Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-28
WORK OF CONGRESS.

SENATORS
Are Doing at the National Capitol.
The session OF the senate the 10Th was
without incident Senator Turpie Qnd.) spoke
against the Nicaragua canal bill and the reading
of the legislative appropriation bill was almost
completed A bill passed for the organiza-
ton of a naval battalion in the District Of Co
lumbia and also one for q public building at
Altoona. Pa. for the incorporation OF the in
structors of the deaf. A conference committee
was then appointed on the army appropriation
bill. The old soldiers had field day in the
house. almost the entire session being devoted
to the consideration OF private pension bills, %
being disposed Of out OF the 800 on the calendar.
The house disagreed to the senate amendments
to the army appropriation bill and q conference
committee was appointed At four O'Clock the
regular order on the calendar was abandoned
and any member was allowed to call up any
nized.
Senator Turpie Qnd.) continued his speech in
opposition to the Nicaragua canal bill in the
senate the Goth The legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill was passed
Senator Pett1grew Is Do severely CRITICISED
the government for concluding the Venezuelan
boundary agreement characterizing 1t as q
complete surrender of Venezuela to Great Brit
ain Unanimous consent was secured for TAX
ing up on the 18th the bill for an International
monetary conference The house resolution di-
recting the encouragement to print in his re-
port all correspondence relating to the Chicago
strike was adopted Senator Perkins Cali Of
fered resolution for establishing bureau of
mines, which was referred Senator PETER
Ckan.) presented favorable report from the
committee on pensions on bill to grant the
widow of the late Senator Bishop w. Perkins
CKan.) pension OF $50 month .--- The house
spent most of the day debating the Yost-
i.. eiSeliom case tTo,l .
on the army appropriation bill was agreed to-
SENATOR TURPIE Qnd.) concluded his bitter
invective against the Nicaragua canal bill in
the senate the 21st- The house bill was
passed detaching Audrain county. Mo-. from
the Western district and attaching it to the
Eastern district of the state. Senator Hill On.
W called UP his bill establishing a term OF
four years for postmasterS It was about to
pass when Senator Sherman (O.) objected and
the bill went over. The house decided the
contested election case Of YoSt versus Tucker
from the Tenth Virginia district, by denying
the seat to Mr.. Yost and confirming Mr.. Tuck
ers title thereto. The republicans were badly
divided. 81 of them joining with the democrats
and supporting the claims of the democratic
conteStee.
THERE were three sensational incidents in
the senate on the 22d. The first was when
letter was read from Minister Rodriguez, the
representative OF the Greater Republic of Cen
trail America, protesting against the execution
of the Nicaragua canal project, which created
CONSERVATION among the friends Of the meas
ure The next sensation was the senate dis
covering itself publicly discussing the Anglo
American treaty when the discussion should
have been restricted to executive session
The third furry was over the reported agree
ment between Secretary Olney and Senator
Sherman by which action to be taken
to Cuba before March 4, Senator Sherman en-
phatically denying that any such agreement
had been made Senator Turpie (Ind.) gave no
tice of speech the Cameron Cuban reSo-
luton on the 18th. In the house the bill to
provide for holding terms of the United States
court for the Eastern district OF Texas at the
town of Beaumont was passed over the presi-
dents veto by vote of IA to g. The rest Of
the day was given to small private bills.
THE senate on the sd passed over 100 pension
bills and cleared the calendar. A bill for the
erection of statue to President Lincoln at
Gettysburg, Pa, and one for reclaSSifying the
railway postal service was also passed Two
resolutions one asking the president for all
correspondence about the Nicaragua canal
since 1887 and the other asking the attorney
general for information about the reported Pa
cific railroad settlement were agreed to The
house was not in session.