Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-11-19
CONGRESS- lNsPfeAl SESSION
Ways and Means Committee Reports Gu
ban Treaty BIN FavorabIy.

Ways and Means COMMITTEES Reports Gu
ban Treaty BIN FavorabIy.
FORECAST OF ACTION.
In the senate the disposition early developed
toayoid any contention with the house on any
minor point Of the Cuban reciprocity bill.
The house met and promptly elected Joseph
q. Cannon, or Illinois, as speaker He had
been nominated by a unanimous vote in eau
Gus Of republican representative In address
sing the caucus Mr.. Cannon said: Almost
continuous service in the house for twenty
eight years, sometimes in the majority and
sometimes in the minority. has made me proud
the people who make it, by their direct vote,
every two YEARS. 1t is a representative body,
ting for all the people. A government Of the
people is necessarily a government through
fiona cooperation of those who agree as to
the proper policy for the republic"
FIRST DAT.
The senate galleries were crowded. The
chamber was mass of flowers. Seventy SEN
ators answered to the first roll call Commit
tees were sentfroHf each house to announce to-
the President their readiness for business.
The Presidents message was not sent to.
congress 90 this day.
The house reelected its old ofRcers The
nDt On e In t6e
seat drawing wascompleted messengers placed
floral tributes on the desks; some of them very
Several hundredAouse bills We're introduced:
among them wasr statehood bill for New Mex
ing anarchist Doctrines; statehood bill for
Oklahoma and Indian Territories; SIC PEN
sion bill to pensioners who are IS years old.
2ND DAY.
The senate received from the president a
number OF appointments, among which IS
that of VIM. C. Hook, of Kansas, to be judge
of the Eighth judicial district also the reap
pointment of Judge Jos. A. Gill for the north
district of Indian Territory.
The attendance of senators was exceptionally
large. The Presidents message was received
ferred to to the committee on foreign rela-
tions.
Mr.. Bowersock, of Kansas, will father abili
to increase the cost of the federal building at
There were SIG bills introduced in the house
of which ll2 were public and the balance meas
ures for, the benefit of private individuals.
ington, to increase import duties 10 per cent;
by Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd.l providing COM
mission to investigate state election laws; by
Mr. Watson Gnd3, prescribing an age limit
and an educational test for immigrants The
Kansas members decided to Introduce no bills
until committees were named.
The house was in session less than an hour
- Sad DAY.
Hundreds of petitions were received by the
senate asking that Senator Smoot Of Utah
shall not ret ain his seat. Senator Hoar said
that the petitions were out Of place; that
Shoots right can only. be determined, by a
titions were out of order and improper.
Among public bills introduced are: By Sen
So dG the or
of $l2 month; by Senator Lodge to place
hides on the free list; by Senator McCumber,.
on which to erect wharves and ;xarehohsas.
By Senators Dubois and Mitchell, for the cleo
By Benatof Gamble, for the adjudication Of
Indian depreciation claims. By SenatorMitch-
ell, extending the right of suffrage to women.
Delegate Mcclure, Of Oklahoma, occupies
the same seat tl-at Delegate Flynn has in the
house. The house was in session only five
minutes; just long enough for the announce
ment of the committee on salary and mileage.
4TH DAY.
Senator Hansbrough introduced bill IN
tended to cure defects in the existing, laws
and to stop speculation in those lands
Senator Hoar put in bill by request to ere
are Dnre d OF ha.10na no me bn1 70 nr
The senate discussed the case of Senator
Reed Smoot, of Utah.
Mr.. Scott, Exams introduced bill allowing
any state to impose Eoeuser and occupation
Pasne nos to aae
fective the Cuban reciprocitTstreaty. The bill
went to the committee on WAYS and means.
The speaker announced tf1e-ways and means
committee as follows: Republcans-Messrs
Peyne, N. Y; DalZell, Pa; Grosvenor, Ohio;
Tawmey, Mimi MCCALL, Mass. Be bcOck, VI !;
Metcalf, Cal. Hill, Conn; Boutell, Ills. Wat
son, Ind. Curtis, Kans. Observation-Disclosures
Williams, Miss: Robertson, La; Swanson,
Va. Mcclellan, N. Y; Cooper, Texas; Clark
Missouri
Mr.. Jones CWash.) introduced a bill pro-
viding a subsistence allowance of $50 annual
ly for ruaal free delivery carriers.
4rHDAY.
Senator Hoar's bill for bureau of national
homes" provides for the withdrawal of co.
00), DO acres of public lands for occupation as
national homes for farmers and the homeless
poor.
In the house bills were introduced fora null
| titude of purposes Among them are: To ex-
tend the privileges of national homes to con-
| one cent proyidiIrgheavy penalties for train
| robbing and obstructing trains; AUTHORIZE g
the treasury to reimburse states for monies
expended toward the expense of mastering in
!. state troops during the war with Spain grant
I ing grazing privileges to homesteaders and
| holders of small farms on the public land; to
| convert United States bonds into one per cent
! bonds TO be redeemable in currency Issued for
| that purpose; the bill in the last congress was
reintroduced which authorizes the issue of
''post checks" of denominations of 81, 81 and s..
The committse on; ways aud means reported
| the Cuban treaty bill faYorably with two lack
1 ing a. pnapirno Gus vote.
| Crumpacker (Ind) reintroduced his bill pro-
| viding for q reduction of the congressional
representation of those states which have dis!
! eliminated politically against the negro.
Panama Canal Commission.
Washington, Nov. 12.-The state de-