Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-02-18
THE FlFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Three Hundred and twenty-five Pen
sion Bills Passed In l55 Minutes.
4lTH DAY.

After listening to speeches on the Panama
canal treaty the senate passed the bill granting
assistance to the Lewis and Clark ark expedition
ing the status of chaplains in the army; to
permit vessels Of less tina 30 tons to bring mer-
chandise into the United States from Canada
and Mexico; authorizing court martials at re-
mote naval stations.
Senator Long, from the committee on Indian
affairs, reported favorably, without amend
ment the bill authorizing the Santa Fe to buy
the property in Indian Territory of the Kiowa,
Chickasaw & Fort Smith Railroad company
Mr.. Lacy CIa.) has introduced bill to pro-
forest reserve. The bill provides penalty of
fringement.
Mr.. Emerich Qll.) introduced bill appro-
priating $l,OUO.0JO for relief of sufferers from
The house, without the knowledge of Dele
gate Mcclure passed prohibition against the
Oklahoma legislatures enacting law to locate
permanently the territorial capital and to erect
The house considered the urgent deficiency
bill and adjourned while the senate amend
ment for the st. Louis fair was pending.
18th DAY.
The senate considered the amendments to
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill and accepted all of them and the bill was
PASSED
Senators Overman On c., Carmack, Fulton
and Walton then spoke on the Panama canal
treaty.
Senator Cockrell introduced resolution di-
senate a copy of the report of the board for
river Improvements and harbor limits at Kan.
sas City, and the resolution was adopted.
The house devoted the entire session to con.
test cases for seats representatives, and
fixed an hour for voting upon the contest Of
Mr.. Cornell against Mr. Howell, of the Tenth
Pennsylvania district.
18th DAY
In executive session Senator Daniels spoke in
opposition to the ratification of the Panama
canal treaty. He was answered by Senators
Fairbanks and Spooner Daniels did not cr1tI-
else the administration for anything which
had occurred on the isthmus, but did adv Sc
| that the government accept the Nicaragua
route as the only one for which title can be Sc
cured without national dishonor.
| The senate defeated proposition to print
| the speeches made on the canal question in e1-
! ecutive session.
| Further opposition developed in the house
regarding the senate amendment proposing a
! loan to Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Mr.. Livernash (Calil introduced bill to
| vessels of Chinese persons not entitled to ad-
| mission to the Uuited States.
nth DAY.
Senator McCumber took up much time by
speech in support of the Panama canal treaty
and justified all the acts of the administration
| in connection with the revolt of Panama.
A number of private pension bills were
passed.
| ting 81 ,1C0. 0 for the construction of build
| ing in Washington for the Geological survey.
The senate has decided to vote on the Panama
canal treaty not later than February %.
The house adopted the recommendation of
the committee of the whole thus concurr1ng
| in the senate amendment for a loan of 81, 60a,-
| 0O1 to the st. Louis fair the yea and nay vote
being III to 10}.
The appropriation for the annual seed dis
| tribution carried by the agricultural appro-
priation bill this year is in the neighborhood
! of S3OJ,OO0.
|
| Senator Warren's bill would extend the pro-
| visions for brevet commissions for distin-
| guished conduct in the presence of the enemy
| to service during the China expedition andsin
| the Philippines
Senator Perkins bill would provide for a
| United States inspector of explosives, With
! such assistants as may be required.
| The bill to give the ex-Queen of Hawaii pay
| for the crown lands reached the stage of tax.
! ing "a vote, but the lack of quorum prevented
Speaker Cannon so managed that the house
| passed 800 private pension bills without read
| ing them except by their numbers Unani
nous consent was given by the house after
| some few objections which were quickly dis
posed of. The entire lot Of bills We're passed
| in Isl minutes. The first 100, which had no pro-
| posed amendments, went through in five min
| utes.
| Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) made what he declared
| with some heat was his last attempt to get a
| day set for the consideration of the bill Great
| ing joint commission to consider the queS-
| ton of ship subsidy.
| Mr.. Stevens CTexasl introduced bill to re-
move restrictions on the sale of certain Creek
| Indian lands
Mr.. Howell Utah) introduced bill provid-
] ing that all that portion of Arizona Territory
| orrdo river shall be annexed to the state of
| Utah.
Senator Platt Comm has introduced a bill
tonal judges in Indian Territory, and to es-
| tablish court of appeals there.