Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
WORK OF CONGRESS.

Remarks which Senator Depew IN. "
made concerning the proposed amendment
to the constitution providing for the cleo
ton Of senator's by popular vote. In the
course Of which he adverted to south
ern election methods, precipitated a live
~ three-hours' debate in the senate on
the 18th. Senator'S Money (Miss.). Nc
Laurin (Miss). Simmons IN. c. and
Blackburn (Ky.) limiting that the New
Yorker did not know what he was talk
ing about. When the Chinese exclusion
bill was taken up an agreement was
reached that vote should be taken on
II on the 10th at one o'clock. Senator
Teller (Col.) supported the measure In a
brief speech, maintaining that It was nee
essary and that II was not in contraven-
ton of our treaty obligations with
China. E. Debate on the Cuban reciprocity
bill continued In the house. the principal
speeches being made by Mr.. Long (Kan.).
a member of the ways and means COM
mittee. who from the first ardently sup
ported the proposition for reciprocity. and
who originally favored a reduction OF 40
per cent, and Mr.. Shafroth (Col.). who
vigorously opposed the bill on the ground
that the sugar trust. which. he said, was
waging a war Of determination against
the beet sugar industry. would be its
chief beneficiary.
The feature OF the Chinese exclusion de-
bate in the senate on the 18th was the
sharp criticism of Senator Mitchell (Ore.)
and Senator Teller fCol.) of Minister WI.
OF China, because Of his protest made to
the secretary Of state against the enact
ment of the pending bill. Senator Vest
(Mo.) made a brief address in opposition
to some features Of the pending measure
and then adverted with deep feeling to
II
Ing he was the highest type of u Chris
tian gentleman. Senator Mason (ll) pre-
scented the conference report on the post
office appropriation bill and It was agreed
to-. The house passed the bill granting
q pension to the widow of President Nc
Kinley Of 5000 year. Among the bills
passed was one for the creation Of the
petrified forest national park In Arizona.
The Chinese exclusion bill occupied the
attention Of the senate throughout the
18th, Senators Foraker CO., and McLaurin
Is. c. making extended speeches In oppo-
sition. Senator Kearns (Utah) introduced
q bill anneXing to Utah all that portion
Of Arizona territory lying north and west
Of the Colorado river. Interest in the
Cuba reciprocity debate in the house
seems to be waning. judged by the small
attendance on the floor, but the earnest
the question increase rather than de-
crease in intensity. That the republican
opponents Of the bill are determined to
prolong the struggle as much as possible
was made manifest by their refusal to
allow speeches to be printed In the Rec
ord. The speakers were Messrs. Nc
Call (Mass) and Brantley (Ga.) for the
measure and Messrs. Robertson Ga.)
and Stevents (Minn) against it. The
conference report on the post office APP
preparation bill was adopted early in the
day. after some criticism of the pneu-
matte tube provision. Mr.. Newlands
duties on beef imported from foreign
countries.
The debate on the Chinese exclusion bill
was practically concluded in the senate
on the 18th. BY general consent a vote
was taken on two important amendments,
offered by Senator Fairbanks Qnd.).
striking out the definition as to Chinese
students and teachers, and they were
agreed to without division. These
changes were made with view to recon-
.ling some Of the opposition to the meas
ure which has been directed against the
rigid restrictions on students and teach
srs. and the unnecessary Inconvenience
this would impose on the educated Chi
nese classes coming to this country. Sem
itor Cullom Qll.) introduced bill pro-
viding for a commission to secure plans
and designs for a monument to be erect
I'd To the memory OF President Lincoln,
5000 TO be appropriated to carry out
he purpose of the bill....The Cuban reel
orocity debate in the house was closed
md the leaders announced that all dam
ger OF the bill being weighted down with
undesirable amendments was over and
hat they felt assured the bill would pass
n the shape in which 1t came from the
committee. Mr.. Burleson (Tex) intro
1uccd a resolution calling on the secre-
:ary of war for n full transcript of the
proceedings before the court-martial
which recently tried Maj. Waller In Ma
ALA for executing Filipino guides.