Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-05
GRIND in CONGRESS.
The House Passes the District OF Columbia
Biii and Takes Up the Fortihcations
Bili-The Army Bill Sent
ts Conference.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Deyond the
reading OF the agricultural appropria-
ton bill and agreeing to the amend
ments proposed by the committee, the
senate transacted no business OF Am
portance In open session yesterday.
The greater part of the afternoon was
passed In executive session, the discus.
sion being upon the Hawaiian annexa-
ton treaty. Senator Hawley, Of Con-
necticut, secured the adoption OF q res
olution directing the secretary OF the
interior to furnish the senate the total
per capita cost of educating Indian
children mt certain Indian schools; the
total cost of transporting pupils to ana
from the schools, including the num-
Der transported; approximately what
proportion of the children educated In
the schools return TO the blanket and
camp condition, and what can be done
to prevent such retrogression and con-
tinue the children in the lines OF
progress on which they have entered,
and what Is the relative value OF the
influence in the educated youth Mt
home and those educated away from
home in favor of ending tribal reserva-
ton life of the Indian, his becoming q
citizen and entering the great mass OF
the population, rs shown by the pupils
going into the employments to civil
lized life.
At 1885 the vice president laid be-
fore the senate the resolution OF Sena-
tor Pettigrew, of South Dakota, de-
claring it to be opposed to the policy
of the United States to acquire terri
tory to defend which navy would be
required, which was laid over Tues
day.
Senator Hale, of Maine, Immediately
moved that the senate, under rule 80,
TO into executive session. His mo-
ton prevailed, and Mt 1a:4O the senate
went into executive session.
The executive session was concluded
Mt 4:aO p. IN. The senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF open
session business. Senator Davis, OF
Minnesota. presented the joint resolu'
ton by the house providing for repre-
sentation ut the International Fisher
les exposition ut Bergen, Norway, and
accepting the invitation extended to
the United States to make such repre-
sentation. The appropriation carried
by the resolution is $4,000. 1t was
passed.
The vice president laid before the
senate letter from the attorney gem
eral transmitting, in compliance with
q resolution Of the senate, certain cor
respondence in relation to the killing
of a woman in Oklahoma territory by
Seminole Indians and the burning to
death of two Indians by mob.
Senator Cullom, OF Illinois, of the
appropriations committee, called up
the agricultural appropriation bill.
Senator Warren, OF Wyoming, offered
m amendment TO establish division
of irrigation and reclamation OF arid
lands ut cost of 81. 800; and providing
for Investigations Of the methods OF
building and operating irrigation ca
mails of all methods of storing and dis
tributing water in the reclamation OF
arid lands mt cost not exceeding S14,-
900. No action was taken on the
amendment After the reading OF the
bill the senate adjourned until to-day.
Senator White, OF California, contin-
ued his speech in opposition to the
Hawaiian annexation treaty In the ex-
ecutive session amid many Interrupt
tions and much cross fire. In the main
his speech was continuation OF the
argument on constitutional lines
which was begun Tuesday. but he also
took up questions Of practical purport
in Yesterdays speech and undertook
to show that for reasons Of commerce
and defense the acquisition OF the
islands would be unwise.
THE HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-Thc house,
after three days spent on the District
OF Columbia appropriation bill, mostly
in political discussion, passed the
measure yesterday, and then took up
the bill to provide Notifications and
coast defenses for the country. Several
Of the democrats, notably Mr.. McClel-
Ian, OF New York, criticised the meas
ure because 1t cut down appropriations
for these works below what has been
appropriated in recent years.
At the opening Of the session, MIR.
Grow, OF Pennsylvania, asked unani'
nous consent for the consideration OF
q resolution directing the secretary OF
war to issue medals to $50 Pennsyl'
vania soldiers who belonged to the
command which passed through the
mob ut Baltimore April 10, 1861, and
who received the thanks Of congress
July %, 1861. Mr.. Hull. chairman oil
the military affairs committee,
objected. Several other requests for
unanimous consent met similar fate.
The army appropriation bill was
sent 10 conference. The estimates OF
the department for Notifications and
other works of defense, armament,
etc, were sl3, 37s, 57i, while the amount
carried by the bill was but 81, 144,ol2.
Mr. Ferguson, delegate from New
Mexico, got the floor and, under the
latitude allowed for debate, argued or
the injustice of denying statehood tc
New Mexico.
Mr.. Callahan, Of Oklahoma, intro
duced bill to grant the New Orleans
& Oklahoma City Railroad company
right-of-way through the Indian terri
tory and Oklahoma.
Mr.. Mcguire, OF California, late In
the afternoon introduced In the hous'
q resolution calling upon the state de
partment for all information or CORE
spondence between this government
and Prussia relative to the decree for
bidding the importation Of American
fruit.
Rock Islands Earnings Increased.
CHICAGO. Feb. a-The estimates
gross earnings of the Chicago, Rocl