Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-24
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
House Adopts Senate's Amendments to
Oleomargarlne Bill.

The Senate Thursday listened for more
than four hours to an address by Mr..
Morgan on the subject of the Nicaraguan
canal bill A parliamentary change in the
status of the Chinese exclusion bill was
made just before adjournment, the meas
ure passed by the Senate on Wednesday
being substituted for the House bill. This
was done to expediate the bill in the
House. In the House the feature Of the
debate on the Cuban reciprocity bill was
a speech by Mr.. Cushman republican of
Washington. who arraigned the commit
tee on rules and the speaker in a breezy
fashion.
| The Cuban reciprocity bill was passed
! by the House Friday but with an amend
ment abolshing the differential duty on re-
fined sugar. The beet sugar republicans
and the democrats joined forces to over
rule tho decision of the chair that the
amendment was not germane, and in in
cooperating it in the bill. All other amend
mcnts were voted down. When the bill
was reported to the House by the commit
tee of the whole the amendment abolish
ing the differential was adopted by vote
of 1919 to los. and the bill was then passed.
247 to %. The Senate began consideration Of
the bill temporarily to provide a form of
government for the Philippine islands. The
measure was read and the committee
amendments We're agreed to tentatively
but no action was taken. Fifty-five pri-
vatc pension bills and a few other meas
ureS were passed.
The Senate transacted little business of
national Importance on Saturday Numer-
Gus measures of minor character and near
Ily 60 private pension bills were passed
after which eulogies were pronounced upor
the life and character of James Henderson
Kyle. late a senator from South Dakota
The House passed the fortification appro-
priation bill, and agreed to the conference
he
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio took occasion &c
say that the amendment which the OPP
Ipononts of the ways and means committee
had cngrafted upon the Cuban reciprocity
bill not only wiped out the d!fferential on
sugar. but also did away with the counter
Vailing duty of the Dlngley law. MI
Weeks of Michigan made a spirited re-
joinder in behalf of those who opposed the
ways and means committee; he frankly
conceded that the motive of the opposition
had been to kill the reciprocity bill.
The Senate Monday passed the river and
harbor appropriation bin without word OF
discussion of the merits of the measure
AS nc senator was prepared to begin d.
bate on the Philippine government hill
the measure after a few minutes of in
l formal discussion. went over until Tues
day. The House entered on consideration
of the military academy appropriation
bill In addition to the regular items il
provement of the grounds and buildings
at West Point, Twenty-four of the g
pa ges of the bill were completed.
i The Senate Tuesday entered upon the
formal discussion of the Philippine gov
eminent bill Mr.. Rawl!ns of Utah OPEN
ing in opposition to the measure. The
House, by a vote of 20 to y. rejected
claims attached to the omnibus claims bill
by the Senate aggregating s1SOo,ooo, ant
on tn, heels of that action non-concurreC
in the whole Senate amendment and sem
the hll to conference. The military acad
envy appropriation bill was passed after
the limit of costs of the improvements
at Vest Point had been reduced to $500
600 The London dock charge bill was
called up. but was not disposed of.
In the Senate Wednesday, Mr.. Rawlin,
continued his speech in opposition to th'
Phi griue temporary government bill
IN, Huleo began consideration OF the Sen
ate e'l-ndments to the oleomargarlne bill
and adopted most Of them.