Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-06-09
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.
Procssdings Of Our Natisasi Lawmakers
from Day 90 Nay In Ceadsnssd Form
-Rssolutions and Hills.

-Rssolutions and Bills.
In the senate on the LIST q memorial was
presented from the people OF California
asking that the government provide some
relief for the starving people Of India.
severely arraigned Great Britain for ex-
pending hundreds Of millions OF dollars
In crushing liberty In South Africa, In
stead Of caring for the helpless and dy-
Ing people OF her chief colony. A fur
Their disagreement was reported on the
naval appropriation bill and an exciting
discussion arose over the armor plate
question. The bill was finally returned
to conference. Seventy-nine private PEN
sion bills wero passed and also the mill
tary academy appropriation bill.....The
Joint resolution proposing constitution
al amendment empowering congress to
regulate trusts was defeated in the
house. II requires two-thirds vote un-
der the constitution to adopt an amend
ment to the constitution. The vote
stood. ayes, 1H. hayes. 13l. The affirma-
tive vote. therefore. was IS short OF the
requisite two-thirds. l92. At the night
session the bills to ratify the treaties
made by the Dawes commission with the
Cherokee and Creek Indians were passed.
The senate on the I'd passed the bill
providing for tho extradition Of persons
who have committed certain crimes in
Cuba from tho United States to that Is
land. The general deficiency bill and
the emergency river and harbor bill
were also passed. A concurrent resolu-
ton was adopted to print 5000 sets of
messages Of the presidents. Resolutions
in memory OF the late william L. Greene.
a representative from Nebraska. were AZ
forwards presented and an adjournment
taken out Of respect. ...B BY an overwhelm-
Ing majority Of 27s to the house adopted
bill extending the privisions OF the
Sherman antitrust law. which Is far
reaching In Its effect. II provides that
every contract combination In the form
Of trusts or otherwise In the restraint
Of trade or commerce Is illegal and that
no article Of commerce produced or man
ufacturcd by any corporation organized
In -estraint Of trade shall be trans
ported or carried out OF the state or
territory in which II Is produced or
manufactured. Mr.. Mann Qll) was the
only one that voted against the meause.
The senate was In session more than
ten hours on the 9Th. The only feature
Of the day session was the speech on
the Philippine question by Senator Tel
Ter (Col.) and the effort OF Senator Petit
grew Is. d. to obtain consideration for
the antitrust bill passed by the house.
Al the night session Senator Pettigrew
replied at length to the speech OF Sen
ator Spooner (wis.) on the Philippines.
but did not conclude his remarks. The
remainder Of the session was consumed
In the consideration Of conference .re-
ports and In passing minor measures on
the calendar. The house agreed to the
senate amendment to the sundry civil bill
appropriating s5.o00.000 for the Louisiana
Purchase exposition at st. Louis. There
was not word OF debate on concurrence
In the amendment. The opposition con-
tented themselves with demanding a roll
CALL which resulted LII ayes TO Is nays
In favor Of the appropriation. The house
also agreed to the senate item for the
Mississippi river with an amendment re-
ducing the appropriation to $2.26o,ooo and
adding a provision for the preparation
Of comprehensive report on the levee
system by the Mississippi river COM
mission.
A tornado Of partisan debate swept
over the senate on the 5th with Senators
Hanna CO.,. Pettigrew Is. d.. Carter
(Mont.) and Bacon (Ga.) the chief fg-
ures. Senator Bacon stated that Cramp
the shipbuilder had contributed 100000 In
1899 to the republican campaign with
the understanding that he would be re-
imbursed by some contracts for war
ships. This charge. Senator Bacon said.
had never been denied either by Senator
Carter. who was chairman Of the re-
publican national committee in 1882 nor
by Senator Hanna. the present chairman.
Then the storm broke. Both Carter and
Hanna denied the statement In vigor-
Gus terms. Senator Pettigrcw after
wards reiterated the charge and at
tackled Senator Hanna In regard to his
election to tho senate. which raised an
other storm. Most Of the day was given
to conference reports and q night session
was held. The house on assembling
adopted tho conference report on the
Alaskan code bill. Tho clause In the mil
itary academy bill relating to the promo
ton Of Gen. Miles and Adjt. Gen. Corbin
caused q heated debate. The night ses-
sion was given over to conference re-
ports.
armor item In the naval appropriation
bill forced tho senate to abandon the
adoption of the house resolution for final
adjournment on the 9Th. II was day
of strife and turmoil to the senators.
Three o'clock. the hour agreed upon for
final adjournment. was passed and still
they wrestled with the armor question.
A proposition finally was agreed to.
but late at night another disagreement
was reached on the naval bill and an
adjournment was taken until II o'clock
the next day.. When the house at 1880
D. m. took recess until ten o'clock the
next morning the two chambers OF the
national legislature were In q desperate
struggle over the item In the naval ap-
preparation bill relating to ocean sur
veys. The proceedings during the day
were tame and without dramatic incl
dent, but ut night the house got its
dander up over the failure OF its con-
ferees to abide by their instructions on
the ocean survey item and. after an ex-
sensational debate. the speaker
took the almost unprecedented course OF
appointing new conferees.