The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-06-24
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In AbbrsEiafea EoEn-soms Of the
Most Important Buls-

THE senate on the 18th passed g pension
bills % g minutes Senator COckreil flEol re-
ported BIN 70 promote the administration Of
justice IN the army and ft vas passed The in
fernationsl bank bin was considered, but an i'd
i0urnment was taken before g was completed
...- The house. BY FOte Of 90 % 81. passed the
NeWiands resolutions providing for the annex
alton OF the Hawaiian islands The vote in
support Of the resolutions was made I'D OF 1T9
republicans. Is democrats, p0pulists and 9
fusiOnists. the vote against annexation COM
prfsed = democrats. republicans pOPulists
and fusionists The minority substitute was
voted down BIZ S05 nays 70 81 yeas Speaker
Reed was absent on account Of illness. but he
sent w0rd that II he had been present he would
vote no on the resolutions for annexation The
general deficiency bin. carrying an aggregate
Of s-24.oS2 -, was reported By the COMMITTEES
on appropriations
TIE senate on the 18Th considered a bill TO
restore the payment Of annuittes 70 the SlSSe-
ton and Wahpeton bands OF Sioux Indians in
Minnesota. which had been dropped by con-
gress in 1858 on account Of q massacre by the
Sioux Senator Allison tIa-) strongly opposed
the bill The bin 20 incorporate the Interna-
tiohaI American bank was then debated Final
action on neither measure was taken The bin
authorizing the n, K l. 7. railroad 70
straighteu the channel Of the South Canadian
river in the Indian territory wss passed 80. The
general deficiency bill was considered by the
house but was not disposed Of After spir-
tied fight the bill making Sabine Pass and Port
Arthur, Tex, supports Of entry was passed.
with an amendment eliminating Port Arthur.
Mr. COwherd Cdo-) fought the amendment Wig
Orously-
THE NewIands resolution for the annexation
Of the Hawaiian islands was favOrably report
ed 10 the senate on the 18th by Senator Davis,
chairman Of the foreign relations committee
who announced. his purpose Of pushing the
resolution 70 . speedy vote Senator Baker
C1ah-t introduced q bill to provide for the ap-
pointmeHt Of an additional district judge in
ana fOr the judicial district OF Kansas on ac-
cOunt Of Judge Foster being unable to attend
to business. The bill 70 incorporate the Inter
national American bank was passed by q vote
Of 20 70 q A joint resolution thanking and
promoting Lieut. HObson was introduced BY
Senator Morgan (Ala 90. In the house Mr.
Underwood (Ala) introduced joint resolution
concerning Lieut. HObsOn- Mr. Curtis (kan-)
favorably reported the bill authorizing the
Missouri. Kansas s Texas Railway company to
strafghteu the channel Of the South Canadian
river in the Indian territory and it was passed
TIE senate was not in session on the 18th.
The session Of the house was devoted chiefly
to eulOgies upon the life and character OF the
late Senator Harris Crenn-). Prior 10 hearing
the eulogies, some consideration was given TO
conference report upon the District Of Colum-
bia appropriation bill
THE senate on the 9th took up the question
OF Hawaiian annexation, Senator Morrill, CVt)
and Senator Bacon (Ga) speaking in Opposi-
ton 70 the plan--.-T The house passed the gen
era1 deficiency bill, carrying s224, eO9,0OQ The
measure occasioned little debate The con
ference report Of the Curtis bill to reOrgauize
the Indian territory was submitted Mr. Cur
It's OKau-) introduced a bill to enable 500 OF
more Indians. who might desire to emigrate to
Mexico, 70 sell their lands and improvements
and then relinquish all dependence on the
United States government The committee
on weights and measures favOrably reported a
bill 20 Tx the standard by the adoption Of the
metric system, making its use obligatory in
the conduct Of government business The re-
mainder Of the day was given TO District OF
Columbia business