The Monticellonian., 1898-02-25
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Work of the fiffy-Ftth Congress froi
 nnN tn DaN in ItrInF.

Work of the fifty Fith Congress from Day to Day in Brief
 IN the senate en Hhe UtH##a amendment of
 Senator Au,n lNebl To the diplomatic and consular appropriation bif raeornizinE the ballizerenay of the Cuban insurgents ~aS re ported adversely b. tho foreign relations com mittee Senator Alien also made a speech in advocacy Of the free coinage of standard silver dollars. The resolution Of senator Morgan lAlal calling upon the president for consular reports and information about Cuba Was adopted Senator HarriS fkan1 introduced resolution with reference to tha Kansas Pacific railroad sale and said he Was surprised to hear that the attorney general had decidcd to abandon the redemption of the
 first mortgage bonds of the road
 and having d receiver appointed. Senator Pet tigrcW (S- D) continued his speech on he Ha-
 waiian treaty in the executive session L.. The house was in q state Of excitement. a1 every re- publican member had been summoned the pre-
 yious night to be present at the session It turned out that Chairman Hit of the foreign
 affairs committee Was 10 call up rasoiuti on asking the state department for information about Cuba and the notice ta republicans to be present was to prevent the possibility of it's amendment by the opposition. The resolution was adopted. A joint resolution accepting the invitation to the fishery exposition in Norway Was also adopted. Mir. Vincent fkdn= intro dueed bill appropriatiug 1100o) to continue the construction of buildings at Fort Riley Kan.
 A SPIRITED debate was caused in the senate
 on the 10th by the resolution of Senator Harris (kan calling upon the attorney general for the reasons which induced him to abandon his plan of reaeemng the first mortgage bonds of the Kansas Pacific railroad and having the road operated by q receiver Senator Harris denounced the present plan to sell the road at
 the bid of tha reorganization committee as de- frauding the government out of something more than SB,QO0 03J After striking out the preamble the resolution was adopted The Hawaiian treaty was then debated in exeeH- tive session .... Ihe house devoted the day to the consideration of bills ant joint resolutions presented under the call Of committees and | l6 of more or less public importance were | passed. MT COOney JM01 asked why his resolution asking for information about the accounting of the receiver of the First national bank of Sedaia Mo had not been reported l from the committee Mir Johnson EIud) on l baha Of the banking committee explained
 that the report had been delayed bat would
 be made probably the next day. Mr. Cox | tfenu.1 reported il bill "to batter control and l to promote the safety of national banks and it
 Was passed. Bills were alsa passed empower 1 iHE registers and receivers of land offices 10 l issaa subRanas and to repeal the statute He- i quirug affirmative proof of loyalty tX holders l of bounty or lana warrants The Grasyeuar l btii for arbitration of labor di~pat=z was fe= i ported back to the house with amendments by 1 AIlE 4dhb3 EbilalIlItAAit All aiAHi AAa al t4- l tered for the consideration of the Loud ball re- l latin1 10 seeoud-eiass mali matter on March l.
 2 2and 8
 TIE senate on the 18th passed the forti2ca- l tienS bill after increasing the amount appra- l priatcd for powders and proieetilaS from 65o.= l Gis to ;q=oJ1S In tbe executive session Scua- i t6f MoFE#ii fNt) occupied the entire lime with
 | speech opposing the ratification Of the lIa= i Waiiau annexation treaty The debate on the l bankruptcy bill Was opened up iH tAe house. but il attracted little attention. The interest be- l ing absorbed about the ueWs of the disaster ta
 Che batteship Maine Just hsfure adjournment l ME. BOatel3e tMe.1s chairman af he nagat com mlttee, presented | resolution expressing sym l Hathy with the faHi5es If ha=e nha had la=t their lives or were injured h the disaster t9 i lhe Maine II WIS unanimously adaptEH. AFTER a spirited debate ta tGe senate ou the l tsth the resolution of Senator Iufpe IHd9. 1 declaring the senateas opposition t6 thc con- i tHmatiaa af the sale of the Kansas PaeIHe ra5I= 1 rdad was passed by vote of 3t to 25. RemaH x | ia favor of the resolution were made by Sen
 at6fS Harris tNaHF aHd Raw iHS 9ztah4, and i iu opposition by Seualurs Th4r-ton tNehp and ! Gear la 4s.-. The hun'Tab=ty hjH dragged
 aloHg in a lIstess manner ia tae house, the de l bate being oyershad2wed by Che disaster to the i battleShip Maine h is probable that the fam 1 itfcs Sf the victims of the Maine explosion wftI i be cared for aS Mr Mcclellan (N. A.) utre- i duccd joint resolution aBPfepratias a}511ea | 4AA AHiN HAI PoNl.
 IN the senate OH the 18th Senator Hale 6Me i introduced q joint resolution at the reqaest=af 1 Secretary L0uE of the navy department, for
 au appropriation of -01 056 f1r the purpe4e If l recovering the remains of officers and men lost l on the Maine and saving as much of the battle 1 ship and her equipment as possible After be- l ing amended with provision for transporting l the dead bodies to the United States II was | passed. An exciting debate occurred over the i resolution of Senator Allen tNebJ for an in- yestigation by the senate naval commit | tee into the disaster to the Maine senator Mason fIHl proposed a substitute l for an investgati0n by iaiui committee af l the two houses so as not to have any facts GOV l cred up He also denounced the admiui,tra- i ton for its Cuban policy. Sharp replies were
 made by Senators Woleatt tGol and Lo4se i tAfaSS) \ joint resolution for a tablet. to the l dead victims of the Maine battle~hip on the
 wall of stationary hgll in tha capitol was re- l ferrcd. After considering resolu ions on the l death of Ashley B Wright late a representa- I tive from Massachusetts the senate Us mark l of respect 10 his memory adjourned t3 the 2fst
 .-.- The house unanimously adopted theresolu- 1 tion passed by the senate for an appropriation l of 70 010 for recovering what wus possible of
 the men and apppurtenanees of the Maine. \ l bill was also introduced appropriatug i 0loea0 i t8 build another battleship 10 replace tha wrecked Maine The bankruptcy huI then took i up the rest of the time