Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-28

Bills, Resolutions and Messages Before the
senate and House and How They
Are Dlsposed OF.

Bills, Resolutions and Messages Before the
Senate and House and How They
Are Dispossd of
The senate spent only an hour and %
minutes in open session on the 18th. This
time was devoted to routine business and
passing bills Of no great general impor-
lance. Senator Morgan (Ala.), In the ex-
ccutive session, continued his speech on
the Panama canal treaty.....At the end
OF O protracted session the house passed
the naval appropriation bill. great
many amendments were offered to the
provisions relating to the increase Of the
personnel and the authorization OF new
ships to he built. The most important
amendment adopted was one to authorize
the secretary of the navy, In his dscre-
ton, to purchase or contract for SUBJ
marine torpedo boats, after investigation
Of their merits. The increase In the per-
sonnet Of the navy went through as re-
ported by the committee, an effort to
limit the increase to two midshipmen for
each senator and representative to the
period between now and 1911 being voted
down.
The senate spent the entire day on the
10th In executive session considering the
Panama canal treaty. After Senator
Morgan (Ala.) had spoken for an hour or
more he gave way to Senator Quay (Pa),
but before the latter had well begun Sem
ator Carmack (Tenn) moved that Sena-
tor Morgan be allowed to discuss the ca
nal question In open senate. The motion
brought on a gexeral debate In which
the rules of the senate. the ACCESSIBILITY
of cloture and many other kindred topics
We're discussed. :. The house passed the
Notifications appropriations bill, adopted
the conference reports on the bill for the
protection OF the president ,and on the
legislative, executive and judicial apnyo-
priation bill and then spent three hours
wrangling over the Fowler currency bill.
Mr.. Sulloway IN. H. introduced bill re-
citing that in the administration Of the
pension laws any enlisted man In the mil
itary service of the United States during
the war of the rebellion shall be held to
be entitled to pension for any disability
contracted by him during any enlistments
recognized by the war department as
valid. Mr. Chester I. Long (Kan) intro
duced bill to appropriate 100000 for
federal building at Newton, Kan.
The senate on the 21st spent nearly the
entire day in executive session on the
Panama canal treaty. For an hour II
| disposed of routine business, consisting
of petitions and reports. the introduction
of bills and the passing of unobjected
| bills on the calendar. The day In the
| house was mostly devoted to the Fowler
currency bill Mr.. Goldfogle IN. W in
| troduced bill to prohibit the use or
keeping Of explosive matches, or parloi
matches, In any government building
| Mr.. Long tkan.) presented one OF the
largest petitions that has ever reached
| congress. 1t was from retail merchants
throughout the middle west urging the
members Of the house from states In that
section to oppose a parcels post law.
Mr.. Gaines (Tenn.) introduced a resolu-
| ton requesting the president to give q
| detailed statement Of the cost of re-
modelling the white house Another reso-
| luton by Mr.. Gaines asked the superin-
tendent Of buildings to give an inventory
of public property in the white house
and its cost and the disposition OF such
articles as have been removed.
The house held session on the I'D to
| pay tribute to the memories to three de-
ceased members-Tongue (Ore.). Rumple
| Qa.) and Moody IN. Co.. The customary
resolutions were adopted.
Washington's farewell address was
| read In the senate on the I'D by Senator
Dubois Qda.). The omnibus public build
| ing bill was passed and the post office
appropriation bill was considered with
out final action, Senator Tillman Is. CO.
speaking for nearly two hours principal
ly in reply to Senator Spooner CWis.) on
the Indianola post Office case. He said
that II the policy of the administration
in regard to the equality Of the negro
was carried on and Booker Washington
should be appointed to the cabinet he
would vote for his confirmation. Senator
Fairbanks Qnd.) submitted an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill which pro-
vides for a site for hall OF records for
the government in Washington to cost
Ma(tnn,har nv n In
troduced the pure food bill as proposed
amendment to the agricultural appropria-
ton hill. The agricultural appropriation
bill was reported by the senate commit
|, tee on agriculture. The Quay statehood
amendment remains as part Of the bill.
1.-The house passed the general def |
cheney appropriation bill. the last OF the
regular supply bills. 1t carries $685..
49, The bill to amend the railroad safety
appliance act was sent to conference.
A bill was passed to exempt from taxa
ton the property Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The lndianola, Miss, post office case
took IN the major portion OF the time OF
the senate on the 24th. Senator Tillman
Is. CO. spoke for three hours on the race
question. During the morning hour sew
eral bills and resolutions were passed !
and consideration was given the bill to
further provide for the safekeeping of
public money on deposit In national
banks. The agricultural appropriation |
bill was also considered and the. COM |
mittee amendments were agreed to. ex-
cept the statehood rider, which was |
passed over. :. The house passed the Phil |
ippine currency bill. accepting the senate |
bill so far as It relates to the islands. |
The contested election case Of Wagner |
versus Butler was under consideration |
for time and the democrats began a |
filibuster. which they threaten to con-
tinue IL the case be pressed. The case
was laid over until the next day. Mr.. |
Greene CtIass.), from the committee on
merchant marine and fisheries, favorahly |
reported the joint resolution providing for
a Joint commission to investigate the
policy of international navigation.