The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-12-19
DoIEGs In CONGRESS.
Bits. Resolutions and Messages Before the
Senate and House and How They
Are Disposed of.


Almost the entire session of the senate
on the 10th was devoted to discussion
of the omnibus statehood bill. Early in
the morning hour Senator Quay Pa.)
submitted a report of his own and its
reading occupied the time of the senate
until two o'clock, when the statehood
bill was laid before the senate. It's read
ing was begun Immediately thereafter,
followed by the reading of the substi-
tute. Senator Beveridge rQnd.), chairman
of the committee on territories, then pre-
sented the committee report, giving the
reasons for recommending joint state
hood of Oklahoma and the Indian terri
tory and for not favoring the omnibus
bill. A bill was passed refunding GER
tain revenue taxes to owners of private
dies and also bill relieving certain i'm
porters from the duty on tea placed in
bonded warehouses. The feature of the
house proceedings was a thoughtful
Grow (Pa.) on the relations between la
Dor and capital. At the end of the
present session he retires at the age of
70, after career in pubic life extend
ing over half century. His speech was
regarded as his valedictory to public life
and was listened to with close attention
by his colleagues. A bill was passed de-
signed to relieve tea importers. Another
bill, to refund the duties collected on
merchandise from Porto Rico and the
Philippines during the period between
the ratification of the treaty Of Paris
and the congressional revenue acts for
those islands. also was passed.
The senate on the 18th passed, with
several amendments, the bill fixing the
compensation of the anthracite coal
strike commission and 1t now goes to
conference. The name of the commits
sion was changed to 'anthracite coal
strike arbitration At two o'clock the
statehood bill came up and there was a
brisk exchange between Senator Quay
(Pa.), who favors the omnibus bill, and
senators who oppose 1t, regarding its
consideration. Senator Quay and Sen
ator Bate (Tenn.) said they were
ready to vote. Senator Beveridge Qnd.),
and others protested against passing the
bill so soon after it was reported and it
went over. The senate then adjourned
until the 18th. The house devoted prac-
tically the whole day to discussion of a
resolution to limit the period of taking
testimony in the Wagoner-Butler con-
tested election case to 40 days and finally
adopted a resolution to that effect by a
party vote, 155 to 11S. It was agreed to
hold a session on Sunday, January %, for
the purpose of paying tribute to the men,
cries of the late Representatives Russell
Comm and Sheppard and ReGraffenreid
(Tex.). Mr.. Sulzer On. V introduced
bill. the purpose of which is to give pub
licity to the affairs of large corporations
by requiring them to make annual re-
turns to government authorities. A bill
was introduced by Mr.. Pugsley IN. ",
the aim of which, as the title states, is
Ito render the currency more elastic and
responsive to the financial and CONNER
cial requirements of the country" Mr.
DeArmond (Mo.) introduced a bill pro-
viding that it shall be unlawful to ship
from any state or territory, through or
into any other state or territory. any
manufa ctured articles sold for shipment
NJ intended n rti
Gle had stamped on the cover containing
1t the words, mo monopoly product.
Produced in open competition"
The senate was not in session on the
18th. The house devoted the day to the
consideration Of private pension bills, 173
bills being passed. Mr.. DeArmond (Mo.)
offered a resolution requesting the secre-
tary of state to inform the house of the
nature and extent of the claims of Great
Britain and Germany against Venezuela
and what effort, if any, has b9en made
to settle the matter.
The senate was not in session on the
18th. The house entered upon the con-
liberation OF the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill and 80 of
the 142 pages of the bill were completed
before adjournment. joint resolution
was introduced by Mr.. DeArmond '(Mo.)
proposing an amendment to the constitu-
lion of the United States, providing that
the term of the president shall continue
Until April 30, 1905, at noon, and there
after April 80. at noon. shall be substi-
tuted for March T. as the beginning and
ending of the terms of presidents and
vice presidents, and that the Fifty-ninth
congress shall end and the Sixtieth be-
gin January S, 1907, at noon. and there
after each congress shall begin and end
January s, at noon. A bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Adams CPa.) to provide for
the reorganization of the consular serv-
Ice of the United States
In the senate on the 18th, after the con-
current resolution of the house for an
adjournment from December 20 to Janu-
airy was agreed to, Senator Proctor
| W.T. called up the militia bill An
amendment by Senator Pettus (Ala.)
striking from the bill section "a, having
Particular reference to the reserve force
| of trained men, provoked some discus
| sion. The bill was afterwards laid aside
| Tor the omnibus statehood bill, Senator
| Dillingham; (Vt) rehearsing the testi-
r,ony taken by the subcommittee dur
| it's tour of investigation in Arizona,
New Mexico and Oklahoma. After
trief executive session the senate ad-
| burned. All urgent deficiency bill,
which carried among other items an ap-
p-opriation of $500 900 for eradcating the
| loot and mouth disease in New England,
md a bill to provide for the allotment
| n severalty of the lands of the New
York Indians were passed in the house.
Mr.. DeArmond (Moo introduced bill
| TO make bankrupt of any corporation
which shall have issued stock in excess
| IF the fair reasonable value of it's prop
| srty, or whenever it shall have offered to
! any person any privilege denied to an
other; or when it shall have failed for
| period of 80 days to effect a settlement
| Of any difficulty with a majority of its
employees or patrons or to enter into
arbitration; or when 1t shall have entered
! into any combination to destroy compe-
| tttion; or whenever it shall have failed
10 give correct information in response tc
any lawful inquiry.
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