Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-01-24
FiFTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Army Reorganization Bm Goes 10 Con.
ference Now
rwESrY-EIGHTH DAT.

ference Now.
TwESTY-EIGHTH DAT.
The army reorganization bill continued to en-
gage the attention OF the senate, and Is likely
to do SO during the first half Of the week or
longer. Among the questions under discussion
are the amendment concerning the appoint
ment OF officers OF the volunteers to offices In
the regular army, and the provision for the en-
hstment OF Filipinos in the regular army. 1t is
expected that the general appropriation bills
will next be nsidered in advance OF all other
measures. Mixed in with these the ship SUBJ
sidy bill is likely to fill the gaps.
Senator Jones read letter from an Indian
Territory lawyer and denounced the lawyers
alleged attempts 70 swindle people.
The house passed by unanimous vote the bill
TO permit Indians in Indian Territory to sell
their lands and improvements and emigrate
elsewhere. when 300 or more Indians petition
the secretary Of the interior, who shall also pro.
tect their rights and interests in all essential
particulars, including the approval OF their
they may make,
TwESTY-NISrH DAY.
Senator Baker (KaS.) introduced bill to ap
portion the lands and funds OF the Usage In
dams, the lands to be inalienable for p years
and the trust funds to be paid to them in five
annual installments.
No progress was made upon the army bill all
talk and no voting on amendments.
The bill for new judicial district in western
Missouri. which had passed the house, received
favorable report from a senate committee.
Senator Teller attacked the provision In the
army bill for the retirement OF General Eagan,
and denounced that officer in sensational lam
guage, calling Eagan miserable blackguard
Mr.. Calderhead introduced bill to authorize
the secretary OF the treasury TO remit all duties
on seed wheat not more than 5000 bushels, to
be imported by the Kansas Millers assoc alton
The house made good progress on the river
and harbor bill.
THIRfIETH DAY.
Senator Bacon's (Ga) amendment - the
army reorganization bill, striking out discre-
tionary power OF the president was defeated
80 to p.
The senate committee on finance are working
and are close mouthed. 1t is probable that the
committee will recast the war revenue reduce
ton bill
In the house efforts were again made to Sc
cure provision for the irrigation OF arid lands
by amendments to the river and harbor bill, but
it was failure.
The house took umbrage because the senate
resolution providing 81 900 for the coming in
auguration was drawn so as to cUnfne the par
ttcipation in it to a senate committee. and sent
IL TO committee to provide for inaugural cere-
monies under the auspices OF joint committee
OF the senate and house.
Thirty FIRST DAY.
In the debate on the army bill several sena-
tors denounced as brutal cowardice the acts OF
the cadets at West Point in the practice of haz-
ing young cadets. The most severe language
was used by senators. demand for the dis
charge OF haZers from the service was the senti-
ment OF many. An hour for taking vote on
the army bill was finally fixed.
quay was received DUCK III the SELL
ate very cordially. He entered before the SEES
sion began and was cheered from the galleries.
There were scarcely so members in their
places in the house, until after Senator Quay
was sworn in, in the senate. The absenteeS
were mostly ut the senate chamber The bus
mess of the session was consideration OF the
bill to revise the postal laws 1t was stated that
the bill made no change of existing statutes re-
garding pay Of railway mail clerks.
THIRTY-sEcoND DAY.
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discussion OF the army reorganization bill
Senator Fairbanks introduced n copy of Dele
gate Flynns bill for al increase of the number
OF judges of the supreme court OF Oklahoma
senator Foraker made another unsuccessful
effort to secure the confirmation of James ).
Harlan as attorney general of Puerto Rico.
The senate confirmed col. II. b. freeman.
24th infantry, to be brigadier general.
Senator Morgan wants an income tax pro
vision put into the ship subsidy bill.
The house spent the entire day upon the bill
revising postal laws 1t is bill OF 221 pages
Attempts were made to inject into the bill
amendments in the interest of certain classes of
mail employees. but the efforts were all without
success Ninety-three pages OF the bill were
Delegate Flynn introduced u bill to increase
the Justices of the supreme court of Oklahoma
The house passed the river and harbor bill
without division.
THIRTY-THIRD DAY.
The senate tacitly without formal action de
clueJ 10 let the nicaragua canal Dill rest quietly
until action is taken by the English ministry
upon rat fication OF the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
The senate finally disposed of the army reor-
ganiZatiOn bill, and it now goes to conference
for disposal of amendments. The bill has been
unfinished business since the first day of the
session. The canteen clause was eliminated
and the effort to exclude liquors from the Phil
ippines was defeated. Every effort to prevent
the increase of the army was defeated.
The claim OF the Cramp Shipbuilding company
which has been before every congress- for sew
eral years. occupied the attention of the house
about all day. 1t was at the stage of previous
question at the close of the session.
he public lands committee discussed the
question of reservoirs and arteSian wells, Rep
resentative Sutherland of Nebraska. and Reed
er, of Kansas, each asking for S2 900 for expert
mental artesian wells Prof. barton, of the
geological survey, endorsed the project before
the committee Secretary Hitchcock submitted
q statement strongly supporting the policy OF ir
rigation.