Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-23
THE FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
caldeThead of Kansas Does MOI Occupy
His Committee Room.
2lST DAY.


Senator Quay introduced bill authorizing
the president to appoint Major General Brook
as lieutenant general on the retired list.
The senate confirmed the nominations of
William H. Taft, of Ohio, secretary of war ::
Luke {. Wright of Tennessee, civil governor
of the Philippine islands: Henry c. ide Yer
mont, vice governor of the Philippine islands.
Senator Morgan introduced concurrent
res2iutlon calling upon the president TO con-
strtct an isthmian canal ON Costa Rica and
Nlcaraguan territory.
The senrte defeated q motion to reconsider
minister to Panama by vote of :&8 TO Il.
The senate completed the first reading Of the
Panama canal treaty.
SenatOr COllum introduced bill to Greats s
national arbitration tribunal.
Mr.. Hepburn Uowal introduced a bill ex-
tending the law regulating transportation of
obscene matter SO as to include such literature
imported from abroad.
The house adopted the resolution requesting
the attorney general TO furnish information as
10 What money mas Deen expended under the
act providing for the enforcement of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
23ND DAY.
The senate debated the Panama question for
another five hours and adjourned while it was
still under consideration. 1t arose over a res
olutiOn by Senator Bacon looking to the arbi-
tration of Columbia's claims account of the
Panama revolution. Senator Hale said he
would vote for giving liberal sum TO Colon
hia mot for any wrong that we have done for
do not admit that we have gone any further
than we should haye gone there"
The senate ratified the extraditiOn treaty
with the Netherlands after amending it
TO include bribery as an extraditable offense
the house spent most of the day upon the
legislative, executive and judicial appropria
ton bill, the debate being intersperSel with a
variety of topics. When the item in the ap-
preparation bill had been reached providing
for the expense of the civil service commission
Mr.. Hepburn (Iowal wanted to amend the bill
striking that commission out of existence, as
1T was wasting public money without improv-
ing the civil service.
Delegate Kalanianole (Hawaii) asked an APP
preparation of SIS 20, o for Luiiding at HilO;
81. co. o. for building at Honolulu; $.2j, %
for a revenue cutter. and authorizing contests
of election in Hawaii.
23TH DAY.
Panama again was the principal subject of
consideration in the senate. There was moth
ing especially fresh and in the debate
which Is all partisan.
Mr.. Campbell (Kansas) introduced bill to
provide for the improvement of the road be-
tween Baxter Springs. Kas., and the Baxter
Springs national cemetery by graveling. The
cost is fixed at 81 600
On motion of Mr. Van Dusen lNevada) the
allowance for labor hire at the mint at Carson
City was increased 20. An amendment in
creaSing the llarieS of the governors of New
Mexico and Arizona from s., OO0 to $3.50 pre-
vailed.
After lively debate lasting three hours the
house in committee of the whole on motion of
Mr. Hepburn Uowa) by a vote of as to d, struck
out of the executive, and judicial approprias
ton bill the paragraph providing for the
aries and expenses of the civil service com
mission and clerks employed under the COM
mission.