The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-31
DoINGs IN CONGRESS.
Bins Passed and Resolutions Introdueed
at the FIrst Session Of the FIfty-
Seventh Body.

In the senate On the I'd Senator Ma
sons resolution for giving Admiral
Schley the thanks Of congress and pre-
senting him with q sword. and that
bronze medals commemorative OF the bat
tie Of Santiago should be distributed
among the officers and men under the
command OF Schiey during said battle"
and apprOpriating $1,000 to meet the eX-
penses OF the resolution, was referred 70
the committee on naval Affairs The de-
partment Of commerce bill was under
discussion during the greater part OF
the session. but no definite progress was
made. The senate afterwards went In
to executive session and adjourned untl
the Z7th--.-T The consideration Of the ur-
gent deficiency bill was completed in
the house, but owing to the lateness Of
the hour passage Of the bill was post
poned until the next day. A successful
effort was made to increase the pay Of
rural Tree delivery carriers from 500 to
$50 Per annum- Mr.. Clark MOI intro
duced a joint resolution expressing sym
pathy for the two South African repub-
lies and regret over the suffering caused
by the war. The resolution expresses
the hope that this declaration BY con-
gress win influence Great Britain to con-
slider favOrably a settlement OF the
troubles. Mr.. Dick co. introduced the
bill agreed upon by the militia emcsrs
Of the several states to increase the ef-
ficiency Of the militia.
The senate was not in session on the
24th-...The house passed the urgent de-
hciency bill The republicans forced q
record vote on the amendment to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the protection and
shelter OF American soldiers in the
Philippines, and is democrats voted for it
The remainder Of the session was de-
voted to the consideration OF private
pension bills. % being passed An ad-
Journment was then taken until the 9TH
An animated and prolonged discussion
was precipitated in the senate on the 9th
over the right Of army officers TO crfti-
else utterauces made IN the senate or
elsewhere on the conduct Of affairs in
the philippines. Senator Nelson (hIfnn.)
in charge OF the department Of commerce
bill had read a long letter from John ".
Hayes general secretary-tre OF
the Knights Of labor, in support Of the
bill Senator Jones (Ark) read q protest
on the part Of railroad engineers fire.
men and other employees against the
transfer Of the department OF labor to
the new department Of commerce. Sen
ator Carmack CTenn-) submitted a mi
nor1ty report from the committee on the
Philippines against the Philippine tariff
bill The pension committee reported IA
vOrably the bill Of Senator Mitchell
(Ore) granting pensions TO survivors OF
Indian wars that took place between 1917
and -1S55---.The house adopted q resolu-
ton calling for documents relating to the
old training ship Vermont, which was
placed out OF commission last summer
and also passed bill to provide for the
compulsory attendance Of witnesses be-
fore registers and receivers Of the gen
eral land Office A bill to appropriate
$4,000 for establishing homes for the
teaching Of articulate speech to deaf
children was defeated. An adjournment
was taken until the 18th.
Not since the discussion Of the resoIu-
tons leading up to the disappointment
can war has any scenes occurred in the
senate chamber comparable with those
Of the 18th Once, when Senator Teller
(COL) tainted the republican leaders BY
declaring that they knew the statements
made in recent dispatches from Manila
in which Gen Wheaton was represented
as criuctstng the OppOents Of the govern
ments policy in the Philippines, were
true, a half dozen republicans were on
their feet in an instant. Senator Lodge
(Mass-), at whom the taunt seemed to
be aimed particularly, hurriedly crossed
from his seat in the center Of the repub-
Hcan side to the main aisle OF the sen
ate, and, white to the lips DassfOna teIv
challenged the statement Of the Colorado
senator and demanded that he withdraw
it. Senator Teller so modified the state
ment that further hOstflitfes at that time
were averted- In the course OF q COLO
guy Senator SpOOner CWisl declared
that. II the same rule were to be applied
to the cOlOred people in the Philippines
as Senator Tillman referred to in the
south, then God help the colored man
the EnlllpplDeS- GOO nelD MIN In
the Philippines now shouted the South
Carolina senator passiOnately. You
have already butchered in three years
three times as many as the Spaniards
did in three centuries" When the dis
cussiOn finally was ended the chair felt
called upon to admonish the senators
that the rules Of the body had not been
observed Prior to the outbreak on the
Philippine uestiOn the senate concluded
the consideration q the bill establishing
passed 1.-THE house was not In ses-
sion.