Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-03-08
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING
Proceedings of the Fifty-Fifth Ma
tional Assembly Now in Ses-
sion in Washington.
The RECORD OF EACH DAY BOILED DOWN
Important Measures in Both the Sem
ate and the House Are Passed ana
Others Are Under Constderat ton
Busy Days at the Capital for Our
Lawmakers.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Henry w.
Corbett's right to a seat in the senate
from Oregon was under consideration
by the senate yesterday nearly the en-
tire session.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-ln the senate
Saturday the pension calendar was
cleared by the passage OF several pri-
Vate pension bills and the right of
Henry w. Corbett to seat from the
state of Oregon was further discussed,
Washington, March by vote of
50 to 10 yesterday Henry W. Corbett
was denied admission to the SEN
ate as senator from Ore
gon on appointment. by the gov
ernor Senator Mason introduced q
resolution for a congressional investiga-
ton of the murder of the negro post
master at Lake City, S. c.
Washington, March "A resolution
was passed in the senate yesterday fol
the erection of bronze tablet in Wash.
ington to the memory of victims of the
Maine. The bankruptcy bill and the
Alaska homestead and right of way bill
were debated. Senator Plat introduced
| bill to regulate the issue of circulat
| ing notes by state banks of deposit anG
discount.
Washington, March "a favorable
report was made in the senate yester.
| day on the joint resolution for an inves.
| tigation Of the recent killing of the
colored postmaster at Lake City, S. c,
A long debate took place on the Alaskan
homestead and railway right of way
bill.
| Washington, March Am the sen.
ate yesterday the house amend.
ments to the bankruptcy bill were
nonconcurred in and a conference
committee was named. The resolution
for congressional investigation o:
the murder of the postmaster at Lake
City, S. c., was referred to the com
mittee on contingent expenses.
In the House.
Washington, Feb. 26.-In the house
yesterday the senate amendments tc
the army appropriation bill were agreed
to and long debate over the question
of river and harbor appropriat tons took
place during the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
! Washington, Feb. 2S.-The time wa:
occupied in the house Saturday in dis
cussing the sundry civil appropriation
bill, and about 20 pages were disposed
of.
Washington, March 1.-The house
yesterday passed the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill with the appropriation
for representation at the Paris exposi.
ton eliminated. Mr.. Bromwell (O.) in
troduced resolution appropriating
and making Immediately available $780,
100000 for use by the secretary of the
navy in his discretion in strengthening
the naval forces of the country.
Washington, March 2.-In the house
yesterday the Loud bill relating to sec
ond-class mail matter was discussed
and during the debate an attempt tc
make political speech was stopped by
Speaker Reed, who announced thai
hereafter he proposed to hold members
strictly to the subject under considera
ton.
Washington, March 3.-The house
spent the time yesterday in debate
upon the Loud bill relating to second
class mail matter.
Washington, March 4.-The Loud bill
to correct alleged abuses of the second
class mail matter privilege was laid on
the table in the house yesterday by a
vote of 1862 to 49,