Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Subsidiary Coinage Passed by House. Not
Liked by Silver Politicians.
18TH DAY.

Indications give an outlook for another
whole week talk in the senate upon the Philip
Nicaraguan canal bill is slated to follow the
Philippine bill. A months debate is predicted
for this bill. All this pleases the opponents of
the Cuban reciprocity BILL who believe that If
they can postpone taking up of the Cuban bill
until all the appropriations are disposed CT it
Will not reach consideration at this session
The house disagreed to the senate amend
cnen.s 70 tne phi to prevent the ia Sc branding
for a conference.
The immigration bill has right of way over
al measures except appropriation bills, rev.
enue bills and conference reports; but this can
not be taken up before Tuesday without the
After the immigration bill is acted upon IL IS
expected that there will be a special order made
by the rules committee for the consideration of
the anti-anarchy bill.
18TH DAY.
Senator Hoar offered a resolution requesting
the president to inform the senate whether
there be any law or regulation in force in the
charged with any ofense from coming to the
United States and stating the desires and in
terestS OF the people to the president or to
congress. The resolution went over.
senator Patterson (Col) held the floor most
OF the day In opposition to the Philippine bill.
The committee on ISthmian canal made an
adverse report on Senator Hoar's bill placing
a selection for the route of the canal in the
hands OF the presiden-.
Senator Quay has introduced bill providing
Tor the promotion OF Major General Brook. the
senior major general OF the army. to the rank
OF lieutenant general and for the generals re-
tirement with that rank.
The senate passed % private pension bills.
The house devoted the day to District of
Columbia business without finishing the bill
amending the District code In order to hold
this measure in hand until another District
DAY recess was taken until the following day.
13sTH DAY.
fruitless effort made to fix day to
vote on the Philippine bill
Senator (rllllnUnF m n ~
for an investigation by the judiciary committee
into the subject of lynchings in the several
states, with the view of providing q remedy.
Senator Harris resolution to request the
pres dent to furnish information about the
right OF Ftlipinos to visit this country and ex-
press their views to congress was adopted.
The house passed the Snattuck immigration
DILL MIR. Bowersock (kas) offered al amend
ment which was adopted, prohibiting the sale
OF liquor at immigrant stations. Mr.. Lands
Ond.l secured the adoption OF his amendment
prohibiting the sale OF liquor in the capitol.
The head tax on aliens was increased to SI.5O.
The conferees on the rivers and harbors bill
reached an agreement The bill makes direct
appropriations of sos. O0O, OOU.
Inc conference report on the urgent de-
hclency bill was agreed to; also the conference
report on the Notifications bill
18TH DAY.
The senate refused to fix day for the con-
sideration of the statehood bill by a vote of to
in committee.
An agreement was reached by the senate that
June 3.
The president has signed the Indian appro.
priation bill and the omnibus claims bill.
The house debated the bill to increase the
subsidiary coinage by coming the bullion in the
treasury. The limit is now sIOOO 900 900. The
bill leaves the amount indefinite. in the dis
Newlands New offered an amennment which
was left pending, to make subsidiary silver q
legal tender.
The proposition to lease publis lands for gra-
ZfnR is dropped for this session to allow public
opinion to mature on the plan.
MIR. Bartlett (Ga.) by resolution would ask
the secretary Of war the amount of pay that
was given Governor General Wood Of Cuba.
TIE house library committee made favor
Pulaski, the Polish patriot in the revolutionary
war. also a statue to General Steuben. both to
be placed near the statues of Rochambeau and
Lafayette.
1IOTH DAY.
The senate has confirmed the appointments
by the president as follows: Robert s. Nc
Cormick, OF Illinois. to be ambassador to Aus
tria-Hungary; Chandler Hale. Maine, secre-
tary Of the embassy at Vienna; George Barclay
Rives, New Jersey, second secretary of the
embassy at Vienna; Alfred S. Moore. Pennsyl-
vania judge OF the district court of the district
the senate passed a joint resolution appro-
printing money to pay for an equestrian statue
to Gen. VIM. ]. Sewell.
The conference report on the river and har-
Dor bill was agreed to by the senate.
The Philippine bill was resumed when Sem
ator Lodge offered an amendment extending to
the Filipinos the bill of rights of the consti-
tuition except the right to bear arms and the
right of trial by jury.
1t was agreed to. A number OF other ann nd
ments were adopted
senator Morgan, (Ala,l said the United States
had put its hand to the pillow in the Philippines
and could not turn back. Not being fit to be
citizens he said the Filfpinos are not fit to gov.
ern themselves.
HIST DAY.
Senator Spooner continued his closing speech
On the Philippine government bill, meeting and
from his position on the measure oil
arguments OF opponents; skipping none OF
hem.
After transaction of minor business the house
t.
A bill was passed for the improvement and
,are of confederate Mount lakewood cemetery;
where there are IL union soldiers and I,039 Con-
ederates.
bill was passed restricting the selection OF
reserve banks to cities of 10 900 people.
The Newland amendment to the coinage bill
o make subsidiary coin legal tender de-
Gated 81 to 90.
The house judiciary committee has reported
! bill providing for payment OF revised statute
ees to U. S. marshals and their deputies in
e'ony cases in Indian Territory, in past cases
md in the future.
More Immigrants Than Ever.
New York, June 2.-There are q, 900
immigrants on the Atlantic due to
Lrriye at this mort last week and thev