Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-16
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Considerable time was consumed bv the
senate on the 7th in a discussion Of the
conference report the bill to reduce
war revenue taxes. AS passed nv the
senate the tax on transactions in So
called bucket shops was retained. The
conierees struck out that provision, it be-
ing explained that the house would not
consent to its retention. The conferences
report hnally was adopted Considera-
ton OF the Chinese exclusion bill was
then resumed, Senator Simmons IN. CO
aooresslng the senate, said he expected
10 vote Tor the bill, but was relucta nt
10 DO so, especially because the cotton
manufacturers of his state and of the
south generally were appealing against
lts enactment. They fear he said. that
IL Will lead to retaliatory action on the
part of China and that their market in
the orient might be checked. If not de-
stroyed.. The house passed the Chinese
exclusion bill, after Incorporating in il
several amendments which increased the
orasuc character Of the measure. The
conference report on the war revenue tax
repeal bill was adopted and the bill sent
10 the white house. Late in the after
noon Mr.. Fowler On. j. moved to pass
under suspension of the rules the SEN
ate Dill to extend the charters of ma
uonal banks for 20 years The bill was
passed,
vigorous protest was made il the SEN
ate on the Sth by Senator Cullom QllO
against the passage of the Chinese ex-
cluslon bill in its present form Senator
Patterson Cold and Senator Perkins
(Cal.) supported the bill Thirty-nine
private pension bills were afterwards
passed. The OPENING debate on the Gu
pan reciprocity bill in the house was dis
appointing from spectacular standpoint
Ihere were no sensational clashes after
the debate was actually begun and none
OF the bitterness which was expected
no
surface The vote on the motion to go
into committee of the whole to consider
the bill was carried by 1T to go The di-
vision was regarded practically a test
vote on the bill. Mr.. Payne On. ",
the republican leader, opened the debate
for the bill in a strong speech which
commanded close attention from both
sides of the house. There were only two
other speeches. Mr.. Newlands (Nev),
democrat, took the position that the
concession should not be made to Cuba
unless she were invited at the same time
to become part of the United States
Mr.. Mcclellan IN. ", a democrat ia
Vored 90 per cent. reductions for the
benefit of Cuba.
Throughout the session of the senate
on the 9Th the Chinese exclusion bill was
under consideration. Senator Gallinger
On. H) and Senator Dillingham; (VtD
opposed the bill and Senator Turner
(Wash) supported 1T. The senate insist
ed on It's amendments to the Indian ap-
preparation bill and q conference COM
mittee was appointed. The feature of
the second days debate in the house on
the Cuban reciprocity bill was an impas-
stoned speech in opposition to the meas
ure by William A. Smith (Mich0, a re-
publican. Mr.. Morris (Minn), another
republican. also made a strong speech
against the bill. The other speakers
were Mr.. Ball (Tex) and Mr. Sparkman
Fla.), both Of whom opposed the bill,
and Mr.. Mondell (Wyo), who advocated
It's passage. Mr.. Cummings On. " in
PRODUCED a bill requiring the secretary
Of the navy to contract for 30 Holland
submarine torpedo boats, at a cost not
exceeding those now under construction,
and after one of the boats now being
built is accepted by the secretary of the
navy.
An effort was made in the senate on the
10th to obtain an agreement for vote
on the Chinese exclusion bill, but it was
unsuccessful. The measure was under
discussion during the entire session, ex-
cept for about an hour, in which time
the post office appropriation bill was
considered and passed. Three speeches
were made against the Chinese bill in
(Vt0 concluding his remarks and Sena-
tor Stewart (Nev.) and Senator Hoar
(Mass.) stating their objections to the bill.
Early in the session Senator Depew IN
W spoke briefly against the adoption of
the resolution providing for the election
of senator's by popular vote. The de-
bate on the Cuban reciprocity bill in the
house was devoid of enlivening features.
The most notable speech of the day was
made by Mr.. Grosvenor (O). He an
6wered the critics who have charged
him with inconsistency by saying that
reciprocity was sound republican doc
trine and that tariff schedules were not
sacred. The resolution of Mr. Sulzer
IN. W calling upon the war department
for an investigation of the alleged Brit
fish camp at Chalmette, La, was amend
ed to include other alleged camps and
In this shape unanimously passed the
house. This means that an investigation
will be made of the Guyton & Harring-
ton property at Lathrop, Mo-, and their
contract with the British government
Mr.. Daugherty (Mo.). in whose district
the mule barns are located, said that the
British government paid Guyton & Har-
rington s12O,0OO,OOO last year for horses.
mules and feed.