The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-04-04

THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Senate Hears About Funston's Private
Talk In Topeka,
SIND DAY.
Senator Harris has prepared an amendment
to the military appropriu Ion mn IN the inter
est OF en- iSt men OF the regular army VINO
served as officers OF volunteers so thnt thelr
time of service shall be counted as II 1t had oeen
rendered ms enlisted men
senator Pritchard IN CD vii try to force IN
investigation into charges made by lillman
IN. c. agains. his colleague. McLauiin'
Tho contested elertlon case OF Horton versus
Butler of the !th Missouri district has been de-
cided by 40 larn ne the seat vacant The com
mittec reports wholesale additions TO poll ilIts
OF names VIII ch cannot be located In ST. Louis
In The contest case OF Spears vs.. Burnett from
the Seventh Alabama district Mr. Burnett, the
sitting member, who is n Democrat. won.
The present programme is to take up the
army bill after the disposal of the Moss;Rhea
contested election case several days will be
consumed in general debate on this bill.
ScRD DAY
The senate commenced the consideration of
the oleomargarine bill Senator Proctor tVt)
chairman of the committee on agriculture.
opened tho discussion He said the Din was
measure for protection against fraud that oleo
was mostly sold rs pure butter The senator
said he believed congress- had ample authority
to legislate on the subject OF pure FOOD products
whether they we're subjects OF interstate COM
A few unobjected bills of minor Importance
were passed.
More resolutions have appeared In the house
expressing sympathy WITH the south African
republics; and one appealing 10 the BRUSH gov
eminent to make peace, and declaring that the
United States should maintain strict neutrality.
Another sought to bring Information as 10
whether charitable associations ana persons
could secure facilities for aiding the aged
women and chi dren who are held in the con-
centration camps.
SiTH DAY.
Senator Money NIiss) denounced the oleo
bill as unconstitutional, immoral, dishonest
and unjust" He said it was protection gone
mad"
Senator Hansbrough IN. D. declared the
oleomargarne manufacturers were pleading
before congress for business that had been
outlawed and p aced under the ban by the leg
islatures of many states.
The house committee on foreign affairs re-
ported the Chinese exclusion bill. The eXclu-
sion of Chinese aborers is made complete
both rs to the main land territory of the United
States and all insu!ar possessions including
the Philippines and Hawaii
In the contest case from Kentucky the house
gave j. Mckenzie Moss the seat held by Rep
resentative Rhea
The house resumed the debate on the army
APPROPRIATION bill.
Senator Morgan introduced bill giving the
court of Gains Jurisdiction In cases connected
with the Sealing industry prior to April 1891
Senator Stewart (Nev.) In discussing the
Oleo bill said there was no more reason for
taxing colored oleo than far taxing colored but
ter.
Senator Dolliver declared that the proposed
law would not interfere with legitimate in
dustries which supplied materials for the oleo
represented more than the interests which
supply such raw material for oleo.
The Burleson resolution was adopted by the
house without debate. 1t asks the president
to inform the house relative to a request by
General Miles to be sent to the Philippines to
put in operation his plan for the pachcation OF
the islands.
Work on the military appropriation bill pro-
crossed rapidly. An amendment was adopted
to limit pay OF retired officers to the sum paid
at the date of retirement.
86TH DAY,
Senator Harris (Kan.) supported the cleo bill,
but urged an amendment placing q tax of ~
cents pound on adulteratcd butter and for the
regulation of trade in renovated butter. Sem
ator Quarles (Wis) also supported the bill he
rs well as Senator Harris spoke at some
length.
A bill was reported from the house commit
tee on foreign affairs to reorganize the consular
service and place it on civil service basis.
The presidents veto to remove the charge OF
desertion against q volunteer in the civil war
was presented to the house just as other bills
of a ike nature were under consideration and q
leng hy discussion of the matter was had,
which is likely to result in changes in the form
of such bills, so as to empower the secretary OF
war to change military records of soldiers.
s7TH DAY.
Senator Patterson (Colo.) called attention to
a dispatch from Topeka, in which General
Funston was represented as criticising Eastern
persons and newspapers because OF their COM
ment on the generals speech before the Lotus
Club In New York. The senator insisted that
the general violated the rules OF war in his cap
ture of AguinaldO.
Certain senators are opposed to the conflrma-
tion OF brevet appointments. recently sent to
the senate, Of officers in the volunteer army.
They refer to the law which says that the pres-
dent may make brevet appointments during
war; and therefore the appointments are lille
gal
The house passed el5 private pension bills.
Early in the session number OF minor bills
were passed. The sundry civil appropriation
bill was reported. This bill carries $2j0,O0O for
the support of the U. s. penitentiary at Leaven-
worth. 1t also carries 81 ,0i8 000 for the Louis
lana Purchase exposition.
The request of General Miles to be sent to
the Philippines asked for by q resolution of the
house. was received from the war department
General Miles plan outlined for the paciica-
ton of the islands was to bring some Flipinos
to Washington TO show them American insti-
tutonS.
His Fortune For Education.