The Yale expositor., 1902-01-31
CONGRESS.


hll FOR the union of Oklahoma aud
Indian territory rs a state 10 be known
as the state OF oklahoma.
Rep " LEY. tAlal. introduced q bill
designed To prevent the holding up 81
trains FOR purposes of robbery. lt pro
vllcs a penalty OF death or life i'm
prlsonment for the guilty parties.
The committee ON the clcctlon Of
president and vlcc-prcsldent Of the
house to-day made favorable report
on the bin Tor the election OF United
States senators by direct vote 0f the
people.
Ia the house Tuesday VIM. Alden
Smith. of Michigan. introduced resO-
lution calling upon the state depart
ment to request the British govern
mcnt to stay the execution OF Scheep-
crs.
Mr.. Teller presented Representative
Smiths resolution regarding the cX-
ccutlon Of Schccpcrs. In the sena.c
"Wednesday.
There Is some opposition to the
proposition Ia admit the territories OF
New Mexico. Oklahoma and Arizona
to statehood. Delegate Rodey. Of New
Mexico. sIys: III the house falls 10
pass the admission bills You may look
to the delegates OF the three territories
To advance Ia the bar of the house to-
gcthcr and resign their commissions.
Friends OF the river and haI-bOr bill
are nol so sanguine of its passage gS
they were two months ago. There are
two threatening dangers ahead. One
Is that western senators and congress
men are Insisting on making a provis-
ION nOr the Irrigation of lands. Tho
other j. that the bill VIII carry such a
large appropriation that the president
VIII bc forced to veto H.
Some or the old partisan fire was
injected into the proceedings OF the
house "Wednesday when the item In The
urgent deficiency bin apprOprinting
SJ0O.OO0 for a military post NJ Manila.
which the Democrats have been using
as "a text FOR speeches In opposition 10
the Philippine policy of the admins
tration FOR the last three days. was
reached. Mr.. Cannon. I'm charge OF
the bill confessed that the apprOpria
tlOu was subject to point Of order.
and II went out. In lien thertsOf he
offered IN amendment Ia appropriate
the same sum FOR the shelter and pro-
tcctlOn" of the officers and enlisted
men OF thu army on duty In the Phil
lpplncS This the chair held % be in
order. and II at once beumc the sub
iect Of u very spirited debate. when
the vCtc came to be taken the solid
Republican side arose ln support or li.
and with the Republicans. n solitary
Democrat. Cummings. of Now York
stood up Turning on his fellow Dem
ocrats and shaking his fist In their
faces. Cummings shouted: when |
refuse lo vote Ia prOtnCt the life OF an
American soldier hope I may br par
alyZcd." The amendment was adopt.
ed. l2T t0 1Ou. ana without completing
the hlli. IN" house adjourned.
The first business In the house Fri
day was the vote upon the urgent def
cheney hill MIR. Cannon. chairnun or
the appropriations committee demand.
ed n separate vote upon the amend
meat 20 the bill 20 appropriate 5000
OO Tor The protection and shelter
% the officers and enlisted men Of the
army serving In the Philippines His
purpose. was tn put the other side on
record
When the department of commerce
hill was up in he senate THURSDAY
Hanna said the establishment OF th"
new department was In tho interest
of both capital aud labor. IIc believed
the labor interests of the country
would not object 10 the transfer ~ the
labor department. There was no ques-
ton before the country he said. which
demanded such careful attention ~
the Industrial development of the coun-
try and the expansion OF our commerce
MIR. Hale sall the United States al
ready had captured all the foreign
trade worth having.
The record of what has been ac-
cnmplishcd hy the Dinglcy law" con.
iinucd Mr.. Hale. lis 10 me the most
amazing record ever exhibited to the
world IN the absorption OF foreign
trndc We have Invaded England.
Germany. Austria. Italy and Russia.
We do not need additional markets"
Mr.. Hanna replied that the United
States had not conquered tho markets
of Europe. and the markets of the
world were yet an unexplorcd field for
us.
The vote was ordered after the Dem
ocrats failed I'm an attempt TO head II
of and the hill passed