Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-03-26
WORK OF CONGRESS.


the 18th passed the ship subsidy bill, the
nnal vote upon the measure being AZ to
81. Senators Allison and Dolliver Ua),
Spooner and Quarles (Wis.) and Proc
Tor and Dillingham; Vt.), republicans,
voted against the final passage of the bill,
and Senator McLaurin On CT voted for
1t. Senator Morgan (Ala) introduced a
resolution directing the secretary of the
interior to send to the senate q state
ment Of the legal and traffic relations
between the government and the rail-
roads that connect with the waters of the
Pacific, and also directing the secretary
OF war to furnish similar information
with respect to the Philippines. The
resolution went over on objection. The
house began the consideration of the
river and harbor bill. Mr. Burton (O)
made an extended speech in explanation
OF the measure, in the course of which
he presented many interesting facts
relative to it. Several iother members
spoke briefly to the measure, among
them being Mr.. Bellamy On c., who
protested against the treatment his state
had received. Mr.. Foster Oll) and Mr.
Cochran (Mo.) discussed the Boer war;
criticising the majority severely for fail
ure to allow congress to express the SYM
pathy OF the American people with the
struggling republics.
For three hours on the 18th the SEN
ate had under consideration the bill pro-
Viding for the protection of the president
of the United States and for the punish
ment by United States courts of those
who commit assaults on him. Senator
Bacon (Ga) opposed the bill and Sena-
tors Hoar (Mass.) and Mason Oll.) sup
ported it. Earlier in the day a lively de-
bate was precipitated by the effort of
Senator Rawlins (Utah) to have printed
as document some Philippine CORE
spondence. Eventually the matter was
ordered printed as requested Thirty
nine private pension bills were passed
Senator Mcmillan (Mich.) introduced a
bill providing that all paper currency of
the United States except bank notes shall
be of the form known as post checks.
The purpose of the bill is to secure a
safer currency for sending through the
mails. The general debate on the river
and harbor appropriation bill in the
house was enlivened by Mr.. Hepburn
Qa), who made his annual onslaught on
the measure The other speakers were
Messrs Ball (TeXD, Lawrence (Mass),
White (Ky), Thompson (Ala.) and Bur-
nett (Ala.), who spoke in favor of i'm
provements of interest to their districts.
April &c was set aside for memorial serv-
Ices the late Representative Stokes
Is. Co. and Representative Crump (Mich.),
Mr.. Jenkins (Wis) introduced a resolu-
ton directing the house committee on
judiciary to report on number of ques-
tons relating to the political status of
Cuba. Mr.. Hill Comm introduced bill
the treasury under the act of July IA,
1892, into subsidiary silver cOin
During the entire session of the senate
on the 10Th the bill providing for the
protection of the president of the United
States was under consideration. Sena-
tor Spooner CWis.) spoke in favor of the
bill and Senator Bailey (Tex.) against it.
Senator Proctor (Vt) introduced a bill
continuing in force the present law for
the exclusion of the Chinese until the
expiration of the existing treaty with
China or until a new treaty shall be
negotiated. A joint resolution was intro
duced by Senator Vest (Mo.) rendering
to Rear Admiral Kempf the thanks of
congress for refusing to join the allied
forces in the bombardment of the forts
of Taku, China. :. The house made fair
progress with the river and harbor bill.
After the close of general debate q of
the 116 pages of the bill were disposed
Of. No amendments were adopted
Throughout the session of the senate on
the Goth the bill providing for the pro-
lection of the presidents of the United
States was under discussion. The speak
ers were Senators Pettus (Ala.), Haw-
ley Comm and Nelson (Minn.) in sup
port of the bill and Senators Rawlins
CUtah), McCumber On. d., Mallory
(Fla), Carmack CTenn) Money Miss }
and McLaurin (Miss.) in opposition to it.
The principal point made by the oppo-
nents of the measure was that federal
officials ought to be treated in the courts
precisely as are other citizens Senator
Aldrich Or. ID chairman of the COM
mittee on finance, reported the bill to re-
peal war revenue taxes. The house
made very slow progress on the river and
harbor bill, diSpoSing of only so pages
and leaving so pages still to be consid-
cred. The river and harbor committee
again succeeded in defeating every
amendment offered. Mr.. Bellamy On.
c. during the day took occasion to de-
nounce the Crumpacker proposition to
investigate southern election laws as de-
signed to stir up sectional strife. Mr.,
Burleson CTex.) introduced resolution
requesting the president to transmit to
the house copies of all correspondence
bearing upon the recent request of Gen
Miles to be assigned to duty in the Phil
ippines and to be allowed to put into
effect there a plan outlined by him cal
culated to bring about an immediate ces-
sation of hostilities in the islands without
'urther loss of life on either side.