The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14

| ley was received and read ...
Two deaths OF members of each house during
the recess caused the first days proceedings or
the house to be limited 10 little more than inc
reading OF the message.
SECOND DAY. -.
In the senate the ship subsidy bill will dis
place the Spooner Philippine bill as the unpn-
ished business and that the Hay Paunceioot
treaty may be considered in executive session
almost any time; with only the shipping OH
having precedence. -
Senator Stewart introduced bin providing
for a supreme court for the Philippines
Senator Dolliver who was appointed TO sue.
Gee Senator Gear, OF Iowa, took the oatn Oh
office.
In the house Mr.. Conner was sworn in to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF MT
Dollver Of Iowa. -.
TIE appropriations committee has the legis-
lative. executive and judicial Appropriation
bill ready for action upon it
MIR. BabcocN, OF Wisconsin, was appointed
to succeed Mr. Dolliver on the Ways and Means
committee
MIR. Hawley. of Texas, has bill for tho con-
structio OF n bieakwater at Galveston.
Mr.. Hopkins. OF Illinois, has an apportion-
ment bill providing for q representation on u
ratio OF 10000 inhabitants. This would leave
the Kansas delegation US 1t is.
THIRD DAY.
Senator Vest (Mo) gave notice OF On amend
meut to the shipping bill which provides that
citizens OF the United tates should have the
right under the law, 10 buy foreign built SHIPS
and have them registered as ships OF the UNI
ted states.
the 10th judicial circuit to include the states OF
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, wyoming
and Montana.
The senate received the nomination OF r. Fl
Chamberlain of Iowa to be collector OF internal
revenue in Hawaii.
The ,enate received from the president the
nomination of Silas Alexander to be associate
justice Of the supreme court of New Mexico:
Senat r Fairbanks (lndiana) has Dill De1Ore
the senate already to admit Oklahoma as
state with two representatives 1t ma the
usual provisions for a constitutional convention
and grants of lands for state institutions.
The senate passed the bill to appropriate
$3.50 900 foa the benefit of the Charleston, 3 Z.
exposition in 1901.
The house rules committee has arranged for
early consider ton Of the army bill.
Mr. Goforth (Coorado) has bill before the
house for the construction of reservoirs IN the
arid lands of the west
The speaker has appointed Mr. OVerStreel
Undlana) chairman of the committee on judicial
department expenditures; also Mr. Hamilton
(Mich.) chairman of the committee on insular
affairs.
The house passed bill to provide for the de-
tail of not to exceed l00retired army officers and
a0l commissioned officers as military IN
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adopt system of military instruction.
FOURTH DAY.
The senate was in executive session again on
the Hay-P auncefote treaty. Senator Lodge
assured the senate that this treaty will not
have the effect of permitting Great Britain to
acqui-e property in the area affected.
The continuation OF senator Frye's speech
upon the ship subsidy bill took up the most OF
the open session of the senate.
Mr.. Littefeld (NIaine) offered on amendment
to the army bill prohibiting the sale of liquor
in army canteens or other military property
Mr. Wilson (Arizona) has u bill before the
house to esta blish supreme court for Arizona,
New Mexico nd Oklah ma.
The house cor mttee on rules presented
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.
for a conStit tional amendment to repeal the
18th amendment
The ways and means committee has reported
its ball for the reduction of taxation. 1t pro
vides for an aggregate reduction of a little more
than forty million dollars.
FIFTH DAY.
Senator Morgan. in executive session, de-
clared that he would not consent to vote on
the Hay Pauncefote treaty uutil time was
fixed for like action on the I,icaragua canal
bill.
The senate received the nomination Of Daniel
H. Mcmillan to be associate justice of the su-
preme court of New Mexico, in place OF SilSS
Alexander, whose name had been sent in by
mistake.
The senate spent six hours in executive ses
sion and then ad ourned until Monday.
The house passed the army reorganization
bill by vote of l66 to 1873. after adopting num-
Der of amendments among them one absolute
ly prohibiting the sale of intoxlcantS at army
posts.
Mir Dalzell (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 oleomargarine bill was taken mp in the
house. IL increases the tax on cOlored manu-
featured butter. from to 10 cents pound and
reduces the tax on the same, uncolored from a
to | cent pound
SIXTH DAY.
There is no session OF the senate.
The house passed the Grout bill. 1856 to %.
II increases the tax on colored limitations OF
butter from to 10 cents and decreases the tax
on oleo uncolored from cents to Il cent.
Mr.. Taylor (OhiO) introduced a ill, AIMED at
polygamy, being proposal for constitutional
amendment for uniform laws on marriage and
divorce