Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-02-21
The house committee on Indian affairs au-

the desert land laws by the members Of the
Colorado Cooperative colony.
The house committee on Indian affairs au-
thoriZed favorable report on a bill to open to
settlement 5O5, 900 acres of land in the Kiowa,
Comanche and Apache Indian reservations IN
The house adopted the conference report on
the department of commerce bill by vote OF
Delegate Flynn introduced bill providing
for public land commission.
18TH DAY.
The conference report on the department of
commerce bill was called up and ii was agreed
to without debate. Later the president ap-
proved the bill. The senate confirmed a large
number Of nominations and ratified the Alas
kan bounl ary treaty. A bill has passed both
houses which proviGeS for recording title in
struInents in each of the q places in Indian
Territory where there IS a .. s. court.
Senator Burton introduced a bill to equalize
minor pensions by providing that all pensions
under Sl2 month shall be increased to that
figure ETEe - ooauos 49, .o.o lin .o.a,a
the homestead laws to Alaska.
senator Blackburn offered provision to
give $4,000 to the ex-queen OF Hawaii in fuls
satisfaction of all claims or pretended cla1nl
The house worked upon the sundry civil ap-
preparation bil covering IS of its l50 pages. The
amendments for the completion of the capitol
building and the construction of office
Building for the members were adopted.
The house census committee reported favor
ably the bill directing the taking of munich
pal statistics in 1875 and biennially thereafter
The question of collecting agricultural and
livestock statistics every i've years is under
consideration.
18th DAY.
Senator Morgan is leading the fight against
ratifying the Panama canal treaty, 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 ehOod bill have
fhe pian To forc action on fbe hill by
1t rider upon the postofice appropriation
bill or some other, the failure of the passage Of
vyhi lOoE he Ixyhn of
ment and compel the calling Of an extra ses-
sion of congress.
and deeds and other documents in Indian Ter
ritory has been passed by both the senate and
The senate judiciary committee spent sew
eral hours considering the trust question.
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, cigars or cigarettes shall have nothing
attached to them or printed upon them other
than the manufacturers label, and nothing on
or In the packages shall offer any gift, prize or
premium.
10th DAY.
In the senate the Indian bill was amended SO
as to give jurisdiction to the court of claims
kee 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
be required to make returns. 1t was conSid-
cred to be just that only large corporations
should be required to make statements, but
that smaller ones might be at the discretion Of
authorities having the matter in hand
The house bill making liquors shipped from
one state to another subject to the laws of the
latter discussed in committee.
Under the operation of special order which
cut off opportunity to offer amendments the
house passed the ElAins bill by vo of pa to
q. This bill prohibits rebates to shippers.
5lsT DAY.
The senate heard the Indian bill read and
considered it for some time but it was not dis
posed of.
Senator QuBy presented a resolution ex-
pressing the sense of the senate to be that a
vote should be taken the statehood bill be-
fore the second of March next, but the resolu-
ton went over without consideration. The
bill was read and most of the committee
amendments were agreed to.
Senator Lodge attempted to secure consid err
alton of the Philippine tariff bill. The bill as
passed by the house fixes the rate on Philip
pine products coming into this country at %
per cent of the Dingley rates, instead Of Is per
cent at present. The senate committee
amended the bill by granting free trade in all
products except sugar and tobacco, and upon
these products levying duty of 80 per cent OF
the Dingley rates.
The housa passed the sundry civil bill, after
spending the better part of a week upon it. On
the last opportunity at this session of congress
the house broke all records in passing pension
bills. The calendars of both houses were
cleared of these bills by the passage of 325 of
them. The largest number ever before passed
in dow &c