Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-16
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Daily Proceedings at the National Capitol
In Abbreviated Form-some of the
Most Important Bille.

LITTLE was done In the senate on tho 6tA
beyond the passage OF an urgent deficiency
bill, carrying tl7 as, 900 for the war and navy
establishments During the greater part OF
the session the measure providing for the talt-
ing OF the twelfth ana subsequent census was
under consideration, but no progress was nude
toward It's completion, ., Mr. Dalzell (Pn) In
the house, Immediately on receipt OF tho war
revenue measure from the senate, presented a
resolution providing for nm immediate vote
upon general non-conCurrence and sending the
bill TO conference. II passed and Messrs
Dingley (Me), Payne IN, W and Bailey TEX }
were named as conferees, Mr. Curtis Kan }
reported the Seminole treaty bill and secured
suspension OF the rules and had the bill
passed, Mr. Hartman (Mont) introduced a
joint resolution directing the secretary OF the
navy TO have prepared suitable medals OF honor
for Lieut. Hobson and his crew for their gall
liant service at Santiago 1t appropriates $500
for the purpose.
THE senate on the 9TH passed the Curtis bill,
which radically changes existing conditions In
the Indian territory, II has many amendments
Incorporated by the senate and will have to go
10 conference TO have them adjusted The CEN
sus blu was then taken up.... The house, after
disposing Of the war deficiency bill as passed
with tho amendments by the senate, consid-
cred the conference report upon the sundry
civil bill The report so far as 1t embodied
agreements, was adopted, and the house then
began voting severally upon the senate amend
ments upon which no agreement had been
reached In conference. Eight out OF as were
acted upon. when the bill was laid aside,
IN the senate on the sth n bill was passed
providing for taking the twelfth census One
OF the provisions is that no more than two
thirds of the supervisors and enumerators
shall belong 10, one political party. A bill to
organize naval hospital corps and another
bill, authorizing the construction Of u bridge
over the Missouri river ut Quind0ro, Kan by
the Kansas City Northeastern g. Gulf railroad
were also passed.. The business transacted
by the house was unimportant Mr.. Grosvenor
(o) asked unanimous consent to read and have
referred to the committee on rules resolution
providing for giving the Hawaiian resolution
precedence over all other business except con-
ference reports until disposed Of, but on OBJ
lection the resolution was forced into the regu-
lar channel Consideration OF the senate
amendments to the sundry civil bill was then
proceeded with,
Al the session OF the senate on the 9th SEN
ator Carter (Mont) charged Pacific coast ship
owners with compelling the government to pay
an eXtortion0te sum for transports Senator
Perkins (Cal) denied the charge. Senator
Lodge (Mass) made some sensational dlsclo-
sures concerning the disposition OF the money
appropriated by congress in payment Of the
claim OF the book concern OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, south. He introduced res
omtion directing the claim committee to make
an investigation, Without disposing of the res
olution the senate lookup private pension bills
and passed A OF them. The senate substitute for
the omnibus claim bill" was also passed. 1t car
ries over $1,000, 900 Tho conference report on
the war revenue bill was adopted by the house
by vote OF l5i to l0Z The Hawaiian annexa-
tionlsts made strong fight to get the bill to
enable volunteers to vote in congressional cleo
tions out OF the way, so as to force cOnsldera-
tion Of the annexation resolution but the bill
went over Mr.. Pierce (Tenn.) made an attack
on the prosecution Of the war and the alleged
unwarranted delay In sending relief to the
Cubans.
THE conference report on the war revenue
bill was agreed to in the senate on the 10th by
the decisive vote Of 43 to - Every republican
voted for the measure, together with eight
democrats, one silver republican and one inds-
pendent. The vote against the report was cast
by 10 democrats three silver republicans and
three populiStS The vote cast against the
adoption of the report reflected the opinions OF
those senators who were opposed to any in
crease in the interest," bearing debt. &c. The
feature Of the house session was an agreement
to at once take up the Newlands resolution to
annex Hawaii aud take vote on the matter on
the 10Th The bill to enable volunteer soldiers
to vote at congressional elections was passed
and number of minor measures, chiefly Of a
private nature, were considered