The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-16
WORK OF CONGRESS

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Washington, June S.-Almost imme-
diately after the senate convened con-
sideration was resumed Of the bill for
the protection of the people Of the In
dian Territory After the reading and
discussion Of the measure, which occu-
pied nearly three hours, it was passed.
It provides for the allotment in sew
crafty Of certain lands to the Indians
of the territory, the payment of inter-
est claims to the Chickasaw Indians,
and the ratification Of the agreement
effected with the Indians by the
Dawes commission. The discussion Of
the census bill precipitated a civil SER
vice debate which had not been con-
Guided when the senate adjourned.
Urgent Deficiency Bill PASSED..
After disposing of the urgent wal
deficiency bill as passed with amend
ments by the senate the house consid-
cred the conference report upon the
sundry civil bill. The report, so far as
it embodied agreements, was adopted,
and the house then began voting sew
orally upon the senate amendments
upon which no agreement had been
reached in conference. OF these there
are thirty-fve. The house considered
eight of these. acting favorably upon
three and rejecting five. The house
adjourned pending the discussion of
measure to enable volunteer soldiers
to vote at congressional elections dur
ing the war. --s=--.-- ..z*-.s
Washington, June "a bill provid-
ing for the taking of the twelfth CEN
NV "a of
debate which occupied the greater
a census bill was presented by the
committee having the matter in charge
but the matter was so unsatisfactory
that it was recommitted to the COM
mittee. The bill passed was intro
duced in lieu of that which was recon-
mitted, and as slightly amended, re-
celved the unanimous support of the
senate. Under it, if it should become
a law, a director of the census, an as
sistant director and five expert statis-
to make the preliminary arrangements
for taking the census of 1900 in &C
cordance with the outline presented in
the bill. A determined effort was
made to provide that the employees OF
the census bureau should be examined
and certified by the civil service COM
mission, but it failed by a vote of IS
to 81. A provision was inserted that
not more than two-thirds of the super
Yisors and enumerators should belong
to one political party.
In the House.
The house disposed of the senate
amendments of the sundry civil bill
and agreed to further conference. The
conference report upon the postoftice
appropriation bill was adopted without
debate and the house proceeded to con-
slider the bill to provide for participa-
tons of volunteer soldiers in congress
siOnal elections. Adjournment was
taken pending disposal and it will
come UP tomorrow.
WashiL ston. June 10. - After five
hours devoted to the consideration Of
the bill authorizing volunteer soldiers
to vote in congressional elections the
conference en- thew revenue bill
was presented 10 the house. Consid-
GRAFTON was interrupted until 8 o'clock
in the evening, when the report was
taken up again, and after three hours
debate. covering a wide range of sub
jects and conversational features, it
was voted upon and adopted-154 to
1O7. The election measure will be
disposed of to-day Immediately after
the meeting of the house. Mr. Pierce
OF Tennessee made vigorous attack
upon the prosecution of the war and
the alleged unwarranted delay in send
ing relief to Cubans. A sensational
feature was the clash between Mr..
GrosvenOr and Mr.. Swanson of Vir-
ginia. growing out of the formers at
tack upon the latter's speech in a crit
icism of the revenue BILL The Ha-
waiian annexationists made a strong
fight to get the election bill out of the
way to prevent its going over as priv
LEGGED, and likely to postpone another
day their efforts to secure considera-
ton of the annexation resolution