Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-13
DoINGs I'm CONGRESS.
Bills, Resolutions and Messages Before the
Senate and House and How They
Are Disposed of.

6co8t0 anu kAousc AnO HOW 106f
Are Disposed of.
The senate on the Sd passed without
discussion the Elkins bill to ferther reg
ulate railroad transportation. The army
appropriation bill was also passed. SEN
ator Quarles CWis.) continued his
marks in opposition to the statehood bill.
He spoke for az hours without conclud-
whole day on claim bills Mr.. Payne On.
W, the floor leader of the majority,
fought them all, but succeeded in defeat
ing only three bills. After the claims
measures were disposed of general debate
on the post office appropriation bill was
resumed and Mr.. Robb fMo.) addressed
the house the trust question.
Toward the end OF the session of the
senate on the 18th there was lively pas
sage of words between Senator Gallinger
IN. H.) and Senator Beveridge Qnd.).
The former declared in unmistakable
terms that Senator Beveridge and his
followers the statehood bill were pro-
longing the debate in pursuance of a
deliberate and premeditated system OF
obstruction" The general staff bill was
reconsidered and passed with an amend
ment putting the chief Of staff under the
direction of the president land the secre-
tary of war under the direction of the
president" Twenty-seven private pension
bills were passed. A senate bill also was
passed to expedite the hearing and de-
termination of suits in equity pending
or hereafter brought under the Sherman
antitrust law. Senator Mamma co. in
troduced a bill granting pensions and
hOunties to all ex-slaves who were freed
by the proclamation of President Lin
coin during the war of the rebellion. The
senate concurred in the amendment of
the house providing for new depart
ment Of agriculture building. fixing the
cost at 81, 5000 This passed the BILL.
The general debate, on the post Office ap-
preparation bill was enlivened in the
house by an interesting discussion of the
tariff question. The consideration of the
post Office bfil In committee of the whole
was completed, but it was not passed.
The house committee pensions
thorized a favorable report on the senate
bill to increase the pensions of all Next
can war veterans from IS to $12 per
mo1th.
Discussion of the statehood bill in the
senate on the 9Th turned on the question
of po1ygamy, the influence of the Nor
mon church over politics occupying a
large share of the debate. By a vote of
40 to Is the pure food bill was passed.
1t has already passed the house. The
antitrust bill debate which opened in
the house did not develop much anima-
ton. The rule under which the house
to operate. however, precipitated
lively discussion. The bill to expedite
antitrust prosecutions occaSfOned no de-
bate, 1t passed the house, as it did the
senate, without a word of debate. Mr..
Powers, republican (MasS9, made the
opening argument for his side of the
house on the judiciary committee bill and
Mr.. Clayton. democrat (Ala), opened for
his sides The former contended that the
pending measure was step In the direc-
ton of regulation of the trusts. while Mr..
Clayton insisted that it was all sham and
pretense and that the bill feeble as it
was, never was intended to go on the
statute books. The post Office appropria-
ton. bill was passed before the trust bills
were taken up. The death of Mr.. Moody
On. CD was announced at the close of
NO md r1f Of aof fol yYraz
DRY the house adjourned.
For time in the senate the 9Th 1t
looked as If the question of construction
of isthmian canal would be discussed
in open session. Senator Morgan (Ala-)
spoke on his resolution calling on the Sec
rotary of the navy for correspondence re-
garding the military occupation of Pan
anna and Colon. He had not proceeded
far, however, when Senator CullOIn 0ll.5,
who had been following him closely, in
terrupted him with a motion for an exec
utive session. which Senator Morgan re-
sisted The chair overruled Senator Nor
gan's objections and the doors were
closed. The resolution finally went to the
calendar. Senator Keap On. .J.) then re-
sumed his remarks in opposition to the
omnibus statehood bill and soon after the
senate adjourned out of respect to the
memory of the late Representative
Moody On. C).....General debate the
antitrust bill closed in the house, the
closing speeches being made by Mr.. De-
Almond (Mo.) and MI. Littlef1eld (Me.).
The statehood bill claimed the greater
. share of the senate's attention on the
eth. 4 large number of bills to which
there was no objection was passed,
among them being one providing for the
holding of United States court at Kansas
City. Kan. Senator Gallirger On. E.)
submitted part report of the oconferees
the bill increasing pensions to ex-
soldiers who have lost limbs. It was
adopted and further conference or
dered. ..sThe house by a unanimous vote,
245 to @, passed the Littlefield antitrust
bill. Thessenate amendments to the army
appropriation bill were concurred in Mr..
McRae (Ark.) introduced a bill providing
for the annexation to the western
boundary of Arkansas of a strip sof land
40s miles wide and about 800 miles long.
1t is alleged the land was illegally taken
from Arkansas and given to the Indians.
The house held a memorial session
the Sth to pay tribute to the memory of
the late Senator William J. Sewalf and
the late Representative Joshua S. Sal
mon, of New Jersey. Chairman Hep
burn, of the. committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, laid before the house
the report OF the conferees on the de-
partment of commerce and labor and it
was ordred printed.
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