The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-16
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Statehood Must Now Rest Until Next
Winters Short Session.
IL TIL DAY.

StutencOu hust NOW AsoSe SHN-~
Winters Short Session.
II TIL DAY
The discussion of Philippin, affairs promises
to extend mt great length in tine senate. 30
far the opposition has done the talking; now
the promoters OF the temporary government
lie islaiion propose TO make speeches. :,
The senate passed the bill for the cesslon OF
lands o. tne Rosebud Indian rcservatlon aIso
the resolution pJstponin5 the 81. LOUIS expo
sition.
The house will try md make short work OF
the omnibus statehood bill. It's friends 90 no.
| desire protracted debate. Tnere are other
| important bills near the head OF the list Tor
| consideration when appropria ion bills ana
| special orders are slow
/ Among important measures now reaching the
point OF final action are Hert's bill to terminate
| The coinage OF >ilver doars the Ray anti-an,
archy bill. and the Shattuc bill codifying anu
| extending the immigration laws
18TH DAY.
Senator Lodge delivered an extended speech.
| He declared that senators had made an attack
| on the American army He quoted re ords OF
| the mutilation OF American soldiers by the
| FIJI p nos. before putting the soldiers 10 ueatn.
| He believed 1.-THE record of the American army
| sha shine brightly in the Annals OF the re-
| public when those VIII villify it are but note
| less blots on q remembered n me-
| The senate pa ,sed the Sundry civil appro-
| priaiion.
Senator Hoar introduced bill. prepared by
Attorney General Knox providing bail after
| convection, in Indian Territory.
| The senate passed the house joint resolutlon
| making an additional appropriation OF SlOoOJ0
| for the dedication OF the statue OF Marshal de
| Rochambeau
| The fight on the omnibus statehood bill for
| Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona began by n
motion to recommit it to the comm ttee on ter
| ritor es which would prevent any further con-
sideration Of the bill by the present congress II
| IL should be successful.
10Th DAY.
| The senate for four hours continued the Phil
ippne debate. 1t was fierce discussion led
| by Senator Beverldge Qnd.) in defense of the
! fair fame of the army. with Carmack, Rawlins,
| Turner. Patterson and Hoar maxim replies IN
| termittently. Senator Carmack finally admit
! ted that the conduct of soldiers in the Phillp-
pines was uniformly kind.
The reSoluti n providing for the election o.
senators by direct vote OF the people is tied up
by the adoption of the Depew amendment for
| the federal supervision OF elections.
The army appropriation Dill as rep)rted 10
| the senate carries about Sl0J,)O),OO0.
The opponents of the statehood bill sprung
another robber b. eak on the wheels by plan
ming an amendment to provide for making two
sta es cut OF the four territories; Joining To-
| geter Oklahoma with Indian Territory, ana
New Mexico with Arizona. The friends OF the
bill desire to get quick vote relying on their
| strength when the vote comes, without mccn
missionary work on the floor
The house adopted the senate amendment
giving the right to Indian Territory towns with
1000 peop.e to issue bonds.
l2lsT DAY.
The senate bill was reported which prohibits
| any preference to herbs and fiocks in granting
| grazing permits on forest reservations.
In the debate on the Philippines Senator
Burton (kas) gave Senator'S Tillman and
Carmack answers after thsr own style.
Senator Hoar introduced new isthmian
canal bill. 1t leaves the selection OF the route
and the general control Of ali features OF the
work to the president, and appropriates q sum
sufficient TO commence the work.
Mr. Knox (Mass) chairman OF the commit
tee on territories opened the discussion upon
the statehood bill. The committee, he sairt
held that all the territories were entitled -
admission. The bill empowers the consIitu-
tional convention to name the state; Okla IONA
must by ordinance express the consent of the
State that all or any part of Indian Territory
! maybe attached TO the state
Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) spoke In opposition to
the Omn bus bill arguing that the claims or
the territories should be considered sepa-
rately.
122NDD DAY.
Senator Burton tKas) finished his speech
giving much of his time to q review OF General
Funston's Army service and in defense OF the
general record. which has been persistentlv
attacked by senator's. His speech was closely
followed by the senators and he received COM
| piiments at its close.
Mr.. McRae (Arl1.) offered his amendment t.
the statehood bill making one state OF Okaho
ma and Indian Territory. 1t was defeated by u
decisive vote. Mr. Overstreet Qndl offered a
like amendment for New Mexico and Arizona.
This was left pending. Mr.. cannon Qll) who
was slated to lead the oppos ton, was absent,
but Grosvenor, Dalzell and Payne seized every
opening to embarass the measure It was
politics" on both sides. The committee on
territories stuck close to the bill, avoiding pol
tiles Delegate Flynn made the Principal
speech for the bill. His reply TO General Gros-
Republicans voted for him than for Grosvenor.
The house passed the omnibus statehood bill
without division us soon us vote could be had.
123RD DAY.
Senator Jones (Ari) introduced bill au-
thorizing the chief executive ofrcer OF any OF
the five civilized tribes to SELL with the approx
nj of the secretary OF the interior in tracts not
exceeding forty acres, at any one place, iands
for manufacturing or industrial purposes.
Senator Burton proposes to amend the APP
preparation for public building at Emporia,
Kansas, so to increase 1t from S4l 600 to $780,
0JU.
An unsuccessful attempt was made in the
senate to fix a time for the vote on the pending
Philippine bill The minority announced that
they had more speeches to deliver.
There was no roll call upon the passage OF the
statehood bill in the house. There was no OPP
posing vote although Speaker Henderson had
goes to the senate where IL is expected to rest
quietly in the senate committee until the short
session OF congress.
Too Strenuous.
Washington, May 12.-Delegate Mar
Gus A. Smith, of Arizona, was taken