The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-02


OF congress upon the reduction OF the outy on
Cuban sugar. .-,
The senate Indian committee reported SUP,
stitute for the house bill providing protection
To towns In In1ian Territory.
Mr.. BowersoclS's bill was passed by the house
to provide for terms o the circuit ana uistrlct
courts to be held in Kansas City, Kansas.
Chairman Ray OF the committee on amend
ments to the bankruptcy law proposes -FOUR new
reasons for reasons for refusing to disch ,rge
banisrupt viz: False statements, fraudulent
transfer of property, having been In bankruptcy
courJ within six years.. and having refused 10
answer material questions.
10TH DAY.
Senator Teller (Col) introduced q resolution
declaring tito be the sense of the senate that
sedition laws in force in the Philippines should
be repealed -
Without word OF further discussion tho
senate passed the river and harbor bill, carry
ing about S7J, 200, 900. The consideration OF the
Philip ne government bill was then resumed.
Senator Hoar presented resolution Tor an
adjournment OF the senate from Thursday, May
to Monday, May 5th, to afford time Tor spring
cleaning OF the senate chamber.
The house commenced consideration OF APP
propriatons for West Point. During the de.
bate on this bill MIR. Gilbert QiyD precipitated
discussion of the race question.
Mr. Curtis lkansl introduced PHI 70 aiios
relief of INDECENT Choctaws and Chickasaws.
The house. after routine business took up In
committee of the whole the senate amendments
to the omnibus claims bill.
1OSTH DAY.
The most OF the days session OF the senate
was taken up with q speech made by Senator
Rawlins (Utuh) in opposition to the bill pro-
viding q temporary government for the Philip
pines. 1t was q very bitter speech.
Secretary Hitchcock sent TO both houses OIL
congress u memorial OF the Cherokee national
council asking for approval OF the agreement
ratified March /. 1911 and afterward rejected
by the Cherokees.
The house naval affairs committee completed
the naval appropriation bill. 1t provides for
two battleshipS two armed cruisers and two
gunboats; to be built in such navy yards as the
secretary OF the navy may designate. with the
restriction that one OF each class shall be built
on the Pacific coast.
The agricultural appropriation bill reported
to the house carries about $3.50 OW, an increase
OF approximately Sh"i. pUO over the nppr pria-
tons last year and a decrease OF about s3JJ,OOJ
from the estimate.
The house by Is to 70 rejected claims at
tached to the omnibus claims bill aggregatlng
1000, and later non-concurred In senate
amendments.
Senator Rawlns UTAH exhausted the larger
part OF another day in continuing his speech
opposing the Philippine temporary govern
ment bill. go
The senate military affairs committee will
report bill to give 5000 .O0J with which TO sup
etc, to take the place of the army canteen
Slow progress was made in the house upon
the amendments to the oleomargarine bill.
Opponents OF the bill were outvoted when try
ing to modify senate amendments
The house naval aft IRIS committee amended
the naval bill so as to require that one OF the
new cruisers must be built in a government
navy yard. - ~
The house passed bill to appropriate $4,000
of the funds of the thoctaws and the Chlcka-
NE q 10, s,,tA of thACn frih
Mr.. Richardson (Tenn) offered resolution
that the ways and means committee investigate
the beef trust
before the house q New York member an
nounces that the New York postotnce bill Will
be Incorporated in it.
10th DAY.
Senator McCumber introduced bill prohib.
iting the sale OF liquors in all government
buildings.
The conferees on the Chinese exclusion bill
cannot agree, the house contending that the
law shall extend for an indefinite period, while
the senate insists that the law shall not last
beyond the life OF the treaty
With another all day talk Senator Rawlins
finally concluded his speech in opposition to
the Philippine government bill
The Flynn resolution has passed both houses
authorizing the publication OF 1000 more copies
of the report of the governor OF Oklahoma;
Senator Harris has bill to allot the Potta-
watomie Indian lands in Kansas pro rata
among the Indians.
There is measure pending in congress for
appropriating $50 1000 to erect a monument in
Washington to Major General John G. Fire.
mont
The house Indian affairs committee reported
q bill opening to sett ement 10000 acres OF the
Kiowa, COmunche and Apache lands, the open
ing to occur three months after the law goes
into effect; the lands to be under the home
stead laws.
11lTH DAY.
Senator Hawley introduced a bill quite diff
ferent from Secretary Roots plan for n general
st If and which places upon General Miles the
duties given the general staff in Roots bill.
The Omnibus public building bill just re-
ported from committee, gives Stl,OO9 to EN-
poria and 10000 to Guthrie for buildings
For buildings and sites Hutchinson is given
Sl0), 900 and Lawrence $4,000
Two speeches filled most of the session.
Senator McCumber IN. d. discussed the bill
to prevent misrepresentation of food products;
Senator CarmaclI Crenn) sharply criticised
the policy Of the government IN the Fnllip-
pines.
Bills were passed as follows Fixing the fees
of Jurors and witnesses in the United States
courts in Wyoming; to provide for the purchase
OF site and the erection of public building
thereon in the city of Washington TO be used
for hall of records and indicating an appro'
priation of 81 0OO 100 for the purpose authorizing
an increase of pension in cases involving total
deafness.
Hartman buying q. r. I. g. p. Stock.
New York, April 2s.-Rumors have
been prevalent in Wall street for the
past few days that e. IL. Hartman
has been buying Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad stock for the pur-
pose of getting representation on the
board of that company and preventing
Rock Island encroachments upon Union
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