The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-03-10
THE FIFTy.ElGHTHGo


70 Investigate DlifereRoes N Prices oI
live Cattle and Dressed 1est
8al 6SND DAY. H.
The senate passed tho bill 70 rntify On act Of
tho Oklahoma legislature legalizing the Perry
waterV6rks bond election also Emilnr action
concerning bonds Of Geary, O. 7: also the
Stephens Bill for the establishment Of United
States court at Marietta. / Y.
senator GullinRer introdueeda bill increas.
ing the salaries Of executive officers, SENATOR'S
and Representative the new salaries 70 SAKE
effect March I, lyH. \
ms SENATE passed the bill requiring the .y!so
Of American vessels In Transporting supplies
ond tro6ps. 7Ni'f tNl,
Ths house having before 1t the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill, discussed various
subjects including the tariff disarmament ny
the nations Of The world; concerning the ap
preparation for The Lewisan CLARK eentennia!
exposition; On anti'trust speech rena q
.ss Ss so Sl,s ussssS Il. M to remove rsrc
tons from tie sale Of allotted lands on reser'
walton In Washington.
s3ap Dxr. "tNg WI
The bill for the regulation q Philippine
sugar was again the principal feature Of con.
sideration In the senate. Benator Plat Conn,
said that he would Join IN the effort to defeat
any measure so far AZ W interfere with the
American sugar interests. .e.
The SENATE passed large number II private
pension bills. 'ol ri y
Mr.. Chimes Texas has bill before the
house which provides that hereafter ola, worn
out and unclean bills may be sent to Washlng'
ton aud exchanged for clean new ones Of the
expense Of the government instead Of the
banks as heretofore NJ.
The house spent much more time On the DIS
trict Of Columbia appropriation Dill but only
settled one point. By unanimous vote NE mn nm
triot was raised from VII To SSJ per annum Tor
telephones In private residences. M. ~, Id
MI. Brood (Colo.) introduced bill fixing
tax Of one mill per .head on cattle, horses,
mules and asses, and v Of mill or sheep and
goats and \, mill on swine within the unltea
States one object Of tho bill IL TO ascertain the
number Of livestock In the United States on
July Of each year.
WITH UAIs
For almost four hours the senate while tech
nically engaged on the naval appropriation
bill, discussed wide range Of subjects, n
GLIDING the policy Of the United States in the
Philippine Islands and the RussoJapanese
war. Mr.. Money said he did not consider the
total appropriation ,0yD 0O-carried by the
bill as excessive under our present policy N
the Orient He. however. criticised that pol
| Icy as did other Democrat speakers
Mr.. Lodge spoke at length on the need q q
good navy to protect our trade and uphold the
Monroe doctrine.
During the consideration Of tho Indian ap-
propriation bill by the house the scandals in
| Oklahoma and Indian Territory are being
thoroughly aired. Mr. Stephens favored an
amendment to abolish the Dawes commission
and place Its work in the hands Of one man. A
| fight is organized against the item to CONSOLE
date Indian warehouses ut b. Louis.
There was a long debate, or dispute, IN inc
| house over Mr.. Scott's assertion that President
| Cleveland once entertained q negro OF dln'
ner ut the White House.
9th DAY.
| Senior Carmacks resolution was passed by
the senate calling on the secretary OF war 10
send to the senate report Of the hearing Pc
fore him in regard to shipping bills affecting
the Philippines.
information, IL IA learned that the. statehood
program which will be carried ont is to pass a
bill in tile house at this session Joining Okla.
homs and Indian Territory in one state, ana
adjourn without action on the part Of the sen.
ate, leaving that body to take final action at
the short session.
| Representative Robinson introduced reso..
luton In this house directing the secretary OF
commerce md and labor to suspend at once
md indefinitely the killing of fur seals on the
Islands Of Alaska,
The house is informed by Foreman Ricketts,
Of tbc government printing office that the use
Of typesetting machines would reduces the
force 10 per cent. The wages Of operators Of
the machines would be higher than u pnd
now, which IL : cents an hour, or double the
union scale in Washington.
GOTH DAY.
The naval bill again occupied practically all
OF the time Of the senate, but while the amend
ment concerning q naval training station
on the great lakes was technically the pend
Ing question 1t was scarcely mentioned.
The senate passed bills. Amending the laws
for the government survey authorizing the
presidentto extend an invitation to the inter
national congress Of hygiene to meet in Wash
ington In 1908.
The house passed the bill for the relief Of
settlers within the grant Of land to the Az.
lantic and Pacific Railroad company in New
Mexico, u,
Mr., Ovcrstrect, chairman Of the committee
on postofllces and post roads. reported the
postotiico appropriation bill to the house. The
house then went into COMMITTEE of the whole
and resumed consideration Of the Indian ap.
preparation bill and passed 1t after important
amcndmcntsh had been adopted.
9Th DAY,
In the senate bills were passed authorizing
bail in certain criminal asses on appeal III In
dian Territory and validating certain convey
ances Of the Northern Pacific railroad com.
paliy.
Senator Patterson offered an amendment to
the navel bill which provides that the secre.
tary Of the navy be directed to erect an armor
factory should he be unable to buy platearmor
ut reasonable price, but Withdrew it later.
The naval appropriation bill was tnen passed
Without debate che house unanimously
adopted the resolution Of Mr.. Martin directing
the secretary Of commerce and labor to inves'
tig to the causes Of the differences between
tile prices of live cattle and dressed beef,
Postal affairs took w the time OF tho house
largely over the resolution concerning the use
Of "nAucnce' by members to secure increase
Of salary for postmasters.