The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-06-13
DoINGs IN CoEGREss.
Bis Passes ana Resolutions Intro-
dueed at the FIRST session OF the
Fifty-seventh Body.

/ After transacting routine business and
discussing the bill to relieve shippers
: from the London dock charges, the sen
! ate on the 9TH resumed consideration Of
I the fsthmiau canal project, Senator
7 Mitchell (Ore-) continuing his speech in
I opposition to the Panama route----The
house spent the entire day voting upon
/ amendments to the antf-auarchy bin. but
/ all failed except one proposed by Mr. Nc
! Call eaIass-) to strike from the anarchist
section the word assault where II Is
coupled with killing in the inhibition
against cOnspfring for the killing OF a
chief magistrate OF foreign country
After the bill had reached the last par
liamentary stage before passage Mr. De
Almond CAIo.) moved to recOmmit- The
quorum failed at this point and the house
was compelled to adjourn without final
action.
An interesting contribution to the dis
cussion OF the fsthmian canal project was
made in the senate on the -9th by Ssna-
tor Harris (Kan-), a member Of the com
mittee on fnteroceauic canals His dis
cussion OF the technical details OF canal
construction was listened 70 with pro
found attention He strongly advocated
the selection OF the Nicaragua route. He
mentioned that II was entirely feasible
and practicable from an engineering
stand point and that some OF the diff
cUlties presented by the Panama route
were insuperable-notably the coustruc-
ton Of the BohiO dam. During the early
part Of the session the naval appropria-
ton bill was considered All OF the com
mittee amendments were disposed Of, ex-
cept that relating to the construction OF
two additional battleships. two cruisers
and two gunbOats----The house passed
the bill 70 protect the president. vice
president, members OF the cabinet and
foreign ministers and ambassadors and
| to suppress the teaching OF anarchy by
a vote Of I75 to s. A motion to recon-
I nit the measure with instructions TO
strike out certain sections was defeated
N to 123- The remainder Of the day
7 was devoted to the bill TO transfer Ger
| tain forest reserves from the interior
i department. to the agricultural depart
ment and to authorize the creation in
\ such reserves Of game and fsh pre-
I serves. Mr.. Thompson (Ala-) introduced
l a bill apprOpriating $4,000 for the re-
mOval Of all the deceased presidents Of
| the United States except George Wash
/ ington to the national cemetery at Airing
/ ton.
] The senate on the 10Th passed the naval
/ bill, carrying more than SIS, Coz, COO It in
! ciudes provisions for two first-class bat
| ers and two gunbOats, but strikes out
| the house provision that one Of each
| shall be built at government yards When
/ consideration was resumed Of the 18TH
milan canal question Senator. Turner
| CWash.) delivered an extended argument
| in support Of the Nicaragua route. A
bill was passed appropriating S15,s45 for
| the relief Of persons who sustained dam
/ ages by the explosion Of an ammunition
chest Of battery F, Second United States
artillery, in Chicago, July Is, 1894 The
house bill providing for the protection
Of the president was referred to the
judiciary committee, although Senator
Eoar CAIass.) chairman Of that commit
tee, thought it would be impossible to
get action on It at this session If the
committee had to consider it....The house
defeated the bill to transfer certain for
est reserves to the agricultural depart
| ment and to authorize the president 70
! establish game and fish preserves. Its
| death was accomplished by striking out
| the enacting clause The motion was
made by Mr. Cannon Gid and was car
ried by 100 to 20. He claimed that the
/ bill would greatly increase the cost OF
! administering forest reserves, and de-
! clared that the estimated receipts Of the
next fiscal year already were exceeded
| by the appropriations up to the present
time by over S51OO0.0OO. The house then
| adopted a special order for the cOnsidera-
! ton Of the COrliSs Pacific cable bill and
| listened to the author of the measure
arguing in favor Of its passage. It was
ordered that there be a session Sunday
June -. at II o'clock, to be devoted to
I eulOgfes and character Of the late Repre-
/ sentative Cummings IN ".