The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

MARCH lI-The bill to pay the Bowman
act claims. 7ggregating $1,000 900. for
STOKES and supplies furnished the Union
army during the war. was before the house
catii O'Clock. but beyond completing the
general Sebate little progress was made.
OF the 500 odd claims in the bill. all but .
few come from the South. and dilatory tao
tics were resorted to 70 prevent progress
with the bill During the ilituster:ng, the
house was in an uproar. After an evening
session for the consideration OF pension
bills the House adjourned to Monday.
March 1O.-After debate in the House
which lasted more than FIVE hours the sem
ate amendment 10 the Indian appropriation
bill providing for the free entry of coded
Indian lands was Hon-concurrec by a vote
of 80 to 1856 Tie friends of the free homes
clause made gallant struggle but they
met the opposition of some of the prom.-
nent leaders on the Republican side. MessrS
Dingley Grosvenor. DAG and Payne. and
they we're further weakened by the fact
that MANY of the friends of the proposition
were alienated by the belief tina: IS drawn,
the amendment would work injury 70 the
agricultural colleges of the country.
No business of real impor lance was
transacted by the Senate in open session.
The session lasted only al hour. the time
being largely consumed in dsposiag Of
routine business. few bills os minor i'm
por:ancc were passed
March a-Thc House devoted Itself to
the consideration of the Senate amend
ments 20 the Indian appropriation bill
The substitute Cor the Senate provis-
ion regarding the opening Of the UucoEa-
pahgre reservation WAS knocked oat on 4
point OF order and the anne ndmcnt goes
back 10 conference. The desire of the con-
ierees to nou-coLCur in the senate free
homestead clause encountered bitter oppO-
sition, and an arrangement was maGc
whereby four hours are to &c devoted to
debate proposition to concur, submitted
by M. Eddy, OF Minnesota. NJ. Sherman,
chairman of the the Indian committee. de.
clared that the free homestead provision
would cost the government So, 600 COO lie
desires to eliminate Il from the bill, and
has the support of the secretary of tt, H.
terror. House adjourned without action
March S.-The galleries Of the House we're
packed to the doO:s Pablo interest IN the
debate on the bill approp-iating 10000
900 for national defens, was reflected In
the large attendance On the foOr almost
every member was in his seat AS soon rs
the speaker raped for order Chairman
Cannon arose and presented as 2 def
ficicncv bill the measure apprOpriatilg
$50 600. 900 Coz national defense. Three
hours We're given for debate on
the bill Chairman Cannon, Mcssrs
Sayers of Texas. livingston of Georgia Al
len and McRac OF mississippi. Bell of Colo
RADIO. Boutellc OF Maine Grosvencr Of Ohio
and many others made short patriotic
speeches. Great enthusiasm was manifest
in the speeches OF the members and the
action of the galleries The debate ClOsec
at APO O'Clock. The bill was passed by 4
unanimous vote. Three hundred and eleven
votes were cast for the bill
The session ot the Senate vas largely de-
voted to the consideration Of the District CT
Columbia appropci alton bill. After an ex.
tended discussion. the bill. containing a
provision for the rcdGC.ion OF about one.
half of the present RACES of telephone
charges in the district vas passed. The
bill for the relief o: the Methodist Episco-
pal church. Soith. of Tennessee. apprO-
priating S2SS, 300 was then passed after a
brief debate. At $50 4 message was re-
Ceivcd from the House conveying to the Sem
ate the bill appropr ating $50 $4,000 for
national defense Just pass ID by the House.
The b. II was referred to the committee on
appropriations M. Allen of Nebraska
presented and secured :he adoption OF
resolution calling upon the attorney gen.
eral to in orM the Senate how many writs
OF injunctio were granted during 1S37-93
by the United States courts against labor
leaders and labor organizations.
March 7.-Represcntative Cannon. of Illi-
nois chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee. introduced 4 bill: entitled making
appropriations for the national defense"
1t is as follows: 'IThat there is hereby ap-
prOpriated, out OF any money in the treas
ury no. otherwise appropriated. for the
national defense and for each and
every other purpose connected Herewith
to be expended at the discretion
of the President. ana to main available
until June so, 1899. $50 900, 00o 1t was re :
ferred to the committee Oh appropriations
BY almost an unanimous vote the NawleT
bill providing for two additional regiments
of artillery was passed under suspension OF
the rules No effort was made TO obstruct
action, but Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic
leader pleaded for moe time than the
forty minutes allowed uncsr the -uie and
vas refused.