The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-05-13
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
a Condensed Report Of the DOinEs Of Oar
Senator'S and Representative IN
Warrington

SEEAroR STEWART presented in the senate
on the 4th an amendment TO the war revenue
instead OF bonds It was referred 10 the finance
committee The conference report on the for
tidcatiOns bin was adopted A bill TO allow the
knight Of Pythias 70 maintain sanitarlum on
The government reservation at Hot Springs
Ark, was passed Senator COckreu MOI Sc
cured the passage OF a resolution asking the
secretary OF the treasury to make report
about the silver in the treasury. the amount OF
seigniorage, the number Of dollars coined, etc
The bin providing for the presidential success
sion in certain contingencies was passed
rider BY Senator Mills CTeE-). meeting the
points raised by the supreme court against the
income tax proposition, being defeated BY
party Tote.-..Ths house adopted the confer
ence report on the fortidcations bin and passed
a resolution repeating the act prohibiting the
passage Of fmpOrtatiOns il bond through the
territory Of the United States into the free
zone" OF Mexico MI. Newlands tNev-) intro
dueed a joint resolution for the annexation Of
Hawaii
The senate on the 5th had under considers-
ton the post once appropriation bill The
measure carries 500, -, 800 The most lmpOr-
tant action taken was the adoption Of an
amendment offered by Senator Tlllman Is c.
reducing the deliveries Of mail In al cities 70
number not exceeding four each day The ac-
ton Of the committee in striking out the ap-
preparation for 5000 for rural free delivery
was sustained and the bill now carries no ap-
iOurnment a war measure was passed author
izing the president 10 supply the Cuban 1nsur-
gents with arms and munitions OF war and en-
pOwering United States army Oficers serving in
Cuba to give needy inhabitants Of the island
medicines and food The house agreed TO the
conference report on the Alaskan bill extend
ing the homestead laws and providing for GER
tain railway rights in the territory. The meas
ure providing for the arbitration OF disputes
between railroads and their employees was
q mn her rrF mil
house then adjourned until the 9Th
TIE senate on the 9th passed q bill to in
crease 70 Is the number OF surgeons In the
United States army and to authorize the secre-
tary Of war to employ as many contract sur
geOns IS he may deem necessary The rest Of
the session was consumed by q discussion OF an
amendment 10 the post once apprO priatiOn bill
offered by Senator Pettigrew IS d providing
for reduction OF 20 per cent in the cOmpensa-
ton OF railroads for the transportation Of
mails The amendment was still pending
when the senate adjourned until the 9Th The
house was not in session
A MESSAGE from the president was received
in the senate on the 9Th recommending that
congress pass vote Of thanks TO Commodore
Dewey for his glorious victory at Manila
Without q dissenting voice the vote OF thanks
and a bill creating an additional rear admiral
for the promotion OF Commodore Dewey TO that
Grade were passed A joint resolution was also
agreed to authorizing the secretary Of the navy
to present q sword Of honor u Adm Dewey
and medals to the officers and men engaged in
the battle and apprOpriating slO,OJl therefor
A bill providing for mail facilities in the army
and the calling for 1lO0) immune volunteers
and the organization Of a volunteer engineer
brigade were also passed --.-After receiving
the presidents message the house passed the
resolution Of thanks % Commodore Dewey on
a rising vote; also the bill increasing the rear
ndmirals and the joint resolution for sword
OF honor for Adm Dewey and medals for his
Officers and men The bill authorizing the
army to feed Cubans and arm people in Cuba
was also passed Mr. Dockery MOI intro
duced Joint resolution proposing a recess OF
congress on June until July r. Mr.. Curtis
KAN, from the committee on Indian affairs.
favorably reported the bill to ratify an agree
uent with the COmanche- kioWa ana Apache
Indians in Oklahoma and TO open their reser-
walton TO settlement Mr. Johnson (Ind) in
troduced q resolution for the appointment Of
commissioners to meet other commissioners Of
the European powers and China and Japan C
formulate plan for the independence Of the
Hawaiian islands and the prevention Of any
power taking possession Of them