Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21


sage of the bill.
Mr.. Cushman Cwash) presented concur.
each each member Of r the senate tea and house Of the
Fifty-eighth congress be published in all con-
gressionaI directories hereafter issued during
the Fifty eighth congress.
2lsr 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 b Taft, Of Ohio, secretary OF war;
of the Philippine islands: Henry G, 1de: Yer
mont, vice governor of the Philippine islands.
Senator Morgan introduced a concurrent
resolution calling upon the president, to con-
struct an isthInian canal on Costa Rica and
Nicaraguan territory.
the confirmation of W. J. Richardson to be
minister to Panama by a vote OF - to Y
The senate completed the first reading OF the
Panama canal treaty.
Senator COllum introduced bill to create
national arbitration tribunal.
Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) introduced 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
to what money has been expended under the
act providing for the enforcement of the Sher-
man ANTITRUST law.
2NDDAY.
The senste 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 claims on 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 have gone there"
The senate ratified the extradition treaty
with the Netherlands after amending 1t so as
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 intersperse1 with
variety Of topics, When the item in the ap-
preparation bill had been reached providing
for the expense of the civil service commission
striking that commission out of existence, as
it was wasting public money without improv-
ing the civil service.
Delegate Kalanianole Hawaii) asked ap-
preparation of SIS 20 0 for a building ut Hilo:
| 81: co. o for building at Honolulu $,25, 90
| for revenue cutter, and authorizing contests
of election in Hawaii.
18th DAY.
Panama again was the principal subject of
| consideration in the senate. There was moth
ing especially fresh and new in the debate,
which is all partisan.
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 O0l
| On motion of MIR. Van Dusen (Nevada) the
! allowance for labor hire at the mint at Carson
! City was increased ECO. An amendment in
| creasing the laries of the governors of New
Mexico and Arizona from 5000 to $3.50 pre-.
! vailed.
| After lively debate lasting three hours the
! house in committee of the whole, on motion of
! Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) by a vote of IS to 81, struck
ton bill the paragraph providing for the sa :
| aries and expenses of the civil service COM
mission and clerks employed under the COM
mission.
e4THDAY
| The senate confirmed the appointment OF
/ General Chaffee to be lieutenant general.
| Mr.. Robinson Oil } introduced statehood
| a statehood bill to provide for the union in
! one state of Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
! Senator Dillingham; has bill to protect fur
| bearing animals in Alaska.
! The house passed the legislative, executive
I and judicial appropriation bill after refusing
I to sustain the action of the committee of the
| whole to strike out the salaries and expens- S
! of the civil service commission and restoring
| that item to the bill.
Senator Dolliver in the senate and Mr. Cal
derhead in the house, introduced a service
pension bill backed by the Grand Army of the
| Republic. The bill is not designed to interfere
| with existing pension legislation and it con.
! flicts in no way with soldiers or widows en-
i titled to pension.
18th DAY.
| The senate passed large number of bills on
| the calendar.
| Senator Teller filed the intervening time
| with speech on the Panama canal question.
| He contended that the course of the president
in connection with the Panama revolution has
! been contrary to precedent and in contraven-
! ton of international law.
The hearings on the propositions to grant
| statehood to Arizona We're concluded with a
| statement by Delegate Wilson. The commit
| tee brought the matter before the executive
session but no conclusion was reached.
! Among the bills passed were: Creating a
| port of delivery at Salt Lake City, Utah estab-
fishing an Indian agricultural school at wah-
petOn, N, D., and a large number of private
| pension bills.