Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-12-13
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Resolutions. Bills and Other Matters Com
sidered at the First Session OF the
Fifty-Seyenth BODY.

The senate on the Sd listened to the first
message OF President Roosevelt and
adopted a resolution directing the APP
pointment OF a committee to cooperate
with like committee from the house
to consider by what token of respect
Q and affection congress might express
the sorrow of the nation upon the tragic
death OF the late President Mckinley.
AS further mark of respect the senate
adjourned. :The members OF the house
listened with orapt attention to the presf-
dents message and at. the conclusion
there was an enthusiastic demonstration
on the republican side. On motion of
Mr.. Gresyenor (O) that portion OF the
message relating to sthe death of the late
president was referred to Committee to
consist OF one member from each state to
join a similar committee of the senate.
The speaker appointed a committee and
then, as a further mark of respect, the
house adjourned.
Practically the entire time Of the sem
ate on. the 9TH was devoted to the intro
duction of bills and resolutions. The
isthmian canal report was transmitted
to the senate by the president and several
bills providing for the construction Of the
waterway, one of them by Senator Nor
gan (Ala.), who has led the movement
for the canal in the past. were presented.
Senator Scott introduced a bill amending
the immigration laws so to require
persons about to immigrate to the. United
States to secure from the nearest Ameri-
can minister or consul a certificate es-
tablishing his character and prohibiting
the landing of any immigrant who can
not present such a certificate. Senator
Jones (Ark.j introduced without amend
ment the antitrust bill which passed
the house during the last session of con-
gress, but failed to pass the senate
Sepatoro Aldrich introduced bill author
fztng the comptroller of the currency to
extend for a period of 20 years the char
ter Of any national banking association
extended under the act of July IL, 1882
Senator fntrOdIICad i'm iera
ton bill providing for an educational test
for the admission of immigrants. The
writing test is removed and the new bill
requires only to be able to read. In. the
house Representative Dick 1O.) intro
duced a bill providing. that the next presi-
dent of the United States and those who
follow him shall be inaugurated on April
30, the day on which President Washing
ton took the oath of Office. This change
is desired owing to the uncertainty of
March weather . In Washington. Con-
gresham Dick also presented a resolu-
ton for general Investigation of the de-
NAL or abridgement of the right to vote
in certain states with q view to reduc-
Ing the congressional representation
from such states. Congressman Miller,
of the Fourth Kansas district, asks for
an appropriation of 100000 for a govern
| ment building at Emporia.
Senator McComas (Md.) made an ex-
| tended and carefully prepared speech in
| the senate on the 9Th with anarchy for
had full power under the constitution to
enact law Furnishing with death any
! person killing a president, or assaultfng
| the president with intent to kill, or aid
ing, melting or procuring such an act.
Senator Hoar (Mass.) said the difficulty
/ was that assassihs of kings and rulers
| always gloried in their crimes and were
! In no wise deferred by the fear of punish
| 1pent. The most effective remedy, he
| suggested. would be to have the civilized
| nations Of the world agree upon some
| desolate spot the earth,s surface to
) which all anarchists who upheld assas-
! sination or the overthrow Of govern
| ment should be transported In such a
community the anarchist could carry out
his theories of living without a govern
ment and the world would be rid of his
presence. Senator Penrose (Pa.) intro
'duced a bill for the regulation of immf-
grafton The senate adjourned until the
9Th. The house was not in session.
! The senate was not in session on the
I 9Th. In the house Mr.. Gaines (Tenn),
/ who had just returned from the Philip
4 pines. was sworn in. Speaker Hender-
= son announced the membership of the
F., ways and means. the appropriations and
the enrolled bills committees. Then after
the introduction of bills an adjournment
/ was taken until the 10th.