Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
THE FlFTY-EIeHTH CONGRESS.
Mr.. Seotf Of Kansas Would increase
Issue Of Report on Animal Industry.
0STH nav.

18th DAY
The Panams treaty as amended by the com
mittee ON foreign relations, was read In execu-
Senator dryden introduced an amendment
to prohibit the OF the mails by anieS
transacting fraudulent insurance business.
S+Irrtor Penrose has introduced hill to pro-
rious chain coupon and chain investment
schemes.
name to provide for joint statehood of Oi1laho-
ma and Incian Territory. This is practically
the same bill which led 10 the long debate at
the last session.
Mr.. Lamar Cdo0 introduced bill in the
house pPrOpriating . 90 % for good roads
Mr.. Miller tKas bv his bill would increase
the tax beer from to $i.4 cents a bar
rel; claiming that the increased tax would
The house considered the Hepburn pure food
bill but it was not completed.
Delegate MeCIuire's bill is intended to make
good the bonds voted by Geary for water
works. Another Of his bills would provide for
a site for federal building at Oklahoma City,
and for a $5O0,UOO building.
tn DAY.
Senator Penrose introduced bill prohibit
| the registering Of letters, on sunday Also
bill authorizing the president to appoint to the
| rank of lieutenant general, retired, from the
major generals on the retired list, such officers
| as may have commanded brigades and who
held the rank of brig der general between the
| years of 8jl-6. provided that, upon the
! tirement of the present incumbent, the grade
/ of lieutenant shall De abolished.
| ST. nator Patterson completed and Senator
| Platt, of Connecticut began a sneech on the
| Panama canaIquestion. Senator Patterson de-
| clared that the president was largely respon-
| sible for the revolt in Panama and announced
his decided preference for the Nicaraguan
route.
| The house pissed the Hepburn pure food bill
| on a rising vote, IL to e after cutting out the
| amendment for inserting the word ''willfnt'
with reference to persons who sell a 1ulterated
or misbranded goods and which would have
! compelled the government to prove intent to
violate the law by the vender.
| MT. Z6nOT I'M J. made a minutes speech
| era1 government should bear so per cent of
| the cost of construction of the public highways.
Mr.. Robinson Ind introduced the Beverage
bill which senator QUAY has brought into the
| 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 a petition for
! service pension bill, saying that they COME
| from almost every G. A. r. post in II inois.
II don't know he id, what it would cost
| the civil war" Gallinger, who sat next to
| McCullom. replied under his breath about
forty fifty millions the first year"
| Senator Morgan's bill would provide for the
| annexation of Panama, with an appropriation
| sum 10 Colombia. He called for a reading of
! the bill, and then made formal explanation
or the two measures
| Mr. Scott (Kans.) has secured the incorpora
tion IN the aPproPrlaIt;l3n Dill OF an Item when
! b lreau of flood service for the Kansas river
| The service will require the establishment OF
dozen or more observation stations along the
| Kansas river and its principal tributaries.
! Last year the prediction of the weather bureau
as to the height which the flood would reach
in New Orleans verified within three
| tenths of a foot. This prediction made
so that the authorities had ample time to
strengthen the leyees and increase their height
where necessary.
! The senate adopted the resolution of inquiry
! concerning affairs in Panama and listened to
q speech on the Panama question by Mr. Dolli-
yer.
AS a pre- edent fer the presidents reeogni
ton of Panama Senator Dolllver 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 a commission to revise the
laws relating to constru tion, installation and
inspection OF marine boilers, and to extend
! such regulations to insular possessions
The house passed 201 pension bills. A bill
permitting the withdrawal, duty free, from
the ST Louis exposition Of articles donated to
religious, scientific, educational or literary in
Mr.. Spalding On. d. would by bis bill ap-
propriate 81 90 ~ each for monuments in the
! District of Columbia for VIM Mckinley and
Alexander Hamilton.
! A resolution off red by Mr. Hitchcock Oleb)
| house the amount of money it has expended in
the promotion of flying machine experiments
31sT DAY.
1t is quite we'll understood that the amend
ments TO the treaty ported by the committee
on foreign relations will be withdrawn before
final action is taken.
The senate has no program for the week be-
yond continuation of the debate the Pan
anna question. The fact that the German reso-
| luton Of inquiry was disposed of last week
does not change the situation, except that it
! makes necessary a new basis for speeches.
Mr.. Scott (Kan.) has introduced joint reso-
luton providing for pri hitting 10, o. extra cop
les of he oft he Of
NAL industry, to supply the demand for it,
| The house will devote practica ~ the entire
! week to consideration of the army and urgent
deficiency appropriation bill.
| Opportunity VIII be given each day to secure
action upon minor measures, but any bill which
| is likely to precipitate debate will not be al
| lowed to come before the house during the
| tendency of the two appropriation bills men
! toned.
Cotton Futures Are Up.
New Orleans, Jan. 23.-The price of