Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-19
DoINGs OF CONGRESS.
House Passes BIZ to Prohibit Rebates to
shippers.

cnlppers-
46TH DAY.
Senators Kcan and Ellzius both spoke on the
statehood bill, the latter defending the Claims
In executive session a memorial was read
from the legislature of the state Of Washington
protesting against the ratification OF tne
MANY protests are coming from citizens of
Utah protesting against the seating 81 senas the
elect Smoot because he is an apostle IN me
Mormon church. The signers of the protests
are divided politically about even
The house committee on ways and means ia,
registered brood animals be admitted dnty
free, whether they are retained as the properly
OF the importer or are brought IN TO pc soso-
Harris OF Kansas.
An amendment has been offered in the sem
ate to the Indian appropriation bill TO direc5
the treasury to nay out of the funds OF the
epresentativeof that nation, as per contract.
A senate bill was passed extending for a
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-
thorized favorable report on q bill to open TO
Comanche and Apache Indian reservations In
Oklahoma
Inc mouse adopted the conference report on
the department of commerce bill by vote Of
2l5 to 10.
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 ap-
proved the bill. The senate confirmed large
number of nominations and ratified the Alas
kan boun airy treaty. A bill has passed both
houses which provides for recording title in
struments in each of the p places in Indian
Territory where there is U. s. court.
Senator Burton introduced a bill to equalize
nnde Pg IN that all a
figure.
the homestead laws to Alaska.
Senator Blackburn offered provision to
give 5000 to the ex-queen of Hawaii in full
satisfaction OF all claims or pretended claims.
The house worked upon the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, covering IS of its l50pages. The
amendments for the completion of the capitol
building and the construction of an office
brilding for the members were adopte |.
The house census commit ee reported favor
ably on the bill directing the taking of munich
pal statistics in 1905 and biennially thereafter.
The ques ion of collecting agricultural and
livestock statistics every i've years is under
consideration.
10TH DAY.
Senator Morgan is leading the fight against
ratifying the Panama canal treaty, and SEN
ator Cullom is among the principal supporters
thirty proposed amendments of the treaty.
The champions of the stat ehc od bill have
gained majority of the senate to carry out
the plan to force action on the bill by making
1t a rider upon the postoffice 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
ami deeds and other documents in Indian Ter
rltory has been passed by both the senate and
the house. It provi les 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 Ques-
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 ars 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.
50TH DAY.
In the senate the Indian bill was amended so
as to give jurisdiction to the court of claims
over the claims of the Delawares in the Chero-
kee nation and the confederate bands of UteS
in Colorado.
propose amendment to trust legislation, the
question being whether all corporations should
be required to make returns. 1t was cons.d-
cred to 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 IN committee.
Under the operation of special order which
cut off opportunity to offer amendments the
house passed the Ell1ins bill by vo of pa to