The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

Feb 1.-THE Indian hin was passed b
the Senate. Senator Pettigrew's amend
ment restoring the free homestead law
to Indian lands coded TO the govern
ment was adopted. Bills granting to
the state of Kansas the abandoned Fort
Hayes military reservation for the
branches of the Kansas Agricultural
college and of the Kansas State Normal
school thereon. and for a public park: and
70 provide for the revision and adjustment
of the sales of the OtOe and Missouri reser-
walton lands in Kansas and Nebraska, and
confirm the titles under the sales were
passed.
Feb 10.-During almost the entire ses-
sion of the Senate the Indian appropriation
bill was under discussion. The reading of
the bill was completed and all of the COM
mittee amendments were adopted Subse-
quently several amendments of a minor
character were attached to the measure.
Mr. Allen of Nebraska enlivened proceed
ings few minutes before adjournment by
making an attack upon SPEAKER Reed for
preventing the enactment, as the Nebraska
Senator declared of meritorious legisla-
ton sent to the House of Representatives
by the Senate. He denounced the speakers
action in this regard as a disgrace" to Con-
gress and to the American people
The House was in very bad temper. and
the whole session was consumed in hlibus-
tering against two bills of minor impor-
tan &c, one to issue duplicate check and
the other to make Rockland. Me-. sub port
of entry. Finally. when it became evident
that no progress could be made with the
bills presented, an adjournment was taken
until Monday.
Feb a-The Re publican majority was in
creased from forty-nine to fifty. when the
House, by a vote Of LAB to 113, unseated Mr.
Plowman, Democrat, from Alabama, giving
the seat to Mr.. Aldrich. Republican A
special deficiency bill was passed carrying
5000. 900 for the payment of jurors fees In
United States courts. and s175, 900 for wit
ness fees
For more than three hours the Senate
chamber rang with the eloquent appeals in
behalf of the Cuban insurgents Announced
speeches were delivered by Mr.. Cannon of
Utah and Mr.. Mason Of Illinois in advocacy
of the adoption of belligerency resolutions
Mr.: Hale of Maine addressed the Senate
briefly, urging the Senate to uphold the pol
icy of the administration.
Feb S.-The House entered upon the con-
sideration of the Aldrich-Plowman contest
ed election case from the Fourth Alabama
district The majority of the committe re-
ported in favor of seating the Republican
candidate on the ground of conspiracy. an
allegation vigorously denied by the Demo-
cratic majority. Mr. Plowman's plu-
r3lty, on the race OF the re.
turns, was 2,967 The majority revised
the figures SO as to give Aldrich a plurality
of $40 Two speeches were made on each
side. by Messrs Taylor of Ohio and Mann of
Illinois. and by Messrs. Fox of Mississippi
and Settle of Kentucky for the minority:
In the Senate Mason of Illinois Allen OF
Nebraska and Cannon OF Utah introduced
resolutions calling upon the President to
recognize Cuban Independence Chandler
of New Hampshire spoke in favor of seat
ing Corbett as senator from Oregon. Sen
ate then went into executive session on
Hawaiian treaty. Pettigrew of South Da-
kota spoke against annexation.