Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-02-13
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day TO nay
of thu lttsusA and Sennte.

of the ttwusn and senate.
Tn tho senate an m. an Senator Hin N. ".
smoke against tho bill nrohibltng the uso oi In
tnxicnnss In tho c,njtol bulldIna and nrrucd for
| thu FULLEST eniovmcnt az Individual liberty He
prolonged the debate until the time arrived Cor
| considering the Nicaragua canal bill. when
senator Villas (WisLl rcsuu,ct, his specch In on
position TO the measure. Senator Lodge
Mass got the Conference repor, ON the In,nil-
grafton b,ll taken nm and the senate disagrccz,
| 10 n nnd Il WINS recommjttc;j. Senator Nelson
(Aiinn.) introduced a substitute for the bankA
ruptcy bill now before the senate II provides
for voluntary bankruptcy o. tho part OF per-
sons owing ss0 or more and gives preference
70 debts due the United states or the state 70
which the debtor lives and TO those due sefV-
anus anu iaoorerS The proceedings In the
house were del and devoid OF public interest,
the major portion OF the ttmo being devoted 70
the District OF Columbia appropriation oi'@
Many minor bills were, however, passau'
THE senate on the 5th accepted the creden.
tials OF Richard r. kenney rs senator from
Delaware and he was sworn In and seated, bat
senators Chandicr IN. H. nnd Hour (aiass)
| stated that his title TO the seat would be at
tackled hereafter The Nicaragua canal bill
was proceeded with. Senator Canery Ha)
speaking against the Dill senator Tnurston
tNen) repor'eo iaVofap's ironi committee 'ne
uil W eh.oasass VI. proP"s.a oiinna saPos'-
non. SeNo, M.s.iiAn sM'enI h'Ioauce W..
p'n ueeiar'Is 'n' o'r. sp'nsieu na"'ur ". "a
'ia''oua' sons VI 'he .n''cu Saws NV, noou. "
icnson o,.is Merc "'so pas'eI 80, rug eh'l,e
uay III 'nu MUS. vas spens ~ e'e"s'"s 'no eaI-
cnu1, ., u'e unnIsn.u ou,,. US iepvr'eu i'on
'ho r'"S m's"' scsS'ons' .. o,,s oo,ns pr .,'
ou. VI y" "a, ,,e'',onS eo'".I.'.es . wv
=, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .iGe.'on .e,' ,i"ni ,n'
ienth Neh'ue"y u's'''s a.. III i"'o, VI 'uy s''''s
eenoeI".'e 'heh'or ine v'ynnhs n.'s'on w.s
uevotea W 'he eo"s'uo'a''"a VI private pen'iou
ohN
AT the session OF the senate ON the 9th n,tle
was accomplished save the passage OF DIS 10
which no objection was made. Senator Thurs
ton tNeh) continued his speech on the Pacific
raiirchus Inc Nicarapun canal WA came UP
~ ". tW"o eioeN' ou, gave way 10 inc ealchua''
ihere vas some a,scussloh OF the Cupan reso-
luuons, ou' no action was taken on thcn. Sru,
ntor Amen ,Ncn) GOT resolution posscu ,of
'hc committee on m'litnry nua'- 70 ma@c ih-
curry $40 wnether any "h'ver oi tne regu'a.
atiny was soi'cit'nl UT receiving presents ana
nO W fepor, piii 70 prevent IL Euioslcs
were 'hen uclivereu on tne in'e hPpreSen,a',se
CogsSwcii MASS '.''The mouse P"sscu the
District OF Couihoia appropriation piii anu
nttcr routine Dusi"css' huJourheu ~ ='fh
THE senate On the 9Th was In secret session
most u the time on the Anglo-Ameflran arDi-
iintion treaty. The bill rearranglng the judicial
district OF Texas was passed over the presi-
dents veto by vote OF bI to l, Senator Cahcry
Q.a.) being the member that cost The negative
vote Senator Pettisrew y. d. sought TO