The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-02-27
DoINGs IN CONGRESS.
Bile, Resolutions and Messages Before the
Senate and House and How They
Are Disposed OF.

Are Disposed Of
The senate spent only an hour and 20
minutes In open session on the 18TH This
time was devoted to routine business and
passing bills of no great general impor-
lance. Senator Morgan (Ala.), in the ex-
ecutive session, continued his speech on
the Panama canal treaty....At the end
Of a protracted session the house passed
the naval appropriation bill. A great
many amendments were offered to the
provisions relating 20 the increase of the
personnel and the authorization of new
ships to be built. The most important
amendment adopted was one to authorize
the secretary of the navy, in his discre-
ton. to purchase or contract for SUBJ
marine torpedo boats, after investigation
of their merits. The increase in the per-
sonnet of the navy went through as re-
ported by the committee, effort to
limit the increase to two midshipmen for
each senator and representative to the
period between now and 1911 being voted
down.
The senate spent the entire day on the
goth in executive session considering the
Panama canal treaty. After Senator
Morgan (Ala.) had spoken for an hour or
more he gave way to Senator Quay (Pa.),
but before the latter had we'll begun Sem
ator Carmack (Tenn) moved that Sena-
tor Morgan be allowed to discuss the ca
nal question in open senate. The motion
the rules Of the senate, the advisability
Of cloture and many other kindred topics
were discussed. The house passed the
Notifications appropriations bill, adopted
the conference reports on the bill for the
protection OF the president and on the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill and then spent three hours
wrangling over the Fowler currency bill.
Mr.. Sulloway IN. H.) introduced bill re-
citing that in the administration of the
Ia m IN m l.
itary service of the United States during
the war of the rebellion shall be held to
be entitled to pension for any disability
contracted by him during any enlistments
recognized by the war department as
valid. Mr.. Chester l. Long CKan.) intro
duced a bill to appropriate 100000 for
federal building at Newton, Kan.
The senate on the 21st spent nearly the
entire day in executive session on the
Panama canal treaty. For an hour 1t
disposed Of routine business, consisting
of petitions and reports, the Introduction
of bills and the passing of unobjected
bills on the calendar. The day in the
house was mostly devoted to the Fowler
currency bill Mr. Goldfogle IN. W in
PRODUCED n bill to prohibit the use or
keeping of explosive matches, or parlor
matches, in any government building.
Mr.. Long (kan.) presented one of the
largest petitions that has ever reached
congress. 1t was from retail merchants
throughout the middle west urging the
members of the house from states in that
section to oppose parcels post law.
Mr.. Gaines tTenn) introduced resolu-
ton requesting the president to give
modelling the white house. Another reso-
luton by Mr.. Gaines asked the superin-
tendent Of buildings to give an inventory
of public property in the white house
and its cost and the disposition Of such
articles as have been removed.
The hOuSa hold session on the 22d TO
pay tribute to the memories to three de-
ceased members-Tongue (Ore), RUMBLE
Qa.) and Moody IN. c.. The customary
resolutions were adopted.
Washingtons farewell address was
read IN the senate on the 23d by Senator
Dubois Qda.). The omnibus public build
ing bill was passed and the post office
appropriation bill was considered with
out final action, Senator Tillman Is. CO
speaking for nearly two hours, principal
ly in reply to Senator Spooner CWis.) on
the Indianola post Office case. He said
that If the policy of the administration
in regard to the equality of the negro
was carried on and Booker Washington
should be appointed to the cabinet he
would vote for his confirmation. Senator
Fairbanks Qnd) submitted amend
ment to the Sundry civil bill which pro-
Vides for d site for a hall of records for
the government in Washington to cost
$40, 900. Senator McCumber IN. d. in
troduced the pure food bill as a proposed
am ondment to the agricultural appropria-
ton bill. The agricultural appropriation
bill was re ,orted by the senate commit
tee on agriculture. The Quay statehood
amendment remains as part of the bill.
THE house passed the general def
cheney appropriation bill, the last of the
regular supply bills. It carries $685.
1S1. The bill to amend the railroad safety
appliance act was sent to conference.
A bill was passed to exempt from taxa
ton the property of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.