The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-27
GOES TO CONFERENCE.
An Effort to Get Together on
Philippine Government Bill.

Washington, June PA conference
report on the bill amending an act TO
provide a code of laws for the District
of Columbia, was agreed to by the sen
ate soon after it convened today.
joint resolution appropriating $780,
000 for a monument to prison ship mar
tyrs to be erected at Fort Green, Brook
lyn, N. Y. was passed. 1t provides that
the appropriation of $1,000 shall be
made on condition that an additional
100000 shall be raised. the work to be
done under direction of the secretary of
war, the governor of New York and the
mayor of New York city.
A joint resolution was passed provld-
ing for the printing of 1905 600 copies OF
the memorial address on the late Presi-
dent Mckinley, delivered by Secretary
Hay.
The senate disagreed to the house
amendment to the Philippine bill and
asked for a conference, the conferees
named being Aessrs. Lodge, Allison and
Culberson.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the committee on territories to sit dur
ing the recess to consider bills provid-
ing for the admission of territories to
statehood.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington. June 27.-The house to-
day disagreed to the senate amendments
to the general deficiency appropriation
bill and sent the bill to conference.
Mr.. Alexander IN. " asked if a sep
arate vote would be allowed on the Buf-
falo exposition amendment.
Mr.. Cannon replied that he had no
power to prevent a vote. and if the SEN
ate was in earnest in insisting on the
amendments he had no doubt that the
house would be called upon to act, as he
frankly stated that personally he would
oppose the acceptance of these amend
ments.
Messrs. Cannon dIl3, Barney Cwis.)
and Livingston (Ga-), were appointed
conferees
A resolution was adopted calling on
the secretary of war for information
as to the number of promotions in the
army since April l. 1898, together with
the number of officers who have been
retired within one year of their promo
tion and the additional cost of such re-
Iirement at the higher grade.
The senate's request for a conference
Messrs. Cooper CWis.). Payne On. W,
Crumpaclzer Ond.), Jones (Va.) and
Maddox (Ga) appointed cOnferees.
Half a dozen requests for unanimous
consent met with objection from Mr..
Moon (Tenn.) who announced quietly td
his friends that as long as he was a
member Of the house he intended to OBJ
ject to every request for unanimous
consent until he was given recognition
to move the passage of the bill giving a
territorial form of government to the
Indian Territory. He thus blocked the
fond hopes Of many members and they
to stand in the way of pet measures.
bill was passed to amend the in
ternal revenue laws SO as to place
perique tobacco on a similar footing
with other tobaccos regarding pack
ages.
Mr.. Taylor CO) then called up the
contested election case of Horton vs.
Butler from the Twelfth Missouri dis
trict, in which the majority of the com
mittee reported there was no valid cleo
ton and in favor of declaring the seat
vacant.
Mr. Richardson raised the question
of consideration against the case and
stated. despite the speakers ruling that
the motion was not debatable, that Mr.
Butler, the eontestee. who is a Demo-
Graf, was sick in bed. He appealed to
the other side to vote again considering
the case in the interest of pension Iegisla-
ton. On a rising vote the house decid-
ed to consider the case. ia to Ss. The
ayes and noes We're demanded.
The house voted 142 to Ill to consider
the resolution. No agreement was
made for a final vote. Mr. Smith Qa)
opened the debate on behalf of the ma
jority report, to declare the seat va