The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-06-13
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
Some sena tors Believe That Thos- Ia
pers Came Form General Niles.

| pers Came Form General Miles.
lI2ND DAY
| Senator Spooner occupied another hvc hours
| in conclu ing his speech During the speech
Senator Carmack (Tenn mule Slurfius re,
marks about The soldiers and he was hlsseu
| from the galleries ,,
| was TAX en- u by ii teen minute speeches on inc
| Philippine bill Al the h ur named NotlhS ~
to begin Tnere is genera ,v he made he
nexi in regular order of bus ness. Prolonged
| debate is not generally expected although Guiie
| a number OF speeches have been a1noun Cd.
The Cuban bill ana the naval and District Il
| Columbia appropriation bills wi be reported
| The rules committee decided TO bring be-
| fore the house as soon as practicable the anil
| anarchy bill thu Paeilic cable nil an the sen
ate irrigation bill. Three days will be givG1
| the irrigation bill. This program Is OF course
subject TO interruption by app .'rlatlon Dlis
| and conferen o reports.
li3RD DAY.
Little interest,". either on the flor or in the
galleries was m inife stcd in the senate debate
| on the Philippine government bill unlcr the
fifteen minute rule Some amendments were
| made to the bill by the Philippine committee
| the most important OF which related u the dis-
position of the public lands in the islands.
| The naval appropriation bill was reported
| from committee.
The senate o reed to the house concurrent
reso ution of thanks to Secretary Hay.
The house at last had n chance to vote on the
resolution extending the thanks OF congress to
| Secretary Hay for his Mckinley memorial nd
dress last February. The resolution was de-
baied for long time and then passed by Vo'e
OF l2l to ~.
The bill for the retirement of Surgeon Cen
eral : 'ernherg VITA the rank OF major general
was defeated ~ tol0j.
The house commenced work in committee of
the whole upon the anti anarchy Dill.
Hath DAY.
The senate passed the Philippine government
billby vote OF rs to 81. All amendments
offered by the minority were rejected.
The senate refused to suspend the rules to
pass he house bill TO encOurane salmon Gull
ture in Alaska thus defeating IT,
Sen tor Cocllrell presented to the senate
several papers bearing on the promotion of cap
tain Crozier a Kansas br ID man, to the rank OF
brigadier general Captain Crozier thereby
making known his intention not to make any
charge to the government for the use OF his IN
ventionS.
The house passed the senate bi to give the
state of dahO III acres OF land embracing GER
tain hot sprin!S
The deb tie on the anti-anarchy bill extended
throughout the session, save during snort IN.
terruptions Mr.. Lanham (reXas) said that II
he were president he would rather not have
this bill in the statute books.
III house adopted the conference report on
the river and harbor bill
ll5TH DAY.
The senate passed the II to authorize the
promotion and retiring of the present senior
major general Jonn r. Brooke.
senator Morgan Ala.) chairman OF the canal
commit ee, opened the discussion on the cana
bill with three hours speech, arguing for the
Nicaragua route.
Tue senate / defn tely postponed the bill to
pay the Catholic church of Macon City, Mo-,
for damages Tor the use of the church by troops
during the war.
Senator Burt n (<s) introduced bill to au-
thorize the Orient" railroad, under subs!d-
inry corporation to bridge @ Missouri river
for a belt line serving both OF the Kansas
Citys.
Tho president met the request by resolution
for Information regarding the the rights OF FIJI
pinoS to visit the Uni Ell states by sending the
fol owing statement. from secretary Root
THE war dopar ment knows of no law or regu-
lailon in orre in the Philippine islands which
wi prevent native OF those islands who may
30 d = re. II I und arrest and az inst whom
no charge Of any ofense against the United
States Is pending, from coming to the United
States and Stating his views or desires to the
president of either house of congress.
li5TH DAY
A bill destined to give American built ships
the Pacific the trans ortat ion of govern
ment supplies to the Philippines when the
tridSpor service Is not alequ1te. was reported
fav1raby from the h use committee on mill
tary affairs. n making the report Mr.. Ste
portation o the Philippines whea the govern
mrnt has shipped in pr ate vessels has been
n orGi n built shipS the amount pail in '9'
t. foreign shi IS beng $5,52J,O and to American
Tnere Is prospect of the acceptance of the
rcba'e Ian in the matter Of the Cuban SUGAR
tarif. yet he reduction plan is held by It's
friend that 1t would not injure the beet sugar
interests.
MIR Fun Gowa chairman of the committee
on Military III rs reported the resolution re.
QueSting Information as to compensation paid
to Governor General " oOd dur ng the Occupa-
ton of Cuba with the recommendation that it
be table An attempt tn debate was defeated
and ne resolution ya9 tabled, 10 to ~. De-
bate on the anti-anar 'hy bill was then resumed.
NTH DAY
Senator Hanna continued his argument in
suppo.t OF the Panama route for the is hmian
can' re declared that no political conSidera-
{ ON we're Involved lie pres n ed the opin-
ions o. shiiml,tcrS and pilots against the
Nicaragua route
'liere was some excitement in the sedate
senate when @enator Gu berSOn pr duced papers
from the sc ret Hes of the war department.
There are me who believe the papers were
obtanc from General Miles headquarters.
In the general deb1te on the anti anarchy bill
Mr.. Richardson (Aa) condemned the president
for re crCn 'cS in mis- memorial address to the
epithets appl ed to Lin on and rant during
the 'vil ar as vic alton OF proprlety. me
So ION ( the nat bill pro ,iding or body
g. 81 Tor the pies 'ent was strict ken out. only
one ~ on u tn bill was lisp )sed Of.
MIR har3s1n (T NM Introduced the trust
bi which wa pas ed at the last congress.
Peiee Stil In Eruption.
! Fort de France, June 4.-Rcports
/ received here say that the north craters
/ of Mont Pnlee are nourinOr GREAT tor