The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-02-11
The WORK OF coNoREss.



II the senate On TIA "a q resolution vas
adopted directi1F the secretary OF the Interior
70 furnish the senate all Information about the
education q Indians ard .ilat the general re-
suit IS The joint resolution Tor the United
States to be represented at the International
fisheries exposition IA SGrEaT and appropriate
ing $4,000 for the purpose was passed The
cOErespoudeuce relating 70 the killing o. q
woman fn Oklahoma b. Seminole Indians and
the burning % death o. two indians. submitted
DT the att0rneT general. was laid before the
senate b the vice president The agricultural
appropriation bill vas then taken mp In the
executive session Senator White Cali con-
tinued his speech IN opposition 20 the Hawaiian
anneZatiOn treaty The house passed the
District OF Columbia bill and then took
up the bfu 20 provide fortihcations and
coast defenses for the country. NE Grow pa
wanted luminous consent for considering q
resolution directing the secretary Of var 70
issue medals 70 $50 Pensylvania soldiers who
passed through the mob at Baltimore on April
Ia 1861, but Mr.. Hull. chairman Of the military
Affairs committee, objected The army appro-
preparation bin was sent 70 conference Mr.
Callahan OK introduced q bin 20 grant the
New Orleans & Oklahoma City Railroad COM
pany riEht-of-way through she Indian terri
tory and Oklahoma Mr. MaEufre Call intro
duced a resolution calling Upon the state de-
partment for Information about the Prussian
decree torbidding the importation Of American
fruit into that country
TX the senate on the 81 Senator Cafery CLa-J
spoke 10 support Of the committee report de-
c1aring Henry W Corbest not entitled 70 q seat
IN the senate from Oregon The agricultural
appropriation BIZ was then taken up Senator
Platt Conn expressed regret that the apprO-
priatiOn for free seeds had not been stricken
from the BIN and Senator Bacon (Ga-) also
thought there ought 70 be q reform In the mat
ter. During the discussion o. the bill, which
was finally passed, the floor was yielded to Sen
atOr White (CaL) who introduced q resolution
that was passed By the senate in 1894 declaring
that the United States should in no wise inter
fere In the political Affairs Of the Hawaiian IS
lands The resolution was laid on the table at
Senator Whites request-.--The house spent
the day considering the fOrtihcations bill, but
the discussion drifted into q political debate
The general debate was finally closed and the
bin was taken up for amendment under the
hve-mfnute rule Afterwards . bill was passed
apprOpriatinE SO Ooo for q survey and report on
the practicabilitF Of securing a S5-fOot channel
in the southwest pass OF the Mississippi river.
IN the senate on the 4th Senator Lindsay
tKy) made a reply 50 the resolution OF the
Kentucky legislature demanding his resigna-
ton as United States senator He stated his
views on the financial question and declared he
would not accede 70 the request for hiSresigna-
ton Senator White tCaL) concluded his three
days speech in opposition to the annexation OF
Hawaii in the executive session and an iOurn-
ment was taken until the h--..Private bills
we're considered in the house, Is Of the "a pen
sion bills faVorlbfT acted uDou in the session
week ago being passed A discussion Of the
approaching sale Of the Kansas Pacific road
was preCipitated By Mr. Fleming (Ga), who,
with some democratic colleagues, desired lsgis-
-latiOn 70 require the president 70 bid the full
amount Of the debt. principal and interest
hE Powers. chairman OF the Pacific railroad
committee, cOntended that the real purpose OF
the opposition was to compel the government
70 take the road and operate It The evening
session was devoted exclusively to private pen
sion bills
TEE senate was not In session on the 5th....
The house considered the bin making apprO-
priasfons for fortIdcatiOns and coast defenses
Little interest seemed 70 be manifested in the
proceedings less than Oue-haif OF the men DerS
being present during the session The bill was
passed It carries S4144.ol2 Mr.. BarthOldt
CAIo) introduced q bill appropriating $3.50. 900
for government display at the proposed Mis-
sissippi valley International exposition in St
Louis in 1903 for commemorating the 10th an
niversary Of the Louisiana purchase Two
bills granting railroads right Of way through
Oklahoma and the Indian territory were also
passed The committee on public lands sub
mitted favorable report on the free homes
bill, which opens to settlement lands acquired
from the Indians
SENATOR CHANDLER N h presented q
memorial in the senate on the 9TH which re-
called the historic fight between the battle
ships Monitor and Merrimac- The memo
rial was prepared BY Adm WOrden- IN 1874
who conceived that the government should pay
to the officers and crew Of the Monitor which
vessel ne commanded as lieutenant IN the hight.
600 each in the nature Of prize money-but he
never presented IL TO congress Senator Chan
der hoped that congress would see its way
70 assist WOrden's family. who are not in good
circumstances Senator Harris Ckan) pre-
sented petition from Simpson. Kan. for pro-
hibiting the sale OF Intoxicating liquors in
government buildings Senator Baker CEKan-)
presented petitions from Kansas against
the passage OF the general bankruptcy law and
q remOustrance from old soldiers against the
The senate then went into executive commit
tee and Senator Teller (COl) advocated the
ratification Of the Hawaiian treaty ---- The
house passed the military academy bill It
carries s453.54l The bill to limit the period
for r6fUading the certificates OF deposits OF 1872
20 December 81. 1919. was also passed Mr.
Broderick (1an) Introduced q bill providing
that the warden OF the United States prison at
Leaveuworth. Kan. shall be appointed by the
president and shall hold odice six years and all
subordinates shall be appointed By the attOr-
ney general without reference 10 the civil
service law