Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-07-02
WORK OF CONGRESS.

A motion was entered formally In the
senate on the sd by Senator Quay (Pa.)
TO discharge the committee on territories
from further consideration of the bill to
admit as states the territories of Okla
noma, New Mexico and Arizona No
action was taken on the motion Dur
ing the greater part of the session the
unfinished business, the bill ratifyfng
convention with the Choetaw and
Chickasaw Indians. was under discus
SION. IL was not disposed of....Debate on
the civil government bill warmed up in
the house. The increased interest was
que TO the injection into the debate OF
a comparison of the cruelties charged
to have been practiced in the Philippines
with those which occurred during the
h~War Mr.. GrOsvenor (O.) revived
the memory of the extremities to which
Grant, and Jackson were put during
the rebellion. This was followed late in
the day by speech from Mr. Mahon
(Pa.) in which he paraded the horrors
OF Andersonville and Libby prisons Mr..
DeArmond (Mo.) spoke at considerable
lentgh In opposition to the administra-
tons Philippine policy.
The senate on the oath passed bills Gre
aunS national forest reserve in the
Southern Appalachian mountains and
rat1fying the agreement between the
United States and the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians of the Indian terri
tory. Senator Quay CPa.) was unable to
secure consideration for his motion to
ulscharge the committee on territories
from further consideration of the omni-
bus statehood bill, but gave notice that
ne would demand that it be taken I'D
the next day....Two notable speeches
marked the closing of the general debate
on the Philippine civil government bill
In the house They were made by Mr..
Lands Qnd), republican, and Mr.. VIII
uams (M1ss), democrat. There were big
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senator Beverage Ond.), chairman Of
the committee on territories, announced
In the senate on the 18th that a report
On the omnibus statehood bill before
the committee would be made on the
third day Of the next session After SEN
ator McCumber IN. d. had discussed
the pending pure food bill and Senator
Gallinger On. H.) had delivered an ex-
tended argument to show that the pres
ent prosperity Of the country was due to
the operation of the Dingley tariff law
the senate took up the calendar and
passed a large number of bills of minor
Importance. The conference report on
the army appropriation bill was then
agreed o....The Philippine civil govern
ment bill was thrown open to amendment
In the house. Very slow progress was
made, only Is of the SO pages of the bill
being completed. The earlier portion of
the day was devoted to consideration
~ SohAOASHSC iepoItS on the SunQry civil,
army and naval appropriation bills. The
conference report on the canal bill was
presented and under the rule it went
over. There were no speakers at the
night session and immediately after re-
assembling an adjournment was taken
During the comparatively brief time
the senate was in session on the 26th
the conference report on the isthmian
canal bill was agreed to and the gem
eral deficiency, the last of the big sup
2ly measures, was passed. A slight pro-
est was made against the appropria tons
u 100000 for the Buffalo exposition >and
N6oOOO for the Charleston Is. Co. exposi-
tlon. but finally they were included in
Inc bill. The measure also carries s45-
w Tor the payment of the expenses of
the last Illness and death of President
mckinley, that amount including the paw
OF the physicians. By a vote of Is to 20
the senate declined to consider the bill
70 revive and amend an act which pro-
Vldes for payment for cotton seized by
me union forces during the civil war
me house passed the Philippine civil
government bill practically as it came
from the committee 1t was partv
vote, al to 81, with the exception of NE.
Mccall (MasS.), who voted with The.
democrats. The minority substitute for
the establishment of a temporary gov
eminent in the islands and their perma-
nent independence as soon as a stable
government could be established was de-
teated by 50 to 1876. The conference report
on the lsthmian canal bill was defeated
by q vote of 252 to g.