and the measure was
passed by a vose of 80 to 81, only commit
tee amendments being adopted. Just be
fore adjournment a difficulty arose over
ar effort OF Senator Lodge (Mass.) to
have the Spooner bill on the government
of the Philippines made the unfinished
business This. involved the displacement
of the Quay case and in the dispute which
arose over the matter Senator WOlcOtt
CCOl) accused Senator Lodge of uttering
that which was 'unqualifiedly false ....
The house entered upon the cOnsidera-
ton Of the substitute for the senate Ha-
waiian territorial bill. The debate was in
committee OF the whole and only three
of the six speeches were pertinent to the
~ 20. lou me hn
served during the Spanish war or tn
Philippine insurrectiOn I'm the army, navy
or marine corps. who enter lands under
the homestead act, to deduct the time
Of such service from the period required
to perfect title. Mr.. Gilbert (kyO intro
duced resolution calling on the seCre-
tary Of agriculture for Information about
horse flesh being prepared for food in
this country.
The session OF the senate on the 4th
opened with a discussion on the Quay
case and IL was finally decided to take
II up the next day. The Spooner bill
on the Philippine question was made the
unfinished business. The Alaskan code
bill was then taken up. Afterwards 81
pension bills were paSsed.....The Ken
lucky situation came up in the house
and there was considerable excitement
over the matter. Occasioned by a wOTdy
duel between two Kentucky represent
atives-NIr. Wheeler (dem.) and Mr..
Pugh Crep.). the latter charging the for
mer with misrepresentation. This Incl
uent overshadowed all the other speeches
on the Hawaiian bill, many of which were
Irrelevant.
Senator Gallinger IN. HD on the 5th
made an argument against the seating
Of NJ s. Quay in the senate. bill to
Increase the efficiency of the subsistence
department OF the United States army
was passed. bill was introduced by
Senator Hawley Comm authorizing the
secretary Of war to make surveys for
camp grounds for the training of sol
diers Of the army and the national guard.
Thn following bills were passed: To IN
corporate the National White Cross OF
America: to authorize the payment Of
travelling allowances of enlisted men OF
The regular and volunteer forces when dis
charged by order of the. secretary of war
and stated by him aS entitled TO traye!
pay. The house did not take a vote on
the bill TO provide a territorial govern
ment for Hawaii, but agreed to consider
the measure under the five-minute rule
until Il was finished. The naval apprO-
priation bill was reported. It carries SSl.-
219.916
During the greater part OF the 9th Tho
senate had under consideration the IN
dian appropriation bill. Senator Sltlli-
van NIissD delivered a speech In favor
or seating NJ. s. Quay. The SpoOner Phil
i0pine bill was laid before the senate
and Senator Lodge (Mass) gave notice
that he would ask for an carly vote on
the measure. 4 bill was introduced by
Senator Foster CWash.) making it 4
felony to use deleterious substances In the
preparation of food, and one was intro
duced by Senator PenrOse (Pa) author
izing the secretary of war TO give special |
medals to those volunteers who remained !
on duty in the Philippines after their |
terms of enlistment had expired. The |
hnIrSp - 10
ate bill providing for territorial form OF |
government for Hawaii by a vote of 120
to Is. A bill to establish permanent camp |
grounds for our soldiers and militia was
by the chairman of the mil |
itaTy affairs committee and Mr.. Jenkins |
(Wis) introduced a measure to give con-
gress power to control trusts and monop- |
olies.