The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-02-06
Do1Hes IN CONGRESS.
senate and Hnuse and How They
Are Disposed of.

senate on the 18th when Senator Raw
Inns (Utah) called up his resolution d.
| rectfng the secretary of war to furnish
| the senate the proceedings of a number
of courts-martial in the Philippines. In
| the course of his remarks Senator Raw
lins referred to the death of Father Au-
gustin and said he was murdered in cold
| blood. This aroused the ire of Senator
| Beverage Qnd.). who demanded spe-
officially to know who had committed the
| cold-blooded murder. Senator Carmack
CTenn.) entered the debate and charac-
teriZed the charge, which, he said, re-
peatedly had been made that the demo-
| Gratis were assailing the army as the
| ''meanest and dirtiest" of any that had
been made against the party. The state
| hood bill was taken up at two o'clock
and Senator Lodge (Mass.) spoke in op-
position to it.....The house made slow
progress with the Indian appropriation
| bill, covering only about eight pages In
over four hours. Mr.. Burton co. hung
| on the flank of Mr.. Sherman On. ".
| who had charge OF the bill. and insisted
upon an explanation of every item. The
| senate amendments to the bill to amend
| the bankruptcy act were agreed to.
| The senate proceedings on the 18th were
| unmarked by any lively debates. Sena-
| tor McLaurin (diss.) urged adoption Of
| the Rawlins resolution, calling on the
| secretary OF war for the evidence in GER
| tain courts-martial cases in the Philip
/
| the army in a number of instances had
brutally treated Filipino men and women
| and he wanted them weeded out of the
army. Senator Lodge (Mass.) concluded
| his remarks in opposition to the omnibus
| statehood bill and Senator Bard (Cal)
| also spoke in opposition to It. A message
| from the president was read In which he
| asked for the necessary power to CO.
| operate with Mexico and China regarding
| the restoration of the parity of silver and
| gold. 1t was referred to the committee
| On finance. The house passed the In
| dian appropriation bill and began con-
| sideration of the post office appropria-
ion bill. Mr.. Patterson CTenn.) took adj
vantage of the latitude allowed In general
debate on the post office bill to make
| set speech for an hour and a half on the
| trust question. Mr.. Reid (Ark) spoke
on good roads.
The chaplain Of the senate In his
prayer on the Goth referred to the late
Senator Mcmillan (Mich.). the day hav-
ing been set apart to pay tribute to the
memory of Mr.. Mcmillan. At the con-
clusion of the routine business Sena-
tor Burrows (Mich.) called up the reso-
buttons relative to his late colleague and
paid an earnest tribute to his memory.
Sixteen other senators also spoke in the
same strain. AS a further mark of re-
spect the senate adjourned. 1t being
the last private claims day of this con-
gress in the house members with bills
on the calendar carried everything be-
fore them in committee of the whole.
Forty-five bills in all were acted on IA
vorably despite the efforts Of Mr.. Payne
IN. W, the republican floor leader. and
others to defeat some of them. Many of
the claims were old. dating back to the
civil war, and few originated prior to
that time. When the committee of the
whole reported the bills to the house Mr..
Payne blocked their final passage by
making the point Of no quorum. But the
friends of the claims refused to be
baked. A motion was made to recess
until the next morning at 1880 o'clock in
order to continue the legislative day and
1t was carried.
On the s1st Senator Wellington (Md.)
introduced an amendment to the constitu-
ton in the senate prohibiting the hold
Ing of a fortune exceeding SO, Co., 900 by
any one individual in the United States.
In case of such holding the amendment
provides that the excess shall be con-
demned as a public peril and be accord
ingly forfeited into the United States
treasury" Senator Quay Pa.) favorably
reported his amendment to the agr1cul-
tural appropriation bill embodying the
statehood bill. Senator Beveridge Qnd)
asked that the report go over for day
and it was so ordered. When the house
reconvened at 1890 o'clock 1t was still the
legislative day of Friday and the consid-
Grafton of the claims bills favorably act
ed on in committee of the whole was pro-
ceeded with. Thrity-two of the AZ bills
were passed. Then at II o'clock the house
adjourned until II noon. At noon the
house convened for the regular session.
After routine business the house pro-
ceeded with the general debate upon the
post Office appropriation bill.
The house met at noon on the LIST for the
purpose of pronouncing eulogfes in mem
Dry of the late Senator Mcmillan (Mich.).
The speakers were Messrs. Corliss. w. A.
Smith, Hamilton, g. w. Smith. Gardner
and Henry c. Smith (Mich.), Babcock
(wis.) and Burton co.. At 1:S5 o'clock
as a further mark of respect the house
adjourned.
The senate on the I'd had the army ap-
propriation bill under consideration. 1t
was about to be passed when Senator
Pettus (Ala) requested that 1t go over
until the next day to permit some amend
ments to he offered. During the read
ing Of the bill Senator Hale (Me) and
Senator Cockrell (Mo.) got into discus
sion over the general staff provision, the
former, contending that 1t was general
legislation and had no place In the bill.
Senator Cockrell Insisted otherwise. The
statehood bill was up for short time
and Senators Bard (Cal) and Quarles
CWis.) spoke in opposition to it. After
brief executive session the senate ad-
iourned out Of respect to the memory or
the late Representative Rumple. OF
Iowa. The house passed about 40 bills
under suspension Of the rules. The most
important of them was bill to authorize
the resumption of the negotiations with
Great Britain for the preservation Of
the Alaska fur seals. The senate bill ap-
propriating 81. 500, 600 for a new department
IF agriculture building was passed. Mr..
Hemenway Und.) introduced bill to PEN
sion old soldiers and sailors who served
at the last 80 days of the civil war at
the rate of So per month and widows of
such soldiers and sailors who were mar
ried prior to June q, 1890.
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