Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-03-12
WORK OF CONGRESS.

The senate on the 1st without the for,
mality of a roll call, passed the Hans,
orough irrigation bill, formulated by SEN
ators and representatives from interested
western states. The house was not in
session.
The senate on the Sd began considera-
ton of what is popularity known as the
shipping bill. Senator Frye (Me), chair.
man or the committee on commerce
MADE the opening statement in support
OF the bill. Prior to the consideration of
the shipping bill many minor measures
were adopted Senator Galhnger IN.
H-) reported from the committee on pen
slons bill providing for the adjudica-
uon by the court of claims and supreme
court of pension claims involving diff
cult or important questions of law, as a
means of establishing judicial prece-
dents for the guidance of the secretary
or the interior and the commissioner of
pensions. The house began considera-
ton Of the bill to classify the rural free
delivery service and place the carriers
under the contract system Only two
speeches were delivered. Mr.. Loud Cali.
chairman of the committee on post offices
and post roads. made the opening argu-
ment In favor of the bill and Mr. Swan
son (Va) led the opposition The de-
pate was interrupted before the close of
the session by the presentation of the
conference report upon the Philippine
tariff bill. Mr.. Shafroth (Col.) presented
ture appealing to our national admin
istration to tender the good offices of
our government, in any dignified and con-
S1Stent manner that would be conducive
to peace between the South African re-
publicS and Great Britain, to the end
that the British government may be in
duced to change it's present policy to
tender such terms of peace as will be
alike honorable TO the Beers and in ac-
cordance with their aspirations for lib
erty."
The ship subsidy bill was discussed in
the senate on the 4th by Senator Frye
(Me). No other senators desiring to
speak the bill was laid aside and a num-
Der of minor bills were passed . The
house discussed the bill to classify the
rural free delivery service and place the
carriers under the contract system. No
vote was reached and the fate of the bill
is In doubt, although the impression pre-
Vailing is that it will be defeated. Before
debate began the conference report on
the Philippine tariff bill was adopted
The vote was party lines except that
Messrs' Mccall (Mass.), Littlefeld (Me)
and Heatwole (Minn.), voted with the
democrats. against adopting the report
Senator Clay (Ga.) addressed the SEN
ate on the 5th in opposition to the ship
ping bill, and had not concluded when
the senate adjourned. Early in the SEES
sion the senate passed the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
THE house continued the debate on the
bin to classify the rural free delivery
service, but without action adjourned
early out of respect to the memory of
Representative Polk Pa.), whose death
occurred suddenly at Philadelphia ON
the 4th. A committee of Is was appoint
ed to attend the funeral Of the deceased
member.
9Th by Senator Hanna (O) on the pending
shipping bill, which he discussed from the
standpoint of an American business man.
Early in the session Senator Frye (Me),
In charge of the pending shipping BILL
obtained an agreement that the senate
should vote on the measure and all
pending amendments at three D. m.
March II, that time being entirely salts
factory to those opposed to the bill An
extended debate also occurred on the
measure providing for the protection of
the president of the United States. Sen
ator Bacon (Ga.) took the ground that
in it's present shape the bill was an In.
Vasion Of the jurisdiction of the states
and that 1t ought to be amended radi.
cally. No action on the bill was taken
Senator Penrose (Pa.) offered a resolu
ton expressing the sorrow of the SEN
ate at the death of Representative Rufus
X. Polk (Pa.) and providing for the ap
pointment of a committee of senator's tC
attend the funeral. The resolution wa.
adopted and the president named a com
mittee. AS additional mark of respect
the senate then at Ais p. m. adjourned
THE house debated the bill to classify
the rural free delivery service and to
place the carriers under contract. Little
interest was manifested in the discus.
sion. Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.) introduced
a resolution that the secretary of wal
be requested to furnish the house GER
tain reports made on the transport serv-
ice between San Francisco and the Phil
ippine islands.