Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

Feb 6.-The House debated and passed
the coast fortihcations bill. It carrie;
A,144,912. against s9.517,1 41 last year
and against estimates by the War depart
ment aggregating nearly s4O,OOo,OOO.
Feb 4-This was private bill day In the
House. During the consideration of one
of the bills an interesting discussion of the
appro aching sale of the Kansas Pacific
road, set for February IT, was precipitated
by Mr.. Fleming, Democrat, OF Geor-
gia, who with his Democr attic col
leagues, desire legislation to require the
President to bid the full amount of the
debt principal and interest Mr.. Fleming
asked the unanimous consent to set aside
next Monday to Kansas Pacific affairs. Mr..
Powers Rep) of Vermont, chairman of the
Pacific railroad committee, said the contid-
Grafton Of the bill would he waste OF time,
as 1t had already been demonstrated that
the Senate would not pass similar meas
ure. After much debate unanimous consent
was refused. The night session was devoted
to private pension bills,
Speaking to question of personal priv
ilege in the Senate, Mr.. Lindsay Democrat,
of Kentucky. commented sharply on the
motives of the author and promoters of the
resolution recently passed by the lcgls-
lature of Kentucky, demanding his reslgna-
ton as Senator. Mr.. Lindsay, after defn-
made 1t clear that he was the representa-
tive Of the whole people of Kentucky,
and not In any sense the agent
of the Kentucky legislature. Above
all, he was, he said. Senate
for the whole American people, and, as
such, would per form his duties aud cast his
vote in accordance with his conviction and
with the dictates of his conscience. No
business of Importance was transacted in
he h,-N. EAo.-
session of three hours. the Senate adjourned
until Monday. Senator White concluded
his three days speech in opposition to the
annexation Of Hawaii in Il c executive ses-
sion.
Feb. S-The House spent the day ostensl-
bly, considering the tortifcations appropri-
alton bill. In reality. the major portion of
the time was consumed in the discussion of
political topics. The existence of prosperity
in this country was again the main question
of dispute. The feature of the day was the
discovery by Mr.. Simpson, the Kansas Pop
ulist and the exploitation of the alleged
fact that Mr.. Dingley, chairman of
the ways and means committee, wore a
London made pot hat Mr.. Dlngley exc
planned that the hat was made in New
York The London trade mark was simply
placed there to please the anglomaniacs
who always preferred things because they
were English. All attempts to increase the
appropriation In the Notifications appro-
prlatlon BILL or to amend it in any respect
were voted down.
In the Senate the agricultural Apr opri-
alton pill was under consider alton during
tn e greater part of the day and was finally
passed An attempt to strike out the free
seed clause was defeated.
Feb 2.-Beyond the reading of the agrl-
cultural bill and agreeing to the amend
ments proposed by the committee, the SEN
ate transacted no business of importance
in open session. The greater part Of the
afternoon was passed in executive session,
the discussion being upon the Hawaiian an
neXation treaty. Mr. White of California
continued his speech In opposition and did
not finish. Mr.. Hawlay, of Connecticut, Sc
cured the adoption of resolution direct.
ing the secretary of the interior to furnish
the Senate the total per capita cost of edu-
eating Ind an children at certain Indian
schools
The House, after three days spent on the
District of Columbia appro priation BILL
mostly in political discussion, PASSED the
measure, and then took up the bill to pro-
vide fortiAcatlors and coast defenses for
the country Several of the Democrats
notably Mr., Mcclellan OF New York, crlti-
cised the measure because it cut down APP
pLOpAAdIlOhS AOA AhCoG WI AZ DCAOW NhdL
has been appropriated in recent ye3rs Mr..
Ferguson. delegate from New Mexico un-
der the latitude allowed for debate argued
the injustice of delYing statehood to New
Mexico.
Feb mo business of Importance was
transacted by the Senate in open session.
The feature of the session was a statement
made by Mr. Clark, Republican of Wyom-
Ing, as a matter of personal privilege, con-
corning his vote in favor of the Teller rcs-
olution He maintained that his vote was
in no way inconsistent with his Republic
anism.
The House devoted most of the session to
the Dis trict of Columbia's appropriation
bill, but had not com pleted 1t at the time Of
adjournment Some politics were injected
into the debate by Simpson of Kansas and
Dingley of Maine, who discussed prosperity
In the New England states