The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
A Condensed Report Of the Doings of Our Senators and Representatives in
 Mashingto...

THE senate met on the Fourth and Senator
 Allen tNebl began his speech in opposition to
 the annexation of the Hawaiian islands At
 noon Senator Turpie Qnd) read the Declara-
 tion of Independence. A large number of pen
 sion bills were passed .... The house was not in
 session
 THE debate upon the Hawaiian annexation resolutions continued in the senate on the 5th
 Senator Hoar (Mass) in advocating auneXa-
 tion made an appeal against any policy Of gen-
 eral expansion as a sequence to the war Sen-
 ator Lindsay Qkyl opposed the resolutions, directing his attact principally against their
 censtitutionaAty Senator White Gal re
 sumed his speech in opposition --.- In the house
 Mir Berry tKy) introduced joint resolution
 rendering the thanks of congress Go Commodore
 Sehley and the officers and men under his com
 mand for the destruction of the Spanish fleet.
 A bill was introduced by MT Gibson CFenn)
 authorizing the president enlist 70 GOO colored
 men to serve for two years and to be ofiiecred
 by men of their own race Tha senate amend
 mcnts to the bill for paving the army from en-
 rol!ment to the mastering II were coneurfed ln.
 THE debate on the Hawaiian resolutions
 came 10 an end in the senate on the 9th, and then amendment after amendment were of fercd, but they were all voted down and then
 finally the resolutions. in precisely the form in
 which they were received from the house,
 were passed by the decisive vote of 4 10 2l
 Senator Merrill (Ntl was the only republican
  Thurston (Ncbl. Gear ua) and Spooner eNiS.1
 were paired against them Six demoerats=Gor-
 man HAId9 MeLaurin IS. O, Money tMi,s), Morgan tAla). Pettus {Ala) Sullivan Miss voted in favor of the resolutions Senators Pcttgrew IS D. introduced q resolution ten dering the thanks of congress to Commodore | Seh.ey for destroying Admiral Cervera $ fleet II WAS referred to the naval committee .--. The 1 house concurred In the senate amendment to the general deficiency bill, authorizing the set tlement of the indebtedness of the Central and Western Pacific roads to the government An amendment was adopted to the Pacific railroad amendment providing that, unless settlement was reached within one ear the president should begin foreclosure proceedings to col lect all money due the government. several conference reports were also agreed to and
 pas cd.
 THE senate on the 7th passed bill eonferring upon Adjt Gen. Corbln the rank and pay Of major general A resolution authorizing the committee on finance to make an investigation Of internal revenue and customs matters and 1 to hold sessions during the recess of congress ! was agreed to- Seyerel bills of minor impar- 1 tanee were also passed. Senator Allison tIa) l then called up the resolution passed by the house for final adjournment oh the sth and 1t 1 was referred to the committee on appropria- tions .-.. The house passed few measures Of | importance and the scenes were characteristic l of closing days many members being on their ! feet at once appealing for recognition 50 that | they might get local measures considered Mr
 Dalzell from the committee on ways and means, offered concurrent resolution propid- i ing for final adjournment Of the session of con l Fress at two o'clock on the Sth and fl im-
 Hr5iateiy passed
 IT was agreed soon after the senate convened
 at noon on the sth that the house resolution providing for the adjournment Of congress at two D n should be adopted and that an exeeu- | tive session should br held to confirm the l nominations in the military and naval estab- | lshmeHfs. No other business except of the
 mereSt routine nature Was transacted Sem ator Moran lAla9 opposed adjournment on
 account of the war and the uncertainty ef what
 emergency might arise Resolutions of thanks wera pasSed thanking Senator Frye president pro t"m and Vice Pre- sident Hobart for the courteous mauner n which thay had presided ana then the senate wa~ formally declared ad- | i7ufned without day y--.- The house experienced i d rather sensational episode when MT Handy tDeI) moved to strike from the record part oi tae speech of Nr Itay tN Y declaring t was never delivered, Mir Ray stating
 that ne had uttered every lTort of it Mir Ball i CTex addressing the republican side declared the record was false and the republicans knew it when they voted against correcting IL Mr. Cannon U}t) mmeii5sely said That is lie, ''
 aud in an instant tn. belllgerent members
 wora struggling to reach each other Order
 WAs finally restored and the motion u strike uut wax put. resulting ia D yeas and l0i nays The bill t0 reimburse states for expenses iu- cured over the volunteers was then passed The committee to wait upon the president re- ported that he had nothing further for them
 and the house was adjourned siue die The members then began 10 sing patriotic songs the demonstration lasting fully half an hour,
 when the members began leaving for their ! homes