The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-01-18
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
senate Passes Congressional Apportion'
ment BIZ without Changing a Word.
TwENTY-sEooHD DAY.

TwENTY-sEooND DAY
The senate passed the two bills when c raM,y
the treaties with the Cherokecs ana me Sreoks,
with amendments which send the piils pucn 70
the house. The treaties as passed NEE. .no
wishes of the tibes in relation to mineral ieascs
The senate passed the bill extending the min
ing laws to saline lands, making them suplec'
to location and purchase under the mining ia"s'
The house continued IT'S debate upon the re-
superintendent bill, Mr.. Littleheld, OF Malh9 s,
making u two hours speech in defense OF ms
states QUOTA during which he had number OF
sharp exchanges with Mr.. Hopkins chairman
of the census committee. II Is still questioh
whether Mr. Hopkins bill will win
Mr. Reeder, (San has a bill to appropriate
SOS 900 for experimental artesian vohs on the
western Kansas plains.
TwENTY-THIRD DAY.
The debate on the army bill continued at
length. Senator Lodge speaking OF the CONNER
cial results Of action taken on THIS measure nc
pictured the rapid progress OF the United states
toward commercial supremacy OF the worlo, anu
the necessity to be always ready to protect such
u position against the iealouses OF nations VINO
have been struggling for II for century, inc
senator also referred to the necessity OF proVid-
ing guards for the men who will In the near
future be constructing the sthmian canal.
Senator Hoar offered an amendment TO inc
army bill for u committee OF nine scientific ex-
perts to investigate the effects of the army can
teen upon the health, discipline and morality OF
tie army.
ton of thanks to Captain U. Clark and the
officers and men OF the battleship oregon, Ior
running the oregon at forced speed li,oVo.
miles, in condition for instant service ana tor
service in tho destruction OF the Spanish fleet
at Santiago =,
Senator Vest offered an amendment to the
avn, bill making haZing punishable by cxpul-
sion from West Point academy.
The debate in the house on rc-apportionmcnt
Is upon a choice between the Hopkins bill, and
the committee majority bill, and the minority
bill; the former providing for 1851 members,
which cuts Kansas to seven; the latter increases
the membership to 1856 which leaves KANSAS
eight. Mr. Long 0Han.) has made exhaustive
speeches for the minority bill, being assisted by
the Kansas delegation, especially Mr.. GURUS
TWENTY FOURTH DAY.
The senate spent five hours in discussing the
anti-army-canteen provision IN the army Dill
without reaching u vote upon IT.
The senate military committee agreed TO &C
cept modified form of Senator Hoars me0-
ure for the appointment OF commission VI
investigate the effect of the army canleen.
The house substituted the minority. or Bur
leigh bill, for the Hopkins rcapportionment
bill, and, after defeating several proposed
| amendments passed the bill by a vote OF 100 to
l02. This bill increases the representatives TO
3SG and retains the present eight from kansas:
| A bill passed the house fixing the mileage OF
| electors who bring the votes OF the States to
| Washington at p cents mile.
TwENTY-FIFrH DAY.
|
| from the house and referred it to committee on
census.
Tne army bill was resumed. Discussion of
| the army canteen section followed Mt length.
| Senator Lodge offered an amendment prohibit
| ing the importation of distilled liquor into the
! Philippines, except for medicinal purposes
| The senate amendment was laid on the table;
| "a to l5 This restores the bill with the house
provision in it abolishing the sale OF ntoZlcants
| in the canteens. Senator Morgan Gala offered
| an amendment to empower the president TO use
q whenever
! forcible obstruction of the laws in the United
| States or elsewhere.
Debate continued in the house on the river
| and harbor bill. MIR Cushman (Wash) showed
| that the seventeen states which have members
| on the river and harbor committee got all OF the
| appropriations, except something over mil
| lions, which was distributed among 20 states
and territories, leaving ten with none
TwENTYsIXTH DAY
| The senate amended the army bill providing
| for the appointment of Generals james ii. VIII
| son FitZhugh Lee and General Shafter to be
major General and retired.
senator Teller presented petition from Fill
| ipinos that the army should cease operations In
| those islands, and also presented an order for
| printing the petition rs public document
Senator Hawley said that such action was
| reasonable, being in e1ect, an appear 10 an
| enemy to continue to kill our men.
Senator Hoar asks that the pay OF CHIEF Jus
| tice of the supreme court be raised to Sl5,oOO
| and that OF the assistant judges 10 Slo,0oo
| The house took up the river and harbor bill
| Mr. Burton chairman OF the committee IN
| charge of the bill stated that very large sum
| had been expended on the Missouri river with
| only u trivial development of navigation This
| bill carries S300.0O0 for the river below Sioux
| City and $4,000 for that portion above there.
| The most of the day was expended upon this
debate, during which efforts were made to mix
| up irrigation legislation with the pending bill.
| TwENTY-sEvENTH DAY.
Senator Bacon (Ga.) in discussing the army
bill declared the giving to the president OF dis
| cretionary power to increase the army to the
| limit to be march toward empire. To which
| Senator Hoar replied that he did not consider
| an army of 100000 as menace.
| The senate passed the congressional appor-
tionment bill without changes. as 1t came from
| the house No state loses member and about
| 20 states make gains.
Delegate Flynn made the report OF the public
| lands committee on the bill to open the Kiowa-
| Comanche country. Under it the land will be
| opened not later than AUGUST next. Mr.. Flynn
| Introduced bill no divide Indian Territory into
| 90 counties naming the county seats of most OF
| them.
Mr. Bowersocl has bill in the house for
| federal building at Lawrence, Kansas. to cost
$4,000 at the start.
The house passed no special pension bills.
Senator Hoar's bill providing penalty OF 20
| years Imprisonment for train robbery and
line of 5000 was reported favorably be the
| judiciary committee.
| Nolnpv NJ Einns i'm Tennessee.