The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-01-21
WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Our Senators and Representative
Are Doing at the National Capitol

Are Doing at the National Capitol.
THE senate was not In session on the 9th....
After brisk controversy in the house an order
made on the previous nirht for the arrest by
the sergeant-at-arms Of all members absent
from the Friday evenings session, pension
night, vacated. TO the satisfaction OF 200
members 10 whom the order OF arrest applied.
The Pacific railway funding bill was then con-
sidered In q fragmentary manner incidental TO
five-minute debate, and was not productive
Of any noticeable features, coming 70 a close at
FIVE p. m, when the house adjourned
THE chief event in the senate on the iith was
an impassioned speech by Senator Mills CTex)
in favor OF his resolution TO recognize the in
dependence OF Cuba and to appropriate $1,000
for the salary OF a minister to the island There
was an informal discussion BY several senator's,
but no definite action was taken. Senator
Proctor (Vt) made an address in favor Of a
constitutional amendment limiting the pfesi-
dent term TO six years q. The Pacific railway
funding bill was defeated in the house by the
vote Of i6s to li2 and the army appropriation
bill carrying s23, 1875 234 was passed
In the senate on the 18th Senator Hill IN W
introduced bill to make the terms of post
masters four years The bill was referred
Senator stewart (Nev.) made a speech against
the reelection OF the president Of the United
States and favored the shortening Of the term
TO two years, so that the president would be in
close touch with public sentiment The free
homesteads bill was then taken up and debated
Senator PETER Ran) speaking in favor OF the
measure Mr. johnson Cali rose to ques-
tion OF privilege in the house and there was a
wordy duel between him and Mr.. Mcclure
(Cal). The bill relating to the rights OF aliens
to hold land in the territories and resolution
to pay ex-SpeaEUr Crisps widow 81 isi for the
expenses OF her husbands illness and funeral
we're passed.
THE opening session OF the senate on the 18th
much curtailed by on executive session
Iaas 1. Il. -.
the day was given to Senator Bacon (Ga) who
spoke on the power of congress to uphold new
governments In the house number of
minor measures were passed and then the bill
to make oleomargarine, butterine and other
limitations of dairy products subject to state
laws was debated, but the house adjourned be-
fore the bill was disposed OF.
DELEGATE FLYNS's free homes bill passed
the senate on the l4th by vote OF 35 to II, all
the western senator's except Vest and Cockrell
(Mo.B voting for It. Senator Culom Qll) Sc
cured the adoption Of resolution calling on
the civil service commission for information In
reguard to it's reports. The senate then ad-
journed until the 18th. The house spent al
most the entire day debating the bill to subject
oleomargarine and other imitation dairy prod
ucts to the laws Of the states into which they
are taken. The measure was finally passed by
a vote of 1926 to 90. The presidents veto of the
bill to create a new judicial district in Texas
was laid before the house and referred. A res.
olution was adopted looking toward the preser-
vation Of the old friR, Ie Constitution ut WASH
ington as a naval museum and the house then
adjourned