The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-30
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
Stylish Woman In Gallery Said to Coch-
rane, OF Missouri, lyon Lie"
2sTH DAYS,

rans, OF Missouri, lyon Lie"
2sTH DAYS.
A combination in the house formed to press
% old Southern claims for 81 900 100 came near
overriding Mr.. Payne, the leader OF tne ma
jority, who opposed an omnibus reSolutioh
carrying the whole bunch at one pack load.
The house passed the substitute Tor the SEN
ate bill to establish a department or commerce,
l59 to 40 The portion of the bill providing rpr
n bureau of insurance WINS stricken out. Inc
bill authorizes the president to transfer tne
bureau for the collection of statistics ana tne
interstate commerce commission TO tno new
department. 1t also creates bureau OF manu-
features and corporations.
10Th DAY.
Senator Bailey, of Texas objected TO CON
sideration by unanimous consent of all bills on
the Republican side on the ground that the
senators from New York had interfered with q
matter purely local to the state of Texas. "A
discussion arose which was terminated by
Senator Cullom moving an executive session
to consider the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
After half an hour in executive session tne
doors We're reopened and Senator Foraker
continued his remarks favorng statehood Tor
Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico
In the hous, several measures were passed,
among them the consular and diplomatic APP
preparation bill. and progress was maze on
the District of Colu nbin bill. Mr.. Siayuen OF
Texas made some rather scandalors charges
against consular representatives IN Mexico
Mr.. McClelland, Now York. submitted hgurc3
to show that our cOnSulnteS, cOflpdrcu WIN
those of other first class countries, were under,
paid but ovcrmanned. Mr.. Grosvenor OF
Ohio declared that the charges against our
consular officials were unjustifed Mr. Adam
as. of Pennsylvania, n member OF the foreign
affairs cammttee, said he was CAD the ques-
ton of reforming our consular service was at
tracing attention.
Both DAY.
After the senate had passed one appropria;
ton bill he statehood bill was taken up and
senator demanded
He said he did not care whether senators de-
sired to make speeches on the bill that the
bill was willfully INSTRUCTED by discussion
Peveridge denied this and continued his speech
quay submitted number Of propositlons iot
Beveridge objected to all OF them. Senator
Hanna spoke against the bill. Quay gave no
tice that at the next session he might ask the
senate to remain in session until some agree
ment for.a vote was reached.
Mr.. Bell lColo) introduced bill to punish
those who join together to raise the price OF
food or fuel, with maximum penalty of So,pD
fine and Imprisonment for one year. The DIS
trict of Columbia appropriation bill was passed.
3lsT DAY.
Senator Harris has bill before the senate
for statue of General I!eavenworth to be
paced at Fort Leavenworth.
The first test vote on the statehood measure
was reached and it resulted in the lining up of
~ senators in support of tie BILL as against q
opponents. The vote was ON motion to go
into executive session during tire tl1ne SET ny
special rule for consideration of the bill. Sen
ator Quay had been watching an opportunity
for tt st vote AID took this opportunity.
Senator Foraker introduced BIZ renouncing
on the part of the United States all right to the
church lands in Porto Rico. The bill grants
the right of naturalization to the Porto Ricans
and to the pee pie inhabiting other possessions
of the United States similsrly situated.
The antitrust bill has been approved by the
full subcommittee of the house judiciary com
mittee The Philippine coinage bill was de
bated at length.
BIND DAY
Senator Eikins introduced bill which coy
erS the features of antitrust legislation, Us /
relates to railroads. 1t contains he provisions
which have been recommended by ATTORNEY
General Knox AS to the punishment o. those
who receive as well as those who give rebates.
The provision for the punishment of corpora.
tions is by fine instead of imprisonment or
officials also for injunctions to prevent dis
ordinations.
The house defeated the Philippine coin" &c
bill as reporte by the insular affair commit
tee and adopted the minority substitute,
which provides that the lawful money of the
United States shall b. legal tender in the
Philippines and declares the United states
coinage laws shall be in full force there. All
other coins to be redeemed and recoined ut
mint to be established in Manila.
BIRD DAY.
During the days specchmalSing against the
omnibus statehood bill several colloquies oc
CURED in which senators on both SIDES charged
others with obstructing important legislation
Senator Fairbanks failed in his attempt to So
cure consideration of the immigration bill.
The senate committee on the Philippines
made favorable report on the Philippine
tariff bill, after making amendments which
would practically admit all products exported
to the Unteed States except sugar and tobacco
free of duty, fixing the rat upon these at one
half of the existing schedules In executive
session the appointment was confirmed OF
Elmer X. Brown as postmaster ut Oklahoma
City.
While Mr. Cochrane tMo.l was assaulting
the government, speaking of the trucking
policy of the United States toward Great Brit
ain" n stylshly dressed woman in the gallery
cried in clelr, ringing tones You lie.
The house passed another grist Of private
pension bills 235 in number.
A bill was passed giving Alaska adelcgatc in
The anti-tru bill reported bv the house ju
dietary committee provides for pubtc1ty
through the interstate commerce commission
and that provision is made with leferencc to
the matter of rebates.
Stanley Goes to Long.
Topeka, Jan. 23.-At $3.50 o'clock
night Stanley withdrew