The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-06-27
DoINes IN CONGRESS.
Bills Passed and RESOLUTIONS Intro
duced ut the First Session OF the
Fifty-sevenfh Body.

The senate on the 18th. by a majority
OF eight votes. adopted the SpOOner sub
stftute for the Hepburn Nicaragua ca
nal bill, the vote on the substitute being
y to "a After two amendments TO the
measure had been adopted, one providing
for commission 70 supervise the con-
structiOn OF the canal and the other
providing for the Issuance OF S150,0o00o0
Of two per cent gold bonds 70 raise
money with which TO construct the va
terways IL was passed by a vote Of 81 to
s. The SpOOner substitute in brief pro
vides that the president shall se3ect
the Panama route If he can obtain
clear title to the Panama Canal com
pany's property, but, otherwise, he shall
adopt the Nicaragua route. The senate
had some debate over the trouble into
which IL had gotten with the house over
amendments to the army appropriation
bill and finally asked for conference
with the house, ignoring the offensive
message which caused the trouble BIS
were passed authorizing the construction
OF q bridge across the Missouri river
within FIVE miles north OF the kaw river
Wyandotte county Kan and Clay coun-
~, Mo- to set apart certain lands In
South Dakota. as a public park TO be
known as the Wind Cave national
park---.The opening day OF the weeks
debate on the Philippine government bill
in the house was signalized by a re-
markedly strong and exhaustive speech
by Mr. Cooper (Nls-l, chairman OF the
the speech was a general defense Of the
policy pursued by the administration and
drew repeated applause from his side
OF the house Mr. Jones CVa-). the rank
ing member of the minority OF the com
mittee made an able presentation OF the
democratic position.
No business Of Importance was trans
acted by the senate on the 30th in open
session except to agree TO a conference
report finally dfspOsing OF the military
I a. Ia ion after
the disposition OF routine business the
| senate went into executive session and
afterwards adjourned until the 23d----De-
bate on the Philippine civil government
bill continued in the house from II a. m.
to FIVE p m and at a session held at
night The speakers were given close
attention, each side enthusiastically ap-
| plauding its respective orators The
I isthmian canal bill was sent to confer
enCe after the senate amendment had
| been non-cOnCurred in The house Teit-
/ Grated the position ii had taken on the
| army appropriation bill by ignoring the
I action OF the senate and sending the
] bill back to the senate after voting TO
| adhere to its disagreement to the SEN
/ ate's Objectionable army post amend
| ments. Mr.. Kern Cll-) introduced bill
/ to provide for the penSiOning at so per
| month Of all the natural blind over 15
/ years OF age until the end OF their natu-
\ raj life
The senate was not in session on the
/ 21st--.-The debate on the Philippine civil
| service government bill Jagged in the
| house Earlier in the day the confer
| ence reports on the military academy
/ and sundry civil appropriation bills were
/ adopted
A motion was entered formally in the
| senate on the ed by Senator Quay (Pa-)
| TO discharge the committee on territories
from further consideration Of the bill 70
/ admit as states the territories Of Okla
homa, New Mexico and Arizona No
| action was taken on the motion. Dur
| ing the greater part OF the session the
I unfinished business the bill ratifyi1g
| a convention with the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians. was under discus
| sion. It was not disposed of----Debate on
/ the civil government bill warmed up in
| the house. The increased interest was
| due to the injection into the debate OF
| q comparison Of the CrueIties charged
| to have been praCtfced in the Philippines
/ with those which occurred during the
civil war. Mr. GrOsvenor co. revived
| the memory Of the eNtremities to which
| Grant and Jackson We're put during
| the rebellion This was followed late IN
I the day by a speech from Mr.. ATahOu
Pa-) in which ne paraded the horrors
| Of AnderSonviile and Libby prisons Mr..
DeArmOnd MOI spoke at considerable
/ IentEh in opposition TO the administra-
tons Philippine policy
The senate on the 18th passed bills ere
I ating a national forest reserve in the
Southern Appalachian mountains and
| ratifying the agreement between the
| United States and the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians OF the Indian terri
tory. Senator Quay CPa-l was unable TO
secure consideration for his motion 70
discharge the committee on territories
/ from further consideration OF the Ornni-
bus statehood bill. but gave notice that
he would demand that IL be taken I'D
| the next day..-.TwO notable speeches
marked the closing Of the general debate
on the Philippine civil government bill
! in the house They were made by Mr..
Lands Ond-), republican, and Mr. VIII
[ liams CAIiss.), democrat There were big
demonstrations after each concluded