The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-04
The FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Price of Naval krmor Left TO Judgement
OF Secretary OF Navy.

The Panama canal question held the exclu'
sivc attention of the senate in executive SEES
rs the date fixed for voting upon 1t drew near
The doors of the senate were closed the great
er part of the day 1t is stated that there VIII
be only Is or II votes or pairs against the ratl-
fcation of the treaty After tlls treaty Is ON
of the way the appropriation bills will be IN
order.
Several pension bills are now on the senate
calendar for the increase Of soldiers and SAIL
ors' pensions in cases of serious dlsablnty.
Senator Burrows proposed an increase to 40
"A month for the loss OF both legs or deafness in
both ears. Senator Hoar proposed an increase
to 500 a month for total blindness and Senator
GallinRer proposed an increase to so q month
for all survivors Of the Mexican war
The bill introduced by Mr.. Litlle (Arlt) pro
hibiting persons from holding stock in any
commercial concerns which have to do with
the leasing or buying of Indian lands, is quite
important.
sideration in the house and the discussion took
in various topics, much of them political.
There is a provision i'll the bill for the appoint
ment by the president of a purchasing ageng
for the postofiice department, which would
concentrate all four. supply. divisions now
maintained. The bill is Of the nature of
measure of reform.
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader, sought to
secure an adjournment that proper respect
might be paid to the memory Of George wash,
ngton. Mr.. PAYNE IN. " thought 1T would
lie more patriotic to celebrate the anniversary
day building up the navy and the house agreed
with him.
Senator Hepburn introduced an amendment
to the army appropriation bill approprlatlng
50 90 for the purchase of land i'll spokane
county, Wash, and Kootenai county, Idaho,
for the establishment of n permanent camp
ground for the regular army and national
militia
In the Panama discussion Mr.. Hoar quoted
the presidents denial of completely on the
part cf the United States and asked: rs there
any man, friend or foe. who will doubt that
statement? win the campaign orators II from ON
pn,.tla t,A Gan ri
one who will accuse that brave and ,honest
man with dishonesty when he gave utterance
to that statement; senator hoar saiI tnai
fact and all the senate has to do is to deal with
the treaty on its merits.
eth DAY.
Consideration by the senate of the agricul-
tural appropriation bill was practically con-
| cuded.
The senate passed the bill authorizing the
Kiowa, Chickasaw & Fort Smith railway to
sell its road in Indian Territory.
The senate passed the house bill permitting
| those who make entry under the land laws to
| file proofs in courts of record at the county
| seats of the county in which they reside
Senator Daniels resolution directing the
| committee on judiciary to inquire into the ex.
| pediency of enactng Il law providing against
| the acceptance. holding or receipt of the pay,
| allowance or emolument Of any executive
| office, agency or commission by senator or
representative in congress, while serving as
| such senator or representative, was adopted.
| The house was again at work on naval APP
| preparations The Great Lakes training sta.
| tion was eliminated from the bill ON point of
| order. Mr.. Barton (Ohiol moved to strike out
| the provision for the one battleship authorized.
| He justified his position by comparing the baV-
| tleship construction this year with other ma
tons. In naval expenses the United States, he
| said. was, with the exception of Great Britain,
| 81 per cent ahead of any other nation. Mr..
| Grosvenor endorsed the naval program on the
| ground that peace on earth and good Will to
men depended on good ships and good men.
The bill was passed to extend the provisions
of the act of Jan. H. 10 -. to the Usage reserva-
| ton in Oklahoma 1t concerns the sale of rock
and gravel to railroads.
| Mr. Randall (Texasl introduced bill to ap
| propriate 500 10 for n federal building at
| South McAlester, /.
Mr.. St phens introduced bill confirming
| the rolls made by the Choctaw nd Chlckasaw
| lndi ans and requiring them to be approved by
| the secretary Of the interior within ninety
| Days.
18TH DAY
Senator Longs bill to authorize the absentee
| Wyandotte Indians to select from the public
domain 80 acres of agricu tural lands where
eyer located and subject to entry. was pas ed
Senator Elliins introduced a bill to regulate
| the issuance of receipts and bills of lading by
common carriers engaged in Interstate com
merce.
The senate passed both the agricultural and
the legislative executive and judicial appro'
priation bills.
The building program of the navy as con
/ at ention of the house
The anne ndment made to strike out the one
hattcship made by Mr. Burton, of Ohio, was
defeated
a proposition for preferential of per cent
in favor Of bids from the Pacific coast was de-
feated.
10Th DAY.
The house passed the naval appropriation
bill after having had it under constellation for
a week There was party contest on mum.
her of proposals. and especially on an effort OF
different minority members to secure an
amendment to fix the price of armor plate.
MIR. Dnlzell offered substitute amendment
providing that the secretary be authorized to
procure n contract for armor mt price which
in his Judgment is just and reasonable. BY Il
party division of lfi to lJl the substitute
amendment was adopted.
An inefft ctual attempt was made to have the
eight hour law applied TO all ship nStruction
MIR. Curtis introduced bill to add TO the
f4O,0Jl acre seq egltion OF mineral lands of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations the improved
strip of 80 acres Immediately TO the south OF
this segregation which was not included i'll the
last segregation.