The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-06-08


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The resolution providing for an Investigation
| OF Cuban afairs was passed. III authorizes tne
committee to visit Cuba II necessary.
The bill to issue patent to the land occupied
| by the Sacred Heart mission in Oklahoma has
| reached the house calendar. with chance TO
! dodge through II an opening occurs.
| The military committee gives up the Dill 10
| increase the efficiency OF the army until next
| session.
MAY TwENTY-NISE.
The senate received from the president the
appointment OF +. Il. Stackeable. collector OF
| customs for the district OF Hawaii.
| The senate passed the bill authorizing tne
sale OF Choctaw orphans lands in mississippi.
| The resolution was agreed to calling Tor In
| formation as to the leasing OF grazing iahus III
Senator Tellers Boer resolution was referred
to where 1t will be buried, by vote OF ~ TO 20.
| The senate voted to continue the life OF the
| industrial commission till October 81, 1901.
The committee on the st. Louis exposition
| reported a substitute bill framed like the gem
| eral features OF the bill for the Chicago Col
umbian, with some changes. The commission
| is put at members instead OF ia, as at Chica-
| CO. The matter OF awards and OF lady commis-
sioners is left largely to the local management
The Seminole treaty was passed and sent TO
the president. IN
per cent additional duty upon all imports from
| Germany, while the German law levying pro-
hibitory duties on American meat products IS
in force. The house finished and passed the
Alaskan code bill.
MAY THIRTY
There was no session OF the senate.
The house Indian committee reported favor
ably the senate bill in relation to the Indebted
ness OF the Usage Indians to their traders and
providing for a settlement after amending IL so
as to reduce the installment payfrom aO TO 5O per
cent of the money payable to the Indians
har tuaS a democratic menu
bers held TO decide their course on the anti
trust measures. 1t was decided to vote Tor the
antitrust bill but to oppose the proposed ANU
trust constitutional amendment. TO give the
Interstate commerce commission powers IN
this matter.
MAY THIRTY-oNE.
The senate disagreed to amendment OF the
Fort Hall BILL attaching the provision for
opening the Kiowa and Comanche lands, and
conference was asked for.
The senate committee to Investigate Cuban
affairs will not visit Cuba until after they have
gathered such information from War and Post
office departments as they are asking for.
Senator Wocott Coli declared In the senate
that work OF the geological survey. for which
1855 900 has been expended, was not worth that
many cents; but the senate increased the ap-
preparation to S250,0OO.
The senate elections committee reported ad-
versely on the House joint resolution providing
for the election OF United States senators by
the people. The same committee approved an
amendment which would permit elections OF
senators by plurality vote in state legsla-
lures. This is to pre- emit such dead LOCKS as
have occurred in Pennsylvania and Montana.
The Chinese commission has got back on the
house calendar.
The Sundry Civil appropriation bill was taken
up and the river and harbor items perfected;
the amount for work n the Missouri river was
left out
The house refused to accept the senate
amendments to the naval bill relating TO armor
raD1npinU scheme
provides, conditonally, for the creation OF
government plant for making armor plate.
JUNE FIRST.
The conferees on the Fort Hill reservation
BILL to which the Kiowa and Comanche reser-
walton is attached as rider, held long con-
ference and practically all the objections to the
rider have been overcome.
The senate held long debate concerning the
baking powders
The senate cut out the appropriation for Mrs.
Daniel Manning, the lady commissioner to
Paris, who represents the Daughters OF the
Revolution, at the instance Of leading members
OF that organization, who take pride in bearing
this expense.
Conference COMMITTEE on the naval bill re-
ported deadlock In the conference and asked
instructions.
The senate agreed to an amendment appro
priatlng Sj,0l0,OJO for the st. Louis exposition
making it contingent upon the city of St. Louis
raising SlO,U0O,OOO
Inc mousse uuOpIeu Jue JOluI TcSOiuJlOu pTO-
posing q constitutional amendment to lodge in
congress the power to control Trusts and
monopoies,
The public lands committee reported favor
ably Mr.. Flynn's bill to dedicate the land and
buildings at Camp Supply for soldiers home.
The house military committee approved the
bill to establish soldiers home near Denver.
JUNE SECOND.
The senate adopted concurrent resolution
providing for the printing OF 5000 sets of mes
sages and papers of the presidents; 5000 to be
at disposal OF the senate and house and 10000
to be sold at actual cost.
The senate granted the request of Senator
Morgan and made special order to consider
the Nicaraguan canal bill on the second Monday
Of December next
The general deficiency bill was then amend
ed variously; one feature being to give one
months extra pay to the senate and house
employees.
The sundry civil bill was sent back to con-
ference by the house.
The Creek and Cherokee treaties were both
passed by the house and go to the senate.
The house defeated the antitrust constitu-
tional amendment the majority for it being
less than the required two-thirds
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