The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-12-17
rHE woRK o. coNeREss.
Condensed Daily Proceedings OF the Fifty-
Fifth Regular Session.


Fifth Regular Session
IL the senate on the sth Senator Allen Cyeh)
offered 3 resolution declaring Il 70 be the senss
Of the senate that congress should a. once
acknowledge b. appropriate act the political
fndepeudence OF Cuba The senator made
expressed the belief that the owners Of Spanish
bonds In this country and American citizens
holding property In Cuba injured OF destroy Cd
bT the insurgents had Joined 70 prevent the
recognition Of Cuba's political independence
Re also thought that President Mckinley vas
under obligations 20 carry out the pledge which
his party had made The news Of the death o.
Representative Wright CAfass) was then com
rnunicated 70 the senate and an adjournment
was taken out Of respect 70 his memory The
session o. the house lasted only Is minutes
The pension appropriation bill was reported
b. Mr.. Stone pa and the committees on
elections and banking were given leave 70 SIT
during the sessions Of the house
TIE senate on the 9Th passed = private pen
sion bills in an hour a resolution was also
passed asking for information regarding the
sale OF the Kansas Pacific railway and soma
work was laid out for the following week Sen
atOr Carter C1IOnt) securing the right OF way
for his census biz and Senator Lodge lAassl
getting the immigration bill made unfinished
business Senator Hoar (MasS) presented q
protest. containing q, 259 names, from native
Hawaiians against the annexation OF their is
lands to the United States The house en-
tered upon the consideration Of the pension
appropriation bin and q lively debate took
place Mr. Allen 1Giss) presented several
amendments They prohibit the granting Of
pensions to widows whose applications were
not filed during their widOwhOed and the
granting Of pensions 70 widows whose Appllca-
lions were based on marriages contracted after
tue passage Of this act, and to permanently IN
sane or iuiottc minors. who had reached their
majority. M Cannon chairman Of the com
mittee on appropriations, made strong appeal
70 his colleagues to see that not one dollar
was appropriated which was not absolutely
necessary for the good Of the pnblic service
TIE senate was not in session on the 10Th
The house passed the pension appropriation
bill, the debate on IL covering q wide range
touching not only the question OF our pension
policy but that OF civil service reform and the
receipts and expenditures Of the treasury IN
der the Dingley tariff law. The pension bill
carries Sal 253 $50 MI Maxwell Of Nebraska,
introduced q bill to punish bribery, coercion or
| intimidation Of voters
/ CHAPLAIN AIILBURN, in his invocation at the
/ opening OF the senate on the 18th, made q
| touching reference to the death Of President
/ McKinley's mother Senator Psttigrew 6 d.
called up the bill granting to settlers the right
/ to make second homestead entries OF l60 acres
| and Il was passed An agreement to vote on
I the immigration bill January 4 was reached
Senator Butler N c. then spoke in favor Oi
the amendments he had offered 20 the bill pro-
l viding for q postal savings bank system sen
| atOr Perkins (CaL) introduced bill TO amend
/ the paragraph OF the revised statutes relating
l 70 the appeal on ha5eas CORPUS OF criminal
/ cases to the supreme court OF the United
/ States ---- In the house the blind chaplain re-
| ferred to the death OF Mrs Mckinley in his
/ PRAYER and after the legislative. executive and
/ judicial appropriation bill had been reported
/ the balance Of the session was spent in adjust
] ing personal dispute between Mr. Hepburn
/ Ia-) and Mr.. Norton (O-). which occurred las
week during the debate on the pension BILL a:
| to whether the word most or many Wa
] used Nj. Hepburn was sustained