Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Various DoIpgs Of Our National lawmakers
Given In Condensed Form.
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Various DoIngs Of Our National Lawmakers
Given In Condensed Form.
THURsDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. b,--In the senate
yesterday Senator Hill IN. " spoke
against the bill prohibiting the use Of
intoxicants in the capitol building and
argued for the fullest enjoyment of In
dividual liberty. He prolonged the
debate until the time arrived for con-
sidering the Nicaragua canal bill, when
Senator Villas wis., resumed his speech
in opposition to the measure. Senator
Lodge (Mass.) got the conference re-
port on the immigration bill taken up
and the senate disagreed to it and 1t
was rccommitted. Senator Nelson
(Minn.) introduced n substitute for the
bankruptcy bill now before the senate.
1t provides for voluntary bankruptcy
on the part of persons owing 5000 or
more and giving preference to debts
due the United States or the state in
which the debtor lives and those due
servants and laborers.
The proceedings in the house were
dull and devoid of public interest, the
major portion of the time being de-
voted to the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill. Many minor bills
were however, passed.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The senate
yesterday accepted the credentials Of
Richard r, Kenney as senator from
Delaware and he was sworn in and
seated, but Senators Chandler IN. H.
and Hoar Mass stated that his title
to the seat would be attacked here
after. The Nicaragua canal bill was
proceeded with, Senator Gallery (La.)
speaking against the bill. Senator
Thurston (Neb) reported favorably
from committee the bill to encourage
the proposed Omaha exposition. Sena-
tor Mcmillan (Mich.) introduced a bill
declaring The Star Spangled Banner"
the national song of the United States.
About so pension bills were also
passed.
The entire day in the house was
spent in clearing the calendar of the
unfinished business reported from the
Friday night sessions, so bills being
passed out OF So. The elections COM
mittee decided the Hopkins-Kendall
election contest from the Tenth Ken
lucky district in favor of the sitting
democratic member The evening ses-
sion was devoted to the consideration
of private pension bills.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Sat the session
of the senate Saturday little was &C.
complished save the passage of bills to
which no objection was made. Senator
Thurston (Neb.) continued his speech
on the Pacific railroads. The Mica
ragua canal bill came up at two o'clock,
but gave way to the calendar. There
was some discussion of the Cuban
resolutions, but no action was taken
on them. Senator Allen (Neb,) got
resolution passed for the COM
mittee on military affairs to make in
/ quiry as to whether any officer of the
regular army was soliciting or receiv-
ing presents and if so to report a bill
to prevent it. Eulogies were then de-
livered on the late Representative
Coggswell (Mass.)
The house passed the District of Col
umbia appropriation bill and, after
routine business, adjourned at 2:45.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The senate
yesterday was in secret session most Of
the time on the Anglo-American arbi-
tration treaty. The bill rearranging
the judicial district of Texas was
passed over the presidents veto by q
vote of 81 to 1, Senator Caffery (La.) be-
ing the member that cast the negative
vote. Senator Pettigrew (S d. sought
to have the bill relative to the timber
culture laws recalled from the presi-
dent to correct an error, but his resolu-
ton went over.
The house devoted nearly the whole
day to District of Columbia business
and eight bills of more or less local
Importance were passed. The confer
ence report on the immigration bill
was presented and notice given that 1t
would be called up the next day. Mr.,
Gillett (Mass,) introduced bill maxi
ing it misdemeanor to conduct pool
selling, lotteries. ETC., by means of
telegraph, telephone and other means
of transmitting messages,
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The senate
yesterday spent most of the day in
executive session on the arbitration
treaty, Senator Morgan (Ala.) holding
the floor nearly all the time. A bill
was passed to improve the channel of
the South pass by closing the crevasse
in Pass rOutre in the Mississippi river
The house agreed to the final confer
ence report on the immigration bill
and passed two bills to pension the
remarked widow" of John H. Patton,
of the Seventh Illinois, and also the
remarked widow" of Maj. Albert b.
Soule, of the Twenty-Third Maine
volunteers. Both the bills had been
previously vetoed by the president
The senate amendments to bill Civ
| ing the settlers on Is. 900 acres of swamp
lands in Mississippi preference right of
entry for one year was agreed to. A
bill was also passed to prevent the
fraudulent use of the word copy
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