The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-23
THE PENSION BILL.
Notice Given Of an Amendment fog
Pensioning Ez-Confedsratss
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Ehs House Passes Is yFIEbo0s Material
Amsndment-Ths Conferences Re
port On the Navy and Amy
DeacIeney BIN Adopted


Washington, Dec Ex-senator Tel
| Ter occupied the 6rst half OF yester-
days session Of the senate with q
speech in advocacy of the theory that
there are no restrictions upon the
right Of the United States to expand
its borders 50 as to include far distant
| territory. He went quite thoroughly
into the legal points bearing upon the
question, and also incidentally dis
cussed at some length the form Of gov
eminent for the Philippines, saying
| that he would encourage self-gOvern-
ment among the islanders, and would
give them the most liberal government
they were capable Of conducting, but
that he would not take down the
American flag where once planted.
The remainder Of the session was given
to the Nicaragua canal bill Senator
Caftery was the only speaker on this
subject and he opposed the Morgan
bill
Senator Butler, of North Carolina,
gave notice Of an amendment he viii
introduce to the pension appropriation
bill, pensiOning ex-confederste SOL
diers. The amendment follows:
That from and after the passage o. this BIZ
every pension law now on the statute books
shall apply TO every invalid soldier, widow.
minor child. dependent relative. the army
nurses aud al other persons who may be able
TO prove their claim Under the present pension
laws without regard 70 whether said soldier
was enlisted in the federal or confederate serv-
ice Of the civil war Of 1915; provided that
those enlisted in the confederate service shall
not draw any back pensions prior TO the pas
sage Of this bill, but their claim under exist
ing laws shall begin and become operative with
the passage Of this bill
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Washington, Dec. 21.-The house
yesterday listened to the first speech
on the annexation Of the Philippines.
Mr.. Williams, Of Mississippi, a demo.
cratic member Of the foreign affairs
committee, in an hours speech stated
his opposition TO policy which would
bring the islands under the sphere of
the United States influence. He con-
tended that it would be hostile to the
spirit of our institutions to assume
control over 1900, 600 unwilling sub
jects; that annexation would cost as
$40, 600, 600 a year; that the annexa-
ton Of the islands met none Of the
tests which. applied to our past acqui-
sitiOns of territory and would be a
mistake from a social, political and
material standpoint. Mr.. Williams
remarks received careful attention
and several times drew applause from
his democratic colleagues
The agricultural appropriation bill
was passed without material amend
ment It carried IS, 696, 322, or SIS7, 100
more than the current law.
Several resolutions from the river
and harbor committee calling upon
the secretary of war for estimates as
to the cost of certain proposed river
and harbOr work were adopted.
At the opening Of the session Mr.
Cannon called up the conference re-
port on the army and navy deficiency
bill and moved its adoption. Mr. De-
Almond, democrat, of Missouri, asked
whether the re-apprOpriation of the
balance Of the $50, OOO, 900 to be ex-
pended under the direction of the
president would in any way sanction
or authorize the payment out Of that
fund Of 500. 600 to Whitelaw Reid and
Judge Day for services as peace com
missiOners. Mr.. Cannon said he knew
nothing about it, aud on his statement
that this re-apprOpriatiOn made no
change authorizing such an expendi-
ture the report was adopted
The senate bill to authorize the
ChOctaw & Memphis railroad to con-
struct a bridge across the Arkansas
river was passed
Resolutions were adopted directing
the secretary Of war to furnish a sur
vey and estimate of the cost of enlarg-
ing the east channel Of New York har-
Dor from the narrOws to the sea TO a
depth Of IS feet and width Of 1000
feet; also to furnish estimates for the
improvement Of the harbOr Of Racine,
Wis, dredging Cleveland harbor, Ken
osha, Wis, and the Ohio river at Gin
cinnati-
Mr.. COwherd, Of Kansas City, intro
duced a resolution asking for an inves-
tigatiOn into the cause Of the delay in
the completion Of the Kansas City
public building.