The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-12-12
DoINGs IN CONGRESS.
Bills. Resolutions and Messages Before tn
Senate and House and How They
Are Disposed OF.

The senate on the Sd began the rea
work of disposing of business before ii
although the session lasted only an hou
and a half. When an adjournment wa
taken at 1:30 O'Clock, out of respect t,
the memory of Representatives DeGrat
fenreid- and Sheppard. of Texas. the bill
to amend the immigration laws was un
der discussion. Early in the day Senate:
Nelson (Minn.), from .the committee OF
territories, reported a substitute for. thu
omnibus statehood bill with the recon-
mendation that Oklahoma and the In
dian territory be admitted into the union
as one state under the name of Okla
homa. Senator Quarles CWis.) introduced
a bill for the repeal of the desert lano
law bill and the law authorizing the en-
try to timber and stone lands under the
placer mining laws and also provision
for the homestead law permitting the
Communication of homestead entries. A
joint resolution providing FOR commits
sion to investigate the pension laws was
introduced by Senator Scott CIV. VAL.
The house passed the bill to appropriate
So, 600 to defray the expenses OF the an
thracite coal strike commission and then
adjourned until the 5th. There. were two
hours of discussion on the bill, during
which the presidents course in Great
ing the commission was highly commend
ed, except by Mr.. Burton, Missouri
democrat. who contended that the COM
mission was created without authority of
law or constitution.
The senate was in session on the 4th
one hour and five minutes, most of which
time was spent behind closed doors.
After the reception of a number of BILLY
and petitions and the adoption of con-
current resolution calling on. the presi-
dent for the papers in the Plus fund case,
recently arbitrated before The Hague
tribunal, Senator Beveridge Qnd.) had
read the resolutions adopted by the dele
gates to the Oklohoma non-partisan con-
vention favoring the admission of Okla
homa and the Indian territory as one
state and opposing the house omnibus
statehood bill. Senator Hoar (Mass.)
presented an amendment to the immigra-
ton bill, providing that the wives and
children of aliens, who have declared
their intentions of becoming citizens,
shall be admitted without tax or fee.
The house was not in session.
The senate was not in session on the
9Th. :. The house devoted the day to bills
on the private calendar. The most i'm
portant bill passed was one to adjudcate
in the court of claims the claims of GER
tain importers of steel blooms who, be-
tween 1879 and 1882, paid customs duties
equivalent to 40 per cent. ad valorem,
when it Is claimed the correct rate should
have been 80 per cent. About $350,9O0 is
involved. A bill was passed authorizing1
certain persons to accept presents and
decorations from foreign governments.
A bill was introduced authorizing the
president and the authorities of the state
of Texas to run and mark the boundary
lines between Oklahoma and New Mexico
and the state of Texas.
The senate was not in session on the
9Th. The house passed the pension APP
preparation bill, carrying $1S9, 81, 600, with
out word of debate, and devoted the
remainder of the day to the passage of
bills on the calendar, quite a number of
which were passed. The bill authorizing
the Kansas City Outer Belt & Electric
Railroad company to construct a bridge
across the Missouri river at point with
in live miles north of the Raw river in
Wyandotte county, Kan, to a point in
Clay county, Mo-, was passed. Mr.. Jones
(Wash.) introduced a joint resolution pro-
viding for commission of Is members of
the house to visit Alaska to investigate
and report upon it's condition and needs
and recommend legislation. Mr.. Bar
tholdt (Mo.) presented a resolution call
ing upon the secretary of war for all
reports received by the department upon
the operations of the anti-canteen law.
Mr.. Scott (Kan.) introduced bill to tax
trusts and large corporations.
The senate on the Sth adopted all the
committee amendments to the immigra-
ton bill, with the exception of one pre-
scribing an educational test, and then
laid aside the bill to pass a number of
unobjected pension bills. A bill was in
making railroad companies liable for
damage on account of the injury or
death of employees, Notwithstanding the
injury or death may have been due to
contributory negligence on the part of
the employe. Senator Foraker co. in
troduced a bill directing the secretary
of war to mark with marble slabs the
graves of confederate soldiers who died
in northern prisons or hospitals during
the civil war. Senator Nelson (Minn.)
introduced a joint resolution for an
amendment to the constitution SO as to
give congress the power to control trusts,
and also a bill to amend the Sherman
antitrust law by more stringent provi-
sions. Bills were introduced in the
house by Mr. Lacy Qa.) to repeal the
desert land law and the Communication
provisions of the homestead laws. The
ways and means committee reported IA
vorably on the resolution to adjourn from
December % to January 5. A resolution
eulogizing eX-Speaker Reed was intro
duced by Mr.. Sherman On. ", ordered
spread on the records and an adjourn
ment taken out, of respect to the dead
man.