Evening star., 1902-01-28
Action Oh Department Of Commerce
Bill.
WILL HAVE CHARGE OF LABOR
Gen. Wheaton's Comments Again
Brought Up.
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL

resolution introduced yesterday by Mr..
Lodge tMassJ authorizing the committee
on Philippines to make an investigation of
the Philippine question, and for that pur-
pose to sit during the sessions of the Sem
ate. was reported favorably and adopted
by the Senate soon after 1t convened today.
Record for the Public.
Mr. Bacon tGa) offered a resolution pro-
yiding that the committee printing con-
slider the eXpediency of printing a special
edition of the Congressional Record for sale
to the general public at 50 for the long ses-
sions and 81 for the short sessions. He said
that some action ought to be taken by Con-
gress To insure to the general public more
complete information to the doings in
Congress Under the present system he
said 1t was impossible for the public to be
kept Informed upon the work of Congress-
II was no reflection, he said upon the
newspapers of the country to say that they
did not publish full reports of congression-
al proceedings No newspaper could afford
to present 10 its readers more than a brief
synopsis Of The proceedings in the two
branches Of Congress.
NJ tt r~Irr- -orr79 r.l-C(l t7r~r hfc -orrc.oDcr
experience extended back between forty
....-- -...s tta-s. i,iltn was sUuager me
newspapers of the country devoted consid-
"rable attention 10 the proceedings of Con-
gresS, and. in a measure at least he
thought they might return with interest to
their old practice.
The resolution was adopted
Department of Commerce.
Consideration of the bill to establish de-
partment of commerce then was resumed,
the pending amendment being that of Mr.
Pettus providing that the department of
labor should not be made part of the pro-
posed new department
After a brief discussion the amendment
was rejected. 10 to 33.
Mr. Bacon then offered an amendment
proNidlng that the name of the new DEPART
ment should be the department of COM
merCe and labor
MIR. Nelson. in charge of the bill. agreed
10 the amendment and it was adopted
Mr. Hale Withdrew his amendment offered
Few days ago, transferring the interstate
commerce commission to the new depart
ment. He had been convinced he said
since Offering the amendment, that such a
transfer would destroy the functions of the
commission.
No other amendments being offered, the
Dill was reported from the committee of
the whole to the Senate
MIR. Quarles demanded a separate vote on
The amendment by which the census bureau
was stricken from bill as a part of the
new department.
By a vote of > to 81 the census bureau
Was retained in the measure as one of the
bureaus of the new department.
The Bill Passed.
The bill then was passed.
A bill was passed providing for the trans
fer of census records and volumes to the
census office: also a bill increasing the
limit of cost for the public building at
81 3.OOO.OOn
A number of private pension bills were
passed.
Philippine TariR BILL
The Philippine tariff bill was then taken
up
Mr. McCumber IN. d. referring to the
statement of Mr.. Dubois Yesterday. re-
garding Cen Wheaton's having been a
charity boy educated at the Military
Academy. said this was incorrect Gen.
Wheaton. he said. had never been at West
Point. but rose from the ranks
MF- Dubois said he was glad to know
II Senators had been quibbling over the
dispatch from Manila. but so far as he had
observed. none of them had ventured to
suggest that army officers should not be
reprlmanded for their criticisms of sena-
tors.
Mr. Bacon presented a Joint resolution
providing that the law restricting to YES
sels of the United States the Transportation
OF passengers and merchandise. directly or
lhdlrectly. from one port of the United
states to another port of the United States
shall not be applicable to foreign vessels
engaging in trade between the PhiIipDine
archlpeiaSO and the United States or be-
tween ports in the Philippine archipelagO
Mr.. Bacon explained that this Resolution
was an extract from the pending Philinnire
tariH Dill. and was introduced for the nur-
pose OF relieving commerce of the Difficult
''es presented under present conditions