The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-05-06
WORK 81 cONGRESs.
Daily Proceedings st the NatIO66l Capitol
In Abbreviated FOrm-sone OF the
Most Inportant BIHs.

THE senate vas IN session for only an hom
and half on the 9Th Senator Stewart (SeT-'
Introduced resolution asking that the secre-
tsry Of war furnish an estimate OF the money
needed 20 equip and feed the Cuban army until
the Spanish troops shall have been expelled
from the island The resolution was referred
70 the committee on military Affairs A bin
was passed for the sale Of public lands in His
souri, No other business Of any Importance
was transacted The general debate on the
war revenue bin was opened up IN the house
By M Dingley, Chairman Of the ways and
means committee BE vas followed by Mr.
Bailey CTeL-), who argued for al income tax,
the coinage Of the silver seigniOrage and the
issue o. s5 600 900 Of legal tender notes instead
OF the bond proposition M Sayers CTeE
argued that the money 70 be raised By the bin
vas excessive and would breed reckless prof
legacy. ME DOIliver CIa) made an elOquen,
speech In favor Of the bin which aroused the
house and galleries TO cheers Speeches on the
measure were also made at the evening session
AFEW bills Of an unimportant character were
passed Fl the senate On tho 18th Senator
PascO CE'la) presented memorials from Florida
boards Of trade concerning the Interference
with the cOastwise trade By the present war.
The memorials were referred 10 the committee
On commerce Senator Butler N c. intro
0uced a resolution providing that the United
States bonded Indebtedness should not be in
creased, but the cost Of the war should
be betrayed By taxing incomes and coming
the silver seigniOrage- It went over
In the house the general debats on the WGI
revenue bin was closed after eight and a hall
hours Of speechmaki1E. It lacked both spirit
and interest There was little discussion Of
the Internal revenue features OF the bill The
democrats continued their assaults on the bond
feature and their advocacy OF the income tax
An urgency war measure was passed by unani-
nous consent to repeal the limitations upon
the purchase Of quarteEnasters' supplies dur
Ing the existing war with SPAIN.
TIE senate on the 18th agreed to the report
Of the cOnferees on the naval appropriation
bill The measure as perfected carries little
more than $4,000, O01 Several unimp0rtant
bills were passed and at I=55 p N the senate
adjourned until the ID The house passed the
war revenue bill BY q vote Of 18l 70 49, the
democrats and pOpulists, with six exceptions,
voting solidly against It Many amendments
were offered 70 the bond feature OF the bill,
ranging from . proposition Tor the substitution
OF an income tax provision to sn authorization
for an issue OF $50 O01. 900 greenbacks, but all
were voted down Delegate Callahan intro
-duced a bill 70 authorize the Kansas, Oklahoma
and Gulf Railway company to construct q rail-
way through the ChfIocco reservation IN tho
Indian territory and also through Oklahoma
territory The conference report on the naval
bill was presented and Hr Cannon CID made
q point OF order that the Conferees had exceed
ed their Jurisdiction by adding certain pro
visions, but an adjournment was taken with
the point Of order pending.
TIE senate was not in session on the 18th
The time Of the house was mostly devoted to
the consideration Of the conference report up
on the naval appropriation bill the fight
against It being caused BY the senate amend
ment to compensate naval Oficers for govern
ment use Of their inventions and authorizing
them TO have their claims for such com pensa-
tiOn adjudicated IN the court OF claims Mr..
meut and MessrS Cannon (IL) and Saycrs
CTeL) the opposition A resolution by Mr..
Cannon TO eliminate the amendment was
adopted by a vote Of rs 70 - and the naval Dill
was again sent to conference Mr.. Cannon,
from the committee on appropriations re-
ported the sundry civil bin with senate amend
meuts and recommended that the house non
concur This was agreed 60 and conference
committee was appointed A bill was also
passed for organizing naval battalion in the
District Of Columbia 20 consist Of not more
than four companies
The senate on the %. passed the emergency
war deficiency bill carrying SO, zsO.955. without
any debate A bill providing for the enlistment
OF a volunteer brigade Of engineers and Of o.
DO men in the south. who are immune TO yell
low fever. and bill for sUspending the restric-
tions placed upon Quartermasters OF the army
in purchasing supplies we're also passed The
final conference report on the naval apprOpria-
ton bill was agreed 20. A bill to amend the
act to permit the use Of rlghJ-Of-way through
public lands to tramHays, canals and reser-
atOr Butler IN c for levying al income tax
instead Of issuing bonds was referred
70 the finance committee Thu sen
ate then adjourned until the 4th--.-
The house passed the emergency war ap-
preparation bill and the naval appropriation
bill The conference report on the bill eL-
tending the homestead laws 70 Alaska was re-
iected and . further conference asked A bill
70 increase the number Of surgeons in the army,
q resolution 70 just claims between the United
States and Tennessee and resolution for
congressional commission to examine the postal
service were also passed The house nOn-cOn-
CURED in the senate amendments 70 the bill re-
lating 20 the cOmmisszry department Of the
army. Mr.. Livingstone (Ga-) introduced res
oIutiOn rendering the thanks OF congress TO
Commodore Dewey for his victory az the Phil
ippine islands