Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

Feb lathe House passed the Henderson
bankruptcy bill by vote of yeas 15e; nays,
126. The vote shows that eighteen Repub-
licans voted against the bill and twelve
Democrats for It An amendment to strike
out the involuntary feature was defeated.
Feb. Is The House debated the bank
ruptcy bill until noon and then passed a
Senate resolution appropriating 5000 900 to
raise the warship Maine and recover the
bodies. The bankruptcy debate was then
continued the rest Of the day. Bland, De-
Almond and Lloyd of Missouri opposed the
bill
Feb l7.-The debate on the ban kiupt
bill dragged along listlessly in the House,
interest In 1t being overshadowed by the
Maine disaster The speeches on the floor
attracted almost no attention. and were de-
ltvered in most instances to a handful of
members
After a spirited debate occupying more
than two hours, the Senate, by a vote of 81
to 20, agreed to the resolution of Mr.. Tur-
pie, of Indiana, declaring the Senates OPP
position to the conhrma ton of the sale of
the Kansas Pacific railroad.
Feb 16,-The debate on the bankruptc
bill opened IN the House to-day, but 1t at
traced little attention, the interelt of the
members being entirely absorbed by the
disaster to the Maine. At times the hall Of
the House was almost deserted. Mr.. Bou-
telle, chairman of the naval committee
presented a resolution, which was unaui-
mouslv adopted, expressing regret for the
disaster coincidence with the families of
those who lost their lives, and sympathy
with the injured
Senator Morrill, of Vermont, occupied the
entire time of executive session of the Sem
ate with speech opposing the ratihcati
of the Hawaiian annRya tim treafV
Feb. 16-The resolution OF inquiry offered
yesterday by Mr.. Harris, of Kansas, precip-
itated spirited discussion of the Pacific
railroad question in the Senate The reso-
luton called upon the attorney general for
the reasons which induced him to abandon
his plan Of redeeming the first mortgage
bonds Of the Kansas Pacific branch of the
Union Pacific and having the road
operated by receiver, Mr., Har-
rIs denounced the present plan
to sell the road at the bid of the
reorganization committee as defrauding
the government out of something more
than $4,000. COO Mr.. Foraker of Ohio ex-
planned the view taken Of the matter by
the administration. showing the President
was convinced the reorganization commit
tee proposed to pay for the road all that 1t
was worth. The resolution was finally
passed IN amended form. The attorney
general replied that for the government to
bid in and operate the road through re-
ceiver would be attended by many legal
difficulties, and that the government
thought 1t best not to undertake the task.
A bill was passed to create al board
for the examination of steam vessels in
ALASKA.
The House put in busy day. The time
was devoted to the consideration of bills
and joint resolutions presented under the
call of committees, and sixteen of more or
less public Importance were passed Mr..
Cooney Democrat, of Missouri rising
question of privilege, called attention to the
fact that resolution of inquiry introduced
by him Dec ember II calling upon the Sec
rotary of the treasury for the statement
and accounting of the receiver of the First
National bank of Sedalla, Mo-, which was
referred to the banking and currency COM
mittee, had not been reported back Mr..
johnson of Indiana, chairman of the COM
mlttee, said that report would be made
tomorrow