Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-02
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tlnued his speech in the senate Opposing
the Philippine temporary government
bill. He discussed at great length the
testimony presented to the committee on
Philippines and the reports made by off,
Gals to the war department. He pre-
sented many cases of torture of Filipi-
nos. OF the burning of towns and Of the
Incarceration of Filipinos. All this he
said, was done to carry to the F'ilipfnos
the benign administration of the Ameri-
can government. He had not concluded
when the senate adjourned. Senator Du-
DOS tIda) introduced a bill for commits
sion to inquire into the condition of the
colored people of the United States. The
house began consideration of the senate
amendments to the oleomargarine bill.
BY the ruling of the chair the question
of further amendment of the senate
proposition was confined within very mar
row limits. The opponents of the meas
ure, who sought to modify the senate
amendments In various particulars, Were
outvoted on every proposition submitted.
Five Of the Ia pages were completed be-
fore adjournment. Mr.. Richardson
CTsnn-) introduced a resolution that the
ways and means committee be instruct
ed to investigate the question of the re-
cent increase in the price of meats and
determine the cause thereof and if prac-
ticab1e offer some explanation that will
afford relief against the evil complained
of. Mr.. McDermott On. J.) introduced
bill abolishing all duties upon meat
and poultry from foreign countries.
oath Senator Rawlins (Utah) concluded
his speech in opposition to the Philip
pine government bill. AS on previous
days, he devoted much of his time to
consideration of the testimony taken be-
fore the Philippine committee. He was
particularly severe in his denunciation
of Gen. Chaffee for the orders he had is
sued in carrying out the policy of the
government. He declared in conclusion
that the United States would reap a
whirlwind of miSfortuneS and disaster as
result of its policy in the Philippine is
lands. A large number of private pen
sion bills, a LII appropriating 81, 600
for hall of records" in Washington
and the bill authorizing increase of
pension in case of total deafness were
passed. The house sent the S.eomar-
garine bill to conference after agreeing
to the senate amendmetS with some mod
ifications suggested by the agricultural
committee. The opponents of the meas
ure offered number of amendments,
the principal one of which was designed
to place renovated butter on the same
footing with oleomargarine, but they
were overwhelmingly voted down. The
house then went into committee of the
whole and took up the agricultural BILL
Mr.. Wadsworth On. W, in charge of the
bill, made a statement of the contents
of the measure, which he explained car
rfed $5,15S,57O, an increase of $576, $50 over
the current law. The largest increases
were those for the weather bureau and
the bureau of plant industry, each about
500, 600. Mr.. Fox (Miss.}, availing himself
of the latitude allowed in general debate
discussed the question of restricted suf-
frage in the south, with especial refer
ence to the constitution of his own state,
which he defended.
Two speeches occupied the entire at
tention of the senate on the 25th. Sena-
tor McCumber On. ID discussed his bill
to prevent the misbranding and misrep-
resentation of food products which en-
ter into interstate commerce. Senator
Carmack (Tenn:), one the minority
members of the Phil. les committee
spoke in opposition to the Philippine gov
eminent bill, now pending. He sharply
criticised the president, not only for the
policy he is pursuing in the Philippines,
but for utteranceS which, the senator
declared, tended to fan the fame of in
surrection. He also denounced Gen. Fun
ston, whom he described as the Jay
hawker brigadier from the wind-swept
plains, the mightiest Samson that ever
welded the jawbone ass as
weapon of war; The house passed AS
private pension bills, including bills to
pension the Widow-of the late Gen. Will
liam Ludlow at $50 a month and the
widow of the late .'Parson'' Brownlow,
of Tennessee, at $50 per month. The re-
mainder of the day devoted to gen.
eral debate on the agricultural appropri-
alton bill Mr.. Cochran (Mo.) made a
speech the universal spread Of trusts
and combines in this country and the
necessity of curling them. The trusts,
he said, contributed to both political par
ties and tied their hands He said it was
a matter of public notoriety that in some
states senatorShips were bought and sold
just produce was bought and sold in
the public market. Mr.. Sims (Tenn.) in
troduced a bill abolishing the duties on
imports of beef, mutton. pork and veal.
An extended preamble recites that the
present high price of these food products
is due to trusts and monopolies.
Senator Carmack (Tenn.) in the sem
ate on the 18th completed his speech on
the Philippine government bill. He con-
tinued his caustic criticism of the admin
tration's policy and the ultimate end to
which 1T would lead. The earlier por-
ton of the session was devoted to rou-
tine business. The house after devot-
ing an hour to the passage of bills by
unanimous consent suspended public
business and for the remainder of the
day listened to eulogies on the late Rep
resentative Stokes Is. c. and the late
Representative Crump (AIich.).
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