The Canton times., 1902-07-04
WORK OF CONGRESS.


4 The senate on the 24th PASSED bills cre-
ating a national forest reserve in the
Southern Appalachian mountains and
ratifying the agreement between the
United States and the Choetaw and
ChfckasaW Indians OF the indian terri
tory. Senator Quay (PaO was unable to
secure consideration for his motion to
discharge the committee ON territories
from further consideration OF the onini-
bus statehood bill, but gave notice that
he would demand that it be taken up
the next day. Two notable speeches
marked the closing1of the general debate
on the Philippine civil government bill
IN the house. They were made by Mr.,
Landis Qnd.), republican. and Mr.. Will
Hams MISSY, democrat There were big
demonstrations after each concluded.
Senator Beveridge Qnd.), chairman Of
the committee on territories, announced
in the senate ON the 25th that a report
on the omnibus Statehood bill before
the committee would be made on the
third day of the next Session. After Sem
ator McCumber ON. d. had DISCUSSED
the pending pure food bill ana Senator
Gaalinger On. H.) had delivered an ex-
tended argument to show that the pres
ent prosperity of the country wass6lne to.
the operation OF the Dingley tarifE law
the senate took up the 1calendar ANA
passed a large number of bills of minor
Importance. The conference report on
the army appropriation. bill was then
agreed to-. The Philippine civil govern
ment bill was thrown open to amendment
m the house Merry slow sDrogressT was
being compIeted. The earlier portion of
the day was devoted to- Consideration
of conference reports on the sundry civil,
army and naval appropriation bills The
conference report on the canal bill was
presented and under the rule it went
over. There. were no. speakers the
night session and Immediately after re-
assembling an adjournment was taken.
DCu1ringl the. comparatively brief time
the senate was in session on the ,26th
the conference report on the isthmian
canal bill was agreed. to and the ggen-
eFal deficiency the last of the big snp-
ply measures, was passed. A slight pro-
test was made against the appropriations
of $5OO,OO0 for the Buffalo exposition and
$16OOO0 for the Charleston Is. c. exposi-
ton, but finally they were included in
the bill. The measure also carries $45,-
GOO for the payment Of the Expenses of
the last illness and death Of President
Mckinley, that amount IN cIudfn<y the pay
of the physicians. BY aesvote OF Is to 30
the fsenateA declined to consider the biH
to revive and amend an act which pro-
vides for payment for cotton seized by
the union forces during the civil war;.
The house passed the Philippine civil
government bill practically as it came
from the committee. It was a party
vote, 141 to 80, with the exception OF Mr.,
Mccall (Mass.), who voted with tn q
democrats. The minority substitute for
the establishment of a temporary gov
ernment IN the islands and their perna-
nent independence as soon as a stable
government could be established was de-
feated by IS to 136. The conference report
on the isthmian canal bill was defeated
by a vote of 252 to 8. t-fr5trr.
A sharp debate arose in the senate. on
the 9th on the question of Cuban reci-
procity. Senator Teller (Col), at whose
instance the senate committee on Cuban
relations made its investigation of the
subject, delivered a spirited speech in
opposition to reciprocity with Cuba. Sem
ator Platt (Conn.), chairman of the Gu
ban relations committee, replied to the
Colorado senator. He maintained that
there was nothing in the desire to pro-
mote reciprocal relations between the
United States and Cuba, and said the
making of some concessions to Cuba
was plain duty of this country. The
Cherokee Indian bill then was passed.
Senator Allison (Ia.) presented the con-
ference report on the District of Co
lumbia appropriations bill and it was
agreed to, thus passing the measure.
The conference report on the Choctaw
and Chicksaw Indian treaty bill also
was agreed to- A resolution was adopt
r1es to sit during the recess to consider
bills providing for the admission of ter
ritories to statehood. A joint resolution
appropriating 100000 for monument to
prison ship martyrs, to be erected at
Fort Green, Brooklyn, was passed. :. The
house began consideration of the con-
tested election of Horton versus Butler,
from the Twelfth Missouri district. Some
odds and ends were cleared up during the
early portion of the session.
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