Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL.

reciprocity treaty. At the nrst seS
sion Senator Cullom, who. as chairman
of the senate committee on foreign
relations, has charge of the treaty
made a statement of its purport ana
effect. Senator Bacon, also a member
Of the foreign relations committee
gave notice that he would offer some
amendments to the treaty and asked
the privilege of making them public
following the example Of the senate IN
making the treaty itself pubic.
This request was denied after con-
siderable discussion, on the ground
that 1t would be impolltic and unwise.
Senator Cullom's statement was ex'
haustive. He produced mass OF fig'
ures to show the extent OF the com.
MERGE between the United States ana
Cuba and gave reasons for belief
he expressed that the ratification OF
the treaty would cause a rapid In
crease in the trade between the two
countries.
The coming week will probably wit
ness the passage of the house OF the
Fowler currency bill. The house man
ayers have arranged to bring In o
special rule making that measure
continuing order until disposed OF. be-
ginning on Wednesday. Whit 1t is
anticipated that the bill will precipi-
tate very lively debate. its friends
believe that its passage Is assured.
Monday will be District of Columbia
day, and Tuesday is given to the COM
mittee on judiciary. which has quite
a number of measures Of minor i'm
portance dealing with court matters In
various sections OF the Union, to pre-
sent. There are three appropriation
bills on the calendar, and II any time
should remain they will be pressed for
ward, as it is the desire of the leaders
to get all appropriation bills to the
senate as soon as possible. The anti
trust bill will not come up until next
week.
Senator Perkins has introduced bills
providing for the creation Of a naval
reserve and a naval militia.
Harry A. Langstaff, of Portsmouth,
N. H., has been appointed an engineer
at Riverside Indian school. o. T.
The comptroller of the currency has
extended the corporal existence of the
First National bank of Mexico, Mo-,
until close of business January rs,
1928.
The postoffice appropriation bill,
as completed by the house COM
mittee, carries $15S,43O,O49, against
$13S,416,49S under the current law.
The estimate was $153,010,520.
The house judiciary committee has
authorized a favorable report on the
bill to create bureau in the depart
ment of justice for the study of the
criminal, pauper and defective
classes.
The house committee on agriculture
has reported the agricultural APP
preparation bill. It carries S5,238,860,
an increase of $29.900 over the last
appropriation, and 100000 less than
Lu0 OSIiLhoICos
The senate committee on military
affairs has ordered favorable report
on Foraker's bill appropriating $4,000
for the erection Of headstones to mark
the graves OF Confederate soldiers
buried in the North.
The house has passed the Dis
and subsequently began consideration
Of the Philippine coinage bill. The
general debate on the District bill was
largely devoted to discussion of the
Alaska boundary line dispute.
The senate committee on commerce
has authorized favorable report on
the nomination of Henry Mccall to be
collector of customs at the port of
New Orleans. Mr.. McCall's nomina.
ton has been stubbornly antagonized
by negroes.
Secretary Root has returned to the
senate military committee, with q
strong recommendation for its passage,
the joint resolution rendering the
thanks of congress to General Chaffee
and the officers and men under his
command in China.
Secretary Root has approved bills
pending in congress which provide for
the establishment of camps for joint
maneuvers of the regular army and
the national guard near Fort Sam
Houston, Tex: Fort Douglass, u. and
on the Nacimiento ranch, California.
Mr.. Cochrane last week intro
| duced bill in the house limiting the
cost of the enlargement and extern
sion of the public building at St
Joseph, Mo-, at $225,0O0 exclusive Of
| and in addition to the sum of $4,000
heretofore appropriated and $4,000
of the total is made available imme-
diately.
Representative Crumpacker, of In
diana, has introduced a resolution re-
questing the postmaster general to
transmit to the house all correspond
ence and other documents in his pos
session on the Indianola, Miss, post
office case. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on postoffices
and post roads.
Senator Perkins has INTRODUCED an
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