The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
GUSTS M'KINLEY.
Senator HOar Offers a Joint
Resolution in the Senate
Proposing the Submission of a
Constitutional Amendment,
CUTTING TWO YEARS
From the Term For Which the
President is Elected.
Would Substitute April 3Oth
For March 4th.
is TO BEGIN IN 1899.
Terms of congressman to Ex-
pire on Same Date.
CUTTING TWO YEARS
From the Term For Which the
President is Elected.
Would Substitute April 3Oth
For March 4th.
is TO BEGIN IN 1899.
Terms of congressman to Ex-
pire on Same Date.

Washington, Jan. 14.-After the
transaction of some routine business in
the senate today, Mr.. Hoar CIass.)
presented the following joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition:
THAT the following article be pro-
posed to the legislatures of the several
states as an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States:
THE term of office of the president
and of the FIfty-sixth congress shall
continue until the Both day of April in
the year 1889 at noon The senators
whose existing term would otherwise
expire on the 4th day of March in the
year 1899, or thereafter, shall continue
in office until noon of the 30th day of
April succeeding such expiration; and
the Goth day of April at noon shall
thereafter be substituted for the 4th
day of March, as the commencement
and termination of the official term of
the president. vice president, senators
and representatives in congress"
The resolution was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections
Mr.. Quay (Pa.) offered the following
resolutions, which were referred to the
committee on Indian affairs:
Resolved, That the secretary of the
interior shall be and is hereby instruct
ed to investigate the facts attending
the recent alleged atrOciOuS burning to
death of two Seminole Indians by
report thereupOn to congress.
That the sum of $25, 900 or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is here
by appropriated out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise apprOpriat-
ed for the investigation, apprehension
and punishment of the guilty persons,
to be expended under the direction of
the secretary of the interior
Mr.. Lodge (AIass.) offered a resOlu-
ton which was agreed to, calling on
the secretary of agriculture to supply
the senate with information as to the
amount of sugar imported into the Uni
ted States, the amount of beet sugar
produced in the United States, with
what sugar, imported or domestic, the
beet sugar comes into competition, and
what effect the Hawaiian sugar has or
can have upon beet sugar production
in the United States.
Mr.. Tillman IS. c. announced that
on account of the absence of his col
league, Mr.. McLaurin, he would ask
that the eulogies upon the late Senator
Joseph E. Earl which were to have
been presented today, be postponed un-
til later.
The request was granted.
The senate then at 1870 p. m, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Davis, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, went into
executive session.
The nomination of Attorney General
McKenna to be a justice of the supreme
court, was taken up Immediately, but
as it was made apparent after a few
minutes discussion that the nOnina-
ton could not be disposed of today,
action was postponed to another date.