Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01
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In the senate on the ed Senator Ma
sons resolution for giving Admiral
Schiey the thanks Of congress and pre-.
senting him with a sword. and that
bronze medals commemorative Of the bat.
tie of Santiago should be distributed
among the officers and men "under the
command Of Schley during said battle"
and appropriating $4,000 to meet the ex'
penses Of the resolution, was referred to
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.
10 executive session and adjourned until
the 9Th. The consideration OF the ur.
gent deficiency bill was completed In
the house, hut 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 free delivery carriers from 500 to
$500 per annum. Mr.. Clark (Mo.) intro
duced q 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 will influence Great Britain to con.
slider favorably settlement OF the
troubles. Mr.. Dick CO., introduced the
bill agreed upon by the militia officers
Of the several states to increase the ef'
ficiency Of the militia.
The senate was not in session on the
Ath. The house passed the urgent de-
ficiency bill. The republicans forced
record vote on the amendment to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the protection and
shelter Of American soldiers In the
Philippines, and 16 democrats voted for It.
The remainder Of tho session was de-
voted to the consideration Of private
pension bills. 70 being passed. An adj
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 criti-
else utterances made in the senate or
elsewhere on the conduct OF AFFAIRS In
the Philippines. Senator Nelson (Minn.).
IN charge OF the department of commerce
bill. had read long letter from John W.
Hayes. general secretary-treasurer OF
the knights Of labor. in support of the
bill. Senator Jones (Ark.) read 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. Sem
ator Carmack (Tenn.) submitted a mi.
nority report from the committee on the
Philippines against the Philippine tarin
bill. The pension committee reported Ia
verably the bill Of Senator Mitchell
(Ore.) granting pensions to survivors OF
Indian wars that took place between 1911
and 1856. The house adopted a 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
100000 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 resolu-
lions leading up to the Hispano-Ameri-
can war has any scenes occurred In the
senate chamber comparable with those
of the 18th. Once. when Senator Teller
(Col) taunted the republican leaders by
declaring that they knew the statements
made in recent dispatches from Manila,
in which Gen. Wheaton was represented
as criticising the oppoents Of the govern
ment's policy in the Philippines, were
true, q half dozen republicans were on
their feet in an instant. Senator Lodge
(Afass.), ut whom the taunt seemed to
be aimed particularly. hurriedly crossed
from his seat In the center OF the repub-
lican side to the main aisle Of the SEN
ate, and, white to the lips, passionately
challenged the statement Of the Colorado
senator and demanded that he withdraw
Il. Senator Teller 30 modified the state
ment that further. hostilities at that time
were avsrted. In the course OF q colo
Guy Senator Spooner (Wis.) declared
that, II the same rule were to be applied
to the colored people in the Philippines
AZ Senator Tiilmnn referred to In the
south, "then God help the colored man
in the Philippines" God help him In
the Philippines now" shouted the South
Carolina senator passionately. you
have already butchered in three years
three times as many as the spaniardi
did In three centuries" When the dis
question 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 Of the bill establishing
n department Of commerce and labor and
passed It.. The house was not IN SEES
sion.