The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-06
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
A Commission Needed to Investigate
Leasing and Fencing Public Lands.
34TH DAY.

Bath DAY.
Senator Quay again objected to present con
sideraton OF the immigration bill and the time
killing discussion Of the statehood bill went on
Mr.. Scott of Kansas, introduced n bill au-
thorizing the Topeka Heat, Light and Power
company to construct dam for power pur-
poses across the Kansas river in Shawnee
county, Kansas. .,,,
The house amended tho agricultural bill be-
fore passing 1t by increasing the item for seeds
from $4,000 to 100000.
Mr.. Towney OF Minnesota introduced joint
resolution for u joint committee Of II members
to inquire into the necessity for change IN
duties ON imports to be made consistent Win
reasonable protection OF American industry
and labor. The committee is to report in De-
cember, 1903
85TH DAY.
The senate committee on military affairs or
dered favorable report on Foraker's bill APP
propriating $1,000 0 for erection. of headstones
to mark the graves OF Confederate solulers
buried in the north.
Senator Quay forced another test vote on the
strength OF the omnibus statehood bill by q
roll call on motion to adjourn; me r S'a,
again gave notice that he would demand q CON
tinuous session night and day in his effort to
reach vote.
In the debate the rights and wrongs Of Ari-
zona's statehood was made the basis for the
speeches.
The house passed about twenty bills most of
them of minor Importance. One was to make
the original packages imported into states SUP,
ject to the jurisdiction OF such states. Inc PHI
Is designed to prevent evasion under the orig
inal package decision Of liquor laws in prohibi-
ton states. 49, .
senate bill passed the house which provides
for an inceease of salary Of federal judges. IL
raises the salary of the chief justices OF the
supreme court to $l3, 100; the associate justices
to sl2,5O0; circuit judges to 5000, district
judges to 5000; the chief justice of the court
Of claims to $500: associate Justices to s6UOJ
and the justices of the supreme court OF the
District of Columbia to 5000.
Other bills passed created additional justices
In the southern districts Of New York and IN
the district of Minnesota and provided add
tional circuit judges in the Eighth judicial cir
cult district.
BOTH DAY.
In a sharp debate in the senrte on the sub
ject of court martials in the Philippines Sen
ator Carmack characterized the change which
he said had repeatedly been made, that the
democrats were assailing the army, as the
meanest and dirtiest Of any that had been
made against the paaty. The statehood bills
hour arriving Senator Lo 1ge spoke two hours
and half against it with notice that he would
continue his speech on the following day.
Senator Aldrich attempted to secure division
of the business of the senate with the state
hood bill but Senator 2uay refused tho TO b az S se
taken. He also offered the statehood bill as
an amendment to two appropriation DIS, ms
object being to get his amendment, the state,
which he Is chairman.
The house agreed to the senate amendments
to the bankruptcy bill. The house made $ ow
progress with the Indian appropriation bill:
Burton, of Ohio, insisted on an explanation OF
every item, securing the cutting down or sew
eral items. He attacked lndlan educatloh III
general.
The senate committee on finance has au-
thorzed favorable report on the Dill TO In
crease the subsidiary coinage
Senator Foraker has introduced an amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill proylding
for the admission of fifty Poto R1can children
at the industrial Indian school at Carlisle, IA
just before the senate adjourned senator
Foraker took occasion to say that the propo,,
siton of Senator Quay to tack the statehood
bill on an appropriation bill YVES not extraor-
binary. Legislation had been placed on APP
ate ep' '''''' ~
The military academy bill passed the house
wi hout a word of debate.
A resolution was adopted calling on the post
master general for the correspondence i'll the
Inaianola, Mississippi postofces case Tsnosoo in
troduced an antitrust bill. 1t seeks to &C.
complish the regulation of trusts through the
agency Of the Bureau OF Corporations IN the
proposed Department of Commerce. ~
Mann, Of Illinois. has introduced Dill Tor
the construction of a waterway from the Caiu-
met river to the sanitary canal in limos, tne
UUO.
31TH DAY.
Senator Quay reported from his committee
favorably upon the statehood bill as an amend
ment to AN appropriation bill.
The senate committee on foreign relations
has authorized favorable reports upon the
Alaskan boundary treaty and the protocol for
the extension of time for the ratification OF the
Cuban reciprocity treaty.
Representative Bristow IN. y introduced
bill increasing the salary of the president OF
the United States to $4,000 year.
Forty -fve private claims bills were acted
upon favorably. Many of the claims dated
back to the civil war. :,
The opinion among congressman regarding
what is known as the Deitrick land leasing bill
at stake for hasty attempt to solve the ques-
tiors of its passage They believe that there
shosrh be a commission appointed by the presi.
public lands.