Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-22
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
Senator Foraker Commenced Speech In
Defense of Oklahoma.
22Rn nay.

Z3RD DAY.
The PROGRAM for the week includes the dis
cussion of the statehood bill each day after
O'Clock. Sedator Nelson filed the time
again. He expects TO continue his speech as
long as his strength holds out senator Rurn-
ham is scheduled to follow Nelson There is
no effort to conceal the purpose to continue
this debate indefinitely with the hope that 1t
will be sidetracked by the app opriation bills.
The senate judiciary committee commenced
Work upon the trust question, with the avowed
purpose of going into the subject thoroughly.
The house started in earnest upon appro-
priation bills beginning with the Indian and
army supply bills. The house adjourned early
owing to the sudden death OF Mr.. Tongue, of
Oregon.
24TH DAY.
The senate passed bill granting lands adj
jacent to the site, TO the University OF Mon
tana. Mr.. Nelson continued his remarks in
opposition to the statehood bill and large
number of private pension bills were passed
by unanimous consent.
An amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill appropriat ting 81 000) for the in
vestigation of the mining interests of the
country by the geological survey, was intro
duced by Senator Perkins.
The house adopted resolution to authorize
the merchant marine and fisheries committee
to investigate the coal situation.
number of bills have been introduced in
the house and referred to the ways and means
committee, which provide for the repeal OF all
duties upon coal of all kinds imported into the
United States. There is still another bill pro-
yiding for reciprocal trade relation between
the United States and Canada on coal.
25TH DAY.
The proceedings of the senate were enlivened
by several spirited speeches affecting the reci-
procity provision of the Dingley tariff act in
which Senator Aldrich said: ut was never for
one moment supposed by. any member OF the
committee on finance, or by Mr.. Dingley and
his associates that there was to lie surrender
of the principle of protection
Senator Mitchell introduced bill authori-
zlng an appeal to the supreme court from
fraud order ruling by the postoffice depart
ment. Senator Jones IArk.) proposed to
amend the anti-lottery law SO as to prohibit
guessing contests on any other competition
Mr.. Nelson filed the rest of the day and
concluded his speech against statehood.
During a debate in the house on the army
bill Mr.. Moon Tenn. made plea for terri
torlal government for Indian Territory.
26TH DAY.
The senate passed the house bill to rebate
duty on coal by unanimous vote without de-
| bate.
| king out the section providing for a reserved
| force of trained men. An amendment was
adopted exempting persons having religious
scruples against war from militia service
Senator McCumber spoke in favor of grant
| ing statehood to Oklahoma, Arizona and New
/ Mexico. Senator Morgan introduced bill to
extend the antitrust law to include supplies
| Tor the government.
The house passed the bill reported by the
| Ways and Means committee to provide for a
rebate of the duty on coal for one year by a
1.
where an amendment was made which virtu-
| ally places anthracite the free list, and
| when it came back to the house it was adopted,
| the vote upon final passage being 2S5 to five.
The house took M the army bill and disposed
| of % pages of it. Mr.. Sulzer IN. Y y presented
a bill appropriating $4,000 for a statue of Sam
uel J. Tilden to be erected in Washington.
| 9TH DAY.
Senator Tillmau continued his speech on
| trusts and monopolies. He charged the attor-
| ney general for lack of action against trusts.
| The statehood bill was under discussion for
| a short ne occupied by Senator Foraker in
urging the rights of Oklahoma. The senate
! adjourned until Monday.
The chairman of the judiciary committee
presented resolution directing that commit
| tee to investigate and report to the house, as
to the power of congress to declare that ne
| cessity has arisen for taking possession of all
coal beds and coal mines. and of all lines of
| transportation necessary for taking coal to the
markets of the country, and if IN the opinion
| of that committee that power exists that a
| bill be reported to the house fixing in detail
| the elements of the power of congress in that
| regard. Consideration of the department of
| commerce was commenced. The main oppo-
| sition to the measure was based upon the as
| sumption that the transfer of the labor bureau
| to department would bring that bureau.more
| under capitaliStic control.