The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-23
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
InFson During the Closing Days OF
the FIfty-FIfth selslon.

SPECIES were made On the senate on tbs
l4th on the Nicaragua canal bin SenatOl
hUiiey Csfissl urged postpOnement Of tht
question I'D order TO nave the Clayton BulWel
treaty modified By Great Britsiu- but Senator
Morgan (Ala) antagonizsd the propositions
Senator GaIlinEer N H made pr0test
against senators introducing pension bills u
cases pending in the pension once and Sen
ster Vest mol protested against pension
bills being passed without due consideration
I'm the house Mr.. DanfuFth % J. Chairman
Of the immigration committee, tried TO get ths
Lodge immigration bill UP for consideration
but the house declined TO take il up by q VOTE
Of 100 70 lO2 Mr.. DeArmond MOI then made
q speech on the decadence Of the privilege OF
debate in the house and held Speaker Reed re-
sponsible for T. TO which Nj Reed replied by
saying that the same Complaint was made IN
the time Of John Randolph TIE pension bfE
was then reported 1t carries t1f5,2ss. SO. the
total number Of pensioners on the rolls Bei6G
se37lA
IN the senate on the 18th the urgent deficiency
appropriation bills making provision for the
army and navy for the next six months, dis
pl1Cea the Nicaragua canal Dill The bill was
passed after a spirited discussion turning prin-
cipally on the point Of Keeping the volunteer
soldiers in the service At the instance Of Sen
stOr Harris kan q resolution was adopted
calling upon the president for confirmation as
TO the status OF the report Of the Nicaragua
commission The senate then went into exec
Btive session and afterwards adjourned until
the fsth..-. IN she house Mr.. Barney Owls
called up the pension appropriation bill and
made q general exp lanatOry statement Of its
provisions The bill was read through without
a word Of criticism and passed, the whole time
occupied in its consideration being less than
% minutes The house then entered upon the
consideration OF the bill 10 incorporate the IN
teruatiOnal American bank
THE senate was not in session on the 18TH.
The house, after the passage OF some minor
private bills debated the bill to incorporate
the International american bank It was
finally defeated by 8 vote Of 1C8 TO 1Sa The
bill to extend the customs and revenue laws Of
the United States over the Hawaiian Islands
was passed without opposition The bill re-
lating to SecOnd-clasS mail matter, known as
the Loud bill, was reiutrOduced with an amend
ment allowing the mailing Of sample copies Of
newspapers at One-half cent for every two
ounces, stamps being attached in advance Mr..
RfXey (Va-) introduced a bill TO admit cOnfed-
crate as well as union soldiers TO all soldiers
homes by the government
THE senate was not in session on the 18th
The house passed the Indian appropriation
bill within three hours after IL was called up by
Mr. Sherman q. ", chairman Of the Indian
committee The bill carries -, 81 O0l
IN the senate on the f9th Senator Plat
CCOuu-l spoke against the Vest anti-eLpansiOu
resolution The speech was a constitutional
argument maintaining the legal right Of the
United States TO acquire territory. The Mic
aTagua canal bill was then taken up and sever
al speeches we're made for and against the
measure The senate then went into executive
session. In the house Mr.. Bailey Tex in
trOduCed resolution for reference TO the
judiciary committee as to whether any mem
Der had accepted any ONCE under She United
States and whether such acceptance had va
Gated the seat Of the member in congress Mr..
Dingley, from the committee on ways and
means, offered the resolution for a holiday re-
cess from December p to January and it was
adopted without division The bill for the
proposed Philadelphia exposition Of American
products and manufactures in 1929 was passed
after short debate BY 6 vote Of I42 TO 20 Bills
were also passed to authorize the distribution
Of the assets Of the Freedmen's bank and TO
enlarge the scope Of the fish commission TO in
clude game birds