The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
DoIEes IN CONGRESS.
Bills Passed and Resolutions IntrOducsd
At the FIrst Session OF the FIFty-
Seventh Body.

Seventh Body.
I The senate on the ian again considered
the ship subsidy bill Senator Foraker
(C-) supported the measure and Sena-
tors McLaurin C8Iiss-) and Harris CKan-)
spoke against tt Senator Penrose CPa)
introduced as an amendment to the
pending resolution providing for the
election OF United States senator's BY d.
rect vote Of the people a proposition TO
increase the number OF senator's in pro
portion to the population and providing
for other important changes in senatorial
representation Of the states.-..The house
passed the post Office appropriation bill,
the only amendment Of importance adopt
ed was one TO incorporate in the bill the
provisions Of the bill TO classify the ru-
raj free delivery service, passed a few
days ago. Quite a number Of other minor
bills were also passed Tire Burleson
resolution calling on the secretary OF
state for the facts relative TO the case
Of Dr.. Thomas and wife, who desired TO
go 10 South Africa 10 distribute relief
funds. was adopted after a short debate
Mr. Kahn CCal) submitted the report
OF the judiciary committee on the bill
10 suppress train rObberies The bill re-
ported provides the death penalty 70
train robbers when death results 20 any
one on the train; otherwise Imprisonment
for from FIVE to ten years
The senate on the 18th debated the ship
subsidy bill A joint resolution authOrfZ-
Ing the secretary Of war 70 loan tents to
the Texas Reunion association to meet
In Dallas April p was passed Bills ap-
prOpriating $4,000 70 establish a marine
hospital at Savannah. Ga, and providing
for the construction Of a bridge across
the Missouri river at South Omaha, Neb.,
were also passed----The house devoted
most Of the day to private pension bills,
passing % bills and clearing the caIen-
dar
After prolonged debate the senate on
the lIrh passed the ship subsidy bill. the
final vote upon the measure being - 70
g. Senators Allison and Deliver 0a-),
SpoOner and Qua-les CyVis) and Proc
tor and Dillingham; CVt-I republicans
voted against the final passage Of the bill
and Senator EIcLaurin IN c. voted for
IT. Senator Morgan (Alal introduced a
resolution directing the secretary Of the
Interior 70 send TO the senate a state
D-1- Of the legal ard traffic relations
between tho government and the rail-
Dads that connect with the waters Of the
Pacific. and also directing the secretary
~ war TO furnish s--.ilar information
with respect to the Philippines The
resolution went over on objectiOn----The
house began the consideration Of the
river and harbcr bill Mr. Burton COD
made an extended speech in explanation
Of the measure IN the course Of which
he p -c= -tCd many interesting facts
relative TO H. Several iother members
SPOKE briefly To the measure. among
lI-Tl Dg-TZ llr- t1Hl.sa-EeE IN -. VINO
protested against The treatment his state
had rec --- d IL. Foster Gid and Mr.
Cochran (NOJ discussed the BOer war,
criticising the majority severely for fail
ure 10 allow congress to express the sym
Dathy of the American people with the
struggling republics
For three hours on the 18th the sen
ate had under consideration the bill pro-
vidinS for the protection Of the president
Of the United States and for the punish
ment by United States courts OF those
w1o commit SsaultS on him. Senator
Bacon (Ga-) opposed the bill and Sena-
tCrs HOa- (AfaSs-l and Mason Gid sup
ported it. Earlier in the day a lively de-
pate was 0-~c-Citated by the effort Of
Senator Rawifus Utah to have printed
rs document soma Philippine CORE
SpOndence- Eventually the matter was
ordered printed as requested Thirty
nine private pension bills were passed
Senator Mcmillan C5Iich-D introduced a
bill providing that all paper currency Of
The United States except bank notes shall
he of the form known as post checks
The purpose of the bill is to secure a
safer currency for sending through the
mails----The general debate on the river
and naTbor appropriation bill in the
house was enIivened by Mr.. Hepburn
0a-J. who made his annual onslaught on
the measure The other speakers were
Aessrs- Ball TEX. Lawrence CAIass-),
White G[yD. Thompson CAla-) and Bur
nett CAla), who spoke in favor Of i'm
provements Of interest to their districts
April IS was set aside for memorial serv-
ices on the late Representative Stokes
IS c. and Representative Crump Mich
Mr. jenkins CVisD introduced a resOlu-
ton directing the house committee on
judiciary TO report on number Of ques-
tfons relating 10 the political status OF
Cuba Mr.. Hill Comm introduced a bill
for the coinage Of the silver bullion in
the treasury under the act OF July Il
1872 into subsidiary silver coin.