Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
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The ship subsidy bill was under dis
eussion during most Of Saturdays session
of the Senate. Speeches were made BY
Senators Allison, Spooner, Teller and Eli
kins. Amendments were presented ty
Senators Bacon and Mallory. A bill APP
$150,OO0 to establish marine
hospital at Savannah. Ga. was passed;
also bill providing for the construction
of a bridge across the Missouri river at |
lowed brief executive session. In the |
pension bills, 229 being passed. clearing |
the calendar This is the largest number |
of pension bills ever passed by the House |
ut one session. Earlier in the day res
olution was adopted calling upon the
War Department for information con-
cerning the government transport service
between San Francisco and the Philip
pines.
Monday in the Senate was chiefly de-
voted to consideration, amendment and
passage of the ship subsidy bill. Among
other bills passed were those appropriate
ing $50, 900 for public building ut Col
orado Springs, Colo; appropriating $780,
600 for public building at Laramie,
Wyo., and appropriating $1,000 for the
erection of dwelling for the keeper of
the lighthouse at Kewaunec, Wis. AS
the last public bill ON the calendar was
passed MIR. Hale remarked that in all his
experience lie had never before known
the last public bill ON the calendar to be
reached and disposed of. In the House
consideration of the river and harbor bill
was begun. Mr.. Burton of Ohio made
an extended speech in explanation of the
measure. The impression existed, he said,
that the bill carried something over $780,
OOO,O00 for the ensuing fiscal year.
whereas it carried only $24 100000 of ac-
tual appropriations, the remaining $780,
900 600 being simply authorized to be ap-
propriated under the contract system.
One of the important new features OF the
bill, he added, was n provision for a
board of five engineers, familiar with all
river and harbor work, to pass upon sur
veys, examinations and estimates. Sew
eral other members spoke briefly, among
them being Mr.. Bellamy of North Caro-
lima, who protested against the treatment
his State had received. Mr.. Foster Of
Illinois and Mr.. Cochran of Missouri dis
cussed the Bocr war, criticising the ma
jority severely for failure to allow Con
| gress to express the sympathy of the
| American people with the struggling re-
publics.
| For three hours on Tuesday in the SEN
ate the bill providing for the protection
of the President of the United States and
for the punishment by United States
courts of those who commit assaults upon
, him was under consideration. Mr.. Bacon
opposed the bill and MIR. Hoar a1.l Mr..
Mason supported it. Earlier in the day
a lively debate was precipitated by the
effort of MIR. Rawins to have printed as
a document some Philippine correspon-
dence. Eventually the matter was order
ed printed as requested. Thirty nine pri-
yate pension bills were passed, the calen-
dar being cleared. An executive session
preceded adjournment. The general de-
bate on the river and harbor bill was en-
livened by Mr.. Hepburn Nowa), who
made his annual onslaught on the meas
ure. The other speakers were Messrs.
Ball (IeXas) and Lawrence (Mass.). both
members of the committee. and Messrs.
White Qxy.), Thompson Qlla.D and Bur-
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provements of interest to their districts.
During most of the Senate session
Wednesday the bill providing for the
protection of the President of the United
States was under consideration. Mr.. Cul.
berson offered substitute for the bill
1t makes the assassination or attempted
assassination of the President or Vice
President, or the sovereign of a foreign
country within the jurisdiction of the
United States, punishable by death
while. those who shall counsel or advis,
the killing of the President, or who shall
conspire to kill him or the sovereign o1
by imprisonment not exceeding twcnt.
years. Mr.. Bacon introduced Il bill fo
the deportation and exclusion of aliel
anarchists. 1t was the one which, intro
duced by former Senator Hill of New
York. had been passed by the Senate bu
had failed in the House. A brief execu
tive session preceded adjournment. II
the House fair progress was made will
the river and harbor bill. After th
close of general debate. twenty-seven o
the 116 pages of the bill We're disposed
of. Several members took advantage o
the latitude allowed in general debate t
discuss other topics. Mr.. Shook (Ohio
spoke in opposition to ship subsidies, MI
Lewis (Ga.) favored tariff revision an
Mr.. Powers (Afass.) advocated irrigation
in the West. Mr.. Burton, in charge o
the bill, in closing the general debate
} answered the criticisms advance
against it,
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consideration of the bill to protect til
President. An agreement was reache
to vote on the measure and amendment
at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. Mr.. AID
: rich, chairman Of the committee o
finance. reported the bill to repeal wa
revenue taxes, and gave notice that h
would call up the measure for considert
tion Friday. In the House slow progres
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