Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-01
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
A BIZ In Senate In General Miles
Interest.
NTH DAY

The senate Indian committee reported sub
stitute for the house bill providing protection
to towns in Indian Territory.
Mr.. Bowersock's bill was passed by the house
to provide for terms OF the circuit and district
courts to be held in Kansas City. Kansas.
Chairman Ray of the committee on amend
ments to the bankruptcy law proposes four new
reasons for reasons for refusing to discharge
bankrupt: viz: False statements, fraudulent
transfer OF property, having been in bankruptcy
answer material questions.
10TH DAY.
Senator Teller Coli introduced resolution
declaring it to be the sense OF the senate that
sedition laws in force in the Philippines should
be repealed.
Without word of further discussion the
senate passed the river and harbor bill, carry
Philip ne government bill was then resumed.
Senator Hoar presented a resolution for an
adjournment OF the senate from Thursday, May
l to Monday, May 5th, to afford time for spring
cleaning of the senate chamber
The house commenced consideration of APP
preparations for West Point. During the de-
hate this bill MIR. Gilbert (KyD precipitated
a discussion of the race question.
Mr.. Curtis (Kans.) introduced a bill to allot
the lands of the Cherokees; also bill for the
relief OF INDECENT Choctaws and Chickasaws-
The house after routine business. took up in.
committee of the whole the senate amendments
to the omnibus claims bill.
1OSTH DAY
The most OF the days session of the senate
was taken up with a speech made by Senator
RawllnS tUtah) In opposition to the bill pro-
viding temporary government for the Philip
pines. 1t was very bitter speech.
Secretary Hitchcock sent to both houses OF
congress q memorial of the Cherokee national
council asking for approval of the agreement
ratified March |. 1871 and afterward rejected
by the CherokeeS.
The house naval affairs committee completed
the naval appropriation bill. 1t provides for
two battleshfps. two armed cruisers and two
gunboatS; to be built in such navy yards as the
secretary OF the navy may designate. with the
restriction that one of each class shall be built
on the Pacific coast.
The agricultural appropriation bill reported
to the house carries about $40, 000 increase
OF approximately S6JOO00 over the appropria-
tions last year and decrease of about S3OO,O0J
from the estimate.
tached to the omnibus claims bill aggregating
SlsO,OO0, and later non-concurred in senate
amendments.
l09TH DAY.
Senator Rawlins Utah) exhausted the larger
part OF another day in continuing his speech
opposing the Philippine temporary govern
ment bill.
The senate military affairs committee will
report n bill to give $500 OO1 with which to sup
ply army posts with libraries, gymnasiums,
etc., to take the place of the army canteen.
Slow progress was mnde in the house upon
the amendments to the oleomargarine bill.
Opponents of the bill were outvoted when try
ing to modify senate amendments.
The house naval aft IRIS committee amended
the naval bill so as to require that one of the
new cruisers must be built in n government
navy yard.
The house passed a bill to appropriate $50 900
of the funds OF the Choctaws and the Chicka-
saws for relief of the destitute of those tribes.
Mr.. Richardson CTenn.) offered resolution
that the ways and means committee investigate
the beef trust.
When the omnibus public buildings bill comes
before the house a New York member an
nounces that the New York postoffice bill will
be incorporated in it.
10th DAY.
Senator McCumber introduced bill prohib-
iting the sale OF liquors in all government
The conferees on the Chinese exclusion bill
cannot agree, the house contending that the
law shall extend for an indefinite period while
the senate insists that the law shall not last
beyond the life of the treaty.
With another all day talk Senator Rawlins
finally concluded his speech in opposition to
the Philippine government bill.
The Flynn resolution has passed both houses
authorizing the publication OF 5000 more copies
of the report of the governor OF Oklahoma.
Senator Harris has a bill to allot the Potta-
watomie Indian lands in Kansas pro rata
among the Indians.
There is a measure pending in congress for
appropriattng Sj0,OOO to erect monument in
mont.
The house Indian affairs committee reported
bill opening to sett ement 4 10 0O acres of the
kiowa, Comanche and Apache lands, the open
ing to occur three months after the law goes
into effect; the lands to be under the home
stead laws.
11lTH DAY.
Senator Hawley introduced bill quite diff
ferent from Secretary Roots plan for a general
st III and which pla es upon General Miles the
duties given the general staf in Roots bill.
The Omnibus public building bill just re-
ported from committee. gives SI1.OOO to EN-
poria and SlOO.OD to Guthrie for buildings.
For buildings and sites Hutchinson is given
SI00,00O and Lawrence $4,000.
Two speeches filled most of the session.
Senator McCumber IN. d. discussed the bill
to prevent Misrepresentation of food products.
Senator Carmack Crenn) sharply criticised
the policy of the government in the Philip
pines.
Bills were passed as follows: Fixing the fees
of jurors and witnesses in the United States
courts in Wyoming: to provide for the purchase
of a site and the erection of a public building
thereon in the city of Washington to be used
for hall of records and indicating appro-
priation of 81 090,Ol for the purpose authorizing
an increase of pension in cases involving total