The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-01-29
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Condensed Proceedings freza Day to d
Of the House and Sonata

Of the House and Senate
Senator Turpie Ind eohlihHed his speech IN /
opposition 20 the Nicaragua canal bill IN the
senate on the 10th. The legislative, executive
and Judicial appropriation bill was passed
Senator PettigreW Is. D. severely criticised
the government for concluding the Venezuelan
boundary egfeement, characterizing 1t as a
eanplete surrender Of Venezuela to Great Brit
ain Unanimous consent was secured for tax /
ing up on the 18th the bill for an international
monetary conferences. The house resolution de /
Tecting the attorney to print In his re-
port all correspondence relating to the Chicago
strike was adopted Senator Perkins Cali Of
Tered resolution for establishing a bureau Of
mines, which was referred Senator PETER
(Kan.) presented favorable report from the
committee on pensions on a bill to grant the
widow Of the late Senator Bishop W. Perkins
(8an) pension Of so a month. ... The house
spent most Of the day debating the YOst-
Tucker contested election case from Virgins
without concluding It. The conference report
on the army appropriation bill was agreed to,
SENATOR TURPIE Ind) concluded his bitter
inVectiye against the Nicaragua canal bill In
the senate OA the 2ist The house bill was
passed detsehing Audrain county no. from
the Western district and attaching it to the
Eastern district OF the state. Senator Hill (N5
Y. called up his bill establishing a term Of
four years for pOsHnasters. 1t 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 M. Tuck
er's title thereto. The republicans were badly
divided 81 OF them joining with the democrats
and supporting the claims Of the democratic
c0utestee.
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
tTal 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 an executive session
The third furry was over the reported agree
ment between Secretary Oiney and Senator
Sherman by which no action was to be taken as
to Cuba before March 4, Senator Sherman EN-
phatically denying that any such agreement
had been made. Senator Turpie Qnd) gave no
tice Of a speech on the Cameron Cuban reso-
luton on the 25th....1n 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 14f to IS, The rest OF
the day was given 70 small private bills.
TIE senate on the 23d passed over 100 pension
bills and cleared the calendar. A bill for the
erection Of O 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 ali
correspondence about the Nicaragua canal
since 1887 and the other asking the attorney
general for information about the reported Pa
cifc railroad settlement were agreed to-. The
house was not in session.
In the senate on the 18th Senator TUrpie
Gnd.) made a speech Of two hours length on
the Cameron Cuban resolutions. He bitterly
denounced CBpt-Gen. Weyler, Charaeterizing
him as the 'HerOd Of Havana, and paid a
glowing tribute to the insurgent government
and its leaders, Eulogies were then delivered
on the late Speaker Crisp and memorial was
presented from the presidential electors Of
Delaware, asking for a congressional inYestiga-
ton Of alleged election frauds in that state. ..
After consuming most Of the day IN District Of
Columbia business tn. house took up the IN
dian appropriation bill Mr. Curtis CKan) got
an amendment adopted permitting merchants
to go into the KickapOO reservation to collect
their accounts. The conference report on the
| immigration bill was presented and Mr., john
| son QHd) made q speech in favor Of the early
| reform OF the banking and currency laws