The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-23

Bills. Resolutions and Messages Before the
Senate and House and How They
Are Disposed OF.

senate ana House ana HOW They
Are Disposed OF.
The senate on the 18th acted promptly
on the house bill providing rebates of the
duty on coal and passed it unanimously
without debate few minutes after IL
was brought over from the house. The
militia bill also was passed, with an
amendment striking out of the bill the
section providing for a reserve force OF
trained men, thus removing the objec-
lions made against it. For an hour and
a half Senator Tillman Is. Co. occupied
the attention of the senate in a charac-
teristic speech in which he denounced
trusts and monopolies and severely criti-
cised the attorney general. The state
hood bill was up for n short time, dur
ing which Senator McCumber On. d.
spoke in favor of granting statehood to
Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.
The bill reported from the ways and
means committee to provide for rebate
on the duties on foreign coal for a period
of one year was passed in short order
by the house by a vote of 25S to 5. Rapid
progress was made with the army appro-
priation bill after the coal bill had been
passed. Mr. Sulzer IN. " introduced
bill appropriating $1,000 for statue to
Samuel J. Tilden, to be erected In Wash
ington.
In the senate on the 18th Senator Till
man Is. Co. continued his arraignment of
trusts and monopolies and again charged
that the attorney general was RESPONSE
BILE primarily for lack of action against
the trusts. The statehood bill was under
discussion for a short time, Senator For
aker (O) urging the right Of Oklahoma,
Arizona and New Mexico to be admitted
into the union. Senator McLaurin (Miss)
called attention to charges that the peo-
pie of Indianola. Miss. had been guilty
Of threats and intimidation against the
postmaster and declared them to be un-
true, remarlking that his object in bring
ing the matter to the attention of the
senate was in order that his denial might
go into the Congressional Record as an
answer to those who made the charge.
At $50 the senate went into executive
session and soon afterward adjourned
until the 18th. The house passed tho
army appropriation bill and began con-
sideration of the department Of COM
merce bill, under a special rule making
it continuous order until disposed of.
The opposition to the measure came en-
tirely from the democratic side and wa
based chiefly on the ground that {
transfer of the bureau of labor to tn
new department would subordinate that
bureau to department which would rep
resent capitalistic interests.
The senate was not in session on the
10Th. The house devoted yesterday to
private war claims, passing about 20.
The two features of the day were the
defeat Of a claim of B. F. Moody & Co.,
Of Keokuk. Ia, for the payment of the
amount deducted from their contract for
furnishing equipment to the Third Iowa
cavalry by the famous commission which
unearthed the army contract frauds in
St. Louis in 1868, and the fight of Mr..
Payne IN. W, the floor leader Of the
majority. against an omnibus resolution
to refer 80 southern claims. aggregatns
100000, for stores and supplies taken by
the union army during the civil war, to
the court Of claims for finding of fact
under the Tucker act. The resolution
will be the first thing in order on the
next claims day.
The senate was not in session on the
18TH. AT the end Of a struggle which
prolonged the days session until after
six o'clock the house passed the subSti-
tute for senate bill to establish q depart
ment Of commerce and labor. The vote
stood 1877 to 40. The republicans voted
solidly for the bill and % democrats voted
with them. The substitute differs from
the senate bill in several important par
ticulars.
The senate on the 18th devoted two
brief executive sessions to the Cuban
reciprocity treaty. At the first session
the treaty was read at length and at the
second session Senator Cullom Qll.) who,
as chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations has charge of the treaty,
made a statement of its purport and eff
feet. After the executive session Sena-
tor Foraker CO., continued his remarks
favoring statehood for Oklahoma, Ari-
IONA and New Mexico. The house trans
acted considerable business. Several mis-
cellaneous measures were passed, among
them the senate Hawaiian fire claims
bill. The consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill, the third of the regular
budgets, was passed and fair progress
was made with the District of Columbia
appropriation bill. Mr.. Foss Qll.), chair
man Of the house committee on naval
affairs, introduced bill establishing a
naval militia. A bill introduced by Mr..
Russell CTex.) provides that citizens of
foreign countries cannot draw pensions
In the limited States