The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-17
DoIEes IN CONGRESS.
Bills Passed and Resolutions Introduced
At the FIRST Session Of the Fifty
Seventh Body.

The open session Of the senate on the
9Th was devoted to routine business
After an executive session the senate
adjourned until the 13th-.-.The Hepburn
Nicaraguan canal bill passed the house
BY practically a unanimous vote Only
two members out Of 80 voted against IT.
T MeSsrs- Fletcher republican lMtnn-1 and
Lancaster, democrat CVa-), were the two
voting in the negative All amendments
failed and the bill passed exactly as II
came from the committee A section
fixes the aggregate cost at $4,000 900, 10
be drawn from the treasury on warrants
OF the president
The senate was not IN session on the
10th-.--The house spent the day con-
siderfng the Hopkins bill 70 create a per-
manent census bureau There was strong
opposition 10 the bill as drawn. on the
ground that IL was not well matured,
and IL was finally recOmmitted- Mr.
Sherman On. y introduced a bill con-
tinuing in force all laws prohibiting the
coming Of Chinese. Mr.. Lowering (Mass)
introduced a bill providing a salary for
ex-presidents OF the United States at
the rate OF $500 annually from the
date OF retirement from the presidency
A bill passed unanimously TO give Mrs
Mckinley the free mailing privilege dur
ing the remainder OF her life The pen
sion appropriation bill was reported BY
the committee It carries S139,S 20, ex-
actly the amount OF the estimates, as
against 1852 20 appropriated last year
An adjournment was then taken until
the 18th
In the senate on the 18th Senator Mel
son CIinn-) called up the bill providing
for the establishment Of a department
OF commerce After some discussion the
bill finally went over, subject to call BY
Senator Nelson The senate was in ex-
ecutive session for an hour and half.
The Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill was
received By the senate from the house
and referred to the committee on in
terstate canals--.-The house spent the
day in general discussion Of the pension
appropriation bill, the first OF the annual
budgets. The debate took q wide range.
Mr. Grosvenor co. and Mr.. Hepburn
0a-) denounced a report presented to
the last G. A r encampment criticising
the course Of themselves and other men,
bers Of congress on the veteran prefer
ence" BILL which was defeated at the last
session They explained that their op-
position to the bill was due TO the in
corporation in the bill Of a clause which
had not been indorsed by the @. A R,
placing veterans Of the Spanish war in
the preferential claims Mr.. Rixey CVa-)
caused something Of a stir on the demo-
cratic side by advancing a proposition
TO open the doors OF national soldiers
homes to ex-cOnfederates and to furnish
federal aid to state confederate homes
Mr.. Gillett CIass) introduced a bill for
the creation Of a approximation com
mission who are to devise a system by
which government employees will be so
insured as TO have annuity in their
old age Mr. Crumpacker Qnd) intro
duced a bill for the punishment Of per-
sons taking part in the lynching OF an
alien MI Lever Is c. then formally
announced the death OF the late Repre-
sentative Stokes, of his state and the
house, after adopting the customary
resolutions Of regret as a mark Of re-
spect adjourned.
The Philippines were the subject Of an
address IN the senate on the 18th by
Senator Hoar (AIass-), who spoke on his
resolution providing for the appointment
Of a senate committee 60 investigate the
administration Of those islands. Sena-
tor Lodge CAIass-) said he regarded the
resolution as a reflection on the Philip
pine committee, Of which ne was chair
man, and the necessity for the latter
would cease were the resolution TO be
adopted The resolution finally went
Over-..-The house continued the debate
on the pension appropriation bill and de-
voted much time to the proposition ad-
vanced by Mr.. Rixey CVa-D to open the
doors Of the soldiers homes TO ex-con-
federate veterans Two notable speeches
were made in support Of the proposition.
one by Mr. Gardner AIich.l. a republic
an, and the other by Mr.. DeArmOnd
MO-, a democrat Mr. Lamb CVa) read
a. number Of kilograms from prominent
eX-cOnfederates of-Richmond. protesting
against it. Mr. Smith (ALch-) introduced
a joint resolution for a constitutional
i amendment empowering congress 10 de-
fine the qualification Of electors for mem
bers Of congress and requiring that these
qualifications shall be uniform through
out the states. Mr.. BabcOck CVfsD in
troduced a bill placing number OF artf-
cles Of the iron and steel schedule on
the free list. and materially reducing
the duties on other articles throughout
the iron and steel schedule.