The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-07-01
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
a CoBdenued Report Of the DOlneu os OuE
senators and Representative IN
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THH credentials Of Lewis r McCOmas lately
chosen TO succeed Mr.. German IS senator from
Maryland, were presented IN the senate on the
I'd A joint resolution was passed tnTitiug
certain governments 70 participate u q MIL
tarT jubilee 20 be given for the Red Cross 50
ciety q New York. beginning on December "a
Resolutions By Senator Davis Mimi asking
for Information from the secretary Of the navy
concerning the Efforts made for securing the
liberation Of Lieut. Hobson and his men
aad as 70 the mutilatiOn Of American
dead by the Spaniards we're agreed
70. The resolutions providing for
the auneEation Of Hawaii were then taken up,
Senator's White tCal) and PettfEreW Is d.
speaking in opposition There was not much
business done in the house Mr. Gardner CN.
y introduced q bill in the house authorizing
the president TO appoint board OF insurance
commissioners 70 adopt rules for the insurance
OF the military and marine forces Of the gov
eminent IN lieu o. AL claims for pensions
In the senate on the ed Senator Rawlins
CUtah) attacked the provision embodied in the
conference report on the Indian appropriation
bin which acknowledged the right Of Indians
20 lease mineral lands on their reservations
he declared that II the provision is allowed to
stand the government would lose tens Of mil
lions Of dollars The Hawaiian annexation res
olutiOn was then called up and Senator Petit
grew Is d. resumed his speech In opposition
and then gave way before he had concluded
on account OF fatigue, to Senator McEnery
Ila) who presented q constitutional argu-
ment against annexation The conference re-
port upon the bill 10 ratify the agreement en-
tered into between the Dawes commission and
the Seminole Indians was adopted after
which the senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned large number Of
bills OF minor importance was passed BY the
house and g pension and relief measures were
disposed Of Among the bills passed was one
authorizing the Missouri & Kansas Telephone
company to construct lines in the POnca, OtOe
and Missouri reservation, Ok. The house then
adjourned IN til the 9TH
AT the opening Of the senate's session on the
24th Senator Hale Cldel reported the general
deficiency bill and announced that he would
call it up at an early date He also reported q
bill authorizing the president 20 appoint hve
cadets TO the naval academy. which went over
on objection A bill TO increase the efficiency
Of the Quartermaster's department Of the army
BY appointing 20 assistants was passed The
I conference report on the bankruptcy bill was
adopted BY a vote OF - 70 IL Senator Allison
I (Ia-) presented q partial report on the sundry
civil apDropriation bill and then the Hawaiian
annexation resolutions we're taken up Senator
NcEnery CL.a-) resUming his speech begun the
previous day. Senator Turley CTenn-l followed
with a legal argument against the resolutions
A bill was afterwards passed providing for the
[ retirement on full pay Of Cassius G. Foster
/ United States Judge Of the district Of Kansas
and the appointment Of another judge Inc
house was not IN session
| TIE senate on the 18th passed the bill pro-
viding for military secretary to the secretary
| Of war The conference report on the sundry
/ civil bill was agreed to and then the Hawaiian
! annexation question was taken up Senator
! Turley CTenn-) resuming his constitutions
/ argument against annexation AfterwarC;
! some hIibustering tactics were employed x
/ stop the debate and the senate adjourned a.
1 6:O7 D. u The house was not in session
i THE Senate convened at n O'Clock on tn
| 9th and soon afterward adopted the resolution
cha nraF he ion
/ lations committee providing that the senat
| convene daily at IL a NJ, for the purpose o
| considering the question Of Hawaiian anneXa
l ton. Speeches we're then made in opposition
| 70 annexation by Senator's Clsy (Gal. ROacl
! On. D. and Canery CLa-)- The latter had no
| concluded his speech when the senate ad
journed. The house considered District o
! Columbia business