The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-01-22
MAToNAL LAWMAKERs.
COBdsn5ed Proceedings frssi Day Ia d
az the H0rsA and Sonata

6E the House and Senate.
TIE opening session Of the senate on the 18th
vas mHch cGrtailed By an executive session
lasting two hours After this the balance q
the day was given to Senator Bacon (Ga.) Wild
spoke on the power OF congress- " typhoid new
goYeThmeBts.ii. the mouse q number d
aiaof measures were passed and then the bin
10 make oleomargaEiHe. butterine ana other
limitations Of dairy products subject 70 state
laws was debated, but the house adjourned be-
fore the bill was disposed o..
DELEGATE FLEEE's free homes bin passed
the senate on The i4th bg vote Of IS to II, ali
the western senator's, except Vest and Cockrell
(mo1 voting for it. Senator CullOm (Ill.) Sc
cured the adoption OF q resolution calling on
the civil services commission for information ID
regard to its reports, TIE senate then adj
lourned Until the 18th The house spent al
most the entire day debating the Dill to subject
oleomargarine and other imitation dairy prod
ucts to the laws Of the states into which they
are taken. The measure was finally passed by
vote OF l26 to IS. The presidents veto Of The
bill to create q new judicial District "a Texas
was laid before the house and referred. A res
olution was adopted looking toward the preseT-
walton OF the old fFigate Constitution at Wash
ington as naval museum and the house theI
adjourned.
TIE senate was not In session OF the 18th go,
The proceedings in the house were gaiBteFest
ing, the day being devoted 70 private bills.
resolution was adopted calling on the secretary
Of the iAteridr to issue patents to lands sold by
the Union Pacific IN Utah The widow Of Gen
eioooa was granted q pension Of 500 month
The free homestead bill was referred by thG
speaker to the public lands committee, Mr.
Spencer (hiiss-} introduced a bill authorizing
the secretary Of state to offer Spain 500 GEO. 00
for Cuba and appropriating $4,000 for the ex-
penses Of the negotiations The evening ses
sion vas devoted to pension legislation
TIE senate was not in session on the i6thi.II
In the house the principal feature Of the day
was the eulOgies upon ex-Speaker Charles +
Crisp (Ga-) who died in the recess Of congress
Mr. Turner Ca offered the usual resolution
and spoke upon it. Mr.. Sherman o. z intro
duced a bill to regulate the sale Of railroad
tickets in the form of an amendment to the in
terstate cOmm6fee law.
THE senate on the 18th confirmed the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Francis as secretary Of the int
FiOr. The Nicaragua canal bill was taken u
and debated and a test vote fdreshadowed it'
passage. Senator PettigFeW Is. d. offered
resolution calling on the secretary Of state fO
a statement as to the status Of the Venezuelan
question, which was laid on the table Tn
military academy appropriation was placed OF
the calendar and the army appropriation bill
carrying go 129, S44, was passed without any de
bate, just as it came from the committee.
The house passed bill to prohibit the sale o
intoxicating liquors to any Indian TO whom al
iotment Of land has not been made, Two othel
bills were passed TO amend existing patent law
IN conformity with the recommendations Of th
American Bar association and 10 provide 10
the use by the government Of patents secured
oy naval Officers. Several bills affecting tn