The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
CONGRESSIONAL CHAT.
Proceedings Of National House asd ses-
ate Dece mber 4.

fTOcee0inEs OF National House Anu poo-
ate December 4.
Soon after the senate met Thursday
Mr.. Be,eridge had read resolutions OF
the convention composed of delegates
from 0klahoms and Indian Territory
favoring the admission OF both terri
tories "a state and opposing the
house omnibus bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Stewart. Nevada.
a concurrent resolution was adopted
calling on the president for the papers
In the Plus Funde" case. recently de-
cided at The Hague.
Senator Hale has introduced n bill
liking the age for admission to the
naval academy between the ages OF
seventeen and twenty years. The pres
ent limit is fifteen to twenty-one years.
Senator Cullom. chairman OF the sen
ate committee on foreign relations.
says he Ia going to press consideration
OF the reciprocity treaties. especially
the French agreement. He does not
know when time can be obtained Tor
calling up the treaty, but thinks the
| senate should vote n way or the
other.
Senator Quarles Of Wisconsin has In
PRODUCED a bill for the repeal OF the
desert land law bill and the law au-
thori2ing the entry to timber and stone
lands under tho placer mining laws and
also a provision for the homestead law
permitting the Communication or home
| stead entries. Senator Quarles said
the intention of the bill is to preserve
| the public lands for actual settlers and
to that end he desired to have all laws
| for the opening of the public lands ex.
cept the homestead law repealed.
The senate committee on military
affairs met Thursday for the purpose
OF taking up the bill for the re-organ-
ization of the militia and listened to
the representatives in support or the
measure by Secretary Root and Cen
eral Carter.
When the hearing of Secretary Root
was concluded the committee decided
to report the bill as it passed thu
house without amendment.
A Washington, ID. c.. dispatch Of De-
cember 4. says: The house committee
on appropriations has agreed upon the
pension appropriation bill. II appro-
PIRATES s137. S47 800. which is $3.50
more than for the current year.
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin
has introduced a bill to promote the
efficiency Of the Philippine constab.
ulary. Il provides that officers of the
army may be detailed for service as
chiefs and assistant chiefs of the Phil
ippine co~nstabulary. the officer scry.
ing as chief to have the rank and pay
of n brigadier general and the assist
ant that of colonel. Senator Lodge has
'offered a similar bill in the senate.
Representative William Alden Smith
of Michigan presented the following
resolution in the house:
Whereas. Information has been re
ceived by the government OF the re
cent killing of William A. Fitzgerald
an American citizen. at the city o
Guatemala. in the republic of Gautema
la, at the hands of Godfrey Hunter
jr., son of the American minister, an,
James q. Bailey. secretary of the lie
CATION, and whereas. the United State
has taken official ~cognizance of thi
unfortunate affair.
Resolved. That the secretary Of stat,
be, and is hereby requested, IL not in
compatible with the interest of tn
public service, to inform the house o
representatives of the circumstance
which resulted In the death of William
A. Fitzgerald. an American citizen, II
the city of Guatemala. together wit
such reports and correspondence AS ar
of record in the state department bear
ing upon this subject; also whethe
any e~xtradition treaty is in force an
effect between the government of tn
United States and the government q
Guatemala and whether the doctrine O
extra t%erritorality would apply to tn
offenders who may be members of tn
family and household of the Unite,
States minister, rendering ther
amendable to American jurisdictio'
with prosecution and tria! by Unite
States courts"