Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-19

that It's sessions as body are mostly short,
and adjournmcnts which ship day or two, are
frequent.
The bonse completed the urgency deficiency
bill aud passed t. The 500 OOl Tor protection
and shelter OF American soldiers In the Philip
pines remained in the bill intact and sixteen
democrats voted for it
Much OF the session was taken M with prl-
vate pension legislation. Among the pension
bills passed ven one granting 50 month to
the widow OF Rcsi Admiral phillips.
THIRTY THIRD DAY
The object OF bill introduced by Mr.. Steph-
sns Crex.) TO stop leasing thc lsoOO1 acres M
the Kiowa- Comsnche- Apache country whi
the bill pending to sell the lands Is before con
rress, Is TO compel the Immediate disposition
Mr. Cowherd CMoJ introduced bill author
ling the Rock Island railroad company TO put
railroad and wagon bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Kansas city. And the same bill
was introduced in the sensie by Senator Harris
Of Kansas.
Mr. Tawney chairman CT the 81. Louis cx
position committee said that congress would
demand its postponement under eertain condi-
tiOns II Il should appear that foreign nations
cannot participate In 1905. but can exhibit liber
ally a year later, there Is no doubt the general
sentiment OF both houses would be In favor OF
wa ting year Having appropriated hVe mil-
Il N dollars flr this great project OF course, the
national government cannot be indifferent toiis
u expected support has come to Flynn's
statehood bill for Oklahoma. from democrats
who had left the single statehood crowd. The
nov counted for Fiynns bill.
THiRTY-TouRTB D'Y.
4 prolonged discussion occurred in the sem
ate over the right OF army officers TO criticisc
language uttered In the senate. IL arose over
dispatches from Manila luoiin Gen. Wheaton's
tax about effect OF publication there OF
speeches in tho senate, In which he said bad
! effects resulted there In encouraging insur-
gents.
The senate received the Danish treaty. The
consideration for the purchase OF the Danish
islands is s. 0OO,Olc. The senate ratified an eX-
tradition treaty with servia and a trade mark
| treaty with Guatemala.
The house passed the bill for compulsory at,
tendance OF witnesses before the registers and
Mr. Shallenbcrger (Neb) introduced u bill
/ for the establishment OF farms In the Dakotas,
/ Nebraska, Kansas aud Oklahoma, to show the
| improved system OF agriculture and cOnserv0-
| tion OF natural moisture.
MIR Cnrtis Oks.) introduced bill to empower
the president to appoint governor for Indian
| Territory.
| THInrY-FIFTH DAY.
Among combinations by the senate * that OF
! Littleton :. Crum as U. 8 marshal for Kansas
| The name of the proposed new department
was changed to that OF Department OF Com
mcrce and Labor and the bill was passed by the
| senate.
The Philippine storm of the previous day
broke out afresh and continued for three hours
! during which the senate was at times almost
| in a state Of riot. At the conclusion OF the de-
| bate the president OF the senate admonished
/ the senators tDat tnc rules OF tue senate nhu
not been observed Such an admonltion has
| not been made by the presiding oflicer OF the
senate for several years.
senator Millard introduced a bill providing
for leasing public lands for grazing In a list OF
states including Kansas and oklahoma at
| cents an acre per rnnum; leases 10 run iOyears
or until the lands pass into private hands under
existing laws.
There Is bill before the house TO permit
cities of the second class In Indian Territory
TO become cities OF the first class whenever
they have the required population, wi hou'
waiting for the federal census.
THmTY-sIxTH DAY.
A substitute for the Nicaraguan canal bill wa
introduced by Senator Spooner. IL authorizes
the president TO decide upon choice OF routes
with requirements that, should the Pnnami
route be selected II should he on condition o
securing good title and upon securing salts
factory concessions from Colombia.
Senator Hoar has "a bill In To Increase the
pension rate of totally blind veterans to SI0J {
month.
The senate for an hour discussed the question
OF press censorship in tho Philippines. Tit
debate was very spirited. The Secretary o
War and the chief OF the signal service wer'
quoted as saying that there was no censorship
that the press was free, but certain senator
, insisted that the censorship exists.
A bill providing for the use by the United
States Of devices invented by Its naval ofncer
while engaged in It's service and covered b,
letters patent was passed
The house received a report from the AgrI
culture committee on the oleomargarine bill
} The permanent census bill was also reporte
, by the committee These two reports made u
the entire business OF the p minute session
The committees were all called but there wer
no others ready TO report upon any bill befor
them.
, Among bills put In the slot was one by MI
Gibson Tennl To punish frauds In election q
) representatives in congress, by fine or impris
onment.
rHInTY-sEvESTH DAY.
Senator Patterson (Col) has u bill whic
| provides for the union OF Oklahoma and India
Territory and their admission as one state.
The senate confirmed the nomination OF "
y. Metcalf TO be pension agent at Topeka, kal
Senator Lodge introduced bill for inspec
tion OF trains entering the United States fror
s Mexico and Canada to detect the smuggling {
aliens who are disbarred by law.
Bills were passed for public buildings
: Butte. Mont and for light houses, u light shi
and other coast defenses In California seven |
all; to give $1,000 acres OF land each for so
diers' homes In Wyoming and Idaho.
The house passed n bill for the protection
he lives OF the miners in the territories.
The bill for permanent census bureau WI
considered in committee OF the whole house.
A There is bill in the house which provide
for the coinage OF 2's cent pieces.
The house passed the bill for permanel
census bureaus
4 Norton has Resigned.
= Topeka, Feb. Martin Norton, ,
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