Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-04-12
WORK OF CONGRESS.

After passing the Indian appropriation
bill with an amendment providing $ 600
for the introduction of the willow INDUS
try among the Indians the senate on the
5th considered the Chinese exclusion
measure for nearly three hours The
principal speech of the session was made
by Senator Fairbanks Qnd.) in support
of the bill-...The Chinese exclusion bill
was, under consideration in the house
throughout the day, general debate be-
ing closed. Without exception the
speeches were favorable to rigid excIu~
sion and expressed a feeling of repug-
nance to the Chinese. Bills were passed
to authorize the Kansas City, Northeast
ern & Gulf Railroad company to con-
struct a bridge across the Missouri river
at Parkville, Mo, and to confirm title of
the state of Nebraska to 2,22S acres of
indemnity school lands
Considerable time was consumed by thu
senate on the It'll in a discussion of the
conference report on the bill to reduce
war revenue taxes. As passed by the
senate the tax on transactions in So
called bucket shops was retained. The
conferees struck out that provision, it be-
ing explained that the house would not
consent to its retention. The conference
report finally was adopted. Considera-
ton of the Chinese exclusion bill was
then resumed, Senator Simmons ~. c.
addressing the senate, said he expected
TO vote for. the bill, but was reluctant
to do so, especially because the cotton
manufacturers of his state and of the
south generally We're appealing against
Its enactment. They fear, he said, that
1t 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 it
several amendments which increased the
drastic character of the measure The
conference report on the war revenue tax
repeal bill was adopted and the bill sent
to the white house. Late in the after
noon Mr.. Fowler IN. j. moved to pass
ate bill to extend the charters of ma
tional banks for 20 years. The bill was
passed.
A vigorous protest was made in the SEN
ate on the Sth by Senator CuIlom IlI.)
against the passage of the Chinese ex-
clusion bill in it's 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
ban reciprocity bill in the house was dis
appointing from a spectacular standpoint.
There were no sensational clashes after
the debate was actually begun and none
of the bitterness which was expected
to crop out on the floor came to the
surface. The vote on the motion to go
into committee of the whole to consider
the bill was carried by III to so. The di-
vision was regarded as practically a test
IL
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 CNev.)S
a democrat, took the position that the
concession should not be made to Cuba
unless she were invited at the same time
to become a part of the United States.
Mr.. Mcclellan On. V, a democrat, ia
vored a so per cent. reduction for the
benefit of Cuba.
Throughout the session of the senate
on the 9Th the Chinese exclusion bill was
under consideration. Senator Gallinger
IN. HI and Senator Dillingham; CVt.)
opposed the bill and Senator Turner
.CWash) supported it. The senate insist
ed on it's amendments to the Indian ap-
preparation bill and a 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 (Mich), a re-
publican. Mr.. Morris (AIinn), another
republican, also made strong speech
against the bill. The other speakers
were Mr.. Ball (Tex.) and Mr.. Sparkman
(F'la.), both of whom opposed the bill,
and Mr.. Monden (Wyo), who advocated
it's passage. Mr.. Cummings IN. V in
troduced a bill requiring the secretary
of the navy to contract for 80 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