The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20
THURSDAY.

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THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1a-The proceed
ings of the senate yesterday were
characterized by more life than had
been for several days. The bill extend
ing the Chicago post office entry over
the state of Illinois passed. It had
previously passed the house. Mr..
Stewart introduced a resolution In
strueting the finance committee to in
quire into the rates of exchange be-
tween gold standard aud silver stand.
ard countries, etc. Mr.. Call spoke in
favor of his resolution in regard to the
Armenian massacres and Mr. PETER
spoke on his congressional funeral bill.
In executive session the senate con-
fFmed the nominations of C. B. XII.
gore, Yancey Lewis and w. NJ Spring
er as judges in Oklahoma; Andrew c.
Cruce and William J. Horton, United
States district attorneys, and Samuel
NJ. Rutherford and Samuel N. Stowe
United States marshals for Oklahoma,
and the senate adjourned until Monday.
In the house ex-Speaker Grow pa
spoke for abOut one hour on that Dor
ton of the presidents message in re-
gard to the tariff. The house then ad-
journed until Monday.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-The business
of the senate yesterday was mostly on
the line of resolutions of inquiry, Mr.
Stewart advocated, in a speech, the
pending resolution for a commission to
investigate the needs of labor Mr.
Caffrey Ua.) offered a resolution in
quiring the reason for the suspension
of the bounty on sugar, and Mr.. PETER
offered a resolution of inquiry as to the
order Of refusing postal clerks permits
sion to visit Washington to lobby for
their own interests. Mr. Gallinger
wanted to know how many aliens are
employed by the government.
In the house Mr., Flynn ok made a
fiery speech against the secretary of
the interior in support of his resolut ton
inquiring why agents had not been ap-
pointed to anot the Wichita Indian
lands. The resolution was somewhat
modified and adopted. On motion of
Mr.. Moody (Mass.l a bill was passed
for the amendment of the act for the
establishment of bonded warehouses
for storing and cleaning rice for export
so as to include permission for curing
and repacking fish for export in such
warehouses. Many bills were intro
duced, The house then adjourned.
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 1S.-The presi-
dents message on the Venezuela ques-
ton occupied the attention of the brief
session of the senate yesterday, When
the message was received Mr.. Morgan,
chairmen of the committee on foreign
relations, moved that the senate go
into executive session, which, at 1910
was agreed to, At one o'clock the
doors of were thrown open and
the secretary of the senate began
reading the presidents message. As
the reading of the message closed
there was a hearty hand elapping
from all quarters of the chamber,
Mr. Chandler, of New Hampshire,
leading in the demonstration on the
republican side. Many petitions re-
lating to the Turkish massacres and
Cuba were read.
The proceedings of the house were
very tame a partisan debate took
place over the formation of election
committees Among the bills intro
duced was one by AIr. Blue Kan re-
lating 10 and protecting the rights Of
pensioners. He also introduced a bill
placing on the pension roll at IS per
month all members Of the Kansas mill
tia who served 30 days, and who are
suffering from physical or mental dis
ability. The reading of the presidents
message was heartily received by all
parties in the house.