Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-03-03
The FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Price Of Naval Armor Left to Judgement
Of Secretary Of Navy.
54TH DAY.

The Panama canal question held the exclu-
sive attention of the senate in executive ses-
as 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 will
fication of the treaty. After this treaty is out
OF the way the appropriation bills VIII 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 disability.
Senator Burrows proposed an increase to sl5
n month for the loss of both legs or deafness in
both ears. Senator Hoar proposed an increase
to $ln0 a month for total blindness and Senator
Gallinger proposed an increase TO so a month
for all survivors Of the Mexican war.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Litlle (Ark) 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.
The naval appropriation bill was under con-
sideration in the house and the discussion took
in various topics, much of them political.
There is provision in the bill for the appoint
ment bv the president of n purchasing agent
for the postoffice department, which would
concentrate all four supply divisions now
maintained. The bill is of the nature Of 4
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader, sought to
secure an adjournment that proper respect
ington Mr.. Payne IN. W thought it would
I've more patriotic to celebrate the anniversary
day building up the navy and the house agreed
55TH DAY.
Sena tor Hepburn in Introduced an amendment
TO the army appropriation Dill apprOprlatlng
$1,000 for the purchase Of land in spokane
county, Wash, and Kootenai county, Idaho,
for the establishment of permanent camp
ground for the regular army and national
militia.
In the Panama discussion Mr.. Hoar quoted
n re re t n+ de St 81 G Hn e
any man, friend or foe who will doubt that
statement? viii the campaign orators from
Portland to San Francisco have among them
one who will accuse that brave and honest
man with dishonesty when he gave utterance
the independence of Panama is an accomplished
fact and all the senate has to do is to deal with
the treaty on its merits
5TTH DAY.
Consideration by the senate of the agricul-
tural appropriation bill practically con-
cluded.
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 enacting law providing against
the acceptance, holding or receipt of the pay,
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 ap-
preparations. The Great Lakes training sta:
ton was eliminated from the bill on a point of
order. Mr.. Burton (Ohiol moved to strike out
the provision for the one battleship authorized.
He justified his position by comparing the bat
tleship construction this year with other ma
tions. In naval expenses the United States, he
said, was, with the exception of Great Britain,
! % per cent ahead of any other nation. MIR.
| Grosvenor endorsed the naval program on the
| ground that peace on earth and good Will to
men sh depended s on good ships and good men;
of the act of Jan. II, 1913, to the Usage reserva-
| ton in Oklahoma. 1t concerns the sale of rock
and gravel to railroads.
| Mr.. Randall CTexas) introduced bill to ap-
propriete 100000 for a federal building at
| South McAlester, l. T.
Mr.. Stephens introduced a bill confirming
! the rolls made by the Choctaw and Chiclxasaw
| Indians and requiring them to be approved by
the secretary of the interior within ninety
| days.
Senator Longs bill to authorize the absentee
! Wyandotte Indians to select from the public
domain 80 acres of agricultural lands where
ever located and subject to entry. was passed.
| Senator Elkins 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-
| tanned in the pending naval bill, occupied the
| attention of the house.
The amendment made to strike out the one
| hattleship 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.
50TH DAY.
The house passed the naval appropriation
bill after having had it under consideration for
a week. There was party contest on num-
| Der of proposals, and especially on effort of
| different minority members to secure an
| amendment to fix the price of armor plate.
Mr.. Dalzell offered substitute amendment
providing that the secretary be authorized to
| procure a contract for armor at price which
| in his Judgment is just and reasonable. By
| party division of l33 to 10l the substitute
amendment was adopted
An ineffectual attempt was made to have the
| eight hour law applied to all ship construction
| Mr.. Curtis introduced a bill to add to the
10000 acre segregation of mineral lands of the
Choctaw and Chcl1asaw nations the improved
strip of 33J acres immediately to the. south of
| this segregation which was not included in the
| last segregation.