Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-06-13
WORK OF CONGRESS.

Discussion of the project of construct,
ing an fsthmian canal was begun by the
senate on the 4th. Senator Morgan
(Ala), chairman of the committee on in-
teroceanic canals, opened the debate,
speaking nearly three hours. He closed
with strong appeal for the passage of
the Nicaragua bill. A bill providing that
the postmaster general may extend free
delivery to cities of 5000 inha bitants or
5000 gross income instead of 10000 in
nab1tants, as at present was passed.
Senator Money (Miss.) questioned the ac-
curacy of a statement made recently by
Senator Hoar (Mass.) that John Quincy
Adams was the author of the Monroe
doctrine. Senator Money contended that
the doctrine was the result of consuIta-
tons between Mr.. Canning, the British
prime minister, and Mr.. Rush. the Ameri-
can minister to Great Britain. At the
conclusion of the routine business con-
sideration was begun of the military
academy appropriation bill. Senator
Bate (Tenn.), a member of the military
affairs committee, protested against the
vast. extent of the improvements pro-
posed at West Point, aggregating, he
said, Sc, 500, 600. The debate on the anti
anarchy bill continued all day in the
house. Mr.. Jenkins (Wis.) and Mr.
Parker On. j. contended that the bill
did not go far enough; that the killing of
the president should be made punishable
by death without any limitation what
ever. Mr.. Powers (Mass.) and Mr.. Nevin
(OO, the other two speakers, supported
the measure as it came from the COM
mittee-
In further consideration of the 18TH
milan canal project the senate heard on
the 5th two speeches. neither of which
was completed. Senator Hanna (O)
spoke in favor of the Spooner amend
ment, comforting the president author
ity to purchase the rights of the Pan
anna Canal company if a title could be
obtained. otherwise he shall decide upon
the Nicaragua route. Senator Mitchell
(Ore) supported the Hepburn bill for the
construction of the canal by the Nicara-
qua route. The military academy APP
preparation BILL providing for extensive
improvements at West Point, bill to
ratify an agreement with the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indians and an act pro-
Viding for free homesteads in the Ute
Indian reservation in Colorado were
parsed. The anti-anarchy bill was de-
bsted in the house. 1t devoted to
legal arguments. Mr.. Clark CMo.) de-
-clared that the expeditions trial of Czol-
gosZ at Buffalo was honor to the
Jurisprudence of New York, while that
of Guiteau in Washington was dis
grace to that of the District of Column
bia. Mr.. Rupert On. W introduced a
resolution authorizing the adjournment
of congress at three p. m. on June 2S.
The resolution was sent to the ways and
means committee.
After transacting some routine business
~on the 9th the senate resumed considera-
ton of the isthmfan canal bill, Senator
Hanna co. continuing his argument in
support of the Panama canal - General
debate on the anti-anarchy bill closed
in the house. The incident of the day
was speech by Mr.. Richardson (Ala.)
condemning the prI sident in severe terms
for ethe references in his Memorial day
Grafton at Arlington to the epithets APP
piled. to Lincoln and Grant during the
civil war and for his illusions to lynch
ings. He declared that the presidents
remarks violated the proprieties of the
occasion. The section of the senate bill
providing a body guard for the preSi-
dent was stricken from the senate bill
as a precaution in case the house substi-
tute failed. An effort made to strike
from the first section of the substitute
the words limiting the crime of killing
the president to the president in his Off
4eial capacity, but the motion was lost,
63 to SO. Only one section had been dis
posed of when the house adjourned Mr..
Hull Oa.), chairman of the committee
resolution requesting information as to
the salary or other compensation paid
60. Gen. Leonard Wood during the occu-
patton of Cuba. The committee recon-
mended that 1t lie on the table and by
a strict party vote the resolution was
tabled
After transacting routine business and
discussing the bill to relieve shippers
from the London dock charges. the sem
ate on the 7th resumed considera ton of
the isthmian canal project, Senator
Mitchell (Ore.) continuing his speech in
opposition to the Panama route. The
house spent the entire day voting upon
amendments to the anti-anarchy bill, but
all failed except one proposed by Mr.. Nc
Call (Mass.) to strike from the anarchist
section the word assault where it is
coupled with killing in the inhibition
against conspiring for the killing of a
chief magistrate of a foreign country.
After the bill had reached the last par
1iamentary stage before passage Mr.. De-
Almond (Mo) moved to recommit. The
rquorum failed at this point and the house
was compelled to adjourn without final
action
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