Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-06-21
WORK OF CONGRESS.

The Nicaragu canal bill was before
the senate for short time on the 14th
and Senator Morgan (Ala) continued
his speech in support of the measure
and in criticism of the Panama project.
Senator Beveridge Qnd), chairman of
the committee on territories, introduced
bill providing for delegate representa-
ton in congress for the Indian territory
authorizing the president to appoint
Capt. Charles e. Clark, late of the bat
tleship Oregon, a rear admiral. The
feature of the session of the house was
the attempt of Mr.. Hay CVa-) to secure
the adoption of resolution calling upon
the secretary of war for Information as
to the cost from all sources of the war
in the Philippines. Mr.. CrUmpacker
Qnd) moved to lay it on the table and
his motion prevailed by party vote, 81
to 66. Mr. Bartlett Pa.) introduced a
resolution directing the secretary of war
to furnish the house with information
as to what amounts had been paid out
by the military governor Of Cuba and
others under his direction for advocating
reduction in the duties upon Cuban
products. The latter part of the session
was devoted to private pension legisla<
ton, 1919 bills being passed.
The senate on the 18th passed what is
popularity known as the London dock
charges bill. Consideration then was
continued of the isthmian canal project,
Senator Cullom (Ill.) and Senator Kit
vocacy of the Panama route. Just be-
fore adjournment a spirited discussion
was precipitated over a motion by Sem
ator Proctor Wt.) to agree to- confeT-
ence with the house on the army appro=
priatiOn bill. Several weeks ago the sem
ate was affronted by a message from
the house refusing to submit to confer
ence certain senate amendments to the
bill. The opposition to Senator Proctor's
motion was so vigorous that finally he
tO W 10
ent. The house transacted some mis-
cellaneous business under suspension of
the rules 1t included the adoption of
resolutions appropriating $4,000 for the
preparation of plans for memorial in
Washington to Abraham Lincoln, $780,
| 900 toward the erection of a monument
to the prison ship martyrs who died off
Brooklyn as a result of the cruelties to
which they were subjected by the Brit
ish during the revolutionary war and
| $4,000 for the erection of a monument
at fredericksburg, Va, to the memory
| of Gen. Hugh Mercer, who was killed
during the revolutionary war Two bills
| were passed to amend the general pen=
| sion laws, one to provide for tie rest0ra-
| ton to the pension rolls of the widows
| of soldiers who subsequently married
and were again widowed and one to in
| crease the pension of those who have
| lost limb were totally disabled while
| in the military or naval service. The
resolution calling the secretary of
war for his reasons for the dismissal of
| Rebecca J. Taylor, a clerk in the war de-
partment, was laid on the table
The session of the senate on the 18th
| was mostly taken up in listening to
| speeches the isthmian canal The fol-
| lowing bills were passed: To amend the
act providing for permanent census
| office, so as to include 'unskilied labor
ers' in the list of those employees not in
| cluded in the civil serVicej to provide
| for refunding taxes paid on iegacies and
| requests for uses of religious, charita BILE
| or educational character; for the en-
| eoura gement or art, ETC.. The house
Considered bills reported from the judi
| ctary committee. By far the most i'm
! portant measure was that to amend the
| existing bankruptcy law. The minority
| made a vigorous effort to repeal the
| present law in toto, but was overwheIm-
amends the law in Is particulars to meet
| defects which, it is said, experience has
proven. An evening session was held
| for the consideration of bills reported
| from the Indian committee.
| The senate on the 18th devoted practi-
| caliy its entire session to consideration
| of the iSthmian canal question. Little
! that is new to the discussion was de-
| veloped by any of the speakers. TAX
! ing advantage of the latitude allowed
| during general debate on the deficiency
bill in the house several speeches were
| made by democrats. A night session was
held at which the house considered bills
| reported from the committee On Indian
affairs. Mr.. Shattuc co. introduced a
| bill excluding from admission to the
| country immigrants over Is years of age
! who cannot read the English languag
or some other language. Mr.. McDer-
| mott IN. j. introduced a bill for the
! appointment of n federal board of in
| vestigation and arbitration to deal with
labor disputes.