Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-22
WORK OF CONGRESS.

During the entire session on the 18th
the senate had under consideration the
bill establishing a permanent census Of
fee. 1t was not completed but an agree
ment was reached to take it up again i'm
mediately after the executive session on
the 18th for the consideration of the Dan
ish treaty. The house was not in ses-
sion.
After an extended debate the senate on
the 18th passed the bill establishing
permanent census Office. Several other
bills of Importance on the calendar were
passed, among them one extending the
charters of national banks. A new ma
tonal university bill was introduced by
Senator Deboe (Ky.). Senator Turner
Wash.), by request, offered a resolution
reciting that many of the Indian schools
of the country are being conducted loose
~, etsat pupils afflicted with tuberculosis
and other diseases are admitted to the
detriment of the health of inmates of the
schools, resulting in an appalling NOR
tally" and that the internixture of the
sexes results in lowering of the stand
ard of morality. The resolution author
ICES the committee on Indian affairs to
make an investigation of the subject and
report to the senate. 1t was referred to
that committee. In a little more than
an hours time the senate ratified the
treaty with Denmark ceding to the United
States for a consideration of So OOO 600 the
Danish West Indies. The unexpected
happened in the house when the bill to
repeal the war revenue taxes was passed
unanimously without a word of debate
This action resulted after the adoption,
by a strict party vote, of a special order
cutting off all opportunity to offer amend
mentS except such as, had been agreed
upon by the ways and means committee.
Mr. Smith (Mich.) introduced a bill
amending the act of July a. 1897 by au-
thoriZing the president to negotiate a
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Cuba for a period of ten years.
1t was agreed by the senate on the 18th
that a final vote on the Philippine tariff
bill and the pending amendments should
be taken on the afternoon of the oath at
four o'clock. Senator Wellington (0Md.)
spoke in opposition to the pending bill
and Senator Stewart (Nev) in support
Importance were then passed. The
speech of Mr.. Wheeler (Ky.), when he
bitterly assailed Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefote and criticised the official
preparations for the reception of Prince
Henry, had a sequel in the house during
the debate on the Indian appropriation
bill. Mr.. Gillett (NGass.) declared that
the intemperance of Mr.. Wheeler'S Ian
guage carried its own condemnation.
During the course of the speech two
democrats-Robinson Qnd.) and Thayer
(Mass. )-disclaimed any sympathy with
Mr.. Wheeler's utterances. These dis
chalmers drew from Mr.. Talbert Is. c.
the statement that he Endorsed Mr..
number of letters, kilograms and one
cablegram from London commencing his
utterances. The incident was the feature
of the day. The senate amendments to
the census bill were disagreed to and the
bill was sent to conference. Mr.. Richard
son (Tenn) introduced bill to refund to
religious, charitable, literary and art in
situations the taxes collected on legacieS
and requests under the operation of the
war revenue act.
The senate continued the consideration
of the Philippine tari-f bill on the 18th,
the main speeches being made by Senator
Burrows (Gich.) for the bill and Senator
Money (Iiss.) against it, although Sena-
lory (F'la.) and Tillman Is. c. all took
more or less part in the general debate
on the subject. The general debate on
the Indian appropriation bill in the house
was devoted almost entirely to extraneous
topics. The issue raised by Mr.. Wheeler
(Ky.) a few days ago about "truculent
sycophancy' came in for considerable at
tention and was the feature of the ses-
sion. Mr.. Hamilton (Ndich.) enIivened the
proceedings with an entertaining speech
on trusts. The other speakers were Mr..
Little (Ark), who discussed conditions in
the Indian territory; Mr.. Corliss (N1ich.),
who spoke on the Pacific cable; Mr..
Stephens (Tex.), on statehood for Okla
homa; Mr.. Sulzer IN. ", on the educa-
ton of the Indians; Mr.. Jackson (Kan.),
on the election of senators by the peo-
pie, and Mr.. Newlands (Nev.), on the bill
house committee on public lands reported
the tract in Arizona including the petri-
fed