The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-24
DoIHGs IN CONGRESS.
Bnls Passed and Resofutions Entr0duced
At the FIRST Session OF the Fifty
Seventh BODY

Seventh Body.
The senate on the 18th for a brief tine
had under consideration the bin creating
a department Of commerce and the dis
cussion tended TO show that the measurs
VIII have TO be amended In many par
tieuIars before Il can receive the ap-
prevail OF the senate It was pointed out
that II the bin as reported became a law
II would create the greatest department.
Of the government and that-the secre-
tary Of commerce would have more power
even than the secretary OF the treasury.
Notice Of several important amendments
was given Senator Harris CKan-) intro
duced a bill for the government owner
ship Of telegraph lines. Senator Plat
Conn introduced an amendment TO the
copyright law granting copyright for u
months TO books written In a foreign
language and printed abroad, such au-
thOrs to use this time IN making arrange
-ments to perfect their rights under eL-
bills and private pension measures were
passed, after which the senate adjourned
until the 10Th.
The senate was not IN session on the
18th. The house was in session less than
an hour. Only routine business was
transacted, the most important feature
Of which was the reporting by Mr.. Can
non, chairman Of the committee on ap-
preparations, Of an urgent deficiency bill.
It carries upwards OF S16O0oooO. A bill
in the Indian territory and providing that
they may issue bonds to an amount not
exceeding i've mills on each dollar OF
taxable property OF the municipality for
the construction OF sewers, Eaterworks
and schoOIhOuses. Mr.. Kahn CCal-) intro
duced the Chinese exclusion bill agreed
upon BY all Pacific coast interests as rep
resentfng their views It was referred to
the foreign affairs committee
Chairman Lodge, on behalf OF the Phil
mi
pine tariff bill in the senate on the 10th
and gave notice that he would call II up
the next day During the greater part OF
the session the measure providing for
the establishment Of a department o.
commerce was under consideration. An
effort was made by Senator Nelson
lIfnn-) to secure q vote, but the OppOsi-
ton TO many OF its provisions became 50
strong that the effort had to be aban-
doned- Senator Vest CdO-) introduced as
a substitute for the ship subsidy bin his
bill Of the last congress repeating the
law prohibiting the purchase Of foreign
built ships....The time in the house was
occupied In general debate on the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill An item in
the bill carrying $4,000 for military
post at Manila precipitated q long de-
bate A semi-humOrOus speech was also
made by Mr.. Clark MOI on the item OF
$40 900 for the entertainment Of Prince
Henry and he wanted 10 know who was
going to pay the expenses OF the lex
traordfnary AGGREGATION OF talent con-
sisting Of Whitelaw Reid. Capt. Clark.
Gen. Wilson, young PierpOnt Morgan and
young WetmOre," who were to be dis
patched to London TO see his sacred
majesty King Edward VII crowned,
and said if it was right and proper for
US to pay for the entertainment Of Prince
Henry why should not England pay the
| expenses Of Reid. Clark and the others.
For nearly three hours on the 21st the
senate had under considerable the Phil
fppine tariff bill The measure was made
| the unfinished business and probably viii
I hold that position Of preference until it
shall have been voted on finally Sena-
| tor Morgan CAla-) introduced a bill plac-
| ing Gen James Longstreet on the retired
/ list Of the army with the rank Of major,
| the rank he held when he entered the
/ service Of the cOnfederacy at the begin
ming Of the civil war. A number Of pri-
/ vate pension bills were passed-...In the
| absence Of other pressing business the
/ house managers allowed the widest lati-
] tude in the debate on the urgent def
| cheney bill. The irrigation OF arid lands
/ in the west and the advisa bility Of re-
/ tanning control of the Philippines also
were topics under discussion. Mr.. VIII
/ liam A Smith CMich) introduced a reso-
| luton directing the state department to
| request the British government to with
/ hold the sentence OF death passed on
I Commander ScheepeTs. who is about to
4 be shot Mr. Wiley (Ala) introduced q
i bill designed to prevent the holding I'D
/ of trains for purposes Of robbery. It pro-
\ vfdes a penalty of death OF life i'm
\ prisOnment for the guilty parties. Mr..
] Stephens CTex-) introduced a bill for the
| union Of Oklahoma and the Indian terri
I tory as a state, to be known as the state
| of Oklahoma