Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-13

Bills, Resolutions and Messages Before the
Senate and House and How They
Are Disposed OF.

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The senate was in session on the 4th
one hour and five minutes, most of which
time was spent behind closed doors.
After the reception of a number of bills
and petitions and the adoption of a con-
current resolution calling on the presi-
dent for the papers In the Plus fund case.
recently arbitrated before The Hague
tribunal. Senator Beverage Qnd.) had
read the resolutions adopted by the dele
gates to the Oklohoma non-partisan con-
vention favoring the admission of Okla
homa and the Indian territory as one
state and opposing the house omnibus
statehood bill. Senator Hoar CMass.)
presented an amendment to the immigra-
tion BILL providing that the wives and
children OF aliens, who have declared
their intentions of becoming citizens,
shall be admitted without tax or fee....
The house was not In session.
The senate was not in session on the
9Th. The house devoted the day to bills
on the private calendar. The most i'm
portant bin passed was one to adjudicate
in the court of claims the claims of GER
tain importers of steel blooms who. be-
tween 1879 and 1852, paid customs duties
equivalent to 40 per cent. ad valorem.
when It is claimed the correct rate should
have been 80 per cent. About $350.000 Is
involved. bill was passed authorizing
certain persons to accept presents and
decorations from foreign governments.
A bill was introduced authorizing the
president and the authorities of the state
of Texas to run and mark the boundary
lines between Oklahoma and New Mexico
and the state of Texas.
The senate was not in session on the
9Th. The house passed the pension APP
preparation bill, carrying 200. with
out word of debate, and devoted the
remainder Of the day to the passage Of
bills on the calendar quite number of
which were passed. The bill authorizing
the Kansas City Outer Belt & Electric
Railroad company to construct q bridge
across the Missouri river at point with
in five miles north of the Raw river in
Wyandotte county, Kan, to a point In
Clay county, No. was passed Mr.. Jones
(Wash.) introduced joint resolution pro-
viding for a commission of Is members of
the house tn visit Alaska to investigate
and report upon its condition and needs
and recommend legislation. Mr.. Bar
tholdt (Mo) presented resolution call
ing upon the secretary of war for all
reports received by the department upon
the operations Of the anti-canteen law.
Mr.. Scott CKan) introduced bill to tax
trusts and large corporations,
The senate on the Sth adopted all the
committee amendments to the immigra-
ton bill, with the exception Of one pre-
scribing an educational test, and then
laid aside the bill to pass a number Of
unobjectcd pension bills. A bill was in
PRODUCED by Senator Gallinger (Mass.)
making railroad companies liable for
damage on account of the injury or
death Of employees, Notwithstanding the
injury or death may have been due to
contributory negligence on the part Of
the employe. Senator Foraker CO., in |
troduced n bill directing the secretary
of war to mark with marble slabs the |
graves of confederate soldiers who died |
in northern prisons or hospitals during |
the civil war. Senator Nelson (Minn) |
introduced joint resolution for an |
amendment to the constitution so as to |
give congress the power to control trusts, |
and also bill to amend the Sherman |
anti-trust law by more stringent provi-
sions. Ellis were introduced In the |
house by Mr.. Lacy Qa) to repeal the |
desert land law and the communication
provisions OF the homestead laws. The
ways and means committee reported ia
vorably on the resolution to adjourn from
December % to January s. A resolution
culogizing cx-Speaker Reed was intro
duced by Mr.. Sherman IN. W, ordered
spread on the records and an adjourn
nent taken out of respect to the dead
man.
The senate devoted most Of the 9th to
the immigration bill and adopted num-
Der Of amendments. There was consid-
cradle discussion of an amendment Of
fered by Senator Burton Qian) to admit
Chinese laborers to Hawaii. 1t was met
with considerable opposition and finally
was laid on the table. The militia bill
was also discussed Messages from the
president transmitting the papers in the
Plus fund case and the report of the gov
ernor of Porto Rico were laid before the
senate. After debating the London dock
charges bill for almost four hours the
house chopped its head off by striking out
the enacting clause. This killed the bill.
A bill was passed to provide additional
districts In the Indian territory whore