Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL


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West Indies islands from Denmark to
he United States has been signed at
he state department by Secretary Hay
md Constantine Bruno, the Danish
minister. The treaty will be submit
ted to the Senate for ratification i'm
mediately. Following the invariable
rule in such cases, the state depart
ment officials decline to make public
any of the details Of the treaty, so
that it is not possible to state posi-
lively the price to be paid, though this
S believed to be in the 'neighborhood
If s5,OOO,OOO 1t is known also that
Denmark has abandoned the position
she was inclined to occupy toward the
conservation of the political rights
of the inhabitants of,the island, and
leaves the United States a free hand
to deal with them, without pledge Of
American citizens or of.efree trade
privileges. So it is assumed that the
status of the Danish West Indian ISL
ands. politically and commercially,
should the treaty be ratified. will be
similar to that of Porto Rico. Having
gained these points in the negotia-
tons, the state department officials be-
lieve that the treaty is certain to re-
ceive the approval of the United States
senate =.
The Senate in executive session con-
frmed the nomination of M. A. Otero
1 for governor of New Mexico.
Representative Wiley. of Alabama
has introduced bill to prevent the
holding up of trains for the purpose
of robbery. 1t provides penalty of
Death or life Imprisonment for the
guilty parties.
The house committee on rules has
decided. to, a change of the rules so as
to exclude the general public from
the floor when the house is not In
session, except on card of admission
| from a member of Congress.
Rev. Il. NJ. Coleman, Topeka. Kan.
preacher, is circulating petition ask
ing Congress to not extend the the life
, of the Chicago exclusion act. The pc
! tition contains several reasons, set out
at length, why Rev. Mr.. Coleman does
! not believe the Chinese should be ex-
cluded from the United States. Ills
! two principal reasons are here given:
The Golden Rule is applicable to ma
lions as well as to individuals. If any
European government would shut us
out of their territory we would COM
plain bitterly. and most probably 1t
would lead to the proclamation of war
against the offending power. Even
Confucius said: do nothing to another
that you would not be willing that he
should do to you" BY the operation
of the law great wrong is inflicted upon
families when, with very few excep-
tons. father or husband is not
permitted. to bring his wife or his
children within our territory. Even
the law of humanity, say nothing about
the divine law, cries out against the
wrong.
The public hearing in behalf of
statehood for Oklahoma before the
house committee on territories was con-
cluded with addresses by Colonel ]. 2.
Ravens, Justice Burford, of the terri
torial supreme. court, and Delegate
Dennis T. Flynn of Oklahoma. Mem
bers OF the committee and gentlemen
pres mt in the interests of single state
hood propounded number of ques-
lions to the different speakers con-
corning the effect upon the Indian ter
ritory, immediate and prospective, of
the admission of Oklahoma to state
hood at this time.
Representative Ray. chairman of
the house committee on the judiciary,
is preparing circular in regard to
the advisability of revising or total
repeal of the bankruptcy act, which
will be sent to representative business
men in all parts of the West.
Representative McCleary of Mime
sofa, has introduced bill to increase
the pay. of rural free delivery carriers
from $500 to $500 for the first year.
$500 for the second and $500 for the
third year.
Owing to the threatened interruption
Of American meat exports to Europe
because of failure of government in
spection, the secretary of agriculture
has sent to the house Of representa-
tives request for an emergency ap-
preparation of $4,000 to carry forward
the inspections conducted by the bu-
leau OF animal industry. Without this,
he says, the microscopic inspection
cannot continue after March11.
A successful effort was made in the
House to increase the pay of rural
free delivery carriers from $500 to
5000 per annum. Mr. Hill of Connecti-
cut moved to increase the appropria-
ton for rural free delivery service
from $217, 900 to $491 900, for the pur-
pose, he explained, of increasing the
pay of carriers from $500 to 5000 per
annum. He produced tabulated
statement compiled from returns res
ceived by him from some carriers in
his district to show that, over and
above expenses. these carriers earned
only from 3S to So cents a day. k; :.
The friends of the measure for
at, ri rfi plp at