Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

March 1.-Two more appropriation bills
we're sent to the president, the pension bill
and the consular and diplomatic, both of
which went through their final stage in the
House. At the night session thlrty-two
pension bills and nine relief bills were
passed, among them one to pension James
E. Rawlins son Of General John a Raw
Inns, atthe rate of $50 per month Mr. Raw
Inns suffers from epilepsy, and is incapable
OF earning livelihood
After a debate lasting several DAYS.
the Senate passed the bill extending the
homestead laws and providing for right of
way for railroads in the district of Alaska
March During almost the entire ses-
sionthe Senate had under consIderati on
the Alaskan homestead and railway right
of way bill One of the features of the dis
cussion was a speech delivered by Mr.. Vest
of Missouri, in which he rldiculed the idea
OF homesteadlng any part of Alaska or con-
structing railroads In that district His
motion to Intimate the homestead feature
OF the bill by striking out the first section
was defeated
March 2 -To-daY's debate in the Senate
on the Alaskan homestead and railway
right of way bill was decidedly spirited
Mr. Carter of Montana delivered a vlRor-
GUS speech in reply to that made during the
past two days by Mr. Rawlins of Utah, in
the course of which he made a strong de-
Tense of the honor of congressional com.
mittees and of officials in the several gov
eminent departments One Of the special
features of the debate was a speech by Mr.
Elkins Of West Virginia, in which he told
how the Canadian Pacific was able to make
war upon American interests and how and
why the aggressions of that great railroad
ought to be stopped by the United States
Mr. E1trinat
particularly that part in which he cx-
plaihed that while he did not frame the
now famous section % of the present tariff
law, he stood squarely with the sterling
American who did frame It. The speech
drew answers from Mr.. Hoar. Of Massachu-
sets; Mr.. Chiffon, OF Texas, and Mr.. Nelson,
of Minnesota.
The House spent another day in debate
upon the Loud bill, relating to second class
mail matter. The speeches, as 4 rule, at
tracted little interest The speakers were
Messrs Bromwell Republican of Ohio an
Ogden, Democrat of Louisiana, in favor Of
the measure. and Messrs Bell, Populist, Of
Coloradoi Simpson, POpullst OF Kansas;
Clark, Democrat of Missouri: Brown, Re-
publican, of Ohio and Lentz Democrat, Of
Ohio In opposition to It
March 1.-The House entered uponthe
consideration of the Loud bill relating to
second class mail matter. The bill Is Iden-
tlcal with the bill passed by the last Con-
gress but Mr.. Loud, IT. author, gave notice
of an amendment permitting the trans
mission at pound rates of sample
copies up to 10 per cent of the bona
fide circulation of newspaper periodicals.
This amendment removes much opposition
to the bill. Mr. Loud made an exhaustive
speech In Its favor, claiming that the gov
eminent practically paid su bsidy of s40,-
100000 to the proprietors of publications
which now got access to the mails at pound
rates as the cost of transporting mail and
Its handling averaged 8 cents per pound.
Mr.. Moon Democrat, of Tennessee spoke In
opposition to the bill, and Mr.. Perkins, Re-
publican, of Iowa in favor of It
uIn the Senate Mr.. Perkins OF California
of the committee on naval affairs presented
favorable report on Mr.. Bacons resolu-
ton providing for the erection in Statuary
hall of the capitol of a bronze memorial
tablet CONNIE morative of the officers and
sailors who lost their lives in the Maine dis
aster in Havana harb0r The resolution
was adopted. Alaska homestead bill was
then taken up but not completed
Feb. 2s.-Hon. Henry w. Corbett was de-
MED admission to the Senate as senator
from Oregon on the appointment by the
governor by the decisive vote of so to 19
OF Mr.. Corbett by Mr., Bacon, of Georgia,
and Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, and in favor
of his admission by Mr.. Morgan, of Ala
bama After dispDsing of the Corbett case,
the Senate began the conslde ration of the
Alaska homestead and railway rlght-of-
way bill, and had not concluded It when It
adjourned
The House passed the Sundry civil appro-
priation bill after four days debate. The
most important section was the elimination
of the appropriation for representation at
the Paris exposition on a point of order.
The amendment allowing an extra months
pay for the employees of the house was voted
down overwhelmingly on roll call, though
in committee on the whole, where there isno
record of the vote, twas adopted by good
majority
Feb 26-In the House Mr.. Lewis Demo-
crat, of Washington created some thing of
a sensation by Offering a resolution censur-
Ing Minister Woodford for rendering ban
quet to the Spanish cabinet Mr.. Lewis
was procee ding to remark upon the "ghoul-
ish spectacle" of Minister Woodford BAN
quoting the Spanish cabinet while tho
country was mourning the loss of 260 Of
brave sailors, who were the victims Of
Spanish hate, when Mr. Cannon interposed
a point of order against the amendment
and was promptly sustained by the chair.