Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-01-18
WORK OF CONGRESS.

The senate was not ia session on the
10th.-..The house spent the day con-
sidering the Hopkins bill to create a per-
manent census bureau. There was strong
opposition to the bill as drawn, on the
ground that it was not well ma tureds
and 1t was finally recommitted. Mr..
Sherman IN. " introduced a bill con-
tinuing in force all laws prohibiting the
coming of Chinese. Mr.. Lowering {Adass-)
introduced bill providing a salary FOR
ex-presidents of the United States at
the rate Of $4,000 annually from the
date of retirement from the presidency.
A bill passed unanimously to give Mrs.
Mckinley the free mailing privilege dur
ing the remainder OF her life. The PEN
the committee. It carries S199, $40 go, exc
actly the amount of the estimates, as
against $145, 245 230 appropriated last year.
An adjournment was then taken until
the 18th.
In the senate on the 18Th Senator Nell
son (AIinn.) called up the bill providing
for the establishment OF a department.
of commerce. After some discussion tha
bill finally went over. subject to call by
Senator Nelson. The senate was in exc
ecutive session for an hour and half.
The Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill was
received by the senate from the house
and referred to the committee in
terstate canals. The house spent the
day in general discussion Of the pension
appropriation bill. the first of the annual
budgets The debate took a wide range.
NITOSVGnOr I1l.J ana MI hepburn
Qa.) denounced a report presented to
the last G. A. r. encampment criticising
the course of themselves and other menu
bers of congress on the veteran prefer
ence" bill, which was defeated at the last
session. They explained that their op-
position to the bill was due to the in
corporation in the bill of a clause which
had not been Endorsed by the G. A. r..
placing veterans OF the Spanish war in
the preferential claims. Mr.. Rixey (Va.l
caused something of a stir on the demo-
cratic side by advancing a proposition
to open the doors of national soldiers
homes to ex-confederates and to furnish
FEDERAL aid to state confederate. homes.
Mr.. Gillett (Mass.) introduced a bill for
the creation of a approximation COM
mission who are to devise a system by
which government employees will be SO
insured as to have an annuity in their
old age. Mr.. Crumpacker (Ind.l intro
duced a bill for the punishment of per-
sons taking part in the lynehing of an
alien. Mr.. Lever e. c. then formally
announced the death OF the late Repre-
sentative Stokes. Of his state and the
house after adopting the customary
resolutions of regret, as a mark of re-
spect adjourned.
The Philippines were the subject of an
address in the senate the. 14th by
Senator Hoar (Adass.), who spoke on his
resolution providing for the appointment
of a senate committee to investigate the
administration of those islands. Sena-
tor Lodge (NIass.) said he regarded the
resolution as reflection on the Philip
pine committee, of which he was chair
man, and the necessity for the latter
would cease were the resolution to be
adopted. The resolution finally went
over. The house continued the debate
on the pension appropriation bill and de-
voted much time to the proposition adj
vanced by Mr.. Rixey (Va.) to open the
doors of the soldiers homes to ex-con-
federate veterans Two notable speeches
were made in support of the proposition.
one by Mr.. Gardner (Afich.), a republic
an, and the other by Mr. DeArnond
MOL q democrat Mr.. Lamb (Va-) read
a number of kilograms from prominent
ex-confederateS OF Richmond, protesting
against If. Mr.. Smith (11ich.1 INTRODUCED
joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment empowering congress to de-
tine the qualification OF electors for menu
bers of congress ana requiring that these
qualifications shall be uniform through.
out the states. Mr.. Babcock (Vie.l In
treduced bill placing q number Of arti-
c1es of the IRON and steel schedule on
the free list and materially reducing
the duties on other articles throughout
the iron and steel schedule
A spirited discussion was prec5pitated
In the senate on the 18th by some re-
marks submitted by Senator Hale mel
In respect to bills relating to the forma-
ton of a naval resFve which he intro
duced. He took strong ground against
the organization of a naval reserve, his
comments being construed by some of
the senators into a reflection upon volun-7
teer soldiers and land militia aad half
dozen senator's were on their feet in
an instant to defend the volunteers and
the national guard of the various states
No business of special Importance was
transacted, the time of the senate being
consumed by matters of routine The
house passed the pension appropriation
bill 1t carries S1S9, S42, 23o, against S145,-
z45, 230 year ago "A bill was passed to
allow the redemption. of war revenue
stamps any time within two years after
the passage of the act, and ialsoxa reso-
luton on the same subject to authorize
the secretary of the treasury toSreturn
upon demand within one year bank
checks and drafts with war revenue
stamps imprinted thereon after the can
collation. Of such stamps. The sresoIu-
tons prepared by the special COMMITTEES
on the Mckinley. memorial exercises pro-
viding for an address by Secretary John
Hay in the hall of representatives on
February u was adopted The house
then adjourned he