The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-04-18

THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
Senator Depew ON Popular Election of
Senators.
| 9th DAY
Senator Quarles introduced bill for the d.
| vision OF Indian Territory into counties nnd the
| establishing of county seats. The Dill also
gives the territory u delegate In congress, with
| u formal territorial government
| The senate reported unfavorably on the con-
| nrmation OF Captain CroZer, son OF the late
Judge Robert Crozler, OF Leavcnworth, Kan,
TO be chief Of ordnance for the reason tnnt
| Captain Cro2ier has several patents on ORD
nance.
The president has approved the act amending
| the statutes so that the submission OF PROOF OF
ontrymen to lands under homestead, prcemp-
| ton timber culture desert lands ana TIMBER
| and stone acts before commissioner OF court
| exercising federal jurisdiction in the ttrritrles.
or before the clerk OF any court OF record IN the
land district In which the lands are located
Three separate minority reports onthe n
| reciprocity pill were filed In opposition 10 Ihe
bill by Mcssrs, Robertson uLaJ, Newlands
! (Nev.) and Cooper (Tex)
9th DAY.
After passing the Indian appropriation Dill
| the senate worked three hours upon the Chinese
| exclusion bill ,
The conferees on the war revenue repeal bill
cut out the tax on bucket shops; the senate re-
| ceding.
The house passed the Chinese exclusion bill
after amending 1t, adding drastic measures
| One OF them was to include Chinese OF mixed
| blood; another to exclude Chinese sailors from
employment on American ships; The bill ex-
| tends the exclusion laws to the Islands Delong-
| .lxnT ta1 AtnN
| The house adopted the conference report on
| the revenue tax bill.
The house, with barely quorum present,
passed the senate bill TO extend for ~ years inc
| charters OF national banks. -.
| The house will amend the irrigation bill so as
to prevent speculative entries. and to protect
the right of states to interstate streams
GOTH DAY.
The day In the senate belonged to those who
! oppose the Chinese exclusion bill and TALKED
| that way. There were. however, some who
| spoke in its support. Both sides were willing
| to exclude Chinese laborers but objected to In
terfering with business men OF that country
Senator Payne was called upon for eXplana-
| ton, and he stated that there was no connec,
tion between the financial system of the United
| States and that now existing in the Philippines
| The debate on the Cuban reciprocity bill was
! opened tho house. The vote considered
test OF strength on the motion 10 20 MO com
mittee OF the whole for its consideration was:
Ayes lib republicans and IS democrats; noes u
| democrats and 80 republicans. Mr. Payne
opened the debate.
Speaker has changed his mind and says he
will fix a date for the statehood bill
The Bowersock bill to pay Kansas University
the 500 00J claim for the destruction OF the
Free State hotel at Lawrence is formally re
ported
9th DAY.
Senator McCumber IN. d. has inrodu cd
bill to grant land warrants OF 100 acres each u
Delaware Indians in the Cherokee nation. fol
for services OF themselves and their ancestors
In any and all wars in which they were allies o.
the I'm ted States.
The senate continued consideration of thu
Chinese exclusion bill. strong sentiment de
ve.oped to re- enact tho present law. known as
the Geary law.
The house Chinese exc usion bill has been
placed on the senate calendar
The Hoar anti-inj lnct,on and antl-consniracy
measure
Opponents of both political parties in the
house OF the Cuban reciprocity bill, are trying
to get together en- the proposition to take the
dilIerential OFF refined sugar
Mr.. Curtis (Kan.l introduced bill fixing the
punishment for stealing horses and cattle in
Indian Territory at a minimum tine o. 81 QUO and
a maximum Imprisonment of 10 years.
9STH DAY.
Just before the senate passed the postoi1ice
oppro priation bill an amendment was adoDted
for metal rural delivery boxes to be purchased
at not to exceed 30 cents eacn, and furnished TO
patrons ut cost.
Mr. Long Q<ans.) made an extended speech
upon the Cuban reciprocity mea ;ure; giving
market figures which would show that by this
measure the SUGAR interests OF TINS country
vol hD nn
principle of reciprocity to which political plat
forms bound the majority in congress required
this action.
The Kaw Indian treaty was favorably re-
ported to the house.
Senator Depew IN. W spoke briefly upon
the subject of electing United States senators
by vote OF the people. In effect he served no
tice on states which limit suffrage that should
this measure be adopted such states wou d
suffer in their representation in congress Sen
ator Depew's speech brought out replies from
senators from Mississippi, North Carolina and
Kentucky. In brief reply to the criticism
made of him Senator Depew said he thought
there ought to be federal election law, uni
form in it's application to all tateS so that the
people could have assurance that all senators
were elected by fair and impartial vote
Senator Quarles submitted to the sena for
ratification the supplemental treaty with the
Greek Indlan
Mr. Curtis Okans) introduced q resolution
provid ng for a volume to be compiled from the
most imp irtant publications issued by the ag-
ricultural department relating to animal hus-
bandry, to be distributed by the department.
and by congress.
| Mr. Curtis reported from the Indian ahairs
| committee q Joint resolution directing n re-
| stating of the accounts Of al registers and re-
ceivers of land offices. This is the same resou-
| ton of VIII oh Senator Harris secured passage
| by the senate.
| Are in Classified Service.
Washington, April 14.-In the course
of month ten new route inspectors
and ten special agents of the postoffice
department will be appointed, and
there are many applications for the
places from Kansas, Missouri and Ne
braska. These appointments are in