Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-30
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Daily Proceedings at the National Capitol
In Abbreviated Form-Some of the
Most Important Bills.

THE senate Oil the Goth took up the question
OF Hawaiian annexation, Senator Morrill, CVt)
and Senator Bacon (Ga) speaking In opposi-
| tiOn to the plan The house passed the gem
eral deficiency bill, carrying 1924, 900 900, The
measure occasioned little debate The con-
ference report OF the Curtis bill TO ,reOrganize
the Indian territory was submitted Mr., Cur
It's tKan.) introduced a bill to enable 500 or
'nore Indians, who might desire TO emigrate to
| Mexico, to sell tleir lands aud improvements
and then relinquish oil dependence on the
| United States government The committee
on weights and measures favorably reported
bill to fix the standard by the adoption OF the
metric system, making its use obligatory In
the conduct Of government business The re-
mainder Of the day was given to District Of
Columbia business
THE discussion on Hawaiian annexation was
opened up in the senate on the 2ist by Senator
Mitchell (WiS) with brief speech in opposi-
tion TO the resolution. Senator White (Cal)
then took the floor and spoke against the plan
for annexing the islands. his speech occupying
Sh hours and not being concluded when the
resolution was laid aside. Senator Pettigrew
Is, d. presented n conference report upon
the Curtis bill for the protection of the people
In the Indian territory and 1t was agreed to-
Senator Kyle IS. d. presented the report Of
the conferees on the Indian appropriation bill
An executive session was then held and an ad-
journment taken soon after. The house con-
sidered without disposing OF IL bill to refer
to the court Of claims certain claims for prop
erty taken or destroyed by confederutes In the
southern counties of Pennsylvania A bill was
passed authorizing the NJ K s. II, railroad to
straighten the channel OF the South Canadian
river at the roads crossing in the Indian ter
ritory. Mr. Cowherd (Mo) reported fnvorably
from the Indian affairs committee n bill au-
thorizlng the construction of telephone serv-
ice in the Ponca, Otoe and Missouri Indian
reservations in Oklahoma
THE credentials Of Lewis r. McComaS, lately
chosen to succeed Mr. German as senator from
Maryland, were presented in the senate on the
22d A Joint resolution was passed inviting
certain governments to participate in mill
tary jubilee to be given for the Red Cross So
ciety OF New York. beginning on December 20
Resolutions by Senator Davis CMinn.) asking
for information from the secretary OF the navy
concerning the efforts made for securing the
liberation Of Lieut. Hobson and his men
and as to the mutilation OF American
dead by the Spaniards were agreed
to, The resolutions providing for
the annexation of Hawaii were then taken up
Senators White (Cal) and Pettigrew Is. d.
speaking In opposition ). There was not much
business done in the house. Mr.. Gardner IN.
J.) introduced a bill in the house authorizing
the president to appoint board of insurance
commissioners to adopt rules for the insurance
of the military and marine forces Of the gov
eminent in lieu of all claims for pensions
IN the senate on the 23d Senator Rawlins
(Utah) attacked the provision embodied in the
conference report on the Indian appropriation
bill which acknowledged the right of Indians
to lease mineral lands on their reservations
He declared that If the provision is allowed to
stand the government would lose tens of mil
lions of dollars, The Hawaiian annexation res
oution vas then called up and Senator Petit
grew Is. d. resumed his speech in opposition
and then gave way before he had concluded,
on account Of fatigue, to Senator McEnery
Na) who presented a constitutional argu-
ment against annexation. The conference re-
port upon the bill to ratify the agreement en-
tered into between the Dawes commission and
the Seminole Indians was adopted, after
which the senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned ...A large number Of
bills OF minor Importance was passed by the
house and SO pension and relief measures were
disposed Of Among the bills passed was one
authorizing the Missouri s. Kansas Telephone
company to construct lines in the Ponca. Otoe
and Missouri reservation, Ok. The house then
adjourned until the 27th
AT the opening of the senates session on the
oath Senator Hale (Me) reported the general
deficiency bill and announced that he would
call 1t up at an early date. He also reported n
bill authorizing the president to appoint five
cadets to the naval academy, which went over
on objection. A bill to increase the efficiency
of the quartermasters department Of the army
by appointing 20 assistants was passed The
conference report on the bankruptcy bill was
adopted by vote Of 43 to 10. Senator Allison
ua.) presented partial report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill and then the Hawaiian
annexation resolutions were taken up Senator
McEnery Na.) resuming his speech begun the
previous day. Senator Turley (Tenn) followed
with a legal argument against the resolutions
A bill was afterwards passed providing for the
retirement on full pay of Cassius G. Foster,
United States judge of the district of Kansas
and the appointment of another Judge -. The
house was not in session