The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-13
THE CLOSING DAYS.

Several Measures of Importance Passed by
COngress-The Immigration hill.
THE day In the senate on the Sd was one Of
busy routine in reconciling differences on bills.
The conference report on the District of Co
lumbia bill and the bill amending the shipping
laws were agreed to. The naval appropriation
bill was sent back to conference. message
from the house stating that the immigration
bill had been passed over the presidents veto
was referred to the committee on immigration.
The private pension calendar was then taken
up. The house passed the immigration bill
over the president s veto by vote of 1893 to 81.
The Indian bill was sent back to conference,
the house refusing to concur in the senate
amendment to detach from Oklahoma the Usage
and Kansas Indian reservations and attach
them to the Indian territory The general de-
ficiency bill was also sent back to conference.
The conference reports on the post office ap-
preparation bill. the fortihcations bill and the
sundry civil bill were agreed to. At the night
session the members put in most OF their time
singing patriotic songs.
Work of the New Senate.
THE senate OF the Fifty-Fifth congress met
on the 4th in extra session, with Vice Presi-
dent Hobart presiding, in pursuance to call of
the retiring president Mr.. Hobart made
short address and then Swore In the new SEN
ators At the close OF the old congress Mr..
Stevenson made valedictory speech the early
hours OF the day being given to the final steps
on some bills. Promptly at noon Mr.. Steven
son declared the Fifty-Fourth congress ad-
journed without day and and the work of the
new senate was at once taken up Mr.. Hobart
having previously been sworn in by Mr..
Stevenson. The closing hours Of the house
were uneventfuL The members had worked
all night to get the sundry civil, Indian and
agricultural bills to the president only to have
them pocket-vetoed, while the general de-
dciency failed of passage because the house re-
fused to subscribe to the half million OF Bow
man claims, which the senate insisted upon.
The only feature of the day was the enthusiastic
reception accorded to Speaker Reed and the
unanimous standing vote OF thanks rendered
him.
THE senate on the 5th was in session for
about two hours. The credentials OF Mr.. Han
ma, as senator from Ohio, to succeed Mr.. Shcr-
man. were presented by Senator Foraker (O.)
and he was sworn in by Vice President Hobart.
Senator Davis (Minn.) was designated acting
chairman of the foreign relations committee, to
succeed Mr.. Sherman. President Mckinley
sent in the following nominations for his cabi-
metz Secretary OF state, John Sherman, OF
Ohio; secretary OF the treasury, Lyman j.
Gage of Illinois: secretary of war, Russell A
Alger, of Michigan; attorney-general, Joseph
McKenna. of California: postmaster-general
james A. Gary. Of Maryland secretary of the
navy, John d. Long, OF Massachusetts; Secre-
tary of the interior, Cornelius n. Bliss, of New
York; secretary OF agriculture, James a. Will
SON. OF Iowa. They were all confirmed without
much objection, after being referred to differ
ent committees. Mr.. Sherman being paid the
compliment OF being confirmed without any
reference to a committee. The senate then ad-
journed until the Sth
THE senate on the Sth was only in session for
an hour and then adjourned until the 10th,
Senator Elkins (W. Va) presented memorial
from New Mexico praying for certain mining
legislation. Senator Carter (Mont.) also pre-
sented memorials from the legislature of his
state in favor of the passage of postal savings
bill for a constitutional amendment providing
for the election OF United States senators by
the people and for the government manage
ment of the Union Pacific railway. The vice
president submitted some resolutions OF the
New York chamber of commerce for early rat
ihcation of the arbitration treaty. The senate
then went into executive session and Senator
Davis (Minn) offered resolution referring
back to the foreign relations committee the ar
hitration treaty which was agreed 10.