Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-28
THE FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Senator Deliver Refers 10 Precedenis
Sustaining Executive Action.
9TH DAY.

o@statmtn6 sASSaAlHS NShtS1h
9TH DAY.
The postofice investigation and the Panama
canal question divided the attention Of the sem
ate. Senator Teller continued his argument
that this government had acted in the matter
Of the revolt Of Panama contrary to interna-
tional law and sound morals. Senator
Hale, said that there had never been so ruth
less an Investigation as that which has exposed
the postoftice frauds He declared it an ex
ample such as has not been before in the his
tory OF the government.
The house in a brief session handled
several m ,tters of secondary Importance.
The ,toffice scandal was discussed. By
resolutloI John A Keliher, of Massachusetts,
was entitled to his seat, against the claims of
Mr. Bartlett iGa.) made an attack on Asst
P. NJ Gen. Bristow, charging that his father
and his son were drawing salaries for which
they rendered no service.
2STH DAY.
The Panama treaty as amended by the COM
mittee on foreign relations. was read in execu-
tive session OF the senate
Senator Dryden introduced an amendment
transactine fraudulent insurance business.
Senrtor Penrose has introduced q bill to pro-
hibit the use Of the mails in the conduct of va
rious chain coupon and chain investment
bill was introduced in Senator ouay's
name to provide for joint statehood Of Oklaho-
ma and Indian Territory. This is practically
the same bill which led to the long debate at
the last session.
Mr.. Lamar (Mo) introduced bill in the
house appropriating 50 90 90 for good roads
to be divided among the states and territories.
Mr.. Miller tKas) bv his bill would increase
the tax on beer from to STA cents q bar
rel claiming that the increased tax would
yield $lS,UO0,JU.
The house considered the Hepburn pure food
bill but it was not completed.
good the bonds voted by Geary for water
works: Another of his bills would provide for
site for federal building at Oklahoma City,
TIL DAY.
Senator Penrose introduced bill prohibit
ing the issuing or paying of money orders or
the registering of letters on Sunday. Also
bill authorizing the president to appoint to the
rank OF lieutenant general, retired, from the
major gener Is on the retired list, such officers
held the rank Of brigndier geneI al between the
years Of 8il-6', provided that, upon the re-
tirement Of the present incumbent, the grade
Of lieutenant shall be abolished.
s. nator Patterson completed and Senator
Platt, OF Connecticut began a sreech on the
Panama canalquestion. Senator Patterson de-
sible for the revolt in Panama and announced
his decided preference for the Nicaraguan
route.
The house p ssed the Hepburn pure food bill
on rising vote, VI to 3 after cutting out the
amendment for inserting the word E'willful"
with reference to persons who sell a iulterated
or misbranded goods and which would have
violate the law by the yender.
Mr.. Zenor In7l made li minutes speech
on good roads. He maintnined that the gen.
eraI government should bear so per cent of
the cost of construction of the public highways.
Mr.. Robinson Ind introduced the Beveridge
senate for joint Statehood for Oklahoma and
Indian Territory. What action will be taken
for Arizona and New Mexico is unknown as
yet.
Senator McCullom presented petition for
service pension bill, saying that they come
81 don't know" he said, "what it would cost
the civil war" Gallinger, who sat next to
McCullom. replied under his breath About
forty or fifty millions the first year"
Senator Morgan's bill would provide for the
annexation of Panama, with an appropriation
of ten million dollars to Panama and like
sum 10 Colombia He called for reading of
the bill, and then made formal explanation
OF the two measures.
The army appropriation bill was reported
from committee
Mr.. Scott (Kans.) has secured the incorpora-
ton in the appropriation bill of an item which
will permit the esta blishment by the weather
b reau of a flood service for the Kansas river.
The service will require the establ shment of
dozen or more observation stations along the
Kansas river and it's principal Tributaries
as to the height which the flood would reach
in New Orleans was verified within three
weeks before this stage Of water was reached,
so that the authorities had ample time to
strengthen the levees and increase their height
where necessary.
The senate adopted the resolution Of inquiry
concerning affairs in Panama and listened to
speech on the Panama question by Mr.. Dolli-
yer.
As pre- edent for the presidents recogni-
ton of Panama Senator Dolliver showed that
President Pierce had recognized five revolu-
tionary governments within four months
The senate adopted the resolution of inquiry
concerning affairs in Panama introduced on
the tn instant
Senator Frye introduced bill to increase
the efficiency and safety of the mercantile ma
rine by ere ting commission to revise the
laws relating to conStru ZION, installation and
inspection of marine boilers, and to extend
such regulations to insular possessions.
The house passed 2JJ pension bills A bill
permitting the withdrawal, duty free, from
the st. Louis exposition of articles donated to
religious scientific, educational or literary in
MIR. Spalding N. d. would by his bill ap-
propriate 81 900 each for monuments in the
Alexander Hamilton.
A resolution off red by Mr.. Hitchcock QSeb.)
asks the war department to detail to the
house the amount Of money it has expended in
the promotion of flying machine experiments.
Grand Jury Work.
Kansas City, Kans., Jan. 21.-The
Wyandotte county grand jury has
turned from its investigation of charges
against official boodling to an inquiry
into violations in Kansas City, Kas., of
the Cubbison anti-gambling law, and
the effect has been almost to produce a
panic in certain quarters. 1t is be-
lieved by many that number of in
dictments may be found against viola
tors of this class, and it was stated on
good authority that a number of
gamblers left on an early train for the