The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-02-15


passed the house such ns the oleo bill; instead
OF spending time on the shipping bill when, II
passed by the senate, would not nave tme 10
ret through the house.
The senate Indian committee reported sub e
stitute for the hill to put in force certain laws
OF Arkansas in Indian Territory.
The house committee on invalid pensions
voted to not to report the Dill 10 create u
pension court of appeals.
The postonice appropriation bill iilled the
time in the house until CLOCK nc uiscus
sion was upon pneumatic tuoe service una upo"
reduction of railway mail pay
The rest of the session was spent upon triouue
to the memory Of the late Senator Davis OF
Minnesota.
FORTY SEVENTH DAY.
Might sessions OF the senate commenced on
"Wednesday. for the purpose OF firing out the
hlibustering against the shipping bill, me
nj sht sessions 4 be from TO J.. me uistrleb
of Columbia appropriation bill was taken up
and some time spent on It,
The Sampson SchleY controversy entered the
senate upon resolution introduced by senator
Chandler for list OF members sampson hee'
sent to the senate for promotion
A bill was passed for one additional circuit
judge in the second judicial district
The house passed the senate bill to create
commission to adjudicate claims OF Unlteo
States citizens against Spain after amending
IL so us to place this work with the court OF
claims instead of creating commission -,
The house without debate passed Dill 10
extond charters OF national banks anotner ~ ~
years after 1902 bill for the redemption OF
Hawaiian coin ut par, was defeated me sun
dry civil bill just reported carries S S,o,uV1 tor
the Leavenworth prison; and 5000 for extra
guards. Also S}i2O0O for the LeaVenworlp
branch OF the soldiers home.
FORTY EIGHTH DAY.
The senate passed the District OF Columbia
appropriation bill and took up the West Polnt
appropriations The shipping bill lost its place
sure to pass; that night sessions for hlionster
speeches will wear out the opposition
The bill providing for the establis hment oi
reservoirs for storing water to irrieate lands
was reported in the senate from the puDhc
lands committee.
FORTY NINTH DAY.
The senate asks for conference on its bill
creating q commission to adjudicate claims
against Spain
The military academy bill was passed. 1t
strengthens provisions against hazing
The war revenue reduction measure was
passed. The tax on bank checks, telegraph
messages and express receipts we're not
touched o tax is placed on bucket shops;
The night session was taken up with hllbuS-
tering over the shipping bill. i here was barely
a quorum present
The recommendations of the committee TO m
vestigate haZing, in their report, are very strln-
gent embracing PSDulSlOu, uuu hiNu lllSichnSu
responsibility of the officers for the actions OF
cadets.
The house nearly finished its debate on pos
tai appropriations.
The published reports Of certain acts OF the
Missouri Legislature have created sentiment
against the proposed appropriation for the st.
Louis exposition There are several matters
criticized but the most weighty one is the re-
port that the legislature refused to place an
American 1nfr the state house in y Jefferson
City.
FIFTIETH DAY.
The senate passed the pension appropriation
bill. carrying ii,000000.
The bill putting in force in Indian Territory
Arkansas laws re ating to corpor tions was
passed. The pension bill carries l5Oo names OF
soldiers disabled in the Spanish war, at an an
nual cost of about S270,0J0.
The shipping bill WAS reached during the
day session occupying much of the tS-ne as well
as all of the night session. There was delay
of 45 minutes in the opening of the debate at
the night session caused the lack of quo
rum. The galleries were full during the night
session.
The house passed the postal appropriation
bill The usual amounts are provided for Spe-
cial mail facilities between New York and New
Orleans and between Kansas City and Newton.
The speaker laid before the house the elector-
al votes of the states, to be counted before the
senate and the house en- February i3, and tellers
on the part of the house were appointed
The house passed the senate bill to allow
travel pay to officers and men who re-enl1sted
in the philippines upon their discharge from
volunteer service. The military academy bin
and the bill to adJudicatc Spanish war claims
we're sent to conference. The diplomatic and
consular appropriations bill was then taken ".
FIFTY FIRST DAY.
An effort was made in the senate to agree
upon time for voting on the shipping bill but
the effort failed; and the naval appropriation
bill was taken up but not finished.
The house passed private pension bills by the
score The house during this session has pass
ed about 300 Of these bills, which is considera-
bly, more than the previous highest record.
general pension law was passed to restore
to the rolls widows who lost their pensions by
remarrying and later become widows again.
The benefits of this bill are limited to widows
who we're wives of soldiers before the close OF
the rebellion and who are nov dependent upon
their own labor for support
The house committee on elections has taken
I'D the charges against delegate Wilcox OF
Hawaii. He denies nothing but pleads change
of sentiments coming from changed conditions
Select q Kansas Man.
Washington, Feb. Sat a caucus re-
Gently held by the members of the de-
partment of the Potomac, G.. A. R., it
was decided to elect Israel w. Stone,
commander of the department for the
ensuing year. Mr.. Stone was former
resident of Lawrence, Kansas, and is
at present one of the chief statisticians
of the agricultural department. He is
now the junior vice commander of the
department and will jump his senior.
Broke their Promises.
Topeka, Feb. S.-Chief Stahl said:
''The jointists violated their word of
honor given me to close. All of those
who were approached promised faith
fully to do so Only two places were
closed. During the day I sent men to
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