Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-03-05
WORK OF CONGRESS.


farewell address of Washington which
was read by Senator Burrows mich
senator Lodge (Mass.) then presented a
memorial for constitutional amendment
10 enable congress to enact laws regard
ing the hours of labor in the variona
states. When the routine business x,oo
concluded Senator Tillman (S. CT re-
sumed his speech In opposition To the
pending Philippine tariff bill, in the course
OF which he made some remarks reflect.
ing on ms colleague Senator McLauriu
70. C.). McLaurin arose and said that
Iiilmans statement regarding him was
willful and deliberate and malicious
lie. Tillman jumped over chairs and
struck McLaurin in the face and a vicious
encounter ensued before the senators were
parted. Both senator's afterwards took
the floor one after the other and made
lengthy apologies. In the afternoon Sen
ator Burton (Kan.) took Senator Tillman
10 task for rejecting on Gen. Funston
In MS statement that cruenies were prac-
tced on t1ltpinos by soldiers under the
Kansas general. The senate had an even
ing session. but the attendance was
scant.. The house was not in session.
After eight hours of tumultuous debate
on the Mth the senate passed the Philip
pine tar1n bill by vote of 46 to 26, a
strictly party vote. Senator Tillman and
senator McLaurin, the two senator's from
south Carolina, who were declared by
the senate to be in contempt because of
their fight in the chamber, were not per-
mitted by voice by vote to participat e
in the proceedings. The question as to
their right to vote precipitated sharp
debate, lasting nearly two hours. During
the debate on the Philippine bill Senato..
McComas (Md) and Senator Wellingtoc
MD became involved In controversy.
during the course of which the latter de
clared that If Senator McComas should
make his statements outside of the senate
chamber he would brand them as a ma
licious falsehood. He was called to order
promptly and resumed his seat amid con-
siderable excitement. Senator Proctor
(Vt) reported favorably the house oleo-
margarine bill. Senator Lodge (Mass)
introduced bill creating the bureaus of
drainage, irrigation and highways in the
department of agriculture. The house
passed q bill to divide Texas into four
judicial districts and also the Tawney
resolution calling the secretary of war
Tor information concerning the transfer
of sugar lands in Cuba since the Ameri-
can occupation. 1t then transacted some
business pertaining to the District of Co
lumbia and later took up the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill. The bill
carries an appropriation of $1.931, 678
The most important development in the
senate on the 25th in connection with the
Tillman- McLaurin episode was the act Of
Senator Frye (Me.), president pro tenn. of
the senate, in ordering the clerk of the
senate to restore the names of the two
South Carolina senators to the senate
roll. When the clerk began the reading
of the journal Of Mondays proceedings
the usual request that the reading be sus-
pended was madeby Senator Stewart
(Nev.). 1T object" interjected Senator
Turner (Wash.) and Senator Dubois
y Qda.) In unison and the reading was
1contniued. At it's conclusion the journal
was approved without comment. Instant
sfy Senator Mcmillan (Mich) called up the
hOnSQ nj
Ing to the senate the death last fall of
y Representative Rosseau Crump (Mich.).
he presented resolutions expressive of the
sorrow of the senate at the announce
sment. These were adopted and the sem
ate as an additional mark of respect at
= 1915 adjourlfed being in session only Ii
minutes. The house passed the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill.
No amendments of Importance were
adopted. The featu&e of the day was the
speech of Mr.. Richardson (Ala.) in reply
to Mr. Corliss' speech few days ago
in favor of the construction of Pacific
cable by the government. The bill giving
statehood to Oklahoma was presented by
Delegate Flynn
The meeting of the senate committee on
privileges and elections on the 18th did
B not result in supplying any solution Of
!. the Tillman-McLaurin matter. During
the meeting it was decided to refer the
entire matter to a subcommittee and to
meet again on the G0Cn TO consider any
recommendation made by the Sub-com,
mittee. The democrats held out stiff1y
against all suggestions looking to the
suspension of the privileges of the sena-
tors as an attack on the right Of the
state they represent rather than on the
senators themselves. In the meantime
the senate is waiting for the matter to
be settled. The house sent the Philippine
tariff bill to conference, non-concurrine
in all the senate amendments. The dem
ocrats sought to amend the amendments
by reducing the rate of duty and declar.
ing that the United States should relin.
Quish all claim to the archipelago but
all propositions were defeated.
Under special order the senate con
that 1t might attend a body the serv
Kinley, held in the hall of the house Of
as the body had been called to order Sen
ator Frye (Me.), the president pro tenn.
made a statement explaining his actor
of the two senators from South Caro-.
lima, they being in contempt of the body
and the next day directing the clerk tc
restore their names to the roll He said
1t was because a grave question was in
volved and he wanted the senate to set.
tie 1.-THE house listened to the eulogy
of the late President Mckinley, which
was delivered by Secretary of State Hay,
the Grafton lasting an hour and Is min.
utes in fits delivery.
Acquitted by the Jury.
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