Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-10
TIE FFTY-FFTH CONGRESS
Work Being Done by Our National
Lawmakers in the Cap
ital City.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Bills and Resolutions Discussed and
Passed in the Senate-ImpOrtanI
Measures That Call for Constdera-
tiOn in the Observation-Disclosures by
the President.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Two of the gen
eral appropriation bills-that for the
army carrying S23,243, 1872 and that for
the legislative. judicial and executive
departments. carrying S21 .65s, 52O-were
passed in the senate yesterday, and
John NJ McLaurin was sworn in as
a senator from South Carolina.
Washington, Feb. I'm executive
session yesterday the senate discussed
the Hawaiian annexation question.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Senator White
(Cal.) continued his speech in opposi-
ton to the Hawaiian annexation treaty
in the executive session of the senate
yesterday.
Washington. Feb. 4.-The agricul-
tural appropriation bill was passed in
the senate yesterday and Hawaiian an
nexation was further discussed in eX-
ecutive session. An omnibus bill COW
ering a large number of old claims
amounting in the aggregate to S10,-
100000 was reported.
Washington, Feb. 5.-No business of
Importance was transacted in the sen
ate Yesterday. Senator Lindsay (dem.
Ky.) commented sharply on the mo-
tfves Of the author and promoters of
the resolution passed by the Legislature
OF kentucky demanding his resignation
as senator After defining his position
upon the financial question he made it
clear that ne was the representative of
the whole people of Kentucky and not
in any sense the agent of the Ken
lucky legislature. Senator White con
Guided his three days speech in opposi-
ton to the annexation of Hawaii in
the executive session. Adjourned to
Monday.
Washington, Feb. lin the house
yesterday the Teller resolution declar-
ing the bonds of the United States
payable in silver was defeated by vote
of 1872 to 1872. Mr.. Greene (Neb.) intro
duced an antitrust bill, explicit in
terms and naming a penalty of $4,000
fine or from two to fifteen years i'm
prisonment.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The military
academy appropriation bill was report
ed in the house yesterday and bill was
passed authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to build or purchase suitable
vessel for revenue cutter service on the
Yukon river to cost not exceeding S40,-
600. The District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was discussed.
Washington, Feb. 3.-The District of
Columbia b. was passed in the house
Yesterday and the bill to provide for
fortifications and coast defenses was
discussed.
Washington. Feb. 4.-The house spent
the time yesterday ostensibly consid-
ering the Notifications appropriation
bill, but in reality the major portion Of
the session was consumed in the discus
sion Of political topics.
Washington, Feb. Sin the house
yesterday the whole day and evening
was consumed in passing 81 private
pension bills.
Washington. Feb. THE bin MAX
ing appropriations for Notifications
and coast defenses was passed in the
house Saturday and bills were favor
ably reported permanently locating the
capital of the territory of New Mexico
at Santa Fe; for commission to in
quire into the condition of labor, ag-
riculture. etc, and the free homes"
bill, which opens to free homestead set
Element lands acquired from the In
dams. Mr.. Bartholdt (Mo) introduced
& bill for an international exposition
&c be held al St. Louis in 1903.