The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-01-31
WORK OF CONGRESS.

Debate on the Philippine tariff bill was
not continued in the senate on the I'D,
no member of the body being prepared
to proceed with the discussion. The bill
providing for the establishment of a de-
partment of commerce was under discus
sion for nearly Two hours. but little prog
ress was made with t.-Bills were intro
duced to prohibit the importation of
opium for smoking purposes and for the
establishment of a home for lepers in
the dry climate OF the interior. When
the item In the urgent deficiency bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for military post at
Manila came up I'm the house Mr.. Cannon
Ip.), in charge Of the bill, confessed that
the appropriation was subject to a point
OF order and II went out. In lieu there
Of he Offered an amendment to appro-
pirate the same sum for shelter and
protection" of the officers and enlisted
men Of the army on duty in the Philip
pines. This the chair held to be in or
der and 1t at once became the subject of
Q very spirited debate in, which M. Rich
ardson (Tenn.), the minority leader; Mr..
Williams (Miss.). and Mr.. DeArmond
(Mo.). were pitted against the chairman
of the appropriations committee. When
the vote came to be taken Mr.. Cummings
IN. ", democrat, voted with the re-
publicans. turning angrily on his politi-
cal brethren he did SO, and with
clinched fist in their faces crying out
that he hoped he might be paralyzed
when he refused to- vote to protect an
American soldier. The vote on the
adoption Of the amendment stood ayes
R7, nays 100. Without completing the
bill the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 23d Senator Ma
sons resolution for giving Admiral
Schley the thanks of congress and pre-
senting him with a sword. and that
bronze medals commemorative of. the bat
tie of Santiago should be distributed
the officers "undRr the
command of Schley during said battle.
and appropriating $4,000 to meet the ex-
penses of the resolution, was referred to
the committee on naval affairs The de-
partment of commerce bill was under
discussion during the greater part of
the session, but no definite progress was
made. The senate afterwards went in
to executive session and adjourned until
the 9th. The consideration of the ur-
gent deficiency bill was completed in
the house. but owing to the lateness OF
the hour passage of the bill was post
poned until the next day. successful
effort was made to increase the pay Of
rural free delivery carriers from $500 to
$500 per annum. Mr.. Clark (Mo.) intro
duced a joint resolution expressing SYM
pathy for the two South African repub-
lies and regret over the suffering caused
by the war. The resolution expresses
the hope that this declaration by con-
gress will influence Great Britain to con-
slider favorably settlement of the
troubles. Mr.. Dick co. introduced the
bill agreed upon by the militia officers
Of the several states to increase the eff
fciency of the militia.
The senate was not in session on the
z4th.. The house passed the urgent de-
ficiency bill. The republicans forced a
record vote on the amendment to appro-
pirate 100000 for the protection and
shelter of American soldiers in the
: Philippines, and 16 democrats voted for it.
The remainder of the session was de-
voted to the consideration of private
pension bills. 70 being passed An adj
Journment was then taken until the 9th.
An animated and prolonged discussion
was precipitated in the senate-on the 9th
over the right of army officers to criti-
else utterances made in the senate or
elsewhere on the conduct of affairs in
the Philippines. Senator Nelson (Minn.),
In charge of the department of commerce
bill. had read a long letter from John w.
Hayes, general secretary-treasurer Of
the Knights of labor, in support of the
bill. Senator Jones (Ark) read a protest
on the part of railroad engineers, fire.
men and other employees against the
transfer of the department of labor to
the new department of commerce. Sem
ator Carmack (Tenn.) submitted mi
nority report from the committee on the
Philippines against the Philippine tariff
bill. The pension committee reported IA
vorably the bill of Senator Mitchell
(Ore.) granting pensions to survivors of
Indian wars that took place between 1917
and 1856. The house adopted a resolu-
ton calling for documents relating to the
old training ship Vermont, which was
placed out of commission last summer,
and also passed a bill to provide for the
compulsory attendance of witnesses be-
fore registers and receivers of the gen.
eral land office. A bill to appropriate
100000 for establishing homes for the
teaching of articulate speech to deaf
children was defeated. An adjournment
was taken until the 18th.