The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-27
IN SPECIAL SESSION.
rhe Fifty-Fifth Congress Assemblies In Re-
Hponse to President McKiniey's Proela-

The Fifty-Fifth Congress Assemblies In Re-
sponse to President McKiniey's Procla-
nation.
A LARGE number OF bills were introduced Ia
the senate on the 18th Senator Gallinger CN.
HI proposed an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting legislation on behalf Of any relt-
gious denomination. Senator Turpie Qnd)
gave notice Of O speech on the election OF sena-
tors by popular vote and introduced a resolu-
tion proposing an amendment to the constitu-
tton for the purpose. Senator Gear
Qa) made report from the COM
mittee Pacific railroads favoring
the bill for an adjustment Of the Pacific rail-
road debt by commission consisting OF the
secretaries OF the treasury and the interior and
the attorney-geueraL The senate then went
into executive session for an hour and after
wards adjourned 49,. In the house Mr.. Hender-
son Qa.) announced that the ways and moans
committee was not ready to report the tarin bill
and an adjournment was taken, the house only
being in session for 10 minutes which was taken
up in reading the journal
IN the senate on the 18th a resolution for the
preparation OF a comparative statement on rev.
enue questions was agreed to. A resolution By
Senator Pettigrew Is d. for n committee OF
nve senators to look into Pacific railroad ques-
tions was referred. Several nominations were
confirmed, amongst them being John Hay to DO
ambassador to Great Britain and Horace Porter
to be ambassador to France. "A special order
was adopted in the house that night sessions
should be held the tarin bill and that tho
measure should be passed on March 81. Tho
sundry civil bill was then taken up. ~ minutes
being allowed for debate ON either side, ana
finally passed. Next came the general deh-
cheney bill and, after the 40 minutes alloweo
for debate had expired, that. too, was passee
and the house adjourned. The sundry civil bill
carried S53, Ii7, ,55i and the general deficiency
bill n. 1924
IN the senate on the Goth Senator Vest CAIo.l
introduced bills fixing the salaries OF tho
United States marshals and court clerks of
Kansas. Missouri. Oklahoma and the Indian
territory &c. The house passed the Indian ap-
preparation bill 1t carries $4,000 for the az
penses of the Dawes commission and not only
extinguishes the tribal courts. but gives thu
president a veto power the acts of their
council. Mr.. Maxwell (Neb.) introduced q bill
for beet sugar bounty.
THE Anglo-American arbitration treaty was
advanced considerably in the senate on the
I'D, all the amendments recommended by
the committee on foreign relations be-
ing agreed to. The four appropriation billa
the agricultural. the sundry civil the Indian
and the general dehclcucy-which failed In tho
last congress. were received from the house ana
referred to the appropriations committee 4
resolution was agreed To calling on the preat-
dent for all correspondents relating to the iD-
prisonment and death OF DR.. Ruiz in Cuba rha
be minister to Mexico. was confirmed rs wore
several other nominations. Two hours were
spent In the house In having the tariff bill reao.
after which Mr.. Dingley the chairman OF the
ways and means committee, opened In an hours
speech for the republicans Mr.. Wheeler (AlAl
then spoke on behalf OF the democrats una
afterwards Mr. Bell (CoLD took the floor on be-
half OF the populiSt party. Mr.. Bailey CreEl
presented the minority report on the tarin bilL