The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-12-24
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS-.
WORK OF Our National Lawmaksrs at Wa. h.
ington During the closing Days Of
the Rifty-Flfth ses.ion-


SPEECHES were made in the senate on the
18th on the Nicaragua canal bill Senator
Money CAilss) urged postponement OF the
question In order 10 have the Clayton Bnlwer
treaty modified by Great Britain, but Senator
Morgan (Alal Antagonlzad the proposition
Senator GaIlinger IN M made a protest
against senator's Introducing pension bills In
cases pending In the pension ofhse and Sem
ator Vest Mol protested against pension
bills being passei without dus consideration
80. In the house Mr. Danforth - }. chairman
Of the immigration committee. tried to get. tho
Lodge immigration bill up for consideration.
but the house declined to take II up by vote
OF 100 20 ioa Mr. DeArmond (Mol then made
a speech on the decadenee Of thepriviiege OF
debate in the house and held Speaker Reed re-
sponsible for It TO which Mr. Reed replied by
saying that the same complaint was made In
the time OF John Randolph. The pensiou bill
was then reported II carries TIC, e8 SO the
total number Of pensioners on the rolls being
sss, ,7ia
Ix the senate on the 18Th tho urgent deaclsncy
appropriation bills making provision Tor the
army and navy for the next six months. dis
placed the Nicaragua canal bill The bill was
passed after a spirited discussion turning prin-
cipally on the point Of keeping the volunteer
soldiers In the service Al the instance Of SEN
ator Harris tKan) resolution was adopted
calling upon the president for connrmatioa as
70 the status OF the report Of the Nicaragua
commission The senate then went Into exec
| utive session and afterwards adjourned until
the 18th. -. In the house Mr Barney CWisl
called up the pension Appropriation bill and
| made general explanatory statement Of Its
provisions The bill was read through without
q word Of criticism and passed. the whole time
| occupied In It's consideration being less than
| % minutes The house then entered upon the
| consideration OF the bill 10 Incorporate the In
| ternationAl American bank
| THE senate was not In session on the 10th ....
The house after the passage OF some minor
| private bills. debated the bill to incorporate
the International American bank II was
finally defeated by o vote OF It's to ilS The
bill y extend the customs and revenue laws Of
| the United States over the Hawaiian Islands
was passed without opposition The bill re-
/ lating TO second-clas mail matter, known aa
i the Loud bill was reintroduced with an amend
| ment allowing the mailing Of sample copies oi
newspapers at one-half cent for every two
ounces stamps being attached in advance Ar
Rixey lval Introduced bill to admit confed
crate rs well as union soldiers TO all soldiers
homes by the government
TIE senate was not In session on the l7th
.. The house passed the Indian appropriation
bill within three hours after # was called up b.
Mr. Sherman IN. W. chairman Of the Indlai
committee Tho bill carries f7.stT.0oo
In the senate on the 10Th Senator Plat
(Conn) spoke against the Vest anti-expansiol
resolution The speech was q constitutions
argument maintaining the legal right Of tn
United States 10 acquire territory. The Mic
aragua canal bill was then taken up and sever
oil speeches were made for and against tn
measure The senate then went into executiv
session. -. In the house Mr.. Bailey Crex) In
troduced q resolution for reference to th
judiciary committee as TO whether any mem
ber had accepted any once under the Unite
States and whether such acceptance had va
Gated the seat Of the member In conRress MI
Dingley, from the committee on ways an
means. offered the resolution for holiday re
cess from December 81 to January and II wa
adopted without division. The bill for N
proposed Philadelphia exposition Of America
products and manufactures In 1880 was passe
after short debate by vote Of i4s to 10 Bill
were also passed 70 authorize the distribute
Of the assets OF the Freedmen's bank and
enlarge the scope Of the nsh commission to IL
clude game birds