Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-30
CONGRESS-.

Rep. stephens, OF Texas. introduced
bill for the union of Oklahoma and
Indian territory as a state to be known
as the state of oklahoma.
Rep. Wiley, (Ala.), introduced bill
designed TO prevent the holding up of
trains for purposes of robbery 1t pro-
vides n penalty Of death or life Inn
prisonment for the guilty parties.
The committee on the election OF q
president and vice-president OF the
house to-day made Il favorable report
on the bill for the election Of United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people.
In the house Tuesday VIM. Alden
Smith, Of Michigan. introduced reso-
luton calling upon the state depart
ment to request the British govern
ment to stay the execution OF Scheep-
erS.
Mr.. Teller presented Representative
Smiths resolution regarding the ex-
ecutlon OF Scheepers. in the senate
Wednesday.
There Is some opposition to the
proposition to admit the territories OF
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona
to statehood Delegate Rodey, of New
Mexico, says: IF the house fails TO
pass the admission bills you may look
to the delegates of the three territories
to advance to the bar Of the house to-
gether and resign their commissions.
Friends OF the river and har'bor bill
are not so sanguine Of its passage as
they were two months ago. There are
two threatening dangers ahead. One
is that western senators and congress
men are insisting on making n provis-
ion for the irrigation Of lands. The
other is that the bill will carry such a
large appropriation that the president
viii, be forced 10 veto IT,
Some of the old partisan fire was
injected into the proceedings of the
house Wednesday when the item in the
urgent deficiency bill approprlating
$780, 900 for a military post at 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, in charge Of
the bill, confessed that the appropria-
ton was subject TO point Of order,
and il went out. In lieu thereof he
offered an amendment TO appropriate
the same sum for the shelter and pro-
lection Of the officers and enlisted
men OF the army on duty i'm the Phil
ipplnes. This the chair held to be In
order. and ii at once became the sub
iect OF very spirited debate. When
the vote came to be taken the solid
Republican side arose i'm support OF II.
and with the Republicans, n solitary
Democrat. Cummings, Of New York.
stood up Turning on his fellow Dem
ocrats and shaking his fist in their
faces, Cummings shouted: when
refuse to vote to protect the life OF an
American soldier | hope | may be par
alyzed." The amendment was adopt
ed. 127 to 100. and without completing
the bill. the house adjourned.
The first business in the house FRI
day was the vote upon the urgent def
cheney bill. Mr.. Cannon. chairman Of
the appropriations committee. demand
ed n separate vote upon the amend
ment 10 the bill 10 appropriate $500.
600 for 1.-THE protection and shelter"
Of the officers and enlisted men OF the
army serving in the Philippines. His
purpose was to put the other side on
record
When the department Of commerce
bill was mp in the senate Thursday.
Hanna said the establishment Of the
new department was i'm the interest
Of both capital and labor. He believed
, the labor interests of the country
would not object 10 the transfer of the
labor department.. There was no Ques-
tion before the country he said. which
demanded such careful attention as
the Industrial development of the coun.
try and the expansion Of our commerce.
Mr.. Hale said the United States al
ready had captured all the foreign
trade worth having.
The record of what has been ac-
compllshed by the Dingley law" CON
timed Mr.. Hale. "is to me the most
amazing record ever exhibited to the
world i'm the absorption OF foreign
trade 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 the markets
Of Europe, and the markets of the
world were yet an uneXplored field for
us.
The vote was ordered after the Dem
ocrats failed i'm an attempt TO head It
off and the bill passed