The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
cORdSassd Summary OF the Proceedings
of Senate and House FROM Day 10
Day-TmpoFtant FiIls.

THE senate on the 18th confirmed the nonni-
nation Of 4. v. POwderly to be commissioner
OF immigration By . vote OF eS to %. Several
unimportSHt bills were passed and then Sena-
tor Davis (R1inn }, chairman OF the committee
on foreign relations, reported resolution for
RuneIing the Hawaiian fslands TO the United
States It was placed on the calendar. 80. The
post once appropriation bill was before the
house. but the subject was almost Iosb track OF
10 the debate. the Cuban-Spanish question be-
ing brought up by Mr. Cochran (Mo.D. In the
discussion which followed Mr. GrosvenoT TO- }
took occasion 70 deny enphAtically the stories
AR early edjournment OF congress In order thai
he might eIect q asttlement without congress
sioRal interference The subject OF Hawaiiaa
annexation also came In for soma attention.
AMONG the bills passed by tho senate on she
I7th was to erect . statue OF Abraham
the q. A R, the secretary of war, the COM
mander OF the army ana the governor Of PeAn-
sylyRnia being named commissioners for carry
InR out the work Senator Proctor CVt) made
q lengthy speech On his trip Ia Cuba and de-
picted the misery aud woe on the island from
disease and starvation. He said also that au-
tonomy was an utter failure and the SpauiArda
coald only hold what their army sas upon.
amendment he will o1eR to the naval appFo-
priation bill TO provide for the construction Of
10 coast defense monitors The senate thea
adjourned until the 11st.. Ar. Hull IA chatr-
man OF Sne cOhlhlIJtN on EEA4ttBff 1u8bFSp AH-
troduced . bill reorgAniEing the army and
placing It on . war footing TOR the full strength
OF I0A 600 men- The bill has been carefully
Ropo over by the war department. Me- Wheeler
(AlA) Introduced . Joint resolution tor . COM
mitteS OF dve senators and 0Ve representatives.
TO report address to be delivered 70 Spain,
declaring IN nrm language that Americans and
American interests must be protested In Cuba
TEE senate was NOS in session oa the 18th.
The house considered the post once appro-
PTiattOu bill. but only two pages were 6lSpOlea
Of, most Of the DAY being devoted 70 discus"
sion OF the merits OF the pneumatic tube mail
service ia New York. Boston and PhiladelphiA-
An effort was made 70 have the appropriated
OF ee2ao for the purpose struck out. but II
wss not successful The opponents or the ap-
preparation succeeded. however. In getting an
amendment adopted that no additional con-
tracts for pneumatic tubes should be made.
TIE senate was not In session on the leth....
At the opening Of the house Mr. Dingley (Me.l },
the nooT leader OF the majority. offered the bill
reported from the ways and means committee
providing for the free entry into tAis country
OF guns, Ammunition and other war material
purchased AbroAd until January I. 1893. Ssrns
OF the democrats pOksd fun st Mr DlnGley by
Askin6 him why these supplies should be ad-
mItted free Of duty II the foreigner paid tbs
tax" Mr. DingIsy replied rather sharply thas
on articles purchased abroad and imported the
purchaser paid the duty The Dill was passed
without division The post once appropTtA-
tion bill was also passed
SENATOR BACON NC4A announced 20 bne sea-
ate the 2Iss that he would oner an amend
ment TO the resolution for the annexation Of
the Hawaiian islands Tue amendment pro-
vides that the resolution shall not be elective
uatil she question Of annexation shall have
been submitted TO the qualified electors OF Ha-
wall and passed upon ar1rmattvely by them
Senator Allen (Seh). from the COMMITTEES on
public lands, favorAbly reported the bill ex-
tending the right OF communication to certain
homestead settlers on land In Oklahoma terri
tory. He also secured tbs passage OF Q seSoiu-
tion calling upon the secretary OF the interior
for Information to the number Of all elasse2
of pensioners. A number Of untmporrant bills
were passed aud 1t /: As the senate adjourned
The house unsnimo mously passed the bill for
the relief OF the survivors and Vicsims OF tbs
Maine disaster. The bill reimburssa the sur
viYiaS of1eerS and meu for the losses they sus-
tanned to amount not to exceed years pay,
ana directs the payment Of q sum equal 60
years pay to the legal heirs or those who per-
ishSd Mr.. King CUtshl introduced Joint
resolution 60 reeognise the Independence Of
Cuba The evening session was devoted to pri-
vate pension bills.