The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-01-21
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.

on Inc IZtn 10 oeoatlng the Hawaiian annex
alton treaty. Senator Davis CMinn.) con-
tinued his speech commenced the previous day
and presented the strategic features in favor OF
annexation. Senator Allen CNeb) followed
with a speech in opposition to the treaty and
dwelt on the necessity the United States would
be under Of defending the islands in case Of
war and OF always maintaining separate fleet
and army for their protection 49, The house
passed the urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
the item for a further expenditure of SEQ 600
for the soldiers home 1t Danville, Ill. causing
Mr.. DeArmond CMo) to attack Chairman
Cannon. whose home Is at Danville Mr.. Beach
co. introduced bill providing for the publ
cation and posting G.. the pension roll, for
every county. annually on March l. with full
data OF each case and to correct all alleged
abuses. The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was then reported
THE immigration bill was taken up in the
senate on the 18th and Senator Cafrey Q4A)
made an address in opposition to the measure.
Senator Cannon tUtah) presented a re solution
asking the president to inform the senate what
had been done by the government to protect
the lives of American citizens dwelling in Cuba
The resolution was adopted. The Hawaiian
annexation treaty was then taken up but little
progress was made with it e. The house COM
pleted the consideration Of the agricultural ap-
preparation bill in committee of the whole. A
fight was made over the free seed distribution
to farmers, but the effort to strike out the
$780, 0JO appropriated for it failed. Mr.. Clark
(Mo) got amendment adopted appropriate
ing Sl0,. 900 for the publication and distribution
of the Horse Book" The bill carries s.. 323,-
AZ Mr.. Bland (Mo) introduced a free coin
age bill, making gold and silver the standard
and declaring all rules against the legal tender
OF such coin unlawful
In the senate on the 14th Senator Hoar
Mass presented joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution and maxim.
April 3d. instead of March 4, as the commence
ment and termination of the official term OF
the president, vice president senators and rep
resentativeS in congress The resolution was
referred. Senator Quay Pa-) offered resolu-
ton, which was also referred. instructing the
secretary OF the interior to investigate the re-
cent burning of two Indians by mob in Okla
homa. The nomination OF Attorney General
Mckenna to the supreme bench was taken up
in executive session and it finally decided
to take vote on the matter on the 2lst.. =. The
house passed the agricultural appropriation
bill. the item for printing 900 copies of the
Horse Book being amended and reduced to 75-
COO copies A resolution was adopted to par
ticipate in the international fisheries EXPOSE
ton in Norway in September The rest of tho
day was consumed in a filibuSter against pay
ing 1888 100 to the Southern Methodist church
for property seized during the war at Nashville,
Tenn.
THE senate was not in session on the 18TH.
In the house, on motion of Mr.. Lanhain (TeX),
bill was passed authorizing the president to
appoint an additional Judge for the Northern
district OF Texas, as Judge Rector. the present
judge was incapacitated from performing the
duties OF his Office. The house then went into
committee OF the whole on the army appropria-
ton bill The debate on the bill was desultory
and was not confined to the subject. Mr. Henry
(Tex.) taking occasion to denounce Secretary
Cages funding scheme, Mr.. Terry (Ark) made
some remarks about the protective tariff and
Mr.. Gamer (Tenn) spoke on the claim of the
Southern Methodist church. At two O'Clock
the debate was suspended and eulogies were
delivered on the late Representative Milliken
(Me), after which the house adjourned as
further mark Of respect to his memory.
THE senate on the 18th listened to q speech
by Senator WolcOtt Coli upon the negotia.
tiOnS Of the bimetallic commission with Euro
pean countries relative to International birnet-
alliSm. The immigration bill was tn IN taken
up and after debate passed by o vote of 45 TO -.
The oath of office was administered TO Mark
Hanna as senator from Ohio and the urgent de-
fciency bill was reported by Senator Hale
(Me) -. The house passed three bills affecting
the District of Columbia and then further con-
sidered the army appropriation bill Mr. Nc
Clellan IN W made a vigorous speech in
which he attacked the present army organiza-
ton being obsolete and inefficient Tho
consideration of the bill was not completed.
Mr.. Curtis tKan.) introduced bill for the re-
organization of the Indian territory. Mr..
Broderick Han.) secured an amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill which provides for
opening to white settlement of the surplus
lands of the Pottawatomie Indian reservation
in Jackson county, Kan. and of the kickapoo
reservation in Brown county, Kan