Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-25
IN SPECIAL SESSION.

The Flfty-Fifth Congress Assemblies In Re-
Spouse to President McKinley's PrOcla-
nation.
IN the senate on the 10th resolution for the
preparation Of comparative statement on rev.
enue questions was agreed to. A resolution by
Senator Pettigrew Is. D. for committee OF
five senators to look into Pacific railroad ques-
tions was referred Several nominations were
confirmed, amongst them being John Hay to be
ambassador to Great Britain and Horace Porter
to be ambassador to France IA special order
was adopted in the house that night sessions
should be held on the tariff bill and that the
measure should be passed on March 81 The
sundry civil bill was then taken up, 90 minutes
being allowed for debate on either side, and
finally passed. Next came the general def
cheney bill and, after the 90 minutes allowed
for debate had expired, that too, was passed
and the house adjourned. The sundry civil bill
carried $50, l47, 551 and the general deficiency
bill IS, 1924
IN the senate on the Goth Senator Vest (do.)
introduced bills fixing the salaries Of the
United States marshals and court clerks Of
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and the Indian
territory &c. The house passed the Indian APP
preparation bill II carries S25, 900 for the ex-
penses Of the Dawes commission and not only
extinguishes the tribal courts, but gives the
president veto power over the acts Of their
council. Mr.. Maxwell CNeb) introduced bill
for beet sugar bounty.
THE Anglo-American arbitration treaty was
advanced considerably in the senate on the
22d, all the amendments recommended by
the committee on foreign relations be-
ing agreed to-. The four appropriation bills
the agricultural the sundry civil, the Indian
and the general detlclency-which failed in the
lastcongress, were received from the house and
,,oPar 10 ho A
resolution was agreed to calling on the presi-
dent for all correspondence relating to the i'm
prsonment and death OF Dr. Ruiz in Cuba. The
nomination Of Powell CLAYTON Of Arkansas, to
be minister to Mexico, was confirmed as were
several other nominations. Two hours were
spent in the house in having the tariff bill read,
after which Mr., Dingley, the chairman Of the
ways and means committee, opened in an hours
speech for the republicans, Mr.. Wheeler (Ala.)
then spoke on behalf Of the democrats and
afterwards Mr.. Bell Coli took the floor on be-
half of the populist party. Mr., Bailey (TexD
presented the minority report on the tariff bill.
THE senate on the 23d passed a resolution to
investigate the operation Of the civil service
law Senator Berry (Arll) secured the adop-
tion of resolution for the purchase Of 900
tents for the use of the food sufferers. Sena-
tor Turpie Gnd.) spoke at considerable length
In advocacy Of the election Of United States
senators by popular vote A bill was passed to
establish the official survey of certain lands in
Nebraska On motion of Senator Hoar (lass,)
the bankruptcy bill was made the unfinished
business thus giving it the right of way after
two o'clock in the afternoon daily, Senator
Pettigrew Is, d. called up the bill to amend
the act repeating the timber laws and 1t was
passed and n constitutional amendment to
make April 30 inauguration day was introduced
by Cenotnr HOor Mass and rpfnrrad In the
committee on elections. The day in the house
was mostly taken up in listening to speeches on
the tariff bill, Messrs, Gibson Tenn,) Dockery
(Mo), Newlands (Nev), DolliVer Qa,) and
several others giving their views on the meas
ure, Mr., Howe IN, " introduced bill to
compel respectful treatment Of the United
States flag by government employees,