Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-03-20
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
Treaty Entered Into by 60 Nations Gov
erning Practices In War.

Treaty Entered Into by go Nations Gov
erning Practices In War.
10TH DAY.
Senator Rawlins introduced q bill prohibiting
the leasing OF mineral lands on Indian reserva-
The senate referred joint resolution author
fzing the president TO invite Canada to join In
the formation OF an international commission
upon the diversion Of waters that are ooun-
DIARIES OF the two countries, to the foreign re-
lations committee.
The diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill as "a; sed carries about $2,ooo,O0J.
Mr.. PER- (Add.) presented joint resolution OF
and REPRESENTATIVES to use their best Efforts to
secure the passage OF resolution extending
the thanks OF Congress to Admiral Schley for
his service In the battle OF SantiaRo, July 3,
1898. and with the memorial Mr.. PER- intro
duced such a resolution
The conference report on the bill to give the
Spanish claims commission power to compel
the attendance Of witnesses and the production
OF papers was adopted.
list DAY.
The senate passed Joint resolution suthor-
ling the gift to the Minnesota State Historical
society OF the steering wheel of the warship
Senator Vest MOI spoke nearly two hours
In opposition to the ship subsidy bill
The senate passed a considerable number OF
unobjected bills on the calendar.
The house sent the diplomatic and consular
Mr. Grosvenor Cohio) offered resolution
rendering thanks TO Secretary Hay for his Nc
Kinley memorial address. 1t went TO COM
mittee-
minority report on the Newlands irrigation
bill was filed which characterizes the bill as an
unfair. unwise and improvident scheme; besides
it will lower the value Of lands in the older
states.
The ship subsidy bill occupied several hours
incidentally the resolution providing for the
election of senators by direct vote OF the people
broke into the senate, by Senator Berry tArk)
wanting to know when the resolution would be
reported upon. Senator Hoar indicated vigor-
GUS opposition to such reso ion.
The house had the postofice appropriations
on tap, but. as usual. members who spoke
talked about everything except the bill before
the house
The house passed the bill to classify rural free
delivery service after cutting out the provision
to have the work done n the contract system,
and increasing the maximum salaries of car
riers to 500. An amendment te prohibit polit-
ical work by carriers was lost
Mr.. Curtis Ckan) offered an amendment to an
appropriation bill, so as to provide for paving
victs who escaped from the federal prison at
Leavenworth.
73RD DAY.
The subsidy bill still has the field in the SEN
ate Senator McCumber( N d. presented the
interests OF the agricultural states He IA
Nored the bill on the ground OF its protective
features.
Senator Depew On. " analysed the argu-
ments both for and against the paying of sub
sizes to the shipping industry, picturing in
glowing language what he thought would re-
suit from the operation of the bill to American
labor and American commerce.
Anew bills were passed including one for the
redemp tion Of Hawaiian coins and the substitu
tion therefor of American silver coins. Also
bill to allow each major general to have three
aides and each brigadier general two aides, to
be selected from captains or Neutenants-
Joint resolution was passed to allow army
and navy officers in the Chinese campaigns Of
1891 to wear distinctive badges on all occasions
of ceremony.
74TH DAY.
The credentials of Arthur Pue German. elect
ed to the senate from Maryland were presented.
| his term OF six years is to begin on March 4,
1870
The senate agreed to the conference report on
the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
Mr. Crumpacker Qnd) introduced q resolu-
ton looking TO the appointment of special
committee OF thirteen mem ers to investigate
| state suffrage laws. and whether the right of
! suffrage is abridged or denied in any way.
As usual when the postofice appropriation
bin was before the house, the items for fast
mail service were attacked. The amount Of
| these appropriations was reduced in the present
| bill from $780,, 900 to Si7.n00 because of the
abandonment OF the subsidy between New
| y ork and Washington The item for the SER
| vice between Kansas City and Newton remains
| in the bill
Mr. Shaforth, (Colo) has bill which has
been favorab reported, providing for the
! adoption. gradually, o. the metric system of
| weights and measures.
| 18th DAY.
The senate In executive session ratified the
| agreement, which grew out OF the Hague peace
conference relating to practices in the conduct
| of war on land or sea. The countries party to
| the agreement are Germany. Austria, Belgium,
| Denmark, Spain United States, Mexico, France,
| Great Britain. Greece, Italy. Japan. Luxem-
| gal, Roumania. russia, Servia, Sweden, Nor
| way Turkey and Bulgaria.
| Senator Penrosc introduced an amendment
| to the plan for the election of senators which
| would give each state two and one more for
each half million people.
A bill is before the house of representatives
providing private boxes in the postofhces OF
81 al towns on the payment of the first cost OF
| the box, with no further payments time not
| limited.
| MIR. Gillett (Mass) introduced bill to pro
| to promote pool selling. book making and all
| kinds of Interstate gam bling.
| The house passed the postoffice appropria-
ton bill after adding the PROVISIONS of the bill
| to classify rural free delivery service. which
had been passed.
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