The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-09
LAWMAKERS KEEP BUSY.
Transact Business of Importance in
Both the Senate and House
in Washington.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Senate Devotcs Most of the Time in
Discussing the Philippine Civil
Government Bill House Passes
Agricultural Appropriation Meas
ure and Other Bills.

Washington, April Ex-senator
Carmack completed his speech in the
senate on Saturday against the Phil
ippine government bill.
Washington, April 29.-The house
amendments to the oleomargarine
bill were accepted in the senate yes
terday, thus passing it. The confer
ence report on the Chinese exclusion
bill was adopted and consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill
was begun.
Washington, April 3O.-The senate
yesterday devoted the time to discus
sion of the Philippine civil government
bill, and the alleged order of Gen.
Smith to depopulate the island of Sa-
mar caused a spirited debate. The
nomina ton of William H. Moody, of
Massachusetts, to be secretary of the
navy, was received.
Washington, May debate on the
Philippine question occupied practi-
cally the entire day in the senate yes
terday.
Washington, May 2.-Discussion of
IlIC IuCSlloi oSSa-
pied most of the day in the senate
yesterday. The subcommittee on
Cuban relations began its inquiry
into the present holding of Cuban
sugar and Cuban sugar lands.
Washington, May 3.-An amend
ment providing for postponement of
the st. Louis fair to 1904 was intro
duced in the senate yesterday, the
conference report on the Indian APP
preparation bill was agreed to and
the Philippine bill was further dis,
cussed.
Washington, April 2s.-The house
devoted an hour on Saturday to the
passage of bills and for the remain
der of the session listened to the trib
utes to the memories of the late
Representative Stokes, of South Car
DINA, and the late Representative
Crump, of Michigan.
Washington, April 29.-The agricul.
tural appropriation bill was further
discussed in the house yesterday. and
during the general debate Mr.. Sibley
(Pa.) bitterly attacked Gen. Smith,
declaring his 'kill and burn" orders
| in the Samar campaign in the Philip
pines a disgrace to civilization an6
demanding that the president remove
him at once. The naval appropria
| ton BILL which recommends tn,
building of six new vessels for tbs
| navy was report ed
Washington, April 3o.-The house
yesterday passed the omnibus public
building bill, which will distribute SIT,
4O5, $50 among III cities.
Washington, May 1.-The agricul
tural appropriation bill was passed
in the house yesterday after increas.
ing the item for good roads inquiries
from $4,000 to 100000 An indirect
attack on the beef trust was made by
Mr.. Lacey, who introduced a bill tc
lease grazing lands to homesteaders
and owners of small farms.
Washington, May I'm the house
yesterday most of the. time was
given to the District of Columbif
! appropriation bill, which was MOI
completed. A bill was passed pro
viding that third and fourth class
mail matter without sufficient post
age shall not be remailed to tn,
sender.
Washington, May S.-Bills wer,
passed in the house yesterday to
limit the use of injunctions in labor
disputes and to provide diplomat.
and consular officers for the republic
of Cuba. A bill was introduced to
abolish all duties on live cattle, hogs
and sheep imported from foreign
countries, and another to establish