The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-12-25
WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Our Senators and Representative
Are Doing at the National Capitol.

what Our senators ana Representatives
Arc Doing at the National Capitol.
SENATOR VEST. in the senate on the 10th.
called up the Allen resolution for considering
the Dingley bill. which brought en- an exciting
debate. Finally Senator Platt. OF the finance
committee. said that no EFFORT would be made
to urge the bill to passage. which was regarded
as the death Of the measure A bill was passed
extending the time for building a bridge over
the Missouri river at Lexington. Mo. after
which the pension appropriation bill was
briefly discussed and passed as it came from
the house 49,. Delegate Flynn OR introduced
two bills Of interest to his Indian constituents
and then the army appropriation was consid-
cred, a deadlock occurring over the PROPOSE
ton to abandon the army and navy hospital at
Hot Springs, Ark.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th 1t was
agreed to adjourn at the close of the day to the
2lst After some minor business the immigra-
ton bill was taken up and an amendment was
adopted excluding all immigrants over 16 years
old who cannot read or write from admission
TO the country Mr.. Morgan also got an amend
ment passed that exclusion should not apply
to fugitives from Cuba during the present dis
order in that island. Then the bill was passed
by a vote Of 80 to 10. Bills were also passed
authorizing the building Of bridge over the
Sabine river, between Louisiana and Texas,
and to adjust the accounts OF certain army Of
6cers The house passed the army apprcpri-
alton bill and entered upon the consideration
Of the legislative. executive and judicial bill
Several bills relating to the District Of Colum-
bia were also put through
THE senate was not in session on the 18th ....
1t was private bill day in the house. but most
Of the session was devoted to the passage of 81
pension and relief bills favorably acted upon
by the committee of the whole on the previous
Friday. Mr.. Dingley made some remarks
against opening the door to old claims and Mr..
Mahon. chairman Of the war claims commit
tee. insisted that unpaid claims should be de-
cided on their merits and that it was dishonest
to plead the statute of limitations against
them. The bill appropriating s25O, 600 for a
building in Kansas City. Kan, was reported
from the committee A bill appropriating S1o,-
)OO for building at Fulton, No, was also re-
ported
THE senate was not in session on the 18th
In the house Mr. Cannon reported from the
committee on appropriations an urgent deli
cheney bill, carrying 1881 49,, and it was given
immediate attention and passed without divi-
sion. Upon the suggestion OF Mr.. Dockery
(Mo) an amendment to the general legislative
bill was adopted. requiring United States
courts to turn into the treasury all moneys de-
posted with them and not claimed within ten
years A special order was adopted to take up
the Pacific railroad funding bill on January :.
The senate bill for government participation
in the Tennessee Centennial exposition was
passed and January 16 was fixed for eulogies
on the late ex-Speaker Crisp.
SENATOR CAMERON, in the senate on the
eIst, presented the report OF the committee on
foreign relations, which favored the adoption
If the joint resolution for the recognition by
| the United States Of the independence Of the
Cuban republic. 1t a very voluminous
statement and cited many presidents bearing
on the subject. Senator Vest mo attempted
to discuss the Cuban question after the report
had been read but Senator Hale me objected.
Senator Hill IN. Y offered q resolution in
favor Of recognizing the Cuban insurgents and
Senator Bacon (Ga) introduced resolution
On the constitutional question between the
executive and congress. Senator Chiffon (Tex
introduced a substitute for the Cameron reso-
luton declaring that a state Of war existed in
Cuba but that we should remain neutral and
accord the rights of belligerency to both
parties The Oklahoma free homes bill came
up. but was put of till after the holidays 49,
The house nom concurred in the senate amend
ments to the immigration bill and agreed TO a
| conference, after which the legislative appro-
priation bill was considered, long debate
taking place over the control of the new con-
| yressional library.