Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24
WORK OF CONGRESS.

An EFFORT was made by Senator Lodge
(Mass) In the senate on the 18th to In
duce the minority to fix time when q
vote might be taken on the Philippine
government bill, but Senator Dubois
uda.). speaking for the democratic side
did not desire to specify a date for tho
vote. Senator McI4aurin (Miss.) con-
cluded his speech IN opposition to the
present Philippine policy of the govern
ment, which he maintained was RESPONSE
BILE for all the Ills that had come to the
United States In those islands. Senator
Deboe (Sy) supported the pending meas
ure In carefully prepared speech. Many
minor bills we're passed, including IS pri-
waite pension bills The senate then adj
5ourned until the 10Th. The house had
a, lively debate on Philippine atrocities
and the Schley' case. the naval appropri-
alton bill receiving little attention after
the moro exciting themes came up. Mr..
Cannon Qll.) and Mr.. Hepburn Qa.)
brought on the discussion by criticising
the extent to which naval officers Sc
cured comfortable berths ashore, where
upon MIR. Williams (Mss.) made a very
sarcastic speech at the expense Of Ad-
( miral Crowninshield, during which he
read a poem describing the late head Of
the bureau Of navigation as "the great
est tar that ever stayed ashore" Mr..
Williams denied the assertion of Mr..
Grow (Pa.) that Philippine war methods
were similar to those of the civil war.
Mr.. Cochran (NIo.) reinforced Mr.. Will
liams in this contention, while Mr..
lands Und.) discussed the resolutions
adopted by union veterans of Indiana,
comparing "the copperheads Of the pres
ent day." who criticised the army In the
Philippines with the copperheads of '61-
'65
The senate was not in session on the
17th.. The house spent the day in dis
cussing the naval appropriation bill, and
the most important feature Of the dis
cussion involved Il revival of the Samp-
son-Schlcy controversy. This arose over
an amendment to the bill, which was
presented by Mr.. Mudd (AId) and was
adopted, prohibiting the use of Maclay's
history of the navy Textbook at the
naval academy. A number of minor
amendments to the bill were adopted, but
the consideration of the measure was
not completed before the house ad-
journed.
Only a brief time was devoted by the
senate on the 18th to consideration of the
Philippine government bill. Senator Dol
liver Qa.) supported the bill, which he
said was one of the most important
pieces of constructive legislation since
the civil war. He paid beautiful tribute
to the late President Mckinley and his
policy In the Philippines, saying that in
McKinley's policy there was not note
Of greed or covetousness. The conference
report on the omnibus claims bill was
then passed. AS passed by the house
the bill aggregated $213.105. The net in
crease made by the senate was $685.
l4 Fave oh
the house had agreed to 81, 1913 of the
amount added by the senate, so that the
amount carried by the measure agreed
TO is $1,61S,49S The report was agreed
to-. :. The house passed the naval appro-
priation bill. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Roberts (Mass), providing that three
Of the ships provided for in the bill shall
be built in government yards. was agreed
to. Under a suspension of the rules the
bill for eight hours work on all govern
ment contracts was passed, also bill
authorizing the construction Of national
sanitarium for disabled soldiers at Hot
Springs, N. ID.
The subject of the concentration Of the
inhabitants in the Philippines into camps
was q leading topic of the discussion of
the Philippine bill in the senate on the
10th. Senator Bacon (Ga.) attacked the
policy Of concentration, likening 1t to
the Recommendation camps established
by Gen. weyler in Cuba. Senator For
aker CO., defended the action Of the mill
tary authorities in establishing the
camps in the Philippines as wise and
proper and as a means of protecting
friendly Filipinos from assassination at
the hands of rowing bands of insurgents.
The debate was closed by Senator Clapp
(Adinn.) In an eloquent speech. In which
he urged that the Filipinos ought to be
taught to admire and respect the United
States as nation which always has
stood for liberty and progress and never
had broken It's word to any people. great
or small. For a third time within a
week the house has instructed its con-
ferees on matters of dispute between the
senate and house. The instructions were
given on amendments In the army APP
preparation bill before the conferees had
even considered the matters In contro-
versy. The motion to instruct was made
by Mr. Cannon Qll.). 1t was aimed at
the amendment which increased the ap-
preparation for military posts from 49,
OOO, 900 to $4,0O0000. A resolution felicitat-
ing Cuba on her independence, bill
amending the passport law and a number
Of bills on the private calendar were
passed.