The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
Statehood Bill Still Has Enough votos II
Vote Can he Had.
Dist DAY.


Dist DAY.
Tho senate heard the Indian bill read and
considered it for some time but 1t was not dis
posed OF.
pressing the sense of the senate to be that
vote should be taken on tine statehood Dill pc
fore the second Of March next, but the resou-
tion went over without consideration. The
bill was read and most OF the committee
amendments were agreed to.
senator Lodge attempted to secure consider-
alton of the Philippine tariff bill. The bill as
passed by the house fixes the rate on Philip
pine products coming into this country at %
per cent Of the Dingley rates instead Oh 70 per
amended the bill by granting free trade IN al
products except sugar and tobacco, and upon
these products levying duty OF oo per cent OF
the Dingley rates.
The hous passed the spndry civil bill, after
spending the better part OF week upon IT, On
the last opportunity at this session of congress
the house broke all records in passing pension
bills. The calendars of both houses. were
c.eared Of these bills by the passage OF 10 OF
them. The largest number ever before passed
in one day is 3l2.
The senate is still at sea over the disposition
Of the statehood bill though the climax Is VI
The senate judiciary committee finished it's
work on the antitrust bill, after making
visions recognize the new department. of COM
merce and labor and providing for the execu-
ton of the law through that departures t. re-
ported the bill for passage.
The senate pissed the Indian bill and the
Philippine currency bill.
The house passed the senate bill to amend
the railway safety appliance law.
58RD DAY.
Tho apata aoreed Tn the conference repOrt
on the rmy appropriation bill;
The senate committee on public lands decided
to report favorably. senator Quarles' bill re,
pealing the desert land law, the timber and
stone entry law and the Communication provision
Of the homestead law, leaving only the straight
five-year residence homestead law, under
which the public lands may be taken up for
homes.
The senate in executive session ratified the
treaty of friendship recently negotiated be-
tween the United States and Greece.
The house began consideration of the naval
appropriation bill under the operation OF
I,ile which made the new legislation relative
to increase Of the personnel of the navy and
for the increase Of the naval academy in order.
18th DAY.
There was a lively debate in the senate over
Senator Qlay's resolution declaring it to be
the sense of the senate that there should be
vote on the statehood bill before adjournment
Of congress. The discussion of the motion
brought out the fact that the senate was OPP
posed to cloture in any form:
Senator Harris secured the passage or MS
bill referring to the allotments of the absentee
Wyandotte Indians in Kansas
The house by majority Of 2 to | rejected
the conference report on the army appropria-
tirement of civil war officers at an advanced
grade and permitting army officers to deposit
money with the government at three per cent
interest.
MIR. Richardson (Tenn) introduced a con-
current resolution declaring that it is the sense
of congress that the Isle of Pines is territory
belonging to the United States and that no
sovereignty can be lawfully exercised there
except by the United States.
BOTH DAY
The military academy bill as reported by the
senate committee on military affairs raises the
total carried by the house bill S9,lUO. bringing
the total to 1851 3l8. Provision is made for
cadet from Porto Rico.
The senate in executive session heard read
the Columbian canal treaty which required
two hours and then debated the question of
ratifying it the rest of the days session.
The naval bill as passed by the house pro-
yides for two steel training ships and one
wooden brig for training purposes; also for
the purchase OF submarine torpedo boats at
the discretion of the secretary. An effort TO
limit the increase to two midshlpmen TO eacn
senator and representative to the period end
ing 1911 was voted down.
9TH DAY.
The senate spent another day in discussing
the Panama canal treaty. Senator Morgan
has offered many amendments but no vote on
any of THIN was reached.
1t was developed that the statehood measure
has enough votes not only to pass it but to
override u decision against lacking the bill
upon some other measure with TINS IN slgnt
the opponents threaten to prevent vote to
the end of this session Senator Burton sand
WICKED into the treaty debate quite lengthy
speech in favor of the statehood bill.
The house committee or printing favorably
reported the senate provisions for the COM
pifation of all state laws relating to trusts and
corporations.
The salary of superintendent Of railway mail
service is increased by the postoffice bill from
S. 800 to 81, 800, and that OF ais ch1ef ASSISTANT
from 49, 100 to $500 The appropriation of this
service is increased to a total Of Sill 3l3,3Ol