Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-26
DolNGs OF CONGRESS.
Statehood Bin stiu Has Enough Votes II
Vote Can BE Had
5:sT DAY.

= vote Gan BE Hao-
5:sr DAY.
The senate heard the Indian bill read and
considered it for some time but it was not dis
posed OF.
Senator QuBy presented resolution ex-
pressing the sense of the senate to be that
fore the second of March next. but the resoiu-
tion went over without consideration. The
bill was read and most of the committee
amendments were agreed to.
Senator Lodge attempted to secure consider
alton of the Philippine tariff bill. The bill as
passed by the house fixes the rate on Philip
pine products coming into this country at '25
per cent Of the Dingley rates, instead Of IS per
cent as at present. The senate committee
products except sugar and tobacco, and upon
these products levying duty of 80 per cent Of
the Dingley rates.
The houss passed the sundry civil bill, after
spending the better part of a week upon it. On
the last Opportunity at this session of congress
the house broke ali records in passing, pension
bills. The calendars of both houses were
cleared Of these bills by the passage Of 325 of
in one day is 3l2.
The senate is still at sea over the disposition
OF the statehood bill though the climax is vi
IDENTIFY near at hand
The senate judiciary committee finished its
amendments to the house bill so that its pro-
visions recognize the new department of com
merce and labor, and providing for the eXecu-
ton of the law through that department, re-
ported the bill for passage.
The senate passed the Indian bill and the
Phllppine currency bill.
The house passed the senate bill to amend
the railway safety appliance law.
5SRD DAY.
The senate agreed to the conference report
on the rmy appropriation bill.
The senate committee on public lands decided
70 report fayorably Senator Qparles, bill re,
stone entry law and the communication provision
OF the homestead law, leaving only the straight
fye-year residence homestead law, under
which the public lands may be taken up for
homes.
The senate in executive session ratified the
treaty Of friendship recently negotiated be-
tween the United States and Greece.
The house began consideration of the naval
appropriation bill under the operation of
rule which made the legislation relative
to increase of the personnel of the navy and
Tor the increase OF the naval academy in order.
55rH DAY.
There was a lively debate in the senate over
Senator Quay's resolution declaring it to be
the sense of the senate that there should be a
of congress. The discussion of the motion
brought out the fact that the senate was op-
posed to cloture in any form.
Senator Harris secured the passage of his
bill referring to the allotments of the absentee
WyandOtte Indians In Kansas.
The house by majority of to rejected
the conference report on the army appropria-
tiou bill because of its provisions for the re-
grade and permitting army officers to deposit
interest
Mr. Richardson (Tenn) introduced a con-
current resolution declaring that it is the sense
of congress that the Isle of Pines is territory
belonging to the United States and that no
there
except by the United States.
56TH DAY.
The military academy bill as reported by the
senate committee on military affairs raises the
total carried by the house bill So 100. bringing
the total to 1854 ,34S: Provision is made for
cadet from Porto Rico.
The senate in executive session heard read
the Columbian canal treaty which required
two hours, and then debated the question OF
ratifying it the rest of the days session
vides for two steel training ships and one
wooden brig for training purposes; also for
the purchase of submarine torpedo boats at
the discretion of the secretary. An effort to
limit the increase to two midshipmen to each
senator and representative to the period end
ing 1911 was voted down.
57TH DAY.
The senate spent another day in discussing
the Panama canal treaty. Senator Morgan
has offered many amendments but no vote on
any of thhm was reached.
1t was developed that the statehood measure
has enough votes not only to pass it but to
override a decision against lacking the bill
upon some other measure. With this in sight
the opponents threaten to prevent a vote to
the end of this session. Senator Burton sand
wiched into the treaty debate quite a lengthy
speech in favor of the statehood bill.
The house committee on printing favorably
reported the senate provisions for the com
pi1ation of all state laws relating to trusts and
corporations
The salary of superintendent of railway mail
service is increased by the postoffice bill from
So 800 to 81, 5OO and that of his chief assistant
from $500 to $3,50l. The appropriation of this
service is increased to total of Sill BID, 30l.