Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-14
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
SOME OF ITS IMPORTANT NEW MEASURES

Indian Territory 10 Be Called the Territory
of Jefferson-The President Signs the Phil
ippine Tariff Bill-senate Passed Diplomat
ic and Consular Appropriation Bill-House
Republicans Complain of Being Cheated or
the Permanent Census Bill-House Passes
the Rural Free Delivery Classification Bill
The Presidents First Veto.
The president Saturday signed the
Philippine tariff bill. The pending
ship subsidy bill was temporarily laid
by in the Senate Friday on account of
the illness OF two senators who were to
speak on it,
A joint bill authorizing the presi-
dent to invite the government of Can
ada to join in the formation of an in
ternational commission to examine and
report on the division of the waters
that are the boundaries of the two
countries was reported favorably from
the committee on commerce and was
referred to the foreign relations COM
mittee
The Senate then began the consider
alton of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, which carries in
round figures 81, 100000 in appropria-
tions. An amendment was adopted
providing that the student Interpreters
employed in the legations and consul
lates in China should be selected in a
non partisan manner and that they
should agree to remain in the service
for 10 years. The bill amended was
then passed
The Senate resumed consideration of
the bill providing for the protection of
the president of the United States.
The bill to classify rural free deliv-
cry went over in the House until Mon
day. The House Republicans claimed
that they had been deceived in regard
to the adoption of the Permanent Cen
sus bill. The bill, as passed by the
House, had mandatory clause that
all the clerks employed in the old hu-
reau should be included under the
civil-service laws. The committee on
census, Senator Lodge and others, took
out this clause and inserted another
leaving the matter discretionary with
the president The Senate agreed to
this, the bill was brought back to the
House late Friday after most of the
had gone home, and passed
on the assurance that it was practical
ly the same bill as passed by the
House. President Roosevelt thus has
the opportunity of leaving out hun
dreds of clerks, as it is charged,
through the manipulation, at his de-
sire, of Senator Lodge Representative I
Sims openly charged this, in the House /
Friday. The ship subsidy bill was
discussed in the Senate Monday. The |
House passed the bill to classify the |
rural free delivery service and place
the carriers under the contract system
which had been radically altered by its
All the provisions relating
to the placing of carriers under the
contract system were stricken out and
the salary system not only was contin
led but the maximum salary of car
tiers was increased from $500 to 5000
per annum. As passed, the bill CLASH
les the rural free delivery service and
likes the compensation of employees as
follows: Special agents in charge of
divisions, not exceeding $1,000 per an
lum; special agents four CLASSES, grad
ID from $500 to $1,000: route inspec-
ors, four classes, from $500 to S1200;
Jerks, four classes. from $500 to $1,000
The compensation Of carriers is not to
Exceed 5000.
The Senate considered the ship sub
Idly bill for several hours Tuesday,
nd the House discussed the postoffice )
preparation bill. Mr.. Thayer of
Worcester called for investigation of I
he rumors that the sugar trust would /
re the chief beneficiary of Cuban reci- {
rocty and was Substituting news a
apers, etc, but could secure no &C S
ion on his resolution. a
The ship subsidy bill again occupied t
early all of the Senate's time Wednes- v
ay. Senator Depew delivered bril-
ant and elaborate speech in which he a
nalyzed the arguments both for and a
gainst the proposition to pay subsi- \
les to the shipping industry. A few 4
ills were passed, including one pro- u
iding for the redemption of Ha- K
allan silver coins and substitution h
lerefor of American silver coins. De- II
ate on the postoffice appropriation ),
i'll was continued in the House, n
hich adjourned at 4 80 in respect to Il
lie memory of Doorkeeper Glenn, who q
led that day. Il