Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-20
DoINcs IN CONGRESS.
Ellis. Resolutions aud Messages Before tho
senate and House and How They
Are Disposed OF.

The senate on the 18th passed. with
several amendments. the bill fixing the
compensation of the anthracite coal
strike commission and II now goes to
conference. The name of the commits
sion was changed to anthracite coal
strike arbitration" At two o'clock the
statehood bill came up and there was a
brisk exchange between Senator Quay
(Pa.). who favors the omnibus bill. and
senators who oppose 1t, regarding Its
consideration. Senator Quay and Sen
ator Bate (Tenn.) said they were
ready to vote. Senator Beveridge Qnd),
and others protested against passing the
bill so soon after II was reported and 1t
went over The senate then adjourned
until the 18th. The house devoted prac-
tically the whole day to discussion OF
resolution to limit the period or taking
testimony in the Wagoner-Butler con-
tested election case to 40 days and finally
adopted a resolution to that effect by a
party vote, 155 to 11S. 1t was agreed to
hold session on Sunday, January %. for
the purpose Of paying tribute to the MEM
cries of the late Representatives Russell
Comm and Sheppard and DeGraffenreid
(Tex). Mr.. Sulzer IN. W introduced
bill. the purpose of which is to give pub
lcity to the affairs of large corporations
by requiring them to make annual re-
turns to government authorities. bill
was introduced by Mr.. Pugsley IN. ".
the aim Of which. as the title states Is
"to render the currency more elastic and
responsive to the financial and CONNER
c!al requirements of the country Mr..
DeArmond (Mo) introduced bill pro-
viding that It shat! be unlawful to ship
from any state or territory. through or
into any other state or territory. any
r., ,raI tnlA uAl fnr oh
or intended to be sold unless every arti-
Gle had stamped on the cover containing
It the words. mo monopoly product.
Produced in open competition"
The senate was not In session on the
18th. The house devoted the day to the
consideration Of private pension bills. 1I3
bills being passed. Mr. DeArmOnd (Mo.)
offered n resolution requesting the secre-
tary of state to inform the house OF the
nature and extent of the claims of Great
Britain and Germany against Venezuela
and what effort. II any, has been made
to settle the matter.
The senate was not in session on the
18th. The house entered upon the con-
sideration OF the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill and 80 or
the l42 pages of the bill were completed
before adjournment. A joint resolution
was introduced by Mr.. DeArmond Mo)
proposing an amendment to the constitu-
ton OF the United States. providing that
the term of the president shall continue
until April 30. 1905. at noon. and there
after April 30. at noon, shall he substi-
tuted for March 4. as the beginning and
ending o. the terms Of presidents and
vice presidents, and that the Fifty-ninth
congress shall end and the Sixtieth be-
gin January S. 1907. at noon, and there
after each congress shall begin and end
January s. at noon. A bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Adams pa to provide for
the reorganization of the consular serv-
ice of the United States.
In the senate on the 18th, after the con-
current resolution of the house for an
adjournment from December 20 to Janu-
airy was agreed to, Senator Proctor
(Vt.) called up the militia bill An
amendment by Senator Pettus (Ala.)
striking from the bill section "a. having
particular reference to the reserve force
of trained men, provoked some discus
sion The bill was afterwards laid aside
for the omnibus statehood bill. Senator
Dillingham; tVt.) rehearsing the testi-
mony taken by the subcommittee dur
ing It's tour of investigation in Arizona,
New Mexico and Oklahoma. After
brief executive session the senate ad-
which carried among other items an ap-
preparation of $500 900 for Graduating the
foot and mouth disease in New England.
and q bill to provide for the allotment
In severalty of the lands of the New
York Indians were passed In the house.
Mr.. DeArmond (MO) introduced Dill
to make n bankrupt of any corporation
which shall have issued stock In excess
of the fair reasonable value Of Its prop
erty, or whenever 1t shall have offered to
any person any privilege denied to an
other; or when II shall have failed for
period of 90 days to effect settlement
of any difficulty with a majority Of its
employees or patrons or to enter into
arbitration; or when 1t shall have entered
into any combination to destroy compe-
tition: or whenever 1t shall have failed
to give correct Information In response to
any lawful inquiry.
In the senate on the 10th Senator Dill
iingharn (Vt) concluded his remarks In
opposition to the omnibus statehood bill
and Il was agreed that there should be
no further discussion of the measure un-
I'll the senate reconvenes on January ..
Senator Morgan (Ala.) criticised the sal
aries paid the isthmian canal commits
sion. He said he had been informed
that the present commissioners were PAID
n,Oo0 q month each and that their serv-
Ice had extended over 29i9 months ana
that out of the 29l1 months the commits
sion had spent six months In Nicaragua
and two weeks in Panama. For half an
hour the militia bill was up. Senator
Bacon (Ga.) on constitutional grounds
opposing the section which provides for
4 reserve force of trained men. The
senate In executive session ratified the
treaty of friendship and general rela-
lions between the United States ana
Spain. The house passed the bill trans
ferring from the treasury department to
the department of agriculture the power
TO establish regulations for the suppress
sion of contagious diseases among live
stock and devoted the remainder OF the
day to the legislative appropriation Dill.
A resolution was adopted calling upon
the attorney general for information