Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-03-15
WORK OF CONGRESS.

On account of the indisposition of Sen.
ator Vest (Mo.) and Senator Mallory
(Fla.), who expected to speak on the
pending ship subsidy bill, that measure
was not considered by the senate on the
9TH. The diplomatic and consular ap.
preparation bill was passed and then the
senate took up the measure for the pro-
lection Of the president Of the United
States, Senator Bacon (Ga.) speaking In
opposition to the bill. Senator Teller
(Col.) presented q memorial from the
Colorado legislature urging that the
present tariff on sugar be retained and
protesting against any reciprocity with
Cuba as opposed to the rapidly develop
ing beet sugar interests of the western
states. Senator Gamble Is. CO., from the
committee on Indian affairs, reported IA
vorably the bill ratifying the agreement
with the Rosebud Sioux Indians for the
cession of their unallotted lands in
Gregory county, S. D., to the United
States. There are $4,000 acres, for which
the Indians receive $l.6i0,000. A bill was
introduced by Senator Rawlins (Utah)
prohibiting the leasing Of mineral lands
on Indian reservations. The senate then
adjourned until the 10TH. The bill to
classify the rural free delivery service
and to place tho carriers under the con-
tract system. held the floor in the house.
Mr.. Mondell (Wyo) reported the New
lands irrigation bill.
The senate was not In session on the
gth....In the house the bill to classify
the rural free delivery service and place
the carriers under the contract system
was debated. Mr.. Burkett (Neb.) intro
duced bill authorizing the president to
appoint in the regular army and place
upon the retired list certain officers who
served in the volunteer service In the war
with Spain, the Philippines and Porto
Rico. A bill was passed authorizing the
South Omaha Bridge company to con-
struct bridge across the Missouri river.
A bill to establish an information bu-
reau at the capitol was also introduced.
The purpose of the bill Is to assist menu
bers of congress in answering and sup
plying their constituents with public doc
uments.
For nearly two hours on the 10th Sem
ator Vest (Mo.) addressed the senate in
opposition to the pending ship subsidy
bill. He attacked the present naviga-
ton laws, which he declared were relics
Of barbarism and responsible for the de-
cline Of our merchant marine. The sem
ate passed considerable number Of I'M
objected bills on the calendar. The b:ll
to classify the rural free delivery serv-
ice anu pace tHe CdTTleTS TIE COil-
tract system was passed in the house.
Before It was passed the bill was al
tered radically by it's opponents. A bill
was passed authorizing the G. A. r. to
erect in the District of Columbia monu.
ment TO Benjamin Z. Stephenson. found
err of the G. A. r. Mr.. Ray IN. " and
Mr.. Jenkins (Wis.) filed a minority re-
port on the Newlands bill for the irriga-
ton of arid lands. The report character
lies the matter as an unfair, unwise and
improvident scheme" and says the land
grant railroads are behind the scheme.
The senate on the 18th had the ship
subsidy bill under consideration. Sem
ator Mallory (Fla.) made an extended
speech in opposition to the measure.
Prior to consideration Of the subsidiary
measure a lively debate occurred over
an effort on the part Of Senator Berry
(Ark.) to ascertain when the committee
on privileges and elections might be ex-
pected to report to the senate the reso-
luton providing for the election Of sem
ators by the direct vote of the people.
Senator Hoar (Mass) indicated bis vigor-
Gus opposition to such n resolution on
the ground that II would subvert the
fundamental principles upon which the
senate was founded. Eighty-one private
pension bills were passed. A message
from President Roosevelt vetoing the
bill to remove the charge of desertion
from the naval record of John Glass
was read. The house entered on the
of the post Office appropria- |
ton bill. the members who spoke de- !
voted themselves to everything except |
the bill before the house. The feature Of
the day. however, was speech by Mr. !
Burleson CTex.) attacking Secretary Hay
for declining to request the British au-
thorities to finnish passports to go
the British lines to Rev. Hiram
W. Thomas and wife, who desire to go
to South Africa to distribute Boer re-
lief funds collected in Illinois. Mr.. Hit /
Qll), chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, made spirited reply, show
Ing that II was contrary to international
law and usage to allow those in SYM
pathy with the enemy to go through the
lines in time of war.