Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-05
WORK OF CONGRESS.

The Senuate on the 18th discussed the
question whether censorship of the
press dispatches exists in Manila, and
the debate for a time was very spirited.
The secretary of war was quoted as say
ing that no censorship now existed in the
Philippines, but it was contended by the
opposition that a press censorship did ex-
ist in the Philippines and that copies of
every news dispatch filed with the cable
company was filed with the military au-
thorities. That, it was maintained, con-
stituted a virtual censorship. Senator
Cullom GID delivered a speech on the
history of the reciprocity negotiations.
1.-The house was only in session 25 min
utes. Mr.. Hopkins (I1l.) reported the per-
manent census bill and gave notice that
he would call 1t up the next day. Mr..
Sherman IN. " made a favorable report
from the house committee on commerce
of the bill to prevent the false marking
of food and dairy products by providing
heavy penalties. Mr.. Gibson CTenn) in
troduced a bill furnishing frauds and
wrongs in the election of representatives
in congress. Mr.. Ray IN. " introduced
a modified form of his anti-anarchist bill,
providing that If death does not ensue
in an attack on the president or other
person in line of succession, the penalty
shall be life Imprisonment instead of
death. Mr.. Lacey CIa.) introduced a bill
for the protection of game and fish on
forest reserves, and for the transfer of
such reserves to the control of the agri-
cultural department. Mr.. Curtis (Kan.)
introduced bill authorizing the Santa
Fe Pacific railroad to sell its road and
franchises to the Atchison, Topeka &,
Santa Fe.
After the Philippine tariff measure was
taken up by the senate the 30th.
Senator TilIman Is. c. delivered a
a discussion of the part his
state took in the war for indie
pendence of the colonies. Incidentally,
he referred OCCASIONALLY to the pending
Of
calendar were passed. Among the bills
introduced was one by Senator Patter-
son (Col) providing for the union of Ok
lahOma and Indian territory and their
admission into the union a state to be
called Oklahoma. Senator Hoar CMass.)
called up for consideration the joint res
olution proposing an amendment to the
constitution respecting the succession to
the presidency in case the president-elect
should die between the time of his cleo
ton and the date of his Inauguration.
Without word Of comment the resolu-
ton was passed. The house passed the
bill for the creation of a permannt CEN
sus bureau BY the terms of the bill the
permanent organization will succeed the
present temporary organization July 1,
1902 Mr.. Tawney (Minn.) introduced
resolution that the committee on ways
and means be directed to fully investigate
the question of whether or not the presi-
dent, by and with the consent of the SEN
ate, and independent of the house, can
n6SOC1aC6 CreaCleS WITH foreign govern
mentS by which duties levied unler an
act of congress for the purpose of rails
ing revenue are modified or repealed, and
report the result of such investigation to
the house.
An extended speech on the Philippine
tariff bill was delivered in the senate on
the 31st by Senator Morgan (Ala.) who
devoted particular attention to an
amendment which he offered to the bill
last week. He maintained that the en-
Of a
would not be a constitutional remedy for
the situation the measure is designed to
relieve, but said that with the adoption
of his amendment the bill would stand
the closest scrutiny of the courts. After
a brief executive session the senate ad-
iourned until the 3d....The house pre-
pared to defend itself against what it
considers the threatened invasion by the
senate of its prerogative in the matter of
revenue legislation by directing the ways
and means committee to investigate the
subject and report to the house its con-
illusions. Mr.. Fitzgerald IN. " called
up his resolution asking the secretary of
the interior to transmit to the house all
orders issued by him regarding the is
suing or Withholding of rations from In
dams. The house then passed several
claim bills among them being one to pay
James NJ. Chisban $500 for loss sustained
while postmaster at Atchison, Kan. Mr.
Payne IN. W introduced the war reVe-
nue. bill and it was referred to the ways
and means committee. Mr.. Stephens
(Tex.) introduced resolution for COM
mittee to ascertain whether certain citi-
zens of the United States had been I'M
lawfully removed from the Indian terri
tory by the orders of the interior depart
ment.
The senate was not in session on the
1st.... The house, after the transaction of
some minor business, which included the
passage of the senate bill to prohibit the
sale of firearms. opium and intoxicating
liquors in the New HebrideS, the bill to
authorize the Southern Missouri &, Ar
kansas Railroad company to build a
bridge across the Current river in Arkan-
sas, and the bill to grant a right of way
through Oklahoma and Indian territories
to the Enid & Anadarko railroad, de-
voted the day to eulogies on the life and
public service of the late Representative
Brossius, of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Biering
(Ky.) reintroduced a bill providing for
the esta blisment OF a pension court of
appeals.