Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-04
WORK OF CONGRESS.


the committee on territories, announce
In the senate on the 18th that report
on the omnibus statehood bill before
the committee would be made on the
third day of the next session After Sem
ator McCumber On. ID had discussed
the pending pure food bill and Senator
Gallinger On H.) had delivered an ex-
tended argument to show that the pres
emf prosperity of the country was due tc
the operation of the Dingley tariff law,
the senate took up the calendar and
passed large number of bills of minol
Importance. The conference report or
the army appropriation bill was ther
agreed to-...The Philippine civil govern
ment bill was thrown open to amendment
in the house. Very slow progress was
made, only Is of the so pages OF the bill
being completed. The earlier portion OF
the day was devoted to consideration
Of conference reports on the sundry civil,
army and naval appropriation bills. The
conference report on the canal bill was
presented and under the rule it went
over. There were no speakers at the
night session and Immediately after re-
assembling an adjournment was taken.
During the comparatively brief time
the senate was in session on the 26tf
the conference report on the iSthmiar
canal bill was agreed to and the gen.
eral deficiency. the last of the big sup.
ply measures, was passed. a slight pro-
test was made against the appropriation.
of 100000 for the Buffalo exposition and
s16O, 900 for the Charleston Is. c. exposi.
ton, but finally they were included IL
the bill. The measure also carries $45,.
900 for the payment of the expenses OF
the last Illness and death of President
Mckinley, that amount including the pay
of the physicians. By a vote of Is to 81
the senate declined to consider the bill
to revive and amend an act which pro-
videS for payment for cotton seized by
the union forces during the civil war;.
The house passed the Philippine civil
government bill practically as it came
from the committee. It was a party
vote, al to 81, with the exception of Mr.,
Mccall (Mass.), who voted with the
democrats. The minority substitute for
the establishment of a temporary gov
eminent in the islands and their perma-
nent independence as soon as a stable
eeated by 95 to 1876. Tho conference report
on the isthmian canal bill was defeated
by vote of 252 TO g.
A sharp debate arose in the senate on
the 9th on the question of Cuban reci-
procity. Senator Teller (CoI), at whose
instance the senate committee on Cuban
relations made its investigation of the
subject, delivered a spirited speech in
opposition to reciprocity with Cuba. Sen
ator Platt Comm, chairman of the Gu
ban relations committee, replied to the
Colorado senator. He maintained that
there was nothing in the desire to pro-
mote reciprocal relations between the
United States and Cuba, and said the
making of some concessions to Cuba
was plain duty of this country. The
Cherokee Indian bill then was passed
ference report on the District of CO.
tumbia appropriations bill and it was
agreed to, thus passing the measure.
The conference report on the Choctaw
and Ch1ckSaw Indian treaty bill also
was agreed to. A resolution was adopt
ed authorizing the committee on terrific
ries to sit during the recess to consider
bills providing for the admission of ter
r1torfes to statehood. A joint resolution
appropriating 100000 for a monument to
prison ship martyrs, to be erected at
Fort Green, Brooklyn, was passed. - The
house began consideration of the con-
tested election of Horton versus Butler,
from the Twelfth Missouri district. Some
odds and ends were cleared up during the
early portion of the session.
A lively debate was precipitated in the
senate on the 18th over a resolution OF
Senator Morgan (Ala.) authorizing the
vestigate the status of American stock
holders of the Panama Canal company,
with view of protecting them in the
French courts. 1t finally went to the
calendar without action. Senator AL
bridge Or. ID called up a bill relating
TO tobacco, passed by the senate, and
moved to agree to an amendment of the
house providing that no packages of
manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars or
cigarettes shall have attached to them
any representation or promise of a ticket
or chance in any lottery or any immoral
picture. The amendment was agreed to,
thus passing the bill. A bill to ratify an
agreement submitted by the Kaw In
1ians of Oklahoma and a bill to au-
thorize the secretary of war to issue
certificates in lieu of lost or destroyed
discharges from the army were also
passed. Senator Deboe (Ky.) then deliv-
cred a speech his amendment to the
resolution for the election of senators
by the people, providing that the Qualifi-
cations of citizens entitled to vote for
United States senators and representa-
tives shall be uniform in all the states,
and that congress shall have power to
provide for the registration of voters
the conduct of elections and the certify
ing of the result When the house adj
journed the general deficiency bill and
one item in the naval appropriation bill
was all that remained in dispute be-
tween the two houses, so far as the ap-
preparation bills are concerned. The con-
terence report upon the District of Co.
umbia bill adopted and it now goes
to the president for his signature.
The senate was not in session the
,9th The house held a session to pay
resentative Amos Cumming IN. Y.) and
the late Representative Peter J. Otey
Va.). The eulogies were exceedingly
Impressive, especially that delivered by
Mr.. Cannon Ol1), the veteran chairman
Of the appropriations committee, who
paid a tribute from the heart of the lofty
character and manly, honest character
Of Mr.. Cummings.
John ID. Blood Dies at a RIPE Old Age.
Amsterdam, n. Y, June 30.-JOhn