The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-28
DoINes IN CONGRESS.
BnIs Passed and Resolutions IntrOd9eed
at the FIRST Session Of the Fifty
Seventh BODY.

The senate on the list passed the bin
for the repeal Of the war revenue taxes
without division and after only one short
speech Senator Tillman Is. c. en-
braced the opportunity afforded By the
bills consideration to protest against the
repeal Of the duty Of ten cents a pound
upon tea The bill for the protection
Of the president was under discussion
during the greater part OF the session
Senator Patterson (Col-) made an extend
ed speech in opposition to it and Senator
Fairbanks Qnd-) supported It. All
amendments to the measure were re-
iected and II was passed by vote Of 50
to Is. A bill apprOpriating s125s 900 for
marine hospital at Buffalo. n. Y was
also passed The senate adjourned I'M
til the 24th. The house passed the river
and harbOr bill Although several
amendments were adopted, not a single
dollar was added to the measure and, al
passed, il carried exactly what II did
when It came from the committee, SD
SIS, 257, including authorizations Mr..
Gines CTex-) introduced a resolution d.
recting the secretary OF war to trans
NIT to the congress the minutes Of the
several conferences IN the Philippines
between representatives OF Gen z g
Otis and commissioners representing the
people Of the islands relative to the set
tiement OF the pending difficulties
The senate was not in session en- the
22d..-.The house entered upon the con-
sideration Of the contested election case
Of Moss vs.. Rhea. from the Third Ken
lucky district. Before taking up this
case the unanimous report OF the COM
mittee on the case OF Speers vs. Bur
nett, from the Seventh Alabama district,
confirming the title OF the sitting men,
Der to his seat was adopted Several
bills Of minor Importance were passed at
the opening Of the session
Consideration was begun by the SEN
ate on the 9th of what is popularity
known as the oleOmargarine bill. The
measure places a tax Of ten cents a
pound on OleOmargartne cOlOred in tnnt-
tatiOn Of butter and reduces the present
tax Of two cents per pound on OleOmar-
garine TO One-quarter Of one cent pound
in its unc0lored form A few bills OF mi
nor Importance passed before the OleO-
margarine bill was taken up. Senator
Fairbanks Ond) introduced a bill au-
thOTizing the construction OF an agricul-
tural department building on the site Of
the present building at a cost OF $2-500,O00
The MOss-Rhea contested election
case from the Third Kentucky district
occupied most OF the attention OF the
house Mr.. Irwin (Ky.) introduced bill
creating a freedmen's inquiry commits
sion to investigate the condition Of the
negro race the race question, etc MI
Randen CTex.) introduced resolutions
| relative to the war in South Africa, ex-
pressing sympathy with the two repub-
/ lies, appealing TO the British government
1 to make peace. and declaring that the
/ tude of strict neutrality BIr. Cochran
! MOI also introduced resolutions re-
Il questing the secretary OF state to ascer-
/ tain of the British government whether
| associations Of charitable persons in the
/ United States could secure facilities for
/ aiding BOer nOn-cOmbatants-
A sharp attack on the pending OleOmar-
| garine bill was made in the senate on
/ the 18th by Senator Money CAIiss)- He
| denounced the measure as ''uncOnstitu-
| tiOnal. immoral, dishonest and unjust"
! He said il was a proposition to tax out
| OF existence one industry for the benefit
| Of another and was protection gone
| mad Senator HansbrOugh a ID be
gan an argument in support Of the meas
Ure, but yielded the floor for an executive
sessiOn----The house by a majority OF ten
unseated Mr.. Rhea (<y-), a democrat,
/ and seated in his place J. Mckenzie Moss,
| who was formerly a democrat, but who,
| according to mis- brief. is in accord with
the republican party on the dominant is
| sues After the vote the house began
consideration Of the army appropriation
| bill. with the understanding that general
debate should continue for ten hours