Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-08
TH[ ! | CONGRESS | |
Work Being Done by Our National
Lawmakers in the Cap
ital City.
SUMMARY OF The DAILY PROCEEDINGS,
bills and Resolutions Discussed ana
Passed In the Senate-Important
Measures That Call for Considera-
ton in the House-Nominatio lions by
the President.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The Teller res
olution providing for the payment of
government bonds in silver was passed
III the senate yesterday by a vote of
AZ to 80, after which the senate ad-
journed to Monday. The following is
the vote in detail:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler,
Cannon. Carter, Chandler Chiffon, Clark,
Clay. Cockrell, Daniel. Gray, Harris, Heit-
field, Jones (Ark.), Kenney, Kyle, Lindsay,
tin, Mills. Mitchell, Money. Morgan. MUIR
ply. Pasco. Pettigrew, Pettus, Pritchard,
Rawlins, Roach. shoup. Smith, Stewart.
rem. White and 11oRe oEner Vest War
Nays-Aldrich. Allison, Baker, Burrows,
Caffrey. Cullom, Davis, Fairbanks, For
aker. Gallinger. Gear, Hale. Hanna, Hans
brough. Hawley. Hoar. Lodge. Mcbride,
Perkins. Platt Comm. Plat IN. ~, Quay,
Sewell, Thurston. Wellington, Wetmore
and Wilson-32.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Two of the gen.
cral appropriation bills-that for the
army carrying $23, 243,4 92 and that for
the Legislative, judicial and executive
departments, carrying $21 ,65s, 520-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. Ex-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 $1O,-
100000 was reported.
House.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The bill to pa
the book publishing company of the
Methodist Episcopal church south
$2sS,0O0 for damages sustained by that
corporation during the war was passed
in the house yesterday and the free
homestead bill, giving over 20,0oo,ooo
acres of public lands as free homes
for settlers, was favorably reported.
At the evening session 20 pension bills
were passed.
Washington, Jan. 31.-Thc fortifica-
tons appropriation bill ($4,144,912),
providing for the extensive system OF
seacoast defenses now in course of COM
pletion was reported to the house on
Saturday, and the Teller silver resolu-
ton was received from the senate.
/ 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 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 $4O,-
600. The District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was discussed.
Washington, Feb. 3.-The District of
Columbia bill was passed in the house
yesterday and the bill to provide for
Notifications and coast defenses was
discussed.
Washington, Feb. 4.-The house spent
the time yesterday ostensibly consd-
ering the Notifications appropriation
bill, but in reality the major portion Of
the session was consumed in the discus.
sion of political topics.