Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-01-24

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After an all-day debate In the House
on the Hopkins bill to create a perma-
nent census bureau the matter was re-
committed on Friday to permit the addi-
ton OF a provision placing the present
employees under civil service so they could
be transferred to other departments. The
fight to recommit was made under the
leadership Of Mr.. Burkett Of Nebraska.
the new member. Of the appropriations
committee. What might be termed the
first gun in the campaign for the re-es-
Enlistment Of the pneumatic tube ser.
vice was fired when Representative Rob-
erts of Massachusetts, introduced a bill
providing for the introduction of this
service in Chicago. st. Louis. New York,
Boston. Philadelphia and Brooklyn. The
bill proposes an appropriation of $685.
600. to be divided among the six cities
MS follows: New York and Brooklyn,
$4,000; Chicago. $4,000; Boston, $780,
COO; st. Louis. $4,000; Philadelphia.
$35, 900. A bill was passed unanimous
ly to give Mrs. Mckinley the free mailing
privileges during the remainder Of her
life.
The House Of Representatives. spent
Monday in general discussion of the PEN
sion appropriation bill. MI. Grosvenor
of Ohio and MI. Hepburn of Iowa de-
nounced q report presented to the last
G. A. Il. encampment criticising the
course Of themselves and other members
of Congress on the veteran preference"
bill. which was defeated at the last ses-
sion. Mr.. Barney Of Wisconsin, in charge
of the pension bill. explained that it car
ried $139,S46.4S0. as against $145 PAS.
23O appropriated for the current year.
Payment of pensions had decreased from
$144.O00.O00 to $13S,5OO.OOO. Mr.. Bar.
ney was asked by Mr.. Richardson of
Tennessee why this was so when the
nuPber of pensioners was said to be larg.
err. Mr.. Barney explained that the ar.
rearages were Decreasing and the mum
Der of large pensions, those from $50 to
$40 a month, was also decreasing. MIR.
Gaines of Tennessee talked about hia
observations in the Philippines. Mr.
Lever of South Carolina then formally
announced the death Of the late Repre-
sentative Stokes of his State. and as q
mark OF, respect the House adjourned
In the Senate Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota
called up the bill providing for the estab.
lishment of department Of commerce. He
explained the necessity which he said
existed for the passage of such a measure
and was piled with questions by several
Senators who thought sufficient time had
not been allowed for looking into the
merits OF the measure.
On Tuesday the Philippines were the
subject of an address by Mr.. Hoar OF
Massachusetts, who spoke on his resolu'
ton introduced providing for the appoint
ment of n Senate committee to investi.
gate the administration of those islands
He spoke Mt some length regarding the
unreliability of statements on the situa
ton in the Philippines and the cause.
which led to the outbreak. Mr.. Lodge
Mr.. Hoar's colleague, said he regarded
the resolution as a reflection on the Phil
ippine committee, of which he was chair
man. and the necessity for the lattel
would cease were this resolution to bt
adopted. The discussion was leading
rapidly to an opening up of the Who'll,
Philippine question, when it was agreed
that the resolution should go over unit
Wednesday. \ concurrent resolution wa!
passed appointing a joint committee o.
Congress to consider the question of /.
site for a hall Of records to be erected
in Washington. The House continued
the debate on the pension appropriation
! bill and devoted much time to the prop
osition advanced by Mr.. Rixey of Vir
ginia to open the doors Of the soldiers
homes to ex-Confederate veterans. Tw,
notable speeches were made in supper
Of the proposition. one by Mr.. Gardner, {
Michigan Republican, and the other b,
Mr.. DE Almond, a Missouri Democrat
a spirited discussion was precipitatet
N the Senate Wednesday by remarks sub
mitted by Mr.. Hale of Maine in respec
to bills relating to the formation of
naval reserve which he introduced. Mr.
Hale took strong ground against the or
ganization of a naval reserve, his com
ments being construed by several Sena
tors into a reflection upon volunteer sol
diers and land militia. Half a dozel
Senators We're on their feet in an instan
to defend the volunteers and the Nationa
Guard OF the various States, and the de
bate took so wide a range that Senator
went back in their reference to the day!
of the Revolutionary War to seek illus
t~rations for their arguments. The Hous
passed the pension appropriation bill
which has been under discussion for thre'
days, and then adjourned until Saturday
The resolution prepared by the specia
committee on the Mckinley memoria
exercises providing for an address b,
Secretary Of State John Hay in the Hal
of Representatives on Feb. ~ was adopt
cd. A joint resolution to appropriate
100000 to pay the expenses incurred b,
the West Indian and South Carolina In
terstate Exposition at Charleston. s. @
in connection with the government eS
hibit at Charleston, was passed.
The Senate on Thursday for a brie
| time had under consideration the bill Gre
ating a department of,commerce and til
discussion tended to show that the meas
ure will have to be amended in many pal
ticulars before it can receive the ar
prevail of the Senate. Serious objection
were raised to the transfer to the propos
ed department. of several important bu
reaus now a part of other department
of the government. 1t was pointed GU
that if the bill as reported became a Law
it would create the greatest department
of the government and that the secretar
Of commerce would have more powe