Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-07-05
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
The Eorse Held a Regular Session sum
day. June 30.

The senate passed the bill which contains the
! aPpTopr tons for the cities of Lawton, Hobart
ana ANadal ko OF funds from the sale OF lot
for muir 'rlDa1 improvements.
Senator Quay introduced his motion hereto
/ fore announced, to discharge the committee
territories from further consideration of the
statehood bill No vote taken on the mo-
ZION. Inc senate then continued consideration
OF the ehoctaw and Chickasaw supplemental
treaty.
-. The , house bill amending the bankruptcy
] INV VIII not be acted upon by the senate at
/ this session. The bill providing for record of
cOnveyances in Indian Territory was passed.
Debate on the Philippine government bill in
the house was principally made up of citations
| especially in the prison pens during the Ameri-
can civil war.
President Roosevelt has vetoed house bill
to remove the charge of desertion against a
Tennessee volunteer; sustaining the record Of
the war department.
162ND DAY.
The day was spent in expedients in devising
means to prevent a vote on Senator Ouay'6
motion to bring the statehood bill before the
av S 91ay gave notice that on the
The senate passed the bill creating ma
no forest reserve IN p the southern APPsiaeh
600.
The agreement with the Choctaws and Chick
asiws was agreed to after important amend
ments were made.
Speaker Henderson has ruled that no resolu-
ton fixing date of adjournment would be
passed and al. agreement had been reached
the canal proposition. 1t is regarded
The house passed bill in favor of the Nicar-
aqua route; the senate amended it in favor of
the Panama route, and the bill is still in
ference.
l63RD DAY.
AS the result of an agreement in the senate
territorial committee the statehood bill Is to
come before the senate on the tenth day of the
next session II December. 1t will then be sub
1ect to amendment.
Senator Bard has introduced bill prohibit,
ing the taking of fish, seals, etc, from United
States waters by the use of explosives
The senate agreed is the conference report
on the army appropriation bill, thus passing it
finally.
Mr.. Pierce (Tenn.) has introduced bill to
establish United States court at Bristow, l. T.
The Indian committee, through Mr.. Curtis,
reported favorably upon the bill providing for
the allotment Of the lands of the Cherokee In
dams.
The Philippine bill reached the amendment
stage IN the house. Two of Importance were
adopted; one giving right of appeal to the SUI
preme court of the United States from the
Philippine supreme court, in cases involving
the construction of the constitution; and the
other prohibiting one corporation from holding
stock IN another corporation.
The house conferees agreed to accept the SEN
ate bill for the Panama route.
18th DAY.
The senate has passed the Quarles bill regu.
lating the killing of game in Indian Territory
providing heavy penalties.
Senator Jones (Ark.) offered memorial
senate to authorize the payment of s., 1853 124,
TO satisfy claims growing out of their service
in the civil war.
=, The senate agreed to the appropriation in
the deficiency bill of the Buffalo and the
Charleston exposition deficiencies.
The house passed the Philippine government
bill, at the end of a debate lasting night and
committee. The vote was l41 to 81. The mi
nority substitute providing for independence
of the Filipinos soon a stable government
could be established, was defeated, 95 to 136.
The house committee of conference the
Philippine bill was appointed: Messrs Cooper
lWis.), Payne IN. ", Crumpacker (Ind.) and
Maddox (Ga.)
165TH DAY.
The senate passed a joint resolution giving
100000 for monument to prison ship martyrs
conditioned uDOn a like sum to be raised by the
governor of New York and the mayor of New
The senate passed a resolution authorizing
the committee on territories to sit during the
recess to consider strtehood bills.
Senator Teller Coli broke in with speech
opposing Cuban reciprocity which occupied
Spooner (Wis.). Senator Perkins introduced a
bill to impose an additional duty ON foreign
sugars.
The labor committee of the house has con-
of arbitration to deal with strikes. The com
mittee agree that legally effective compulsory
secure investigation and publicity of merits of
controversies would exert strong moral in
huence.
166TH DAY.
The senate and the house have passed an act
ratifying and confirming an agreement with
the Kaw Indians, which limits the rolls of the
tribe.
E. G. Rathbone, formerly at the head of the
potal service in Cuba and convicted of
crime there, has petitioned congress for a thor
ough investigation of his case.
The senate agreed to the conference report
on the isthmian canal bill, which passes it.
In the contested election case of Horton vs.
Butler from the the 18th Missouri district the
seat was declared vacant.
The house held regular session on SUNDAY
to pay tribute to the memories of deceased
members.
The Philippine confereeS work is about COM
pleted. This is accomplished by dropping out
parts of the measure that could only be reached
through prolonged debate and it is felt that
the preservation of no one feature is necessary
to the success as a whole.