Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-07-14
THE SESSION ENDS.
The FIfty-Fifth Congress AdJOurns
sine Die-A Resume of the
Work IL Has Done.

Washington. July 9.-Congress ad-
journed sine die yesterday
In the senate resolutions were
adopted thanking Vice President Ho-
bart and Senator Frye. president pro
tempore, for the able and courteous
manner in which they had presided
over the deliberations OF the senate
and then final adjournment was an
nounced. With waving flags and sing
ing by members and spectators of pa
triotic songs the house adjourned sine
die after adopting resolution thank
ing Speaker Reed for his services. The
following is resume of the work done
during the session:
Hawaiian annexation. Spain and Cuba.
war appropriations and war revenue legis-
lation, organization OF the vast volunteer
army and expansion of the navy a new
bankrup toy laval these were features
OF the session. Notable speeches and dra-
matte scenes over foreign issues were
comparatively frequent in both legislative
chambers. Urgent deficiency bills. car
rytnG millions OF dollars. were rushed
through with far less delay than marked
the course OF an ordinary measure of little
Importance. The total approximations
footed almost 100000. 900 and upwards of
$500 100000 Of this was for purely war pur-
poses. 1t was the largest aggregate by
any session since [ civil war and the
general deficiency was the largest separate
measure since the $50 000.00e single apprs-
priation in 1863 The naval approximation
bill provided for three new battleshfps
four monitors. 10 torp edo boat destroyers
~ torpedo boats and one gunboat The
urgent deficiency bills all carried pro-
visions for aggressive work In the prose-
cution of the war The general deficiency
enacted IN the last days. carried pro-
vision for refunding the Indebtedness OF
the Central and Western Iaciiic railroads
To the government
Cuba ana Hawaii were the important
matters OF debate ana provoked the most
widespread interest Hawaiian annexat ton
finally passed al the close, was agitated
throughout the session. first In treaty form,
in executive session, last In open session
by resolutions accepting the Hawaiian
governments cessiou OF the islands
The first real war legislation was when
congress placed without limitations $780,
000.000 in the presidents hands an emer-
gency fund for national defense Party
lines were swept away and both houses
unanimously voted their confidence in the
administration. Soon afterward a bill re-
imbursing the survivors OF the Maine dis
aster for their losses not to exceed a years
pay. with a similar amount to those who
persisted. became law. On April II the pres
ident In a message left the Cuban issue in
the hands of congress. Resolutions wers
soon enacted and became a law April IS
declaring that the people of Cuba ought to
be and are free and independent and
demanding that Spain relinqush It's au-
thortty and withdraw Its land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. and
directing the use of our land and naval
forces 10 enforce the resolutions
The declaration OF war was passed by
congress and approved on April % Sub
sequent legislation gave free admission to
all military and naval supplies purchased
abroad by this government. allowed tenn
porary Publications to be constructed on
a written consent of the owners of land so
taken and prohibited under executive dis
erection the export of coal or other war ma
terial. and three days before the declara-
ton OF var President Mckinley had APP
proved the volunteer act Under IL all
the soldiers massed against Spain mus
tered In the entire volunteer army have
been raised, embracing l25.OO0 men under
the first and $4,000 under the second call
one feature of the session was the enact
ment OF the war revenue law Its trainers
expected II TO produce $50 000. 00O
In this connection congress also author
lied bond issue Of set. COZ. 100. known as
the war loan
Other important legislation aside from
war. included:
Prohibiting the killing of fur seal an
FINALS In the North Pacific and impor "a tion
OF seal skins into this country. prohibit
ing foreign vessels from carrying meg
chandise directly or indirectly between
United States ports; an Alaskan homestead
and right OF way act. encourag ing railway
construction; appropriating $500 90 for the
relief of the Yukon miners. suffering from
the fierce winter there, creating a non
partisan Industrial commission to investi-
gate immigration. labor manufacture ana
business. approDriating SI3 1871 TO pay the
Behring sea awards. creating a commits
sion to allot lands on the Cintah Indian
R4..rN In
land dispute between the United states and
the state OF Arkansas. the compromise
calling for a payment from the latter OF
Si60,5IZ; dispensing with proof OF loyalty
during the war as a prerequisite in bounty
land application where proof otherwise
shows title: abolishing the distinction be-
tween offered and unoffered lands: the
Redistribution or the patent system: ere
ating commission 10 revise the statutes
relating to patents and trade marks: re-
moving the sdisability imposed by section
OF the Fourteenth amendment to the
constitution heretofore incurred
Late In the session general bankruptcy
law was enacted providing for voluntary
and Involuntary bankruptcy
The Teller resolution declaring for pay
ment OF the national bonds In silver as
we'll gold was passed by the senate by
a vote of II 10 &, but was defeated In the
house statehood bills for New Mexico
Arizona aad oklahoma were killed in com
nittep An Immigration bill requiring abi-
tty % read and write on the part Of those
10 years oid passed the senate. but did not
reach d vote In the house, The anti-scalp-
ing bill. prohibiting ticket brokerage re-
polted iu both houses. went over 10 the
next session rhe free homes amendment
10 the Indian appropriation bin givig over
n. ga eco acres of public lands as free
homes for settlers, was finally Compro-
missed on a two-years' extension OF pay
ment for such lands.
Christian EndeaVOrers.
Nashville Tenn, July S.-Ihe sew
enteenth annual convention II the IN
ternational Society Of Christian En-
deavor began here yesterday. Secre-
tary John Willis Baer IN his an
nu3, report said there were - 9e7
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