The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-09

make. 1t was admitted today that
they can not hope for any assistance
from the president in getting an
amendment for judicial review OF ord
ers of the interstate commerce COM
mission. The president made this
clear to Senators Crane and Spooner
today. The only hope left to the OPP
ponents of the measure is in he Demo
Gratis. They have not definitely deter
mined what the party position will be
toward such an amendment, but 1t is
admitted that more than half of the
minority favor passing the bill exact
| ly as it came from the house.
The railroad rate bill for several
days had been regarded as the one
measure standing in the way OF an
early adjournment of congress. One
Of the leading Republican senators,
member of the steering committee, de-
clared today that "the Philippine tar
If bill, the statehood bill and the San
to Domingo treaty are all dead" He
qualified his statement concerning the
statehood bill by saying that he meant
that the friends of the bill could not
pass it without the Foraker amend
ment providing for the submission to
the votes Of the people of New Next
CO and Arizona separately the question
whether they should have joint state
hood. A poll Of the senate today
showed that, If voted upon now, the
Foraker amendment would win, 4S to
40, providing the entire vote of the sen.
ate was cast.
A vote on the Philippine tariff bill
in committee is scheduled for to-
morrow.
A hasty poll Of the senate taken to-
day indicates that, If brought to vote,
the Philippine tariff bill will be de-
feated by much larger vote than
was found for the Foraker amend
ment to the statehood bill In the
event the bill is defeated in the COM
mittee, the opponents have expressed
the intention of making a motion n
the senate have the committee dis
charged from further consideration of
the measure, and thus finally dispose
of it by a test vote on such motion.
Practically all Of the senate lead
ers concede that the Santo Domingo
treaty will be defeated if brought to
vote, and the plan generally. favored
is to defeat the treaty as early as
possible and thus avoid continued dis
cussion of it.
Under this general program, outlin-
ed by Republican leaders, great
amount of expected oratory would be
eliminated. These leaders say freely
that congress will adjourn early and
May 1 has been named as the latest
possible date. Z"
Friday, March 2.
Washington. President Roose-
welt has asked congress to appro-
pirate $4,000 to defray the expenses
of the delegates Of the United States
to the Pan-American congress in Rio
Janeiro next spring. The members
of the delegation will receive no sal
airy, and as it is felt that they will
be under heavy social obligations and
will insur great many different ex
penses, the president has asked for
such sum as will be sufficient for all |
purposes.
Subcommittee No. 6 of the house |
on public buildings has
agreed to report favorably on bills to
construct federal buildings at Pitts
burg and Newton, Kan. The treasury
department has estimated the cost of
he Pittsburg building at $4,000 and
1000 for the site. The estimate for
Newton is $65,000 for the building and
100000 for the site. The postal re-
,eipts at the former place last year
amounted to $25,199O5, and at the
after $14,205.51.
The committee is considering bills
for buildings at lola and
as well as one to make
some needed improvements to the fed
,ral building at Kansas City.
House committee on election No. l
las decided by unanimous vote to ig-
lore the charge against Representa-
i've Michales, Republican from H.
inois, that he is not an American citi-
ZEN.
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