Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-01
acknowledgements
Work Being Done by Our National
Lawmakers in the Cap
ital City.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Bills and Resolutions Discussed and
Passed in the Scnate-Important
Measures That Call for COnstdern-
ton in the tons by
the President.

Washington. Jan. 22.-The senate
yesterday confirmed the nomination of
Joseph McKenna to be associate justice
of the supreme court of the United
States. An agreement was reached for
| vote on the Teller silver resolution
next Thursday.
Washington, Jan. 24.-Bills were in
PRODUCED in the senate on Saturday to
| amend the interstate commerce law and
for the publication of the pension roll.
The resolution of Senator Teller pro-
! viding that the bonds of the United
States may be paid in silver dollars
was discussed.
Washington, Jan. 25.-The pension
| appropriation bill was debated in the
senate yesterday, as was also Senator
Teller's silver resolution, and Senator
Morgan reiterated his charges that ex-
President Cleveland was in favor of
Hawaiian annexation. Notwithstanding
the denial Of the latter. The nominal
tions of Charles IL. Duell, of New York,
to be commissioner of patents, and
George E. Roberts, of Iowa, to be d.
rector of the mint (Nr. Preston having
| resigned), were received from the pres
| ident.
Washington, Jan. &C., The army ap-
! preparation bill was introduced in the
senate yesterday, as was also bill
| which restricts the denomination Of
greenbacks and treasury notes to bill.
| of five dollars and upwards and pro.
| v:des that national banks may issue
| currency up to the par value of bonds
deposited. The pension bill was
| passed. In executive session the Teller
| resolution was discussed.
Washington, Jan. 27.-The time in
| the senate yesterday was spent i'm dis
cussing the Teller resolutio providing
that the government pay the principal
! and interest of the bonds of the United
States in silver.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-The time in
| the senate yesterday was occupied in
discussing the Teller silver resolution.
The House.
Washington, Jan. 22-In the house
yesterday a bill was passed to extend
the public land laws OF the United
States to the territory of Alaska and the
urgent deficiency bill was sent to con-
ference.
! Washington, Jan. PA bill was in
troduced in the house Saturday ex-
tending the criminal laws of the United
States to Indian school students. Most
of the day was devoted to general de-
bate on the Indian appropriation bill.
! Washington, Jan. 25.-The house
spent a couple of hours yesterday
transacting business relating to the
District of Columbia, and the remain
der of the day on the Indian appropria,
ton bill.
! Washington, Jan. &c. - Under the
parliamentary fiction of discussing the
Indian appropriation bill the house
yesterday devoted almost the entire
day to a political debate.
| Washington, Jan. 27.-In the house
yesterday consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill consumed the entire
day. The conference report on the ur
gent deficiency bill was adopted
Statehood legislation at this season OF
congress was killed by the house com
mittee on territories rejecting the Ari
| IONA, New Mexico and Oklahoma bills
by vote of to g.
! Washington, Jan. 2S.-In tine house
yesterday the Indian appropriation
bill was passed, and the political debate
which has been raging was transferred
to the District of Columbia bill, which
followed it. The features Of the de.
bate were the speeches of Mr.. Hartman
(Mont.), in denunciation of the finan
cial policy of the administration, anl
of Mr.. Dolliver Qa.), in reply to tho
general attacks of the opposition.