The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-07-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
csadsased summary OF We Proceedings
of ssnsts and House IRON Dag TO
Day--Inaportaut Bills.


THB credentials Of Lewis r NcCsmas lately
chosen 70 succeed Mr.. German Hs senator from
Maryland, were presented In ths senate on the
ed Joint resolution was passed inviting
certain governments 10 participate In mill
tary jubilee TO be given for the Red Cross So
ciety Of New York, beginning on December "a
Resolutions BY Senator Davis Mimi asking
for Information from the secretary Of the navy
concerning the efforts made for securing the
liberation OF Lieut. Hobson and his men
and as 10 the mutilation Of American
dead by the Spaniards we're agreed
to- The resolutions providing for
the annexation Of Hawaii wose then taken uP.
Senators White Cali and Peltigrew IS d.
speaking In opposition There was not much
business done In the house Mr. Gardner IN
J) introduced q bill In the house authorizing
the president 10 appoint board Of Insurance
commissioners TO adopt rules for the Insurance.
OF the military aud marine forces OF the gov
ernment In lieu Of all claims for pensions
IL the senate on the Esd Senator Rawlins
Utah) attacked the provision embodied In the
conference report on the Indian appropriation
bill which acknowledged the right OF Indians
to lease mineral lands op their reservations
He declared that II the provision IS allowed 70
stand the government would Lose tens OF mil
lions OF dollara The Hawaiian annexation res-
olution was then called up and Senator Petit
grew Is d. resumed bis speech in opposition
and then gave way before he had concluded.
on account Of fatigue. To Senator McEnery
Ua) who presented q constitutional argu-
ment against annexation The conference ro-
port upon the bill 70 ratliy the agreement en-
tered into between the Dawes commission and
| the Seminole Indians was adopted. after
which the senate went into executive session
and soon after adiourned ,.A large number OF
- aua4 hN llll
/ house and 50 pension and relief measures were
disposed Of Among the bills passed was one
authorizing the Missouri q Kansas Telephone
company TO construct lines In the Ponca, Otoe
| and Missouri reservation. Ok The house then
adjourned until the 9th
AT the opening OF the senate's session on the
s4th Senator Hale CMeD reported the general
deficiency bill and announced that he would
cali IL up at IN early date He also reported q
bill authorizing the president TO appoint five
cadets to the naval academy, which went over
on objection bill 70 increase the efficiency
Of the quartermaster's department OF the army
by appointing % assistants was passed. The
conference report on she bankruptcy bill was
adopted by q vote Of - 70 IS Senator Allison
(IaJ presented q partial report on the sundrI
civil appropriation bill and then the Hawaiian
annexation resolutions were taken up Senato
McEnery Q.a) resuming his speech begun th'
| previous day Senator Turley Tenn.) followes
with legal argument against the resolutions
A bill was afterwards passed providing for tn
retirement on full pay Of cassius g. Foster
United States Judge Of the district OF Kansa
and the appointment Of another Judge IN
house was not In session
THE senate on the 2sth passed the bill pro
viding for military secretary 70 the secretar
, Of war The conference report on the sundr
, civil bill was agreed to and then the Hawaiia
annexation question was taken up. Senate
} Turley CTenn) resuming his constitution
7 argument against annexation. Afterward
. some filibusterlng tactics we're employed I
. stop the debate and the senate adjourned I
s:0T p IN. The house was not In session
THE Senate convened OF II o'clock on Il
/" eth and soon afterward adopted the resolutiS
: Of Senator Davis. chairman Of the foreign r
, lations committee, providing that the sena
!, convene daily at II q m. for the purpose
considering the question Of Hawaiian annex
0 tion. Speeches we're then made in opposite
d to annexation by Senators Clay tGal. Roa
l. (N d. and Carery nLa) The latter had q
: concluded his speech when the senate q
iourned .. The house considered District
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