Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-07
DoINes IN CONGRESS.
Bills, Resolutions and Messages Before the
senate and House and How They
Are Disposed OF.


pines, on the ground that the officers Of
the army In a number Of instances had
brutally treated Filipino men and women
and he wanted them weeded out OF the
army. Senator Lsdge (Mass.) concluded
his remarks In opposition to the omnibus
statehood bill and Senator Bard (Cal.)
also spoke in opposition to It. A message
from the president was read In which he
asked for the necessary power to CO.
operate with Mexico and China regarding
the restoration of the parity of silver and
gold. 1t was referred to the committee
on finance. The house passed the In
dian appropriation bill and began con-
sideration of the post Office appropria-
ton bill. Mr.. Patterson (Tenn.) took ad-
vantage of the latitude allowed in general
debate on the post Office bill to make a
set speech for an hour and half on the
trust question. Mr.. Reid (Ark.) spoke
on good roads.
The chaplain CT the senate In his
prayer on the S0th referred to the late
Senator Mcmillan (Mich), the day hav-
ing been set apart to pay tribute to the
memory of Mr.. Mcmillan. At the con-
clusion of the routine business Sena-
tor Burrows (Mich.) called up the reso-
lutions relative to his late colleague and
paid an earnest tribute to his memory.
Sixteen other senators also spoke In the
same strain. AS a further mark OF re-
spect the senate adjourned. 1t being
the last private claims day of this con-
gress in the house members with bills
on the calendar carried everything be-
fore them in committee of the whole.
Forty-five bills In all were acted on IA
vorably, despite the efforts of Mr.. Payne
IN. ", the republican floor leader, and
others to defeat some Of them. Many of
the claims were old. dating back to the
civil war. and a few originated prior to
that time. When the committee of the
whole reported the bills to the house Mr..
Payne blocked their final passage by
making the point Of no quorum. But the
friends of the claims refused to be
baked. A motion was made to recess
until the next morning at 1O:30 o'clock In
order to continue the legislative day and
Il was carried.
On the 3lst Senator Wellington (Md)
introduced an amendment to the constitu-
ton in the senate prohibiting the hold
ing of a fortune exceeding $lO.OOOOo by
any one individual in the United States.
In case of such holding the amendment
provides that ''the excess shall be con-
demned as a public peril and be accord
ingly forfeited into the United States
treasury" Senator Quay (Pa.) favorably
reported his amendment to the agricul-
tural appropriation bill embodying the
statehood bill. Senator Beveridge Qnd)
asked that the report go over for day
and Il was so ordered. =. When the house
reconvened at 1890 o'clock 1t was still the
legislative day Of Friday and the consid-
Grafton of the claims bills favorably act
ed on In committee Of the whole was pro-
ceeded with. Thrity-two of the AZ bills
were passed. Then at II o'clock the house
adjourned until y noon. At noon the
house convened for the regular session.
After routine business the house pro-
ceeded with the general debate upon the
post Office appropriation bill.
The house met at noon on the LIST for the
purpose of pronouncing eulogies in mem
Dry of the late Senator Mcmillan (Mich.).
The speakers were Messrs. Corliss. W. A.
Smith. Hamilton, s. w. Smith. Gardner
and Henry C. Smith (Mich.), Babcock
(Wis.) and Burton (O). At 1:35 o'clock
as a further mark of respect the house
adjourned.
The senate on the I'd had the army APP
preparation bill under consideration. 1t
was about to be passed when Senator
Pettus (Ala.) requested that 1t go over
until the next day to permit some amend
ments to be offered. During the read
ing of the bill Senator Hale CMeo and
Senator Cockrell (Mo) got into discus
sion over the general staff provision, the
former contending that II was general
legislation and had no place In the bill.
Senator Cockrell insisted otherwise. The
statehood bill was up for a short time
and Senators Bard (Cal) and Quarles
(Wis.) spoke In opposition to it. After a
brief executive session the senate adj
journed out of respect to the memory OF
the late Representative Rumple. OF
Iowa :. The house passed about 40 bills
under suspension OF the rules. The most
important of them was a bill to authorize
The resumption of the negotiations with
Great Britain for the preservation OF
the Alaska fur seals. The senate bill APP
Dropriating $l500,O00 for a new department
IF agriculture building was passed. Mr..
demenway Qnd.) introduced q bill to PEN
sion old soldiers and sailors who served
At the last 80 days of the civil war at
The rate of $12 per month and widows of
such soldiers and sailors who were mar
lied prior to June q, 1890.
The senate on the Sd passed without
discussion the Elkins bill to further reg
ilate railroad transportation. The army
bill was also passed. Sen
ltor Quarles CWis.) continued his re-
marks in opposition to the statehood bill.
lie spoke for 2lk hours without conclud-
ne. The house spent practically the
whole day on claim bills. Mr.. Payne IN.
70, the floor leader of the majority,
ought them all, but succeeded In defeat
ng only three bills. After the claims
measures were disposed of general debate
IN the post office appropriation bill was
esumed and Mr.. Robb (Mo) addressed
he house on the trust question.