Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

March 1.-THE bill to pay the Bowman
act claims, aggregating $1,000 900, for
stO.es and supplies furnished the Union
ARMY during the war. was before the house
unul O'Clock, but beyond completing the
general Sebate little progress was made.
OF the 800 odd claims in the bill, all but q
few come from the South, and dllatory tao
tics were resorted to to prevent progress
with the bill. During the ilihustcring, the
house was in an uproar After an evening
session for the consideration OF pension
bills the House adjourned to Monday.
March 10.--After a debate in the House
which lasted more than five hours tile sem
ate amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill providing for the free entry of ceded
Indian lands was non-concurred by a vote
of 90 to 1856, The friends of the free homes
clause made a gallant struggle, but they
met the opposition of some of the prom.
! nent leaders on the Republican side MessrS
Dingley Grosvenor, Dalzell and Payne. and
they we're further weakened by the fact
that many of the friends of the proposition
were alienated by the belief tha:. as drawn,
the amendment would work injury to the
agricultural colleges of the country.
No business of real impor lance was
transacted by the Senate in open session.
The session lasted only an hour, the time
being largely consumed in dsposlng of
routine business A few bills of minor Inn
portancc were passed.
March 9-The House devoted Itself to
the consideration of the Senate amend
ments 20 the Indian appropriation bill
The substitute FOR the Senate proYis-
ion regarding the opening of the Unco1-
| pahgre reservation was knocked out on
| point OF order and the amendment goes
| back 10 conference. The desire of the con-
ierces to nou-concur in the senate free
homestead clause encountered bitter oppo-
| sition, and an arrangement was made
whereby four hours are to &c deYoted 10
debate proposition to coucur submitted
| by Mr.. Eddy, of Minnesota. Mr.. Sherman,
chairman Of the the Indian committee, de.
clared that the free homestead provision
would cost the government $50, 600 600 lie
desires 10 eliminate It from the bill, and
| has the support of the secretary of the In
terror. House adjourned without action.
March 9.-The galleries of the House we're
packed to the doors Pablo interest III the
debate on the bill approp-iating 100000
| 900 for national defense was reflected In
the largo attendance On the 1oor almost
| every member was in his seat AS soon as
the speaker raped for order Chairman
Cannon arose and presented as q def
icicncy bill the measure appropriatiag
$50 100000 for national defense Three
! hours were given for debate on
the bill Chairman Cannon, Mcssrs
| Sayers of Texas, Livingston of Georgia, AL
len and McRae OF mississippi. Bell Of Colo
RADIO, Boutellc OF Maine, GrosYencr Of Ohio
and many others made short patriotic
| speeches. Great enthusiasm was manifest
in the speeches of the members and the
action Of the galleries The debate closed
at 4:20 O'Clock. The bill was passed by
/ ~, uiu vOk Thraa hmm and alaURn
votes were cast for the bill.
The session OF the Senate vas largely de-
| voted to the consideration Of the District Of
| Columbia appropri alton hill. After an eE-
tended discussion. the bill, containing a
provision for the reduction OF about one
half of the present rates of telephone
| charges in the district, was passed. The
bill for the relief o! the Methodist Eplsco.
pal church, South, of Tennessee, appro-
| priating S29S, 900, was then passed after a
brief debate At 1850 message was re-
ceived from the House conveying to the Sem
ate the bill appropristlng $50, 1880 for
! national defcnsc Just passed by the House.
| The bll was referred to the committee on
appropriations Mr.. Allen of. Nebraska
| presented and secured the adoption of
resolution calling upon the attorney gen.
erat to inform the Senate how many writs
of injunc ton were granted during 1997-09
! by the OHllcu OLdItS COURTS dSdluSS ldDOl
leaders and labor organizations.
March Representative Cannon of Illi-
nois chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee, introduced a bill entitled making
appropriations for the national defense.
| tits as follows: sThat there Is hereby lp-
propriated, out of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated for the
national defense and for each and
every other purpose connected herewith
to be expended at the discretion
of the President, and to rcml IN available
until June 80, 1899, S5OO0O,OOJ. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on appropriations
| By almost an unanimous vote the uawlcy
bill providing for two additional regiments
| of artillery was passed under suspension OF
the rules. No effort was made to obstruct
action, bat Mr. Bailey the Democratic
leader pleaded for more time than tho
forty minutes allowed under the rule and
vas refused.