The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-06-20
DoIrGs IN CONGRESS.
auced at the First Session OF the
Fifty-Seventh Body.

During the greater part Of the 18th the
senate was in executive session, the
nomination of Capt Crozier to be chief
of ordnance of the army being the par
ticular subject under consideration No
conclusion was reached on the subject.
The presidents message urging the es-
tablishment of reciprocal relations be-
tween the United States and Cuba was
received after the senate had gone into
secret session. The doors were opened,
the message was read and then the secret
session was resumed. The house passed
the irrigation bill by a vote of TAG to So.
Many amendments were offered, but only
one, except those offered by the commit.
tee, was adopted 1t was of a minor
character. The bill already has passed
the senate. The friends of the measure
greeted the announcement of its passage
with round of applause. The bill as
passed creates a reclamation fund from
the sale of public lands in Arizona, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyo-
ming, less the amount paid to local land
offices and five per cent due the state
under existing laws for educational -pur-
poses. the reclamation fund to be used
for the construction and maintenance of
irrigation works in the states and terri
tories enumerated. The presidents Gu
ban reciprocity message was then laid
before the house. Its reading was lis
tened to attentatively. but without any
demonstration whatever.
The Nicaragua canal bill was before
the senate for a short time on the 14th
and Senator Morgan (Ala.) continued
his speech in support of the measure
and in criticism of the Panama project
Senator Bevertdge (Ind.), chairman OF
the committee on territories, introduced
a bill providing for delegate representa-
ton in congress for the Indian territory
Senator Proctor Vt) introduced a bill
authorizing the president to appoint
Capt. Charles E. Clark, late of the bat
tleship Oregon, rear admiral. The
feature Of the session Of the house was
the attempt OF Mr.. Hay (Va.) to secure
the adoption Of a resolution calling upon
the secretary of war for information az
to the cost from all sources Of the wal
in the Philippines. Mr.. CrumpackeI
(Ind) moved to lay 1t on the table and
his motion prevailed by party vote. 81
to 66. Mr.. Bartlett Pa.) introduced a
resolution directing the secretary of wal
to furnish the house with information
as to what amounts had been paid out
by the military governor of Cuba and
others under his direction for advocating
a reduction in the duties upon Cuban
products. The latter part of the session
was devoted to private pension legisla.
ton, 1879 bills being passed.
The senate on the 18th passed what Is
popularity known the London docE
charges bill. Consideration then was
continued of the isthmian canal project
Senator Cullom Qll.) and Senator Kit
tredge IS. d. delivering speeches in ad
vocacy of the Panama route. Just be-
fore adjournment a spirited discuss;Cr
was precipitated over motion by Sen.
ator Proctor (Vt-) to agree to confer
ence with the house on the army appro.
priation bill Several weeks ago the sen.
ate was affronted by a message from
the house refusing to submit to confer
ence certain senate amendments to the
bill. The opposition to Senator Proctor's
was forced to withdraw It for the pres.
emit. The house transacted some mis-
cellaneous business under suspension OF
the rules. 1t included the adoption OF
resolutions approprfating $4,000 for the
preparation of plans for a memorial In
Washington to Abraham Lincoln, $780,.
900 toward the erection of a monument
to the prison ship martyrs who died of
Brooklyn q result of the cruelties tc
| which they were subjected by the Brit.
ish during the revolutionary war and
$4,000 for the erection of a monument
at Fredericksburg, Va, to the memory
of Gen. Hugh Mercer, who was killed
during the revolutionary war. Two bills
were passed to amend the general pen
sion laws, one to provide for the restora-
| ton to the pension rolls of the widows
| of soldiers who subsequently married
| and were again widowed and one to in
crease the pension of those who have
| lost limb or were totally disabled while
| in the military or naval service. The
resolution calling on the secretary OF
| war for his reasons for the dismissal OF
| Rebecca J. Taylor, a clerk in the war de
| partment, was laid on the table.