Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-06-14
WORK OF CONGRESS.

After transacting some routine business
on the 9Th the senate resumed considera-
ton Of the isthmian canal bill. Senator
Hanna co., continuing his argument In
support Of the Panama canal. General
debate on the anti-anarchy bill closed
In the house. The incident Of the day
was speech by Mr. Richardson (Ala.)
condemning the president in severe terms
for the references In his Memorial day
grafton at Arlington to the epithets ap-
piled to Lincoln and Grant during the
civil war and for his illusions to lynch
ings. He declared that the presidents
remarks violated the proprieties of the
occasion. The section Of the senate bill
providing q body guard for the presi-
dent was stricken from the senate bill
as precaution In case the house substi-
tute failed. An effort was made to strike
from the first section Of the substitute
the words limiting the crime of killing
the president to the president In his on
cial capacity. but the motion was lost,
s. to SO. Only one section had been dis
posed Of when the house adjourned. Mr..
Hull Qa.). chairman Of the committee
on military affairs. reported back the
resolution requesting Information as to
the salary or other compensation paid
to Gen. Leonard Wood during the occu-
mended that 1t lie on the table and by
o strict party vote the resolution was
tabled.
After transacting routine business and
discussing the bill to relieve shippers
from the London dock charges. the sem
ate on the 7th resumed consideration OF
the isthmian canal project, Senator
Mitchell (Ore.) continuing his speech In
opposition to the Panama route. The
house spent the entire day voting upon
amendments to the anti-anarchy BILL but
all failed except one proposed by Mr.. Nc
Call (Mass.) to strike from the anarchist
section the word assault" where It 10
coupled with "killing'' In the inhibition
against conspiring for the killing Of .
chief magistrate Of q foreign country.
After the bill had reached the last par
liamentary stage before passage Mr.. De-
Almond (Mo) moved to recommit. The
quorum failed at this point and the house
action.
An interesting contribution to the dis
cussion of the isthmian canal project was
made in the senate on the 9th by Sena-
tor Harris (Kan.), member OF the COM
mittee on interoceanic canals. His dis.
cussion of the technical details OF canal
construction was listened to with pro-
found attention. He strongly advocated
the selection Of the Nicaragua route. He
mentioned that It was entirely feasible
and practicable from an engineering
standpoint and that some Of the Diff
culties presented by the Panama route
were nsuperable-notably. the constrtc-
ton of the Bohio dam. During the early
part Of the session the naval appropria-
ton bill was considered All Of the COM
mittee amendments were disposed of. az
cept that relating to the construction OF
two additional battleships. two cruisers
and two gunboats....Th house passed
the bill to protect the president. vice
president, members Of the cabinet and
foreign ministers and ambassadors and
to suppress the teaching Of anarchy by
q vote Of 175 to 3S. A motion to recon-
NIT the measure with instructions to
strike out certain sections was defeated
n to 123 The remainder Of the day
was devoted to the bill to transfer GER
tain forest reserves from the interior
department to the agricultural DEPART
ment and to authorize the creation In
such reserves of game and fish pre-
serves. Mr.. Thompson (Ala.) introduced
a bill appropriating 100000 for the re-
moval Of all the deceased presidents OF
the United States except George WASH
ington to the national cemetery at Arling-
ton.
The senate on the 10th passed the naval
bill, carrying more than $78,0 900. It In
cludes provisions for two first-class bat
tieships, two first-class armored cruis-
ers and two gunboats, but strikes out
the house provision that one Of each
shall be built at government yards. When
consideration was resumed OF the 18th
milan canal question Senator Turner
CWash.) delivered an extended argument
in support of the Nicaragua route. A
bill was passed appropriating $lb.S45 Tor
the relief of persons who sustained dam.
ages by the explosion Of an ammunition
chest Of battery F. Second United States
artillery. in Chicago. July l6. 1884. the
house bill providing for the protection
Of the president was referred TO the
judiciary committee. although senator
Hoar (Mass) chairman OF that commit-
tee, thought It would be Impossible 70
get action on II at this session II the
committee had to consider it....The house
defeated the bill to transfer certain for
est reserves to the agricultural depart
ment and to authorize the president 70
establish game and fish preserves. It's
death was accomplished by striking out
the enacting clause. The motion was
made by Mr. Cannon Qll) and was car"
ried by 100 to 70. He claimed that the
bin would greatly increase the cost or
administering forest reserves, and de-
clared that the estimated receipts OF the
next fiscal year already were exceeded
by the appropriations UP to the present
time by over s51.0OO0Oo. The house then
adopted a special order for the considera.
ton Of the Corliss Pacific cable Dill ana
listened to the author Of the measure
arguing in favor Of Its passage. II was
ordered that there be q session Sunday.
June %, at II o'clock. to be devoted 70
eulosies and character Of the late Repre-
sentative Cummings IN. ~.