Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-09
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
A Condensed Report OF the DoinGs of Our
Senators and Representatives In
Washington.


THE senate on the 3lst discussed the war
revenue bill, but not the slightest material
progress was made toward disposing OF the
measure A long secret session was held at
which the annexation OF the Hawaiian islands
was considered Speeches favorable to annex
alton were made by Senators Chandler a. H.,
Morgan (Alal, Stewart new and Elklns wv.
Va). Senators Pettlgrew Is, d. and White
(Cal) spoke on the opposite side. William b,
sullivan, appointed n senator from Mississippi
by the governor OF that state TO Ill the vacancy
caused by the death OF Senator Walthall was
sworn In. Senator Pettigrew Is, d. intro
duced bill to authorize Edmond l., English,
OF Yankton, S. d., 10 enlist and equip IL troops
OF light cavalry for service In the Philippines,
S29b,OO being allowed to carry the bill into ef-
fect.., The house held u short session and
passed several unimportant bills, among them
one for the preparation Of n code Of civil law
and procedure for Alaska.
MARKED progress was made In the senate on
the LIST on the war revenue measure, The COM
mittee amendments on nearly % pages OF the
bill were passed upon The interest OF the ses-
sion conferred In the action taken on the amend
ment OF Senator German md }, levyng tax
OF one-quarter OF one per cent on all gross re-
ceipts OF all corporations doing n business eX-
ceeding $3.50, 900 year The amendment was
ItJCSltu NY " NOtt Oh - 10 Oh 1enulOf w ulte
(Cal) then proposed the German amendment
so modified that 1t levied INK of cne-Quarter
Of one per cent upon all corporations engaged
In the refining OF sugar or petroleum. The
amendment prevailed by vote OF 33 TO 20 The
amendment providing for stamp tax upon ex-
press and freight packages, bills OF ladtng and
telephone messages was also agreed to- A bill
for the protection Of homestead settlers who
enter the military or naval service OF the
United States in time Of war was passed o.. The
house passed bill to remove all political dis
abilities incurred by the third section OF the
fourteenth amendment TO the constitution
Messrs Simpson and Broderick (Kan) sup
ported the bill Mr. Lacey ua) introduced a
bill to enable volunteer soldiers to vote In con-
gressional elections during the war
THE senate on the ID completed the consid-
GRAFTON OF the war revenue bill, so far as the
finance committee was concerned, with the ex-
ception OF the bond paragraph, all OF the other
committee amendments being agreed to- Sem
ator Butler IN, c. had the floor for 3h hours
and managed to bring on q general political
engagement, which Mt times was decidedly per-
sonal and in which o good deal Of ILL
feeling was manifested. Senator Faulk-
ner wv. Va introduced bill pro-
viding for the appointment Of two matrons
TO serve with each regiment during war with
spain, whose duty 1t shall be to mend, darn
and wash the clothing OF the soldiers.
The house, practically without debate, passed
the urgent deficiency bill carrying over Sl7,-
0Ol0)O, providing for emergency expenses OF
the army and navy departments incident to the
war A number Of bills affecting the District
of Columbia were also passed and at 1852 an
adjournment was taken.
WHILE the war revenue bill was not passed
by the senate on the Sd two very important
votes were taken In lieu Of the seigniorage
amendment offered by the majority Of the
finance committee, Senator Wocott Col pro-
posed an amendment authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to coin the silver bullion in the
treasury and to issue silver certificates against
It, After some discussion q vote was reached
and the amendment was agreed to, 49 to 81
Senator Aldrich (R ~ then pressed the
amendment Of the minority of the finance COM
mittee, providing for the issue OF 800 900 900 OF
certificates of Indebtedness and $500 900, 0)0 OF
bonds, to be used exclusively for the payment
Of the expenses OF the war After an extended
debate, the question was brought to an issue,
and, by the decisive vote Of IS to 81, the bond
amendment was incorporated in the bill, as a
substitute for the amendment to issue legal
tender notes .,. No important business was
transacted by the house The evening session
was devoted to bills granting pensions and COR
recting military records.