Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-01-10
WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Thursday.


publicans, who favor cutting down the repre-
seneation from the Southern States in which
franchise is abridged suffered defeat because
number of their colleagues refused to act with
them. The issue was precipitated quite unex-
pecteily. The leaders had decreed that tho
reapportionment bill should be taken up, but
before IL could be called Mr.. Olmstead, OF Penn
sylvania offered as a matter Of privilege
resolution reciting the alleged abridgment OF
the suffrage in Louisiana, Mississippi, south
Carolina and North Carolina, and directing tho
committee on census to investigate and report
the facts to the House in order that constitu-
tional basis OF representation could be estab-
lished for those states. The resolution was
defeated, SO to 81. There are other resolutions
of like nature being prepared.
SENATE-Without q murmur OF dissent and
without word OF comment the Senate dis,
placed the ship subsidy bill from It's privileged
position as unfinished business" and substi-
tuted for IL the army reorganization bill.
Friday.
Representative Shattuc of Ohio in
troduced Friday In amendment form his reso-
luton proposing congressional inquiry into
alleged abridgement OF the right of suffrage.
The resolution recites that the right OF repre-
seutation is denied In many OF the states to
male citizens over 81 years old, in direct viola
tion of the fourteenth amendment to the con-
stitution, and is an invasion OF the rights and
dignity Of the house OF representatives. Tho
resolution declares that Massachusetts, Maine,
connecticut, Delaware, California, Louisiana,
mississippi North Carolina, South Caroline,
wyoming, Oregon and other states deny tho
right to vote to certain male citizens OF full
age, and that such denial In certain OF tho
said states extends to more than one-half of
those who prior to the last apportionment of
representation, were entitled to vote in such
states"
SBNATE-The Lodge resolution declaring for
the enactment OF laws prohibiting the sale o.
opium and Intoxicating liquors to the aborigi-
nal and uncivilized peoples of all countries was
passed by the Senate. Senator Hoar in
troduced resolution providing that mo fur
ther military force shall be used In the Philip
pines except such as may be necessary to keep
order in places there now actually under the
peaceful control OF the United States and TO
protect persons and property to whom in the
Judgment OF the president protection may be
| Que from the United States, until the president
| snail have first proclaimed amnesty for al
| political onenses committed against the United
| states in the Philippines, and II In his power
snail have agreed upon an armistice with per.
sons now In hostility to the United States, and
snail have invited such number, not less thar
ten, as he may think desirable, of the leaders
or representatives or persons now hostile tc
the United States and state their wishes and
| the condidion, character and wishes of the peo-
| pie OF the Philippine islands to the executive
and congress. and shall have offered to secure
to the safe conduct to come, abide and return
and shall have provided at the public charge
| for the expenses OF their transportation botf
| ways and their stay In this country for rea
sonable and sufficient time for such purposes
| Consideration OF the army bill preceded tn,
introduction OF the resolution, and AFFAIRS il
In the Philippines were generally discussed.
Saturday.
HoUsE-The entire session was taken up il
considering the reapportionment bill Tn,
proceedings were enliyened by a wordy en-
counter between Littleneld OF Maine and Chair
man Hopkins OF the census committee Tn,
hopkins measure provides for 387 members
and discriminates against Maine, Colorado
Florida and North Dakota. which have ma
| Jority fractions, by not allowing them the extr;
representative allowed all other states with
majority fractions OF the apportionment unit
what Is known as the Burleigh bill, on whicl
opposition to the Hopkins measure is united
/
not lessen the representation OF any state
SENATE-The reply OF the president to th
resolution calling for information concernin
| Cuban affairs having been received in wh!c]
the president stated that In his Judgment tn
making public OF the documents at presen
| would retard the apprehension and prosecution
OF persons guilty OF offenses committed in Cub
and was therefore against public interest. Sen
ator Bacon introduced the following resolution
RESOLVED by the senate, that any and ever
| pubic document, paper or record on any de
partment OF the government relating to an
SUBJECT whatever over which congress has an
grant OF power, jurisdiction or control In tn
constitution, is subject to the call or inspectio
OF the senate for its use in the exercise of IL
constitutional powers and Jurisdiction. TIL
army bill was considered in open session, or
ponents to II resortng TO dilatory tactics, s
that little progress was made. An amendmen
from the military committee, providing tina
the president OF the United States shall hay
authority to fix the component parts OF tn
army ration was adopted.
Monday.
| HoUsE-Consideration of the apportionmer
measure was continued. An agreement wa
reached to vote on the measure Tuesday Rer
resentative Kahn OF California introduced
Dill continuing In force for twenty years afte
May o. 1902 all laws prohibiting and reguiatin
tue coming OF Chinese persons and persons ,
Chinese descent into the United States.
SENATE-Considerati of the army REQ
ganlzalion Dill was resumed in the senat.
senator vest introduced an amendment prt
viding that the officers in charge OF the We
foint Military academy shall make and enfort
such rules and regulations as will prevent Il
l n ha1 1ff a
of participating in such practice shall be e,
PEELED from the academy and shall not be rea,
pointed 10 the corps OF cadets therein.