Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09
WORK OF CONGRESS.

situation occurred on the 18th when the
Philippine bill was laid before the senate
1t zre5olved around the order alleged to
have been issued by Gen. Jacob A Smith
to make the island of Samar a bowling
wilderness and to kill all male inhabit-
ants over the age of ten years. Senator
Teller (Col) declared that Gen. Smith if
he had issued such an order as had been
attributed to him, ought to be dismissed
from the service, as it was a disgrace to
the American army and to the American
people Under special order which al
lowed three hours debate, but which cut
OF all opportunity of amendment, the
house passed the omnibus public build
ing bill which will distribute ST, 4O5, $50
among ia cities. There was some criti-
cism of the method by which it was pro-
posed to pass the bill without opportu-
nifty for amendment, which Mr.. Mercer
(Neb), chairman of the committee, an
swered by stating that If the bill had
been subject to amendment the appro-
priations carried by it would have been
increased to s60, 100000 The consideration
of the agricultural appropriation bill was
res lined. but only seven pages were dis
posed of.
A resolution offered in the senate on
the 3Oth by Senator Patterson (Col.), di-
recting> the secretary of war to order by
cable Maj. Gardener, now in the Philip
pines. to come Immediately to Washing
ton, to appear witness before the
Philippine committee, precipitated a
warm discussion and finally the resolu-
ton went over. Senator CulberSon (TeX.)
introduced a resolution calling on the
secretary of war for information about
the RECOMMENDATION orders of Gen. Bell
and Gen. Smiths orders to Maj. Waller.
The resolution was not passed upon.
Senator Penrose Pa.) introduced a bill
providing for the readjustment under
the terms of the eight-hour law of the
accounts of the letter carriers and others
who have been employed by the govern
ment since 1868 with the view of paying
f@r
employed in excess of eight hours. A
bill changing the date of holding the
United States district court at Joplin,
Mo-, was passed. Senator Burton (Kan.),
from the committee on public lands, re-
ported back the bill granting to the Cen
trail Arizona Railway company a right
of-way through the San Francisco noun
tain forest reserve in Arizona with rec
OmmendatiOn that it be passed, nOtwith-
standing the veto by the president. On
objection the measure went to the cal
endar.. The house passed the agricul-
tural appropriation bill and began con-
appropriation bill, the last but two of
the regular supply measures. The Gold
fogle resolution ca@pg on the secretary
of state for information as to whether
American citizens of Jewish faith were
excluded from Russia, was adopted.
Aguinaldo was the special subject of
discussion in the senate the 1St. AS
soon as the Philippine government bill
,
resumed his criticism of the Philippine
committee, because of it's refusal to call
Aguinaldo and other Filipinos as wit
nesses. He maintained that is ref1ec-
lions by witnesses had been cast on the
character of Aguinaldo he ought to be
permitted sin all decency" to defend
himself Both the Rosebut reservation
bill and the sundry civil appropriation
bill received consideration, but not final
action. The house gave most of the day
to the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill, which was not completed. The
BurlesOn resolution, calling upon the
war department for copies of all orders
to the commanding officers in the Philip
pines bearing upon the operations in Sa.
mar under Gen. Jacob H. Smith, was |
adopted.
A lively debate was precipitated in the
senate on the I'd by Senator PritcharG |
On. c., republican, by some remarks he
made on political methods in North Caro-. |
lima, In the course of a discussion of the |
Philippine bill. He told of what is called |
the sand cure in North Carolina, the |
victim having his face crushed into the |
sand to stif1e his cries, while he was be- |
ing beaten to intimidate him politically |
Senator Simmons On. CO, democrat, de- |
clared that he never heard of such a |
practice. Senator Pritchard charged |
that the red shirts rode over the state |
to terrorize republican voters. Senator |
Simmons denied that statement and in |
sisted that the red shirts never had com |
nitted any unlawful act, and a mat |
ter of fact intended only to organize the |
voters of the state. The Rosebud Indian |
bill and the sundry civil bill |
were again considered, but not COM |
pleted. The house passed the anti-con- |
spiracy bill reported from the judiciary |
without a word of debate. |
The amendment providing the machinery |
for the enforcement of the personal tax |
law of the District of Columbia passed |
in 1878 was placed on the District appro- |
priation bill as rider and the bill was |
passed. The bill to provide diplomatic |
and consular officers for the reTtblic of |
Cuba also was passed. |