Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-07
THE DOINGS OF CONGRESS
Items of Interest From the Nation
al Capital.
More Important Happenings in Sen.
ate and House During the
Past Week.

More Important Happenings in Sen.
ate and House During the
Past Week.
Senate Appropriates S365 5000, 900.
Washington, D. C. - The senate
Monday PASSED the agricultural appro-
priatiOn bill, carrying nearly S1O,-
100000; the postoffice appropriation
bill. carrying S2l0,000, 900; the pen
son appropriation bill, carrying $145,-
100000 and the bill authorizing the
establishment of an agricultural bank
in the Philippines. The principal
fight over the agricultural bill took
place on the Beveridge amendment
requiring the packers to pay the cost
of administering the meat inspection
law. This amendment was defeated
on a point of order. Mr.. Beveridge
secured the adoption of an amend
ment which requires the date of can
ming and inspection to appear on the
label of the can containing meat pro-
ducts
Dnatured Alcohol Bill Passed.
Washington. - The denatured alco-
hol bill passed the senate Friday by
vote of 65 to 1. Senator Pettus Of
Alabama cast the negative vote. The
action taken after the committee
amendment requiring the presence of
a government stortekeeper whenever
alcohol is being manufactured had
been defeated by a vote of AZ to Is
The bill as passed contains a SEN
ate amendment permitting rum to be
GeLatured. Consequently the meas
ure must be returned to the house for
action The bill is intended to make
it possible for farmers to establish
stills of limited capacity for the man.
u..c..-re c: alcohol to be denatured.
The Cabinet Changes.
Washington. Fridays cabinet
meeting was in the nature of Il fare
well to two Of its members, who on
next Monday will retire to private
life. they being Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw and Secretary of the
Interior Hitchcock The former will
be succeeded by Postmaster-General
Cortelyou. and the latter by Commits
sioner of Corporations Garfield. This
was the last meeting of the cabinet
as at present constituted. Another
addition will be Former Ambassador
to Russia George Won l.. Meyer, who
succeeds to the postmaster-gene
ship.
Agreed on River and Harbor Bill.
Washington. - After listening TO an
argument by Senator Patterson OF
Colorado, III favor Of government
ownership of railroads. the senate
Wednesday agreed TO the conference
report on the river and harbor appro-
priation bill Protests were made
against the reduction from $4,000 to
S250,O00 of the amount for improve
ments in the Mississippi river between
Carlo and st. Louis. by Senators
/ Hopkins, Sullom, Stone, Allison and
Overman. The smaller amount pre-
vailed.
A Ccnqressi onaI Junket.
Washington. A party consisting OF
Speaker Cannon, Senator Curtis, Kan
sas; Representatives Tawney, Min
lesota: Londenslager, New Jersey;
Sherman, Littauer and Olcott, New
York: Mckinley. Illinois; Moore,
PENNSYLVANIA. and l.. White Busbey,
secretary to Speaker Cannon, will
sail from New York. March 3, On a
,ruise of the West indies. South Amer
ca. the Panama canal and Cuba. The
party will be absent from the United
| Gtates for one month.
Agricultural Bill Agreement.
Washington The conferees on
the Agricultural appropriate bill
Thursday re led an agreement Oh
practically all amendments and it is
| conceded that all will be agreed or
except that providing for an increase
of 5000 year for four consecutive
| years in the appropriation for state
agricultural and scientific colleges
The Beveridge amendment providing
that meat packers must date the cans
of meat products was dropped.
Brownsville Investigation Adjourned
Washington. The Brownsville in
vestigation in the senate committee Oh
military affairs was adjourned Wed
nesday until March IS. BY that time
it is expected that officers of the dis
charged battalion of negro soldier:
will be available as witnesses.
Two Veto Messages.
Washington. The veto messages
of two house bills were received from
the president Tuesday, one of then
negativing the Kiowa pasture town
site bill. and the other ii bill for the
relief of a civilian who served in the
Civil war
To Revise United States Laws.
Washington. The senate Friday
greed to house joint resolution
creating a joint committee of five
senators and five representatives O.
tue Goth congress to revise and cod
ify the laws of the United States.
Aid for AIaska-Yukon Exposition.
Washington. - After some discus
sion a bill appropriating 100000 in
aid of the Alaska-YukonPacif ex
position to be held at Seattle, Wash.
IN 1000 was DaSSed bV the senate