Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-03-29
WORK OF CONGRESS.

Tho senate on the 2lst passed the bill
for the repeal OF the war revenue taxes
without division and after only one short
speech. Senator Tillman Is. CO. en-
braced the opportunity afforded by the
bills consideration to protest against the
repeal OF the duty OF ten cents pound
| upon tea. The bill for the protection
of the president was under discussion
during the greater part of the session.
Senator Patterson (Col) made an extend
ed speech In opposition to Il and Senator
Fairbanks Ind.) supported II. All
| amendments to the measure were re-
! Jected and It was passed by q vote of 81
to 10. bill appropriating $l25000 for q
marine hospital at Buffalo. N. Y, was
also passed. The senate adjourned I'M
til the Ath....The house passed the river
and harbor bill. Although several
amendments were adopted. not a single
dollar was added to the measure and. as
passed, 1t carried exactly what It did
when 1t came from the committee, $780,
6SS,267. including authorizations. Mr..
Gines (Tex.) introduced q resolution d.
recting the secretary Of war to trans
init to the congress the minutes of the
several conferences in the Philippines
between representatives of Gen. e. s.
Otis and commissioners representing the
people Of the islands relative to the set
Element Of the pending difficulties.
The senate was not In session on the
22d....The house entered upon the con-
sideration of the contested election case
OF Moss VS.. Rhea, from the Third Ken
lucky district. Before taking up this
case the unanimous report Of the COM
mittee on the case of Speers VS.. Bur-
nett. from the Seventh Alabama district,
confirming the title of the sitting MEM
Der to his seat was adopted. Several
bills OF minor Importance were passed at
the opening OF the session.
Consideration was begun by the SEN
ate on the 9th Of what Is popularity
known as the oleomargarine bill. The
measure places tax Of ten cents
pound on oleomargarine colored in imi-
tation Of butter and reduces the present
tax of two cents per pound on oleomar-
garine to one-quarter Of one cent pound
In Its uncolored form. A few bills of mi
nor Importance passed before the oleo-
margarine bill was taken up. Senator
Fairbanks Qnd) introduced a bill au-
thorizing the construction OF an agricul-
tural department building on the site Of
the present building at a cost Of $2.500.000.
1.-THE Moss-Rhea contested election
case from the Third Kentucky district
occupied most Of the attention of tho
house. Mr.. Irwin (Ky) introduced bill
Creating u ireeufnenS inquiry cOmmlS-
sion to investigate the condition of the
negro race. the race question, etc. Mr..
Randell CTex) introduced resolutions
relative to the war in South Africa. ex-
pressing sympathy with the two repub-
lies, appealing to the British government
to make peace and declaring that the
United States should maintain an atti-
tude Of strict neutrality. Mr.. Cochran
(Mo.) also introduced resolutions re-
questing the secretary of state to ascer-
tain of the British government whether
associations Of charitable persons in the
United States could secure facilities for
aiding Boer non-combatants.
A sharp attack on the pending oleomar-
garine bill was made In the senate on
the 18th by Senator Money CMiss.). He
denounced the measure as "unconstitu-
tional. immoral, dishonest and unjust"
He said II was a proposition to tax out
of existence one industry for the benefit
of another and was protection gone
mad" Senator Hansbrough IN d. be-
gan an argument in support Of the meas
ure, but yielded the floor for an executive
session.. The house by a majority Of ten
unseated Mr.. Rhea (Ky.), a democrat.
and seated in his place J. Mckenzie Moss,
who was formerly a democrat, but who,
according to his brief, Is in accord with
the republican party on the dominant Is
sues. After the vote the house began
consideration Of the army appropriation
bilf, with the understanding that general
debate should continue for ten hours.