The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-20
DOlNGS OF CONGRESS.
House Passes Bill to Prohibit Rebates to /,
Shippers
aCTH DAY.

AUTH DAY.
Senators Kean and EllSns both spoke on the
statehood bill, the latter defcndlng the claims
OF Arizona to statehood
In executive session memorial was read
from the legislature of the state OF Washington
protesting against the rnUliicatiDn OF inc
Alaskan boundary treaty. M -
Many protests are coming from citizens OF
Utah protesting against the seating OF Senator
elect smoot because he Is an ap. st, IN me
Mormon church. The signers Of the protests
are divided politically about even.
The house committee ways and means ~.
vorably reported the I'LL providing that al
registered brood animals be admltted dnty
free, whether they are reta ned as the property
of the importer or are brought in to be SOIL
This was upon n bill introduced by Senator
Harris OF Kansas.
41TH DAY.
An amendment has been offered in the sem
ate to the Indian appropriation bill 10 direct
the treasury to nay out OF the funds or tne
ChOctaw nation $ 20, 1876 to the attorney and
representative of that nation, as per contract.
a senate bill was passed extending for
period of three years the time for making
proof and payment for all lands taken under
the desert land laws by the members OF the
Colorado Cooperative colony
The house committee on Indian affairs au-
thorlzed favorable report on bill to open to
settlement 10000 acres OF land in the kloWa,
Comanche and Apache Indian reservations in
Oklahoma.
The house adopted the conference report on
the department of commerce bill by a vote OF
. to TO-
Delegate Flynn introduced bill providing
for public land commission.
18TH DAY.
The conference report on the department Of
commerce bill was called up and it was agreed
to without debate. Later the president APP
proved thebil The senate confirmed n large
number Of nominations and ratified the Alas
kan boun airy treaty. A bill has passed both
houses which provi les for recording title in
strumcnts in each, of tho = places in Indian
Territory where there is U. S. court.
Senator Burton introduced a bill to eqralize
minor pensions by providing that all pensions
under $l2 month shall be increased to that
figure.
The senate passed the house bill extending
the homestead laws to Alaska.
Senator Blackburn offered q provision to
give ,00,p to the cX-queen of Hawaii in full
satisfaction of all claims or pretended claims.
The house worked upon the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, covering 8 of its l5Jpages. The
amendments Tor the completion Of the capitol
building and the construction OF an Office
b ilding for the members Were loDtol.
The house census commit ee reported favor
ably on the bill directing the taking of munich
pal statistics in 1865 and bennaly thereafter.
The ques ion of collecting agricultural and
livestock statistics every nye years is under
consideration.
49TH DAY.
Senator Morgan is leading the fight against
ratfying the Panama canal tre'ty and Sen
ator Cullom is among the principal supporters
of the treaty. Morgan has given notice of
thirty proposed amendments OF the treaty.
The champions of the sta eh cd bill have
gained majority of the senate to carry out
the plan to f rec action on the bill by making
it rider upon the postoifice appropriation
bill or some other, the failure of the passage OF
which would block the wheels of the govern
ment and compel the calling Of an extra ses-
| sion of congress.
The bill providing for recording mortgages
an deeds ana other documents in Indian Ter
ritory has been passed by both the senate and
| the house. 1t provi es for records in "a places
| The senate judiciary committee spent sew
| eral hours considering the trust question.
Some of the senator's commended that the qu9s-
| ton of publicity is amply provided for in the
| department of commerce bill, while others
were not so convinced.
The house has bill which is approved in
committee which forbids that packages of to-
bacco Gig ms or cigarettes shall have nothing
attached to them or printed upon them other
than the manufacturers lhel. and nothing on
or in the packages shall offer any gift, prize or
! premium.
In the senate the Indian hill was amended so
as to give jurisdiction to the court of claims
| over the claims of the Delawares IN the Chero-
! liee nation and the confederate bands OF Utes
| in Colorado.
The senate judiciary committee discussed a
propose amendment to trust legislation, the
question being whether all corporations should
| he required to make returns. 1t was cons!d-
| cred 60 be just that only large corporations
| should be required to make statements, but
that smaller ones might be at the discretion OF
| authori les having the matter in hand.
| The house bill making liquors shipped from
| one state to another subject to the laws OF the
| latter was discussed Ill committee.
| Under the operation of q special order which
cut off opportunity to offer amendments the
house passed the EllSins bill by 70. of al to
| s. This bill prohibits rebates to shippers.