Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-03-07
DoINGs IN CONGRESS.
Bills, Resolutions and Messages Before the
senate and House and How They
Are Disposed Of.


tlefield antitrust bill, but his motion was
lost. % to 81. The senate from las p. m.
to Sis D. m. was In executive session.
When the doors were opened number OF
bills were passed without objection. The
immigration bill was considered and Q
number OF amendments made to meet
various senator's views, but the bill
failed Of vote on objection from New
England senators, who feared 1t would
exclude French Canadian labor. The
democrats Of the house carried out their
threat that II Mr.. Butler (Mo) was I'M
seated they would do everything In their
power to block legislation from now until
congress expires, March 4. The result
was a stormy session. prolonged from II
o'clock In the morning until seven o'clock
In the evening. Roll call succeeded roll
call and at every pause party passion
manifested itself In bitter and acrimoni-
Gus denunciatipn. Even with the special
rules In operation getting appropriation
bills into conference was a tedious and
laborious process and an eight-hour ses-
sion and IL roll calls were necessary to
get the agricultural, sundry civil military
academy and post Office appropriation
bills into conference and to adopt the con-
ference report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill.
fications appropriation bill and the house
immigration bill. The general deficiency
bill. tho last of the appropriation meas
ures to be considered, was reported from
the committee. The Aldrich bond de-
post bill was debated at length, but q
vote was not reached. While in executive
session on the Panama canal treaty SEN
ator Cullom Qll) accused Senator Nor
gan (Ala.) Of talking against time to de-
lay the treaty, when the latter retorted
that what he said was ''as false as IL 1t
had come from the mouth Of an imp In
hell" II was said that Senator Cullom
restrained himself. An adjournment was
then taken till the next day.. The DEM
ocrats in the house stuck to their filibus-
tering tactics and the majority progress
with appropriation bills and conference
reports was exceedingly slow. the DEM
ocrats forcing a roll call on every propo-
sition. The omnibus public building bill
was passed and several conference re-
ports were adopted. The house then ad-
journed until the next day.
The senate spent three hours on the LIST
in eulogies OF four deceased members OF
the house, namely: Peter ]. Otey (Va.),
James Moody IN. CO.. John N. w. Rum
pie Qa.) and Thomas II. Tongue (Ore.).
At the conclusion of the addresses reso-
further mark Of respect the senate ad-
journed. The house Of representatives
held a four-hours' session and put the
District OF Columbia appropriation bill
through It's last parliamentary stage In
the face of the democratic filibuster.
The previous question on the conference
report on the Alaskan homestead bill was
ordered and the vote on its adoption will
be taken when the house reconvenes.
The democrats put a block In the legis-
latIve wheel at every opportunity and 1t
required six roll calls to accomplish what
was done.
The senate on the I'd passed the general
deficiency bill after four hours consid-
Grafton. An amendment by Senator Raw
Inns UTtah) calling for an appropriation
Of $5OOQO.0O0 to further the work OF irrf-
eating the arid lands, furnished material
for considerable discussion. 1t was re-
jected on n point Of order. The Aldrtch
financial bill was then taken up. Senator
Teller Col.) continuing his remarks be-
gun on the 18th. The conference report
on the fortifcations appropriation bill. the
agricultural bill and the Alaskan home
stead bill were agreed to- The immigra-
ton and omnibus public building bills
were sent &c conference. At the night
session Senator Mason Qll.) presented
appropriation bill and II was agreed to.
From II O'Clock in the morning until
late at night the house struggled labori-
ously against the democratic hlibuster.
Despite another special rule adopted early
in the day legislation proceeded at o
snail's pace and roll call followed roll
call on every proposition. The confer
ence reports on the Alaskan homestead
bin, the post office appropriation bill. the
agricultural appropriation bill and the
immigration bill were adopted; the omni-
bus public building bill and the general
deficiency appropriation bill were sent 10
conference.
The final defeat Of the Aldrich hnan-
cial bill was witnessed In the senate on
the Sd when Il was displaced by the Phil
,ippine tariff bill. The two Delaware SEN
ators were sworn In and the senate at six
o'clock took a recess until eight o'clock.
When the senate reconvened the bill pro-
yiding for the appointment OF three COM
missioners from Porto Rico was taken
I'D and amended so as to require the
commission to report to congress instead
of to the president and. as amended, the
bill was passed. Senator Fairbanks
Qnd.) then presented the conference re-
port on the omnibus public building Dill.
Senator Mallory (Fla.) made formal OBJ
lection to the report IN WHICH ne Ciiu-
cised the methods adopted In securing an
agreement. Later the conference on the
naval and general deficiency bills were
agreed to. Slowly but surely, through
the operation of ceaseless roll calls In
The house. the conference reports to COM
n,ot~ the necessary legislation were
agreed to and when the house, at seven
o'clock at night, recessed for three hours,
only two conference reports on appro-
priations bills were still undisposed or
the general deficiency and the naval. The
actual business done during the eight
hours of the day session consisted OF the
adoption OF conference reports on the
immigration. public building and sundry
civil bills, the reference Of the presidents
veto message Of Virginia claim bill to.
the committee on war claims the adop,
ton of a resolution to correct cierical
errors In the immigration bill and the
passage Of a senate bill to authorize the
treasury department to coin souvenir
coins for the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
association. When the house reconvened
at ten o'clock the galleries were thronged.
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