Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-04-16
PHILL1PsBURG KANSAS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 49, 1902
WORK OF CONGRESS.

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against the passage of the Chinese ex-
clusion bill in its present form. Senator
Patterson (CoL) and Senator Perkins
(Cal.) supported the bill. Thirty-nine
private pension bills were afterwards
passed The opening debate on the Gu
ban reciprocity bill in the house was dis
appointing from spectacular standpoint.
There were no sensational clashes after
the debate was actually begun and none
OF the bitterness which was expected
surface. The vote on the motion to go
into committee of the whole TO consider
the bill was carried by III to so. The d.
vision was regarded as practically test
vote on the bill. Mr.. Payne IN. ",
the republican leader, opened the debate
for the bill in a strong speech which
commanded close attention from both
sides of the house. There were only two
other speeches. Mr.. Newiands (Nev.),
a democrat, took the position that the
concession should not be made to Cuba
unless she were invited at the same time
to become part of the United States.
Mr.. Mcclellan IN. ", a democrat, IA
vored so per cent. reduction for the
benefit of Cuba.
Throughout the session of the senate
on the 9Th the Chinese exclusion bill was
under consideration. Senator ~Gallinger
IN. H) and Senator Dillingham; (Vt.)
opposed the bill and Senator Turner
CWash.) supported it. The senate insist
ed on its amendments to the Indian APP
preparation bill and a conference COM
mittee was appointed. The feature of
the second days debate in the house on
the Cuban reciprocity bill was an impas-
stoned speech in opposition to the meas
ure by William A. Smith (A1ich.), re-
publican. MI Morris (Minn-) another
republican, slso made a strong speech
against the ill. The other pL-eakers
were Mr.. BAH CTex.) and Mr.. Sparkman
(Fla.), both OF whom opposed the bill,
and Mr.. Mondell CWyo.), who advocated
its passage. Mr.. Cummings On. V in
troduced a bill requiring the secretary
of the navy to contract for 30 Holland
submarine torpedo boats, at cost not
exceeding those now under construc.fo
and after one of the boats now being
built is accepted by the secretary of the
navy.
An EFFORT was made in the sena IL on the
10th to obtain an agreement for ii vote
on the Chinese exclusion bill, but It was
unsuccessful. The measure was under
discussion during the entire session, eX-
cept for about an hour. in which time
the post office appropriation biz was
considered and passed. Three speeches
were made against the Chinese bill in
its present form, Senator Dillingham;
CVt.) concluding his remarks and Sena-
tor Stewart (Nev.) and Senator Eoar
(Mass.) stating their objections to the. DILL.
Early in the session Senator DepeM IN.
V spoke briefly against the adoption of
the resolution providing for the election
of senators by popular vote. The de-
bate on the Cuban reciprocity bill in the
house was devoid of enlivening features.
The most notable speech of the day was
made by Mr.. Grosvenor (O.). He an
swered the critics who have charged
him with inconsistency by saying that
reciprocity was sound republican doc
trine and that tariff schedules were not
sacred. The resolution of Mr. Sulzer
IN. " calling upon the war department
for an investigation of the alleged Brit
ish camp at Chalmette, La, was amend
ed to include other alleged camps and
in this shape unanimously passed the
house This means that an investigation
will be made of the Guyton & Harring
ton property at Lathrop, Mo, and their
contract with the British government.
Mr.. Daugherty (Mo), in whose district
the mule barns are located, said that the
British government paid Guyton & Har-
rington $120 900, 900 last year for horses,
mules and feed.
Remarks which Senator Depew IN. "
made concerning the proposed amendment
to the constitution providing for the cleo
ton Of senators by popular vote, in the
course of which he adverted to south
ern election methods, precipitRted a live
ly three-hours' debate in the senate on
the 18th, Senators Money (Miss.), Nc
Laurin (Miss.), Simmons IN. c. and
Blackburn (Ky.C limiting that the New
Yorker did not know what he was talk
ing about When the Chinese exclusion
Dill was taken up an agreement was
reached that a vote should be taken on
1t on the 18th at one o'clock. Senator
Teller (Col.) supported the measure in a
brief speech, ma intaining that it was nee
essary and that it was not in contraven-
ton of our treaty obligations with
China. Debate on the Cuban reciprocity
bill continued iii 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-
- g.
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
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
the death of Gen. Wade Hampton, say
ing he was the highest type of a Chris
tan gentleman. Senator Mason (Ill.) pre-
scented the conference report on the post
office appropriation bill and it was agreed
to-. The house passed the bill gra nting
a pension to the widow of President Nc
Kinley of 5000 a year. Among the bills
passed was one for the creation of the
petrified forest national park in Arizona.