Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-15
WORK OF CONGRESS.

The senate was not in session on the
Bth...,The house devoted an hour to the
transaction of minor business and the
remainder of the day to eulogies on the
life and public services OF the late Mr.
Burke CTeX). Among the speakers was
Mr.. De Almond (NIo.l.
Throughout nearly the entire session of
the senate on the 10th the Philippine
tariff bill was under consideration. The
house amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill relating to the opening of state claims
was agreed to, which passed the bill.
Senator Hoar (dass.). from the commit
tee on judiciary favorably reported a
bill for the protection of the president
of the United States, the vice president
and others. He also reported from the
committee on elections an amendment to
the constitution changing the day for the
Inauguration of the president of the
United States from March to the last
Thursday in April The resolution pro-
Vides that the change shall take effect
in 1885, and extends the term of President
Roosevelt from March to that date.
The resolution also provides that here
after the terms of senators and mem
bers of the house of representatives shall
begin on the last Thursday of-April in
stead of March 1, as at present. Senator
Quarles (Wis.) reported the permanent
census bill. Senator Mitchell (Ore.)
introduced resolution extending the
elective franchise to women by means
of a constitutional amendment. Gen
was closed in the house. The friends of
the bill decided to offer amendment to
make the ten-cent tax apply to oleomar-
garine in imitation of butter, 'of any
shade of yellow The amendment is de-
signed to meet the charge of the oppo-
nents of the bill that without this Ian
guage the bill might be construed to alb
solutely prohibit the sale Of oleomar-
garine.
a stirring debate on the general Philip
pine question was had in the senate on
the 18th, the principal participants be-
ing Senator Platt Comm and Senator
Hoar (Mass.). Senator Teller (Col.) con-
tinued his argument against the enact
ment of the pending Philippine tariff bill.
Senator Carmack CTenn.) introduced
resolution that the United States regard
with disfavor any movement having for
its object the early or ultimate admis-
sion of the Philippines state or states
of the union. Early in the day the sem
ate~passed a joint resolution submitting
constitutional amendment changing
the time of presidential inaugurationS
and the termination and commencement
of congresses from the 4th of March to
the last Thursday of April. The voting
on amendments to the oieomargarfne bill
in the house indicated considerable
change of sentiment since the last con-
gress, when the bill had los majority
and that the opposition to the measure
had gained strength While the passage
of the bill is not endangered, it is not
vote is taken, win exceed so. Mr.. Cooper
CEex.) introduced bill to provide for
the selection of a site for a United States
naval station and dry dock on or near Sa-
bine Pass, or the Neches or Sabine river
in Texas.
With the exception of sharp clash be-
tween Senator Lodge (1Iass.) and Sena-
tor Patterson (Col.) over the matter Of
admission of representatives Of the press
to the committee hearings on the Philip
pine question the session of the senate on
the 18th was quiet. Senator Teller Cold
continued his speech on the Philippine
bill. The house passed the eieomargar-
inc bill. There was no division on the
final passage, the real test OF strength
having been made on a motion to re-
commit, which was defeated by ma
jority of a. The provision to require the
inspection and branding of renovated but
ter, which was adopted in committee of
the whole, was retained on an aye and
nay vote. War claims occupied attention
after the passage of the oleomargarine
bill and the day was made notable for
the passage of the first bill for the pay
ment of claims of United States citizens
arising out of the Spanish war. 1t car
ried something over $55OO0 for the pay
ment of 2G2 claims for property taken
within the United States for the use of
the army. An omnibus bill carrying
claims aggregating SILL, So for stores
and supplies taken from loyal citizens
during the civil war was also passed