Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-28
THE F|FTY:F|FIA CONGRESS.
The National Lawmakers Assemble
in Washington for the Third
and Last Session.
SUMMARY OF The DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Urrent Deficiency and Other Bills Are
Passed in the Senate and Nicaragua
Canal Bill D1scussed-The House
Passes Appropriation meas"Ee
and Resolutions.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The urgent de-
ficiency bill was passed in the senate
yesterday and joint resolution was
Introduced to present the thanks OF
congress to Clara Barton, of Massachu-
setts, founder of the Red Cross society,
for their services in the late war. ADJ
journed to Monday.
Washington, Dec. 2O.-1n the senate
yesterday the conference report on the
urgent deficiency bill was agreed to.
Senator Plat (Conn.) spoke against the
Vest resolution, which declares that the
United States has no power to acquire
territory, and said that the power OF
nation to acquire territory was as in
herent as it's sovereignty. Senators
Hoar, Hale, Perkins, Simon, McLaurin,
Clay and Turley were named as the
committee on the centennial celebra-
ton of the city of Washington as CAPT.
ia! of the nation.
Washington, Dec. p. - The house
resolution providing for adjournment
from December FL to January was
adopted by the senate yesterday. A
protest was received from ex-Queen
Liliuokalani against the appropriation
of the crown lands of Hawaii by the
United States. Senator Teller (Col.)
spoke in favorlsof expansion.
Washington, Dec. 21.-A bill to pro-
vide government for the territory OF
Hawaii was reported favorably to the
senat e yesterday and a few private pen
sion bills were passed and bill was in
troduced for postal telegraph system,
after which an adjournment was taken
to January 4.
In the House.
Washington, Dec. 16-The pension
appropriation bill was passed in the
house yesterday and bill 10 incor-
porate the international American
bank was discussed.
Washington, Dec II. - In the house
yesterday the bill to extend the Gus
toms and revenue laws of the United
States over the Hawaiian islands was
passed without opposition and the bill
to incorporate the International
American bank was defeated Mr. Rixey
| (Va.) introduced bill for the admis-
sion of confederate as we'll as union SOL
diers to all soldiers homes and gov
government.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The Indian
appropriation bill was passed in the
house on Saturday and bills were in
troduced giving two months extra pay
| to volunteer troops recently serving
abroad and one month for those sery-
| ing at home, and to extend the naviga-
ton shipping and marine laws of the
United States to the Hawaiian islands.
Washington, Dec. 20.-The bill appro-
priating $350,00o for the Philadelphia
exposition of 1899 was passed in the
| house yesterday and a resolution for
holiday recess from December 81 to
January was adopted. The agricul-
tural appropriation bill was reported.
Washington, Dec. 21.-In the house
yesterday the conference report on the
army and navy deficiency bill was
adopted and the agricultural appropri-
alton bill ($3,696,322) was passed. Mr..
Williams (Miss.) in speech opposed
the annexation Of the Philippines. The
bill increasing the regular army to 100,-
900 men was favorably reported.
Washington: Dec. 21.--A resolution
was adopted in the house yesterday d.
recting' an investigation of the, right of
the members who. volunteered, in the
Spanish-American, war to seats in the
house. Adjourned to January d.