Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-02-19
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
DISCUSS THE NATIONS AFFAIRS
Leaders in Both branches OF the Ma
tionrI Legislature Consume Time
in Talk as Well as Transact Some
Public Business-What Hns Been
Done.

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preparation bill providing for the restora-
ton of the free homestead law. He eX-
planned that the amendment, ii adopted
would allow settlers to secure title to
their lands after a period of f. years by
| the payment of the land office fees. 1t
restored the homestead law of 1862
! Gradually, he said, laws have been en-.
acted repeating the law until now there
| is practically no land left suitable for set
Element under that law. As adopted the
amendment in full provides: THAT all
/ settlers under the homestead laws of the
| United States on the public lands ac-
quired prior to the passage OF this act by
treaty or agreement from the various In
dian tribes, who shall or hereafter reside
upon the tract entered on i'll good faith
for the period required by existing law,
shall be entitled to a patent for the lands
so entered upon the payment to the local
land officers of the usual customary fees,
and no other or further charge of any
kind Whatsoever shall be required from
the settler to ertitle him to patent for
the land covered by his entry; provided,
that the right to commute any such en-
try and pay for said lands i'll the option
of any such settler in the time and at the
prices now fixed for existing avs, shall
remain in full force and effect provided,
however. that all sums of nancy so re-
leased. which, if not released would be
owing to any Indian tribe, shlll be paid
to such Indian tribe by tie United
States" The Indian appropriation bill
was passed and the senate adjourned I'M
til Monday,
Cuban Beligernnc!.
Senator Harris introduced resolution
in the senate Monday calling b. informa-
ton regarding the abandonment OF the
governments purpose to bid the Kan
sas Pacific under a 9uaranteeot the full
amount of the principal of tn indebted
ness. Senator Morgan reportd from the
committee on foreign relations he amend
ment to the diplomatic and cnsular APP
preparation bill offered by SeRtor Allen,
recognizing the belligerency o the Cuban
insurgents. The report. Whic was quite
long. stated that the senate ad already
acted on the matter and wasstill of the
same opinion and would be lad to have
the house cooperate in secring recogni-
tion of the belligerency. A bill making
deficiency appropriations fr the expenses
. for United States court and for other
purposes was passed. he bill carried
100000. A resolution Senator Nor
gan was passed, calling or consular re-
ports regarding affairs Cuba, and in
quiring whether this govnment had rec
ognzed the autonomousgovernm of
Cuba and authorized neotiations for
reciprocity treaty. Thehouse debated
the Cuban question.
The house Tuesdaypasd a bill com
polling the Pacific coast al Alaska trade
20 be carried on by Ameran vessels. The
house also passed bill pviding that no
national bank shall max loan to the
president or any other OFFER or employe
of the bank until they ha submitted the
proposition to the directs and it is APP
proved by a majority, ann no case shall .
the loan exceed the amou permitted by .
law.
Senator Pettus of Alabna offered and
secured the passage of pollution in the
senate requesting the present. if not in
compatible with public intest, to inform
the senate what action Il been taken
with reference to the MUIR of Segundo
n. Lopez. citizen of hGnited States,
on April IL. 1896, in the drict OF Santi
ago de Cuba by armed sders OF Spain
Senate May Oppose CfirmatiOn.
The senate Wednesda ignored the
Maine disaster and considm the resolu-
ton to prevent contirmatl of the Kan '
sas Pacific agreement Wi)ut action on ,
the resolution, the senate VT into eXecu !
tive session. Senator Morroccupied the
attention in executive sesn in pre- =
pared speech on the Hawaii treaty. He !,
took positive grounds again annexation
The Grosvenor bill, for ! arbitration n
of labor disputes, was reIted back to
the house with amendmenby the com
mittee on labor. The amenents require
the arbitration board to cmence their {
hearings within five days m the time "
of appointment of the til arbitrator. n
The present bill makes commissioner II
of labor the chairman of interstate @,
commerce commission DO: OF concilla- e.
ton in controversies betm a carrier $,
and its employees, to seek tach an am Il
icable settlement through omunication q
with the parties at issue fag in which a.
they shall bring about arbitiOn by sub t.
hitting the matter to a bCaif three per
sons, one appointive by side, the
third by these two.
Frances f.. WiIlardck. GO
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