The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-12-24
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-
Condensed Daily Proceedings OF the fifty
Fifth Regular Session

condensed Daily Proceedings OF the Fifty
Fifth Regular Session
THE senate On the 18th passed the bill pro
hibtting pelagfC sealing fl Behrfng sea By
Americans Senator Mcbride COre) endeaF4
Ored 70 secure the adoption q q resolution aP-
propriating 10000 to relieve suffering miners
in the Klondike gold region, but It was referred
20 TIE military Affairs committee Senator
ThurstOn (fSeb-) introduced a bilI for the reVi-
sion Of the sales Of the Otoe and Missouri In
dian reservation lands IN Kansas and Nebraska
and 70 ecnhrm titles under said sales The cen
sUs bin was then taken Up and q spirited civil
service debate took place.---The house spent
the day considering the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill Only one
amendment OF Importance was adopted It re-
duced the clerical force at the pension once s..
involving reduction in salaries Of S115.oOQ
Mr. DeArmOnd CAIo-) made an impassioned
speech. reprOaching the majority for not TOt-
ing upon the Cuban belIigerency resolution
passed By the senate at the last session, after
which the debate drifted 70 the civil service
question
TIE senate on the 18th PASSED a Joint resoIu-
ton approPriating ESQ O00 for the relief Of SUI
feri1g miners in Alaska Senator WCIcott
tCOL) chairman Of the bimetaIlic commission
which went TO Europe, promised 70 explain the
Work OF the commission in a speech after the
holiday recess The house Joint resolution
providing for a recess Of congress from Deem
Der IS, 1897, to January Is, 1898 was adopted
The house passed bill appropriating SIS, 900
for the relief OF people suffering in the Yukon
river country and also the bill passed Igy the
senate to prohibit pelagiC sealing by American
citizens An hour was spent on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill with
out accomplishing much. The bankruptcy bill
was reported by the judiciary committee Mr.
Ray IN " introduced a bill regulating d.
vOrces and to make them conform to the law OF
New York, which is considered the best Of any
state code Mr.. Smith QIL) introduced a bill
to permit the naturalization Of Americanized
Chinese Of good repute The currency bill
framed BY Secretary Gage was then introduced
By Chairman Walker, Of the banking and cur
rency committee.
A SPIRITED debate occurred in the senate on
the 18th over the report Of the committee to
investigate the use Of alcohol in the arts
Senator HOar CdasS) favored a reduction Of
the tax and putting an additional tax Of Il on
beer to make up for it but Senator Vest No
strenuOusly opposed any additional tax on
beer A joint resolution to participate in the
international fisheries exposition in Norway
next year was passed. The senate bill for the
relief OF the KlOndike miners was substituted
for the house bill and d conference committee
appointed Under Q special order 135 pension
bills were passed EulOgieS on the death Of
Representative Holman Cnd.) were then made
and the senate afterwards adjourned out Of re-
spect to his memory The house completed
the consideration Of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill excepting the
paragraph relating to the civil service Mr..
bafIuOlQE iA1O-J reau q protest from the Ma
tiOnal American Turnerbund against restrict
ing immigration Mr. Curtis Qxan) intro
duced a bill for the construction OF a railroad
through the Indian territory and Oklahoma to
run from Fort Gibson I T, to Vernon. Tex
THE senate on the 18th. on motion Of Senator
Platt Comm adopted q resolution inquiring Of
the secretary OF the interior concerning the
rights Of the Cherokee freedmen in the Indian
territory and what legislation he might deem
necessary to protect them in the event that
tribal relations should be dissolved A joint
resolution was also passed to spend SO 90 more
than originally intended on the government
building at the TransmiSsiSsippi exposition at
Omaha. Neb-, and for 80 for display Of the
lhe-saving service, but reducing the cost Of the
government display from $4,000 to s13I. $50
The senate then adjourned until January S..
In the house the conference report on the re-
lief measure for the KIOndike miners was
agreed TO- It compromised the amount Of re-
lief at $4,000 Mr. BOutele (II) then offered
resolutions Of regret on the death Of Mr.. Cooke
(IIL) and after euIOgies were pronounced an
was taken to January 3.