Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-17
TIL Il national. CONGRESS.
DAILY Summary of the Work Being
Done in Washington by Our
Lawmakers.
war MEASURES HAVE The PRECEDENCE
ooth Houses Promptly Pass Il Recom-
mendAtiOn from the President
That a Vote of Thanks Be rendered
commodore Dewey and His Assoc
c1Ates-Other Business.

Washington, May 6.--The post Office
appropriation bill was considered in
the senate yesterday, and amendments
were adopted reducing the number of
deliveries in all cities to four day and
striking out the appropriation of $780,
COO for rural free delivery. A bill was
general officers OF the army to sup
ply the Cuban insurgents with arms
and munitions Of war.
Washington, May 7.-Almost the en-
tire time in the senate was consumed
yesterday by discussion of an amend
ment to the post office appropriation
bill providing for a reduction of 20 per
cent. in the compensation of railroads
for the transportation of mails. No
action was taken. \ bill to increase to
IS the number of surgeons in the United
States army and to authorize the secre-
tary OF war to employ as many con-
tract surgeons as he might deem neces-
sary was passed. Adjourned to Mon
day.
Washington, May 10.-In the
United States senate yesterday a
bill was passed increasing the num-
Der of rear admirals in the navy
from six to seven, in order that the pres
ident might nominate Commodore
Dewey to the high position, and a reso-
luton was passed upon recommends
ton of the president extending a vote
of thanks to Dewey and his men for his
victory in Manila.
Washington, May 11.-A resolution
was adopted in the senate yesterday to
submit to the legislatures of the va
rious states an amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States changing
the date of the beginning of the terms
of the president, vice preside mt and mem
beers of congress from March to May
4. The post office appropriation bill
$500, ,O00) was passed, as was also the
house bill to read1nit Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris to citizenship in the United
States.
Washington, May 1.-THE nomina
ton of Commodore George Dewey to be
rear admiral was confirmed by the SEN
ate yesterday and the railway arbitra-
ton bill was discussed.
The House.
Washington, May 6.-The Alaska land
bill extending the homestead laws and
the labor arbitration measure, provid-
ing for the arbitration of labor dis
putes between employees and employers,
were passed in the house yesterday.
Adjourned to Monday.
Washington, May 10.-The recon-
mendation of the president that a
vote of thanks be rendered Commodore
Dewey and his associate officers and
men was followed with a unanimous
vote in the house yesterday, and bill
creating an additional rear admiral
ship for the hero of Manila was also
passed. Other bills were passed au-
'thorizing the army to feed Cubans and
arm people of the island of Cuba and
providing for enlistment of 10000 vol
,unteer troops immune to tropical dis
leases. A joint resolution was intro
duced proposing recess of congress on
June until July 10.
Washington, May lin the house
yesterday the session lasted only so
minutes and no business was trans
acted.
Washington, May IA resolution
ito submit to the states proposition to
amend the constitution so as to provide
for the election of senators by direct
vote was adopted in the house yester-
day. Consideration of the senate bill
restricting immigration was refused.