Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-16
The NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Proposed to Provide Salary For E1.
Presidents.
FIFTEENTH DAY.

The senate met after recess OF two weeks
but transacted no business account Of the
death Of Senator VIM. ]. Sewall, OF New Jer-
sey.
When the house met after the holiday recess
the galleries were crowded but more than half
OF the seats in the floor were unoccupied.
nouncement Of The death of senator SewaIi.
Mr.. jenkins. (Wis) OF the Judiciary special
committee which is forming an anti anarchist
measure introduced bill which in addition TO
prov ding for death penalty for assaults on
presidents. requires alien immigrants to take an
oath Ga not TO assault those in government au-
OF the government by violent means,
SIXTEENTH DAY.
Senator Lodge introduced the bill which has
been prepared by the committee after consulta-
tons with department officials for the govern
ment OF the Philippines.
Mr.. Cummings On W introduced bill for
s.. 500, 90 postoffice building in New York City.
Mr.. Cummings (Md.) offered a resolution pro-
viding $l2 ON for bronze tablets commemora
ting six great naval victor es beginning with
John Paul Jones victories in 1891 and closing
with the battle of Santiago Bay Commodore
Winfield Scott Schley Commander " in ISgS
Mr.. Cowherd mo has bill in the house au-
thoriZing the st. Joseph and Kansas City cleo
trio line to put bridge over the Missouri river
! tunnel under San Francisco bay from San
| Francisco to Oakland. with openings on Goat
| 1slaud when the military reservation is located
SEVENTEENTH DAY
Senator Morgan spoke on the Isthmian canal
bill He secured the adoption of a resolution
to inquire into the relations legged to exist be-
| tween the transcJntinentai railway companies
| of the United states and Canada with the French
| Panama canal company.
When the senate adjourned Il was TO late
hour Of the following day to allow senators to
attend the marriage of the daughter Of Senator
| Foraker at noon.
| An instance worthy OF record is that the chap
lain Of the senate prayed for THAT body OF able
and accepted men who send forth reports of the
proceedings
Mr.. Curtis CKas) offered an amendment to in
clude the Fox, Kickapoo and Pottawatomie In
| dams in the benefits given Poncas, Pawuees
and Otoes, TO his bill offered bdfore the holiday
recess.
The Nicaraguan canal bill being special or
| der. went promptly to committee OF the whole
house and its discussion commenced.
Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) opened the debate. He
referred to the fact that "a Of the states had in
structed their congressional delegation to sup
port bill for an inter-oceanc waterway, and
| that all political rartieS in their conventions
| had lined up for its support. He was convinced
| that the Panama canal sale to the United States
/ was merely to compel delay. Besides Colombia
owns that canal, the French company having
| forfeited it.
Mr.. Padgett (Tenn.) has a bill which has
been favorably acted upon by committee, which
| provides pay to rebel soldiers for horses and
accoutrements taken from them in violation Of
the terms of surrender to General Grant.
EIGHTEENTH DAY.
During consideration by the senate OF private
pension legislation. some important statements
were made by MIR. Gallinger, chairman of the
committee on pensions, in respect regula-
| tions adopted by the committee to govern 1t in
! the consideration of private pension bills. He
announced that none but absolutely meritorious
cases would be presented to the senate for its
| would be given by the committee to every bill
! introduced
Among bills passed by the senate was one to
prevent the sale of firearms, opium or liquors in
certain islands in the Pacific ocean.
The senate adjourned until Monday.
The debate in the house developed sentiment
| in favor of giving consideration 10 the offer OF
| the Panama canal company to sell out for S40,-
bill to empower the president to accept the Pan
anna route should the canal Jmmission recon-
mend it.
NINETEENTH DAY.
The Hepburn Nicaraguan canal bill passed
| the house by vote of 80 TO ?; the two oppo-
sing votes by republican from Minnesota and
| on the amendment giving power to the presi-
| dent to consider the offered sale of the Panama
route which was negatived by l02 to 40.
The first financial measure reported to the
house from committee authorizes the coinage
| OF subsidiary silver coin without regard TO
limit ana as public necessity may require. 1t
| also provides for the maintenance of the legal
tender silver dollar at parity with gold.
The house considered the bill to establish a
| permanent pension bureau.
The pension appropriation is completed by
s the pension committee lite and reported to the
| less than appropriated last year.
TWENTIETH DAY.
The house spent most of the day in consider
| ing the bill to create permanent pension bu-
| reau. 1t was agaeed that the measure was
acceptable, but there were different opinions
upon the bill as drawn. There was strong de-
mand that present employees OF the bureau be
protected by the civil service law.
The bill to give Mrs. Mckinley the franking
| privilege was passed unanimously
The house committee on commerce is trying
| to decide whether the Pacific cable shall be
constructed by the government or by private
parties.
Mr.. Roberts Mass has bill in the house
providing for pneumatic mail service in New
| York, Brooklyn, Chicago, Philadelphia, st.
| Louis and Boston.
MIR. lowering (Mass) introduced q bill TO
provide a salary of 81 100 a year to ex-presi-
dents of the United States.