Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12
OF CONGRESS.
DISCUSS THE NATIONS AFFAIRS
Lenders IN Both branches OF the Ma.
tionaI. Legislature Consume Tim.i
In Talk as Well a. Transact Some
Public Business-WFat Has Been
Done. 3

A resolution was passed by the senate
Friday authorizing the printing of l5,O0o
copies of the pamphlet by Commodore
George w. Melville, on the commercial,
military and strategic advantages to the
United States Of the Nicarag1an canal and
the Hawaiian islands. By vote OF 4S to-
Z the paragraph in the Alaska bill reserv
ing to the government the right to pur-
chase any railroad, tramway OF wagon
road at its actual cash value, was stricken
cut. The Alaskan bill passed the senates
Senator Morgan announced that 1T was,
his purpose to introduce a resolution ut
an early date making a second call upon
the president for consular correspondence
bearing upon the condition of affairs IN
Cuba. He said the resolution proposed
by him would be couched in terms de
manding the submission of the correspony
dence. Z
/ Before the regular order the bih
of the conference committee on pension
appropriations was agreed to IN the mouse.
Mr.. HIT chairman of the committee on
foreign. affairs, presented the report OF tho
committee on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill 1t recommended the
adoption of all the senate amendments
which was agreed to. Both pension and
diplomatic bills now go to; the president
The house then took up consideration 81
bills, on the private calendar. =
Artillery Bill Passed. !.
Chairman Hull, of the, military commit
tee, in the house Monday moved the pas
sage, under suspension OF rules, OF the
Hawley bill creating two additional regi-
ments of artillery Debate on the bill de-
veloped nothing exciting, but there was q
great outburst of enthusiasm when M.
Hay, democrat, of Virginia, declared he
stood ready to vote for the measure iii
view of the emergency which cohfrontea
the country Mr.. Jones of Virginia and
Mr. Cox Of Tennessee spoke against the
bill, which was passed Without division
I Nh Norton of Ohio introduced in the
house resolution, which was referred to
the committee on rules, setting aside
Thursday and Friday for consideration OF
a Joint resolution to recognize the indie
pendence Of the republic of Cuba.
Defense Bill Passed.
The appropriations committee of the
house, at a meeting Tuesday morning,
unanimously agreed to report favorably
the bill appropriating $50,000,00O for ma
tional defense There was practically ne
discussion in the committee. Members
had informally discussed the bill and it
met with the approval of all. The bill
was reported as deficiency bill and in
'cuded in addition to $4,000 900 for ma
ttional defense, the following items: For
printing 1856 900; bureau of medicine and
surgery, naval establishment, $4,000; brl-
reau of equipment. naval establishment
100000; bureau or ordnance naval estab-
Iishment, $1,000: total $50. 1873, 900. The
debate closed at ago, when the question
was put on the passage of the bill. Mr.
Cannon asked for the roll call, so that
every member could go on record. The
bill passed by a unanimous vote. =
The senate considered the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill
Defense Bill Law.
At the conclusion of the morning bust
ness in the senate Wednesday Senator
Hale quietly rose and said .-e .... ia
II report from the committee on appro,
priations without amendment an act to
f.supply urgent deficiencies for the current
year and for other purpose, and L ask
that it be placed on its passage The
bill, which was the measure appropriating
i $50. $4,000, of which $50,00Q000 was
placed at the disposal of the president
for national defense, was then, amid in
tense silence, read. AT the conclusion
of the reading, there being no amend
ment to the bill. it was placed on'its pass
age. Senator Hale asked that Yeas and
nays be called Such unanimity as the
roll call developed was as unusual as it
was significant. Within 26 minutes after
the senate had convened the roll call had
been completed and the vice president an
nounced the bill passed, 76 senators voting
in the affirmative and not one III the
negative. Later in the day the, bill was
signed by the president and is now a
law. .'..a.is "
+ Representatives Jones and Lewis sue,
ceeded in the house in retaining the sen
ate amendment to the Indian approprlaf
ton bill providing for the opening up, OF
the south half of the Coleille reservation.
The bill viii 90 TO conference with tins
provision in it, With Senators Turner and
Wilson both working for it from the SEN sen;
ate end and Messrs Jones and Lewis tax
ing care of it in the house, the chances
are largely in favor of its retention IN,
the bill and its enactment into law. trts
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