Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-08
WORK OF CONGRESS.

THE senate was not in session on the
1st....The house, after the transaction of
some minor business, which included the
passage of the senate bill ta prohibit the
sale of firearms, opium and Intoxicating
liquors in the New Hebrides, the bill to
authorize the Southern Missouri & Ar
kansas Railroad company to build a
bridge across the Current river in Arkan-
sas and the bill to grant 2 right of way
through Oklahoma and Indian territories
to the Enid & Anadarko railroad, de-
voted the day to eulOgieS on the life and
public service of the late Representative
Brosstus, of Pennsylvania. Mr.. BierinE
(Ky) reintroduced a bill providing for
the establishment of a pension court of
appeals.
Another spirited debate with the Philip
pine tariff bill as to the text was precipi-
tated in the senate on the Sd as the re-
suit of some statements made by Sena-
tor Carmack CFenn.) in the course of an
extended speech on the general Philip
pine question. Senator Beveridge Qnd.)
challenged some of his statements. Sem
ator Beveridge and Senator Tillman Is
c., also became involved in a heated
colloquy in which the exchanges were as
hot as both senators well could make
them. Prior to the taking up of the Phil
ippine bill, the measure providing for an
increase in the salaries OF United States
judges was under discussion for an hour
The pending amendment was that Of
fered by Senator Stewart (Nev.) increas-
ing the salaries of senators and members
of the house of representatives to $500
annually, beginning March 4, 1903 The
amendment was rejected, Is to A. Sena-
tor Hoar (Afass.), from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported favorably the bill
to limit the meaning of the word con
spiracy'' and the use of Restraining or
derS and injunctionS" in certain cases.
The bill is intended to aid in adjusting la
Dor disputes on railroads. The house de-
bated the oleomargarine bill. The oppo-
nents of the. measure attempted to fili=
buster against it at the opening of the
session, but were beaten by more than
a two-thirds vote. Those who antag=
onized the bill favored the adoption of
the substitute which is designed to pre-
vent the fraudulent sale of oleomargarine
under the guise of butter. Mr.. Blakeney
(Ndd.) introduced bill limiting the price
of sleeping car tickets on interstate rail-
way lines. The rates fixed are 81 for
upper and % cents extra for a lower for
300 miles, with an increase for longer dis
tances.
After a brief discussion on the 4th the
senate passed the bill providing for a %
per cent. increase in the salaries of
United States judges. Senator Jones
(Ark.) introduced a bill increasing from
IS to $12 per month the pensions of Mexi-
can war veterans who have reached the
age of 20 years and over, Senator Elkins
CIV. Va.), chairman of the interstate COM
merce committee, introduced a bill CIV
ing the interstate commerce commission
authority under certain conditions to fix
railroad rates, legalizing pooling and
aboiishing imprisonment as a method of
Furnishing offenSeS against the law. Sen
ator Hoar (MassO presented a petition
signed by a number of distinguished
citizens of the country for the suspen-
sion of hostilities in the Philippine is
lands and asking that an opportunity be
given for a discussion of the situation be-
tween the government and the Filipino
leaders. Debate on the oleomargarine
bill continued in the house, among the
speakers being Mr.. Robb (Mo.), who fa-
vored the bill, and Mr. Cowherd (do.),
who was against it. Mr.. Cochran (NIo.)
introduced resolution inviting Mr.. Kru-
ger, ex-president of the Boer republic,
to visit the United States as the nations
guest. Delegate Wilcox (HawaiD intro
duced a bill increasing annual salaries as
follows: President of the United States,
100000 vice president, SIS, 600; cabinet
officers, $4,000 each; members of congress,
$4,000.
The senate had under consideration the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill on
the 9Th and just before adjournment
passed it substantially in the shape in
which it was reported to the senate by
the committee. During the early part
of the session the case of Judge Noyes,
of the district court of Alaska, and Alex
ander Mckenzie and others was dis
cussed. Among the bills introduced were:
A bill increasing the salaries of senators
and members of the house to $500 and
the salaries of the speaker of the house
and the president pro TEN. of the senate
to $15,000 each; a bill providing for the
transmission in the mails of sums of
money of 81 or less by postage stamp
| certificates, to be used in lieu of post
age stamps. A agreement was reached
in the house whereby the o1eomargarine
bill will be brought to a vote after two
more days of consideration, one to be de-
voted to general debate and one to debate
under the five-minute rule. The debate
yesterday continued in desultory fashion
without special incident. Mr.. Newlands
(Nev.) introduced a joint resolution in
viting the republic of Cuba to become a
part of the United States, first as a ter
ritory and then as a state of the union,
| to be called the state of Cuba; also au-
| thorizing Is per cent. reduction of duty
on the present crop of Cuban sugar, in
consideration of Cuba's granting prefer
entail rates to the United States.