The Bourbon news., 1902-05-02
EIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.

udyS, u0 u6NOI6Q MUCH Oh his time
Thursday to a consideration of the tes-
| timOny taken before the Philippine
committee. The senate passed several
| unobjected measures of minor impor-
tance and a large number of private
pension bills.
HoUse-The house sent the oleomar-
garine bill to conference after agree
ing to the senate amendments with
some notifications suggested by the
| agricultural committee. The oppo-
nents of the measure offered a number
of amendments, the principal one of
which was designed to place renovated
butter on the same footing with oleo-
margarine, but they were overwhel-
mingly voted down. The latter part Of
the day was devoted to the agricultu-
raj appropriation bill.
Washington, April 26. - Senate
Two speeches occupied the entire at
tention of the senate Friday. Mr..
McCumber IN. d. discussed his bill
to prevent the misbranding and mis-
representation of food products which
enter into interstate commerce Mr..
Carmack (Tenn.), one of the minority
members Of the Philippine committee,
spoke in opposition to the Philippine
government bill now pending.
HOuse-The house passed 145 pri-
vate pension bills, including bills to
pension the widow of the late Gen.
VIM. Ludlow at $50 a month, and the
widow of the late ''Parson" Brownlow,
Of Tennessee, at $50 per month. The
remainder of the day was devoted to
general debate on the agricultural ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Lessler IN. W
discussed the necessity for a new post
office at New York, Mr.. Cochran (Mo.)
the trust question, and Mr.. H. c.. Smith
(Mich.) good roads,"
Washington, April -Senate-Aft-
er brief discussion Monday the SEN
ate agreed to the house amendments
to the OleOmarbarine bill as passed by
the senate. The measure now goes
to the president for his signature. An
effort was made by Mr.. Teller (COl.)
to amend the measure so as to levy
tax of 10 per cent. on the capital
or assets on any butter trust that
might be formed, but it was defeated.
Mr.. Simmons IN. c. addressed the
senate in opposition to ,ne Philippine
government bill. He denounced the
'cruelties and barbarities" alleged to
have been committed on the natives
by the American army. The confer.
ence report on the Chinese exclusion
was adopted. Consideration of the
civil sundry appropriation bill was be.
gun but not concluded.
e-Representative Sibley (Pa.)
created something of a sensation in
the house Monday during the general
DEBATE on the agricultural apprOpria-
tiOn bill by severely denOuncing Gen.
Jacob H. Smith for the orders he is.
sued in the Samara campaign. Mr.
Sibley's speech was enthusiastically
applauded by the democrats and was
rece!Eod with some evidences of ap-
prOvdl on the republican side. The
speech was considered the more re.
markGS-e in that it came from a re
publican who left the democratic par.
ty on the issues raised by the Spanish
war and who since has been an ardent
CXpansiOnist. Mr.. Williams (demA
Miss.) endorsed what Mr.. Sibley had
said. Upon the conclusion of the gen.
eral debate, slow progress was made
with the bill, only 25 of the 49 pages
beng disposed of.
Washington, April 30.-Senate-A
spirited discussion Of the Philippine
situation occurred in the senate. 1t
revOlved around the order alleged to
have been issued by Gen. Jacob A.
Smith to make the island of Samar a
bowling wilderness and to kill all male
inhabitants over the age of 10 years.
The debate took a wide range, how
ever, and many other points were
discussed.
Householder a special order which
o11nxKrn6 JoL
cut off all opportunity of amendment
the house passed an omnibus public
building BILL which will distribute
$17, LAOS, ,450, among 174 cities. AS tne
bill covers into the treasury $1,585, 900,
the total amount carried by the bill
is reduced to that extent. The bill
provides for n new buildings and
sites, six buildings on sites already
purchased, II buildings on donated
sites and So increases in approDria
ton for buildings already authorized
1t also provides for the purchase OF
16 sites.
Washington, May 1.-Senate-A res
OlutiOn offered in the senate Wednes-
day by Mr.. Patterson (CoI.). directing
the secretary of war to order by cable
Maj. Gardner, now in the Philippines
TO come Immediately to WASHINGTON.
to appear as witness before the Phil.
lpp1ne committee, precipitated a warm
discussion. The debate continued for
about two hours, considerable feeling
being manifested on both sides of the
chamber. The resolution finally went
over until Thursday morning. The
Dill for the purchase of the Rosebud
reservation in South Dakota and the
sundry civil appropriation bills were
considered, but no action was taken
on them.
House-The house passed the agri
cultural appropriation bill and began
consideration Of the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill, the last but
two Of the regular supply measures.
BY the terms of a special rule adopted
before the District bill was taken up
it will be in order to attach rider to
1t to make operative the existing per.
sonal tax law of the District, which
has been dead letter for 20 years.
Chairman Cannon estimated that there
was $1O0,000000 of untaxed personal
property in Washington. The Gold.
togle resolution calling on the secre.
tary Of state for information as to