The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-11-19

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The senate received from the president a
number Of appointments, among which Is
| that Of VIM. d. Hook, Of Kansas. to be Judge
Of the Eighth judicial district; also the resp
pointment Of Judge Jos. A. Gill for the north
ern district Of Indian Territory.
The attendance ofsenators was exceptionally
large. The presidents message was received
with careful attention The message was re.
ferred to to the committee on foreign rela.
tons. tAtA4 &
Mr.. Bowersock, ofKansas, will father bill
to increase the cost Of the federal building ut
Lawrence to s7500l.
There were SD bills introduced in the house
Of which 1l5 were public and the balance meas
ures for the benefit o. private individuals.
Among the bills are. By Mr.. Jones, Of Wash
ington, to increase import duties 10 per cent;
by Mr. Crumpacker Nnd.) providing com
mission TO investigate state election laws; by
Mr.. Watson (Ind.l, prescribing an age limit
and an educational test for immigrants. The
Kansas members decided to Introduce no bills
until committees were named.
The house was in session less than an hour
and half.
BIRD DAY.
Hundreds Of petitions were received BY the
senate asking that Senator Smo0t Of Utah
shall not retain his seat Senator Hoar said
that the petitions were out Of place; that
Shoots right can only DO determined by
purely judicial proceeding, therefore the pc.
titions were out Of order and improper.
Among public bills introduced are: By Sem
ator Barton, TO give pension to each man
who served ninety daysin the army or navy
Of $l2 q month; BY Senator Lodge to place
hides on the free list; by Senator McCumber,
for the purchase Of land In Shanghai, China,
on which to erect wharves and warehouses.
By Senators Dubois and Mitchell, for the cleo
tion Of United States senators by direct vote.
By Senator Gamble, for the adjudication Of
Indian depreciation claims. BY Senator Mitch
ell, extending the right Of suffrage to women
Delegate Mcclure, Of Oklahoma, occupies
the same seat that Delegate Flynn has In the
house. The house was In session only five
minutes; Just long enough for the announce
ment Of the committee on salary and mileage.
ATH DAY.
Senator Hansbrough introduced a bill IN.
tended to cure defects in the existing. laws
governing the entry Of timber and stone lands,
and to stop speculation In those lands.
Senator Hoar put in bill by request to Gre
ate bureau Of national homes and to provide
homes and employment to the homeless poor.
The senate discussed the case Of Senator
Reed Smoot, Of Utah. .,t ''
Mr.. Scott, Exams. introduced bill allowing
any state to impose q license and occupation
tax. The measure has o prohibition bearing.
Mr.. Payne introduced the bill to make Of.
fective the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The bill
went to the committee on ways and means,
The speaker announced the ways and means
committee as follows: Republicans Messrs.
Peyne, N. y; Dal2ell, .Pa.; Grosyenor Ohio;
Tawmey, MINI. Mccall, Mass. BabcOck, Wis.
Metcalf, Cal. Hill, Conn; Boutell, Ills: Wat
son, Ind. Curtis, Kans Democrats
Williams, Miss: Robertson, La. Swanson,
Va, Mcclellan, NY; Cooper, Texas; Clark,
Missouri
Mr.. Jones !Wash.) introduced 9 bill pro-
yiding subsistence allowance Of $3.50 annual.
ly for ruaal free delivery carriers.
4THDAY.
Senator Hoar's bill for bureau Of national
homes" provides for the withdrawal Of no.
0OD,OO0 acres Of public lands for occupation as
national homes for farmers and the homeless
poor,
In the house bills were introduced for null
titude, Of purposes Among them are; 10 ex.
tend the privileges Of national homes to con.
federate veterans; to reduce letter postage to
one cent; providing heavy penalties for train |
robblng and obstructing trains; authorizing |
the treasury to reimburse states for monies
expended toward the expense Of mastering in |
state troops during the war with Spain grant.
ing grazing privileges TO homesteaders and |
holders Of small farms on the public land; to
convert United States bonds into one per cent
bonds to be redeemablein currency issued for
that purpose; the bill in the last congress was
reintroduced which authorizes the issue Of
"post checks Denominations Of 81, "a and So.
The committee on ways and means reported
the Cuban treaty bill favorably with two lack.
ing u unanimous vote.
Crumpacker Qnd) reintroduced his bill pro-
viding for q reduction Of the congressional
representation Of those states which have dis
eliminated politically against the negro.
9TH DAY.
Senator Burton has introduced bill to open
to settlement 5000 acres Of land in the Kiowa,
Comanche and Apache reservations in Okla.
h0ma, and for the purchase Of national for
est reserve in the southern Apachan noun.
tains.
Senator Quay has two separate bills In the
senate for the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico as states.
Senator Lodge has introduced bill provid.
ing for the removal Of all duties from all ar
ticles imported from the Philippines into the
United States except sugar and tobacco, and
fixing the duties on those two articles at 10 per
cent Of the rate on sugar and tobacco shipped
from foreign countries.
The bills in the Senate for statehood for New
Mexico and Arizona have reached the house
being introduced by Mr.. Wilson.
All pairs were declared off for the vote on
the rule for considering the Cuban bill.
The house adopted a rule that the Cuban
bill should be considered to the exclusion Of all
other business until Q p. IN. Thursday, when q
vote shall be taken, without intervening mo-
ZION.
Railroads Must Pay Fees.
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