The Globe-republican., 1898-05-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

Nay Gone war measure was passed 0y
the Senate. It was bill to increase to
United States army. and to authorize
the secretary of war to employ
as many contract surgeons As he
may deem necessary. Almost the en-
tire session was consumed BY . discus
sion of an amendment to the postohnce ap-
prop-i alton bill offered by Mr.. Pettigrew of
South Dakota. providing for a reduction of
20 per cent in the compensation of rail-
roads for the transportation of mails. The
amendment was still pending when the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
May 5.-The Senate passed the postonnce
appropriation bill carrying e99. 224. 800
An amendment was adop:ed reducing the
number of deliveries in all cities to a num-
Der not exceeding four each day. A lively
debate was precipitated by An amendment
of the committee striking out the appro-
priation OF $500 900 for rural free delivery.
BY the close vote of 25 to %. however. the
committee was sustained and the Dill now
carries no appropriation for sue delivery.
An important amendment to the bill was
one which will prevent sta- route con-
tractors from sub-letting their contracts
In order to get their money they must be
able to swear that they performed the SER
vice themselves Just before adj ournment
the Senate passed an important: war meas
ure, authorizing the President and general
officers of the army 70 supply the Cuban in
Surgents with arms and munit ons of war.
The House disposed of two important
measures. The ALASKAN land bill, extend
ing the homestead laws to and providing
for certain railway rights of way in the
district of Alaska as amended by the Sen
ate and agreed upon in conference. was
passed. The labor arbitration measure.
providing for the arbitration of labor dis
putes between employees and certain COM
H~f1 I'D xDAA
very wide Endorsement by labor organiza-
tons throughout the country. received the
approx al of the House. A number OF minor
bills were also passed
May 4.-Quite Unexpectedly brief but
sharp debate was precipitated in the Sen
ate on the income tax proposition The
resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution of the United States
relating to the succession 70 the presiden-
cy. was under discussion. Mr. Mills of
Texas proposed An amendment in the form
of a new section intended to authorize
Congress to lay a tax on incomes in
such form as to meet the requirements OF
the decision OF the supreme cour~ He was
sharply criticised for endeavoring to place
such rider on resolution W hich practic-
ally all senators favored but stood his
ground and insisted upon a vote on his
amendment The amendmen: was defeat
ed 8, to % all the Republicans voting
against the amend ment and all the DEM
ocrats except Mr. Gallery of louisiana, to-
gether with the Populis.s and Silver Re-
pubicans, voting in favor of it
May 3.-What promised to be an unevent-
full and uninteresting session of the House
was thrown suddenly, after three houE3'
consideration of private bills into session
of spirited speechmaking among Demo-
cratic members. The storm was precip-
itited BY Mr.. Lewis. Democrat of Wash
ington. who referred in the course of a
speech to the re cent vote of Mr. Cummings
of New York. in support of the war revenue
bill with its incorporated bond feature.
He made reference TO Nj. Cummings
assertion that this period was time for
placing country above party. inumattng
that the New York member had served the
Republican party and perhaps contributed
to the satisfaction of unpatriotic monopo-
lists and capitalists This brought an i'm
passioned speech in reply from Mr.: Cum
mings interspersed with some sarcastic
comments that intensified the interest and
called an outpouring of members from the
cioakrooms Mr. Clark, Dem. ) of Missouri,
entered the lists and proceeded to critlcise.
unreseryedly the SIX Democrats who had
voted for the revenue bill Oh It's final pas
sage. and questioned their Democracy. He
character lied the votes of MI Cummings
and other Democrats whO voted for the
bond bill as unpar dOnaoe. H: said that
they should be read out of the party. Ad-
dressing the Republican side. he said that
they talked of the war Is Republ! can war.
This he denied. We took you by the scrtd
of the neck and dragged you into ii" ae
said Its our war"
passed by the Senate and, notwith standing
their impor lance. not one of them elected
the slightest de hate. Probably the mOS(
important measure passed by the Senate
was the emergency wax deficiency bill
carrying S35. 100 9Ia Not more than ten
minutes were consumed in passing 1t, tha
time being occupied in reading the meas
ure Mr. Hawley. chairman of the military
affairs committee. secured the passage OF 4
bill providing for the enlistment of vol.
uuteer brigade Of engineers and OF 1O.oOu
men in the South. who are immune to yell
low fever. Two other war measures were
passed, one suspending. for the duration
Of the war, the restrictions placed by exist
ing laws upon the quarter n aster's depart
ment of the army in order tina. supplies
may be purchased without the present for
malities: and the other providing that own
ers of min ng claims shall not for felt the n
for not performing assessment work upon
them. providing they enlis. for the war.
The passage of the em.rg.n:y wa- ap'
propri alton bill was the frature of action BY
| the House The naval appropriation bill.
with the Senate amendm mt providing fol
the payment of officers of the navy for the
use of their inventions by the government
| stricken out was reported from the con-
| ference and passed 1t now goes to TIT
| dresden.
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| has received the names of the Ameri