The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-26
NATIoNAL LAWMAKeRa.
Condensed Proceedings from Nay 10 DAY
Of the ffsuss and senats.

Of the ffouss sHd senats.
THE senate on the 18th ssreed 70 the CONFER
eE65 report on the Immigration bill seIstet
Allen (NebJ spoke on hisres0l6tion asking ti's
civil service commission f6T Information rslas-
ing 10 the dismissal Of employees 90 SCUM
Omaha Neb The resolution was Hgrecd %
A femORstrance was presented, signed oy rep
resentatiEes Uf the fve civilized tribes OF IN
diaHs. against the passage Of legislator Tor re-
forms in the Indian territory IS proposed in ne
Indian appropriation bill. 49,. The hOdss passea
the bill for the use End 0ccupstioH under me
Tight-Of-Way act Of March 8, 1891, OF al the
reservoir sites reserved by the geological sur
Tey. The measure is Of considerable impor-
tsGes 90 the aid regions Of the west
TIE senate on the 18th spent six hours In
executive session, the greater pars Of the time
being given to the consideration Of the u0mlna-
ton Of Hon. c. F. AmidOn to be district judge
O. Nerth Dakota, who was finally confirmed
1t vas so late when that matter was settled
that Senator Shermsl (03 Esked Tor the post
/ pOnement OF the debate on the arbitration
treaty until the following day, Wnich vas
agreed to. Only minor business was TRANSACTED
at the open session. The house, by vote OF
! i9T to 81, reversed the finding Of a majority Of
! the elections committee and decided the con-
/ tested election case Of n. T. Hopkins vs. J, N,
/ Kendall, from the Tenth Kentucky district. IN
favor Of the republican contestant
| The senate on the 10Th agreed to the confer
| ence report fixing the pension Of Gen Stone
man s widow at $50 per month Senator H0af
! CdssSl introduced q resolution, which was
| agreed to, that Senator Daniel (Va) should
read "a the senate Washingt0Ds farewell ao-
dress on the I'D. bill WIS passed setting
( aside a plot OF ground Id Washington for ne
mortal purposes under the auspices Of the
! Daughters Of the American Revolution. Tbs
senate then went into executive session and
! spent eight hours on the arbitration treaty
! without accomplishing any dehnfte result.
The house considered the general deficiency
appropriation bill, spirited debate occurring
over the general subject OF paying claims
against the United States, Mr. Grow, pa
branehed OF and spoke fol an hour on the free
homes bill, deprecatiHg its fate by being smoth-
cred in committee. The house refused to con-
cur in q conference report raising the pension
Of the widow Of Gen. Carr from $50 10 SO.
III the senate on the 10th the Indian apprO-
priation bill was taken up. The provision en-
aiding Kansas merchants to 60 upon auy rsser-
walton OF agency to collect accounts agathst In-
dians to whom allotments had been made mad
previously been stricken out by the committee
and ths senate sustained the committee, The
seetariaH schools provision caused considerable
discussion but no maj action was taken on it.
/ A resolution was passed expressing sympathy
with the Greeks and CFetans in their struggle
I against the Turks. The senate also took uI
the bill passed by the house last session au-
thoTizing the appointment Of a nOn-partiSaI
committee to collats information and recon-
mend legislation to meet problems presented
by labor, agriculture and capital 1.-The house
discussed the general deficiency bill, MI Hop
kins IlL) moving TO strike out the item OF si2,
900 to pay members OF the Fifty-Third congress
the amount withheld from them on account o.
absence. After a lively debate the item wa
stricken out by q vote Of IFS to s.
TIE senate on the 22d listened 60 the reading
/ Of WashingtOns farewell address by Senate
Daniel VA ana then took up the Indian ap
preparation bill The clause directing tempo
rary contracts for ssotarial schools was agrees
70, a provision being added that it was the set
tied policy Of the government hereafter q
make no appropriations whatever for the sup
port Of sectarian schools. The house -nasse
the general deficiency appropriation bin ate
. q long debate over the item OF 81 1,GJJtOT tn
payment Of the claim Of the Southern Pacin
} railroad, the house refusing to strike it out.
warm discussion was also raised for an apprO
pTiatiOn to pay members who had their salarie
locked for absence during the last congress
/ but the members who wanted the appropriation
were beaten by i22 TO o. The naval bill wa
then taken up and IS Of the IS pages were com
pleted