The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-04-25
WORK OF CONGRESS.

Senator Morgan (Ala-). chairman of the
isthmian canal committee, addressed
the senate on the subject of the Nicara-
guam canal He devoted the greater part
Of his speech to consideration of the
desirability and practicability of the two
principal routes. Nicaragua and Panama.
He strenuously favored the former, MAIN
tanning that in every possible respect
it had many advantages over the Panama
route. Senator Hoar (Mass.) introduced
an amendment to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill authorizing the commits
sioner of labor to make an investigation
of the question of divorce in the United
States and appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose. Senator Nelson (Minn.) intro
duced an amendment to the same bill
creating the office of Pacific railroad
commissioner and fixing the salary of the,
commissioner at 81, 500 per annum. The
Cuban reciprocity bill was debated in the
house, the opponents of the measure &C.
cupying most of the time. Mr.. Cushman
CWash), republican, made a vigorous
speech against the bill. Mr.. DeArmond
(Mo.) delivered a forcible speech in ia
vor of tariff reduction on trust articles
and Mr.. Loud (Call declared that di-
rectly and indirectly Cuba already had
cost the United States 500. 600. 100000
At the session of the senate on the 18th
consideration was begun of the bill tenn
porariiy to provide form of government
for the Philippine islands. The measure
was read and the committee amendments
were agreed to tentatively, but no action
on the bill was taken. Fifty-five private
pension bills and few minor measures
republican insurgents rode rough-Shod
over the house leaders when the voting
began on the Cuban reciprocity bill. They
overthrow the ruling of the chair in COM
mittee of the whole on the question of
the germaneSS of an amendment to re-
move the differential from refined sugar
during the existence of the reciprocity
agreement provided for in the bill. The
vote to overrule the decision of the chair,
made by Mr.. Sherman IN. ". was III
to 100, republicans to the number of 81
joining with a solid democratic vote to
accomplish this result Having won this
preliminary victory, the amendment was
adopted in committee, 164 to Ill, and later
in the house by still larger majority
1879 to los. On this occasion GA republic
ans voted with the democrats for the
amendment. The bill then was passed
by an Overwhelming majority. PAT to 81
The senate amendments to the Chinese
exclusion bill were disagreed to and the
bill was sent to conference.
Little business of national Importance
was transacted by the senate on the 18th
Numerous measures of minor character
and nearly 60 private pension bills were
pissed. In the house the fertilization
appropriation bill was passed and the
conference report on the legislative ap
preparation bill agreed to. The bill tc
increase the number of judges of the su
preme court Of Oklahoma from five ts
seven; the bill offered by Mr.. Bowersoct
(Kan.), providing for the establishment
of federal court at Kansas City, Kan.
a bill providing for the extension of the
time in which the new bridge across the
Missouri river at St. Charles, Mo-, must
be completed, and several other minor
bills were also passed.
without a word of discussion Of the
merits of the measure the senate on the
21st passed the river and harbor bill, car
rying in appropriations about $40, 900 900
So thoroughly had the bill been consid
cred by the commerce committee that
every senator was content that 1t should
pass as reported from the committee.
AS no senator was prepared to begin de-
bate on the Philippine government bill,
the measure, after a few minutes of in
formal discussion, went over. 1.-THE
house entered on the consideration of the
military academy appropriation bill. Mr..
Cannon CID, chairman ofsthe committee
on appropriations, characterized the pro-
posed expenditure at West Point as the
"rankest kind of extravaganza During
the general debate on the bill Mr.. Gill
bert Q<y) precipitated a discussion on the
race question. Mr.. Cochran (Mo.) dis
cussed the question of the alleged viola
ton of the neutrality laws in connection
with the shipment of mules and horses to
South Africa He insisted that it was
these violations of the laws of neutrality.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
then reported.