The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. H. When the senate
met yesterday Mr.. Paddock appealed to
the members not to adjourn over till Mon.
day, motion having been made to that
effect The printing bill, he said,
along' for weeks and seemed likely
To do so for weeks to come and
he was but awaiting to get out the
way in order to bring forward for discus
sion and vote the important measure
known as the pure food bill MIR. Cockrell
took exception to the disrespectful way in
which the printing bill was spoken Of
That was very important measure and
he thought that it was being even too
rapidly pressed. The motion to adjourn
till Monday was agreed to-
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-The attendance
of senators at the opening OF yesterdays
session was more numerous than usual.
Senators Hill, Brice and Cullom, however,
were not in their seats.
A bill appropriating Is million dollars
for the improvement OF the Mississippi
river was reported and placed on the CAL
endar.
The senate has passed the bill appro-
priating 1000 for dry dock near AL
giers, La.
Mr.. Henderson from tho com mittee on
military affairs reported back adversely
four bills for the increase of the infantry
and artillery branches of the army and
reported in lieu of them bill to reorgan-
ize the military and infantry branches Of
the army and increase their efficiency
which was placed on the calendar.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the bill providing for the public print
ing and binding and the distribution OF
public documents, the pending ques-
tion being Mr. Germans amendment to
strike out the section Great
ing the office of superintend-
ent of public documents. After long
iscussion the section was modified by a
provision that public documents be sup
piled to senators and representatives by
the superintendent of the folding rooms
of the two houses and the bill was re-
ported to the senate and passed
WASHINGTON, Feb. H.-Senators Hill
and Brce were in their seats when pro.
ceedings began to-day Mr.. Cullom has
not returned from his visit to Illinois and
Mr.. Hoar was still detained from his seat
by sickness The vice president laid be-
fore the senate Mr. Sherman's credentials
for the term beginning March 4,
1898, and they were read and placed
on file This will be Mr.. Sherman's
sixth term and if he remains senator
till it's close he will have been 81 years in
the senate. That will be the first case in
the history of the government of such a
long service in that body. If Mr.. Sher-
man had not resigned to become secretary
of the treasury when but four years Of his
term had expired, his serv ice would have
covered 36 years.
The senate passed bill appropratinr
100000 Tor tho construction Of military
storehou,e at the Omaha, Neb., military
depot and bill appropriating SOD, OO) for
public building at Salt Lake City, Utah.
The senate tnen proceeded TO the con-
sheraton of the urgent deficiency bill,
when Mr. PETER moved 10 increase the
item for the census work of "The division
of farms, homes and mortgages" from
$50, 900 to S10J, 900. Mr.. Hale opposed the
amendment, not because 100000 would be
too much, but because he did not think
that the house would agree to more than
$4,000, and the senate would be fortunate
if it, got that The amendment was re-
jected and the bill was passed 1t adds to
the 100000 deficiency for the census $50
600 for the "Divis on of farms, homes and
mortgages" 1t increased the item for
subsistence nj the Sioux from Sil5, 5l4 10
! Sl43 0l4.
The senate then TOOK up the calendar
and passed several minor bills, after
which the pure food bill" came up as the
unfinished business, but was laid aside
and the Idaho contested election case was
taken up. The resolutions reported by
the committee on elections are that Mn.
Dubois is entitled to the seat he now
holds, and that Mr.. Clagett is not entitled
| to it.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S- Immediately
after the reading of the journal in the SEN
ate Mr.. Sherman from the committe on
foreign relations reported back favorably
the joint resolution reported by Mr. Per-
kins, requesting the president to return to
the republic Of Mexico twenty one battle
flags now in the museum of the United
states military academy He said it was
an act of courtesy to a friendly power
| Mr. Sherman reported adversely the
resolution offered by Mr. Quay requesting
the committee on foreign relations to in
| quire as to the practicability of the acqui-
sition of certain portions of the republic
of Mexico and it was indefinitely post