Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-30
WORK OF CONGRESS.

Before the senate resumed considera-
ton of the Philippine bill the 21st
it adopted a resolution congratulating
the republic of Cuba on its entry into
tn family of Independent nations and
TIE secretary of states was directed to
transmit the resolution to the president
of the new republic. Senator yelling
ton (NId.) opposed the pending Philippine
measure and said the action of the
United States in the islands was in
defensible as the attack of the hordes
of hell upon God and Senator Bacon
(Ga.) denounced the concentration policy
pursued in the islands The conference
report of the agricultural appropriation
bill was agreed to. Senator Fairbanks
Ond.) then called up the omnibus public
building bill Several amendments were
adopted and it passed. The house be-
gan consideration OF the immigration
bill Mr.. Shattuc (O.), chairman of the
committee on immigration, opened the
debate witE speech, deliberately pre-
senting the various immigration prob
lens and explaining the corrective pur-
poses of the bill. When Mr.. Shattuc
concluded he was questioned by num-
Der of members. and Mr.. Underwood
(Ala.) gave notice of an amendment en-
bodying an educational test for immi-
grants. Mr.. Robinson Qnd) made a
plea for a better condition of affairs in
the Indian territory, a condition which,
he said was a blot the escutcheon of
the republic. Earlier in the day three
contested election cases were settled in
favor of sitting members and a number
of bills of minor Importance were passed.
notable contribution to the discus
sion of the Philippine question was made
in the senate the 22d by Senator Hoar
CMass.). He urged that the United
States should withdraw from the Philip
pines and permit the people there to
erect their own government, had been
done in Cuba. He sharply arraigned Gen.
Funston for the methods he pursued in
the capture of Aguinaldo and intimated
strongly that had the senate been aware
of the facts Funston might not have
been confirmed in his recent promotion.
Senator Teller (Col.) delivered a speech
in the nature of history of the legisla-
tive proceedings through which the new
Cuban republic was erected. A bill
introduced providing for the removal of
the battleship Maine from the harbor
of Havana and the recovery of the bodies
of the American sailors who sank with
the vessel. Also for redividing the terri
tory of Alaska into three judicial and
cording districts and to give the terri
tory of Alaska a delegate in congress-.
The house resumed discussion of the i'm
migration bill. Almost the entire day was
taken up with the amendment offered
by Mr.. Underwood, of Alabama, requir-
ing an educational test for immigrants
to this country 1t was adopted. The
amendments of the senate to the omnibus
public building bill were disagreed to and
it was sent to conference. bill for the
relief of the Interstate and West Indian
exposition at Charleston, S. c., in
troduced, carrying an appropriation of
$4,000 for the purpose of paying off the
Indebtedness of the exposition company.
NJ. Bartholdt (Mo.) introduced a bill for
the erection of equestrian statue to
Baron Steuben at Washington and ap-
propriating $4,000 therefor.
temperate and carefully prepared
speech delivered in the senate on
the sd by Senator Dubois Qda.) on the
Philippine bill He confined himself al
most entirely to a discussion of the COM
mercial and Industrial aspects of the
Philippine question. his purpose being to
show that it would be a disadvantage to
the people of this country to retain the
islands. After the passage of a bill pro-
viding for the appointment of James w.
Long, on the retired list of the army,
a captain of infantry, the senate went
into executive session and adjourned un-
til the 26th.. The house devoted the day
to private pension bills and to few
other minor measures. Mr.. Loud (Cal)
criticised the special pension legislation
as disgrace. In all 105 private pension
bills were passed. Mr.. Gaines (TennO
had read the appeal of the governor of
Tennessee for relief for the widows and
children of the men buried in the recent
mine disaster in Tennessee. Mr.. Ste
phens (TeX.) introduced a resolution
against accepting the tender of a monu-
German emperor. The resolution sets
forth that the acceptance of such a
statue by this government would be a
reputation of its basic principles as
enunciated in the bill of rights and con-
stitution. insult to the memories of
our revolutionary fathers-an admission
that one man may govern a nation with
out the consent of the governed and ap-
proving the divine right Of kings to rule.
The house adjourned to the 18th.