Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-06
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
Senate Refused to Fix a Day Tor state.
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Senate Refused to Fix Day Tor state.
hood Bn.
I35Tn DAY
The senate passed the public buildings bill
which carries $50 90 each for buildings at Guth-
iie ana Oklahoma City. This bill has been
greatly increased In It's appreciate approprio-
tions by the senate, over the amount which "
carried when passed by the house There Will
be muth whiting and trading before 1t is
finally disposed Of
Mr.. stephens Texas introduced resolution
declaring that this nation shou not accept
the statue OF Frederick the Great from Kaiser
Wilhelm. on the ground that such action would
recognize the Divine right OF kings
The house passed a bill to re-divide the dis
trco OF Alaska into three recording and judicial
districts.
Most Of the day was devoted to private PEN
son bills and minor measures. Mr.. Loud (Cal)
criticised the special pension legislation a. n
disgrace. This drew emphatic responses from
Messrs Sulloway IN. II } Myers 0nd) and
13GTH DAY.
Indications give an outlook for another
whole week talk In the senate upon the Philip
pine temporary government measure. Tie
NcaraRuan canal bill is sla,ed to follow the
Philippine bill a molth's debate Is predicted
for this bill All this pleaseS the opponents Of
they can postpone taking up of the Cuban bill
until all the appropriations are disposed Of IL
will not reach consideration at this session.
The house disagreed to the senate amend.
ments to the bill to prevent the ia Sc branding
or marking OF food or dairy products and asked
for q conference.
The immigration bill has right OF way over
all measures except appropriation bills, rev.
enue bills and conference reports; but this can
not be taken up before Tuesday without the
consent OF the District OF Columbia committee.
Ater the immigration bill is acted upon II Is
expected that there will be special order made
by the rules committee for the cons deration OF
the antianarchy bill
i37TH DAY.
Senator Hoar offered resolution requesting
the president to inform the senate whether
there be any law or regulation in force in the
Philippines which Will prevent any native, not
charged with any o1enSe from coming to the
United States and stating the desires and in
terests OF the people to the president to
congress. The resolution went over.
Senator Patterson Coli held the floor most
of the day In opposition to the Philippine bill
The committee on Isthmian canal made an
adverse report on Senator Hoar's bill placing
a selection for the route OF the canal in the
hands OF the presiden
Senator Quay has introduced a bill providing
for the promotion OF Major General Brook, the
senior major general OF the army, to the rank
OF Lieutenant general and for the generals ~
tirement with that rank
The senate passed ~ private pension bills.
The house devoted the day to District OF
Columbia business without finishing the bill
amending the District code. in order to hold
this measure in hand until another District
day recess was taken until the following day
13sTH DAY.
A fruitless effort was made to fix day tc
vote on the Philippine b II.
Senator Galllnger On H. offered resolution
for an investigation by the judiciary committee
into the subject of lynchings in the several
states, with the view OF providing remedy
Senator Harris resolution 10 request the
pres dent to furnish information about the
right OF Filpinos to visit this country and ex-
press their views to congress was adopted.
The house passed the Shattuck immigration
bill MIR. BowersoclS (kas.) offered al amend
ment which was adopted prohibiting the sale
OF liquor at immigrant stations. Mr.. Lands
Und) secured the adoption OF his amendment
prohibiting the sale of liquor in the capitol
The head tax on aliens was Increased to sl.50.
The conferees on the rivers and harbors bill
reached an agreement The bill makes direct
appropriations OF S6j. 900 900.
The conference report on the urgent de-
fciency bill was agreed to; al o the conference
report on the fortihcations bill
10Th DAY.
The senate refused to fix day for the con-
sideration of the statehood bill by vote OF 4 to
Il in committee
the Philippine bill shall come to vote Oh
June 3.
The president has signed the Indian appro.
pration bill and the omnibus claims bill.
The house debated the bill to increase the
subsidiary coinage by coming the bullion in the
treasury. The i'm is now SlU0, 900 OJJ. The
bill leaves the amount indefinite. in the dis
creton Of the secretary OF the treasury. Mr..
NeWlanuS tNeN.) OHeTeu an Wnlcn
was left pending, to make subsidiary silver a
legal tender.
The proposition to lease publs lands for gra-
Zing is dropped for this session to allow public
opinion to mature on the plan.
Mr. Bartlett (Ga) by resolution would ask
the secretary of war the amount OF pay that
was given Governor General Wood OF Cuba.
The house library committee made favor
able report on the bill for statue to Count
Pulasii the Polish patriot in the revolutionary
war also a statue to General Steuben, both to
be placed near the statues of Rochambeau and
Lafayette.
hv the mr. te has confirmed the appointments
Cormicls eSident as follows; Robert S. Nc
tri,-Hun OF Illinois. to be ambassador to Aus
gary; Chandler Hale. Maine, secre-
Ihry OF tne embassy at Vienna; George Barclay
hlNeS, New Jersey, second secretary of the
embassy at Vienna; Alfred ). Moore PennSyl-
vania Judge OF the district court of the district
of ALASKA
Tne senate passed joint resolution eppro
Prlatlng money TO pay for an equestrian statue
to Gen. VIM. j. Sewell.
The conference report on the river and har-
Dor bill was agreed to by tine senate.
The Philippine bill was resumed when Sen.
ator Lodge offered an amendment eNteAding to
the FillpinoS the bill OF rights of the nSti-
tuition except the right to bear arms and the
,ght OF u trial by jury.
1t was agreed to. A number of other amend.
mcntS were adopted
had put its hand to the pillow in the Philippines
and could not turn back. Not being fit to be
citizens he said the Filpinos are not tit to gov
crn themselves
Packers Instruct Agents.
Chicago, May 26.-Agents of the