The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04

to adjournment of congress ON July 2. All Of
the regular appropriations are well along, sew
eral of them being IN conference, and much OF
this week will be taken up with conference re-
ports. II was generally understood that reel
procity treaty with Cuba is being prepared,
but there will probably be no action upon it by
the senate at this session
The Philippine government bill is likely to
CONSUME much Of the week in the house.
Mr.. Stephens (Tezasl has introduced a hill
for refunding to Texas nearly $4,000 due the
state in adjusting claims relating to the trans
fer of Greer county, o. t.
The house passed severdl bills of minor i'm
portance before resuming discussion IF thu
Philippine bill, some of them being for the be-
stowal of medals upon certain men in the naval
service. Members favoring the Philippine bill
charged its opponents with II complete renun-
citation of the duties and responsibilities which
God has placed upon the United States.
lGlsT DAY.
The senate passed the bill which contains the
appropriations for the cities of Lawton. Hobart
and AnadarlSo Of funds from the sale Of lot
for municipal improvements.
Senator Quay introduced his motion hereto
fore announced to discharge the committee on
territories from further consideration of the
statehood bill No vote was taken ON the mo
ton. The senate then continued consideration
of the Choctaw and Chickasaw supplemental
treaty.
The house bill amending the bankruptcy
law will not be acted upon by the senate al
this session. The bill providing for record of
conveyances in Indian Territory was passed.
Debate ON the Philippine government bill in
the house was principally made up ot citations
of instances of cruelty in all wars, and more
especially in the prison pens during the Ameri'
can civil war
President Roosevelt has vetoed house hl
to remove the charge Of desertion against
Tennessee volunteer sustaining the record OF
the war department..
l62ND DAY.
The day was spent in expedicnts in deyising
means to prevent vote ON Senator Quay
motion to bring the statehood bill before the
senate. Senator Quay gave notice that on the
next day he would not permit further delay.
The senate passed the bill creating Il. ma
tionnl forest reserve in the southern Appalach-
ian mountains. The bill provides for the pur-
chase of 100000 acres at not more than SlOUD,-
900.
The agreement with the Choctaws and Chicl;
asaws was agreed to after important amend
mcntS were made.
Speaker Henderson has ruled that no resou-
ton fiXinga date of adjournment would be
considered until the Philippine bill had been
passed and an agreement had been reached on
the canal proposition. 1t is regarded as GER
tain that the Panama route will be selected.
The house passed a bill in favor of the Near
aqua route the senate amended it in favor OF
the Panama route, and the bill is still in con
ference
1G3RD DAY.
As the result of an agreement in the senate
territorial committee the statehood bill is to
come before the senate on the tenth day of the
next session in December. 1t will then be sub
ject to amendment.
Senator Bard has introduced bill prohibit
ing the taking of fish, seals, etc, from United
States waters by the use of explosives.
The senate agreed Is the conference report
on the army appropriation BILL thus passing il
finally.
Piprpp has introduced "a IN
establish n United States court at Bristow l. II.
The Indian committee, through Mr.. Curtis,
reported favorably upon the bill providing for
the allotment of the lands of the Cherokee In
dams
The Philippine bill reached the amendment
stage in the house Two of Importance We're
adopted; one giving right Of appeal to the SUI
preme court of the United States from the
Philippine supreme court, in cases involving
the construction of the constitution; and the
other prohibiting one corporation from holding
stock in another corporation.
The house conferees agreed to accept the SEN
ate bill for tire Panama route.
10TH DAY.
The senate has passed the Quarles bill regu.
lating the killing of game in Indian Territory
providing heavy penalties.
Senator Jones (Ark.) offered n memorial
from counsel of the Loyal Greeks" urging the
senate to authorize the payment of $4,S63,l24,
in the civil war.
The senate agreed to the appropriation in
the deficiency bill of the Buffalo and the
Charleston exposition deficiencies.
The honse passed the Philippine government
bill, at the end of "a debate lasting night and
day for u week, practically as it came from the
committee. The vote was al to 81. The mi
nority substitute providing for Independence
of the t1llpinos as soon as n stable government
could be established, was defeated So to 1885,
The house committee of conference ON the
Philippine bill was appointed: Messrs Cooper
wis Payne en- W, Crumpacker Ind, and
Maddox lGa)
165TH DAY.
The senate passed Joint resolution giving
100000 for n monument to prison ship martyrs
conditioned upon a like sum to be raised by the
governor Cd New York and the mayor Of New
York City.
the committee on territories to sit during the
recess to consider strtehood bills.
The Philippine bill was sent to conference.
Senator Teller (Col.) broke in with speech
opposing Cuban reciprocity which occupied
much time. He was answered by Senator
bill to impose an additional duty on foreign
sugars.
The labor committee of the house has CON
sidered the bill creating national board of
of arbitration To deal with strikes The COM
mittee agree that legally effective compulsory
measure would be impossible but that law to
secure investigation and publicity of merits of
controversies would exert a strong moral in
fluencc.
Gambling at Salt Lake.
Salt Lake City, u, June Glowing
to the war being waged on gambling
in Seattle, Butte. and other Western