Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-07
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Daily Proceedings at tho National Capitol
In Abbreviated Form-Some or the
Most Important DiliA

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passcd in the senate on the psth. senator
pnsco fila , nrcscntcd memorials from Florida
hoards m trade concerniur the interference
Win the coastwise trade by the present war.
The memorials were referred 10 the committee
nm commerce. Senator Butler IN c. intro
duced n resolution nroviding that tho United
states' bonded indebtedpess should not be In
crcnsed hut tho cost OF the war should
ne defrnyed by taxing incomes and coming
the silver selgnlorave II went over....
In the house tho general debate on tho war
revenue bill was closed after eight and q half
hours Of specchmakirg. 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 10 repeal the Limitations upon
the purchase OF Quortcrmasters' supplies dur
ing the existing war with Spain
THE senate on the Goth agreed to the report
Of the conferees on the naval appropriation
bill The measure rs perfected carries little
mora than Isl. 900 OOl Several unimportant
bills were passed and ut i:i5 D N. the senate
adjourned until the I'd :. The house passed the
war revenue bill by vote OF 1871 to 1871. the
democrats and populists, with six exceptions.
voting solIdly against IL Many amendments
wcrc offered 10 the bond feature OF the bill,
RANGING from n propostion for tho substitution
NJ nm income tar proyislou TO an authorization
for nm issue OF ESQ OOl 900 greenbacks, but oil
vere voted down. Delegate Callahan intro
duced bill 10 authorize the Kansas, Oklahoma
and Gulf Railway company TO construct o rail-
way through the Chilocco reservation In tho
Indian territory md also through Oklahoma
territory The conference report on the naval
| bill was presented and Mr. Cannon ulL) made
| o point OF order that the conferc,s had exceed
ed their Jurisdiction by adding certain pro-
| visions, but an adjournment was taken with
| the point OF order pending.
TBY senate was not in session on the soth go.
| The time OF the house was mostly devoted 10
| tho consideration Of the conference report up-
| on tho naval nppropriatIou bill, the fight
| against IL being caused by the senate amend
| ment To compcnsate naval officers for govern
| ment use of their inventions and authorizing
| them 10 have their claims for such compensa-
| ton adiudicatei in the court Of claims Mr..
Boutellc Mel led the support OF the amend
meut and Mes,rs Cannon Ill) and Sayers
| (Tex) the opposition A resolution by Mr.
| Cannon TO eliminate the amendment was
adopted by vote OF lls to 4s and the naval bill
was ayain seat to conference Mr.. Cannon,
| from the committee on appropriations re-
| ported the sundry civil bill with senate amend
| meuts and recommended that the house nom
| concur This was agreed TO and o conference
| committee was appointed. A bill was also
passed for organizinga naval battalion In the
district OF Columbia TO consist Of not more
than four companies.
THE senate on the Cd passed tho emergency
war deficiency bill carrying t35, TO 9i5, without
any debate A bill providing for the enlistment
| OF a volunteer brigade OF engineers and Of TO-
90 men In the south. who ore immune to yell
low fever. and n bill for suspending the rcstric-
tions placed upon quartcrmasters OF the army
| in purchasing supplies were also passed. The
final conference report on the naval appropria-
| ,ion bill was agreed to. a bill to amend tho
act TO permit the use OF rlght-of-way through
public lands 10 tramways. canals and rescr-
yoIrs. also got through The resolution OF Sem
ator Butler IN c. for lcvyny an income tax
instead OF issuing bonds was referred