Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.


Work of the Fifty-Fith Congress- from
Day TO Day In Brief.
SENATOR CHANDLER ~ H. presented q
memorial In the senate on the 9TH which re-
called the historic hght between the battle
ships Monitor and Merrmac, The memo-
rial was prepared by Adm. Worden, In 1874,
who conceived that the government should pay
to the officers and crew Of the Monitor, which
vessel he commanded as lieutenant In the fight
1900 each In the nature Of prize money-but he
| never presented IL TO congress Senator Cham
dler hoped that congress would see It's way
10 assist Worden's family who are not In good
| circumstances Senator Harris QSan) pre-
sented u petition from Simpson, Kun, for pros
hibiting tho sale OF intoxicating liquors In
government buildings Senator Baker (kan)
presented petitions from Kansas against
the passage OF the general bankruptcy law and
q remonstrance from old soldiers against the
assaults on the pension rolls by newspapers.
The senate then went into executive commits
tSe and Senator Teller (CoLl advocated the
ratification OF the Hawaiian treaty 49,. The
house passed the military academy bill 1t
carries s453540 The bill to limit the period
for refunding the certificates OF deposits of 1879
to December 81, lS0a, was also passed Mr..
Broderlck (kan) introduced u bill providing
that the warden Of the United States prison Mt
Leavenworth, Kan, shall be appointed by the
president and shall hold Office six years and all
subordinates shall be appointed by the attor-
ney general without reference TO the civil
service law
IN the senate on the 9Th Senator Allen CJeb)
offered as an amendment TO the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill resolution recog-
nizing the belligerency Of the insurgents. Sena-
tor Cannon Utah, offered u resolution urging
the president TO notify Spain that II 1t did not
recognize the independence Of the Cuban re-
public before March L. 1893 the United States
would recognize the belllgerency OF the Cubans
and within 90 days thereafter would assert the
independence OF the Cuban republic Senator
Mason tIll) followed with resolution request
ing the president to notify Spain that the Cue
ban war must cease ut once and declare the In
tention Of the United States TO restore and
maintain peace on the island Of Cuba A roso-
luton was adopted directing the postmaster
general to send to the senate the cost of carry
ing various classes OF mail matter A bill was
passed to ratify the agreement between the
Dawes commission and the Seminole Indians,
Senator Pettigrew Is. d. madea speech in OPP
position TO the Hawaiian treaty 80. The house
entered upon the consideration Of the Aldrich-
Plowman contested election case from the
Fourth Alabama district but vote was not
reached in the matter The senate amend-
ments to the agricultural appropriation bill
were disagreed to and the bill sent to confer
ence.
THE senate chamber on the 9th rang with
eloquent appeals in behalf of the Cuban insur-
gents, Senators Cannon (Utah) and Mason
GILL; advocating the two resolutions presented
by them on the previous day. On motion Of
Senator Hale (Ms), who urged the senate to
uphold the Cuban policy of President McISin-
ley, the resolutions were referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations Senator Morgan
(Ala) introduced resolution requesting the
president to send to the senate information
about consuls' reports on the Cuban war and
whether any agent of the Cuban government
had come to the United States to negotiate
reciprocity treaty bill making Sabine
Pass and Port Arthur in Texas, sub
ports of entry was passed. Senator
Baker (Kan.) presented many petitions from
Kansas on arbitration for railroad strikes, pro-
tecting state anti-cigarette laws, prohibiting
gambling by telegraph, against reproducing
prize fights by pictures, to raise the age of pro-
lection for girls to IS years In the territories
and against general bankruptcy law. The
house decided the Alabama contested election
case by unseating Mr.. Plowman (dem) and
giving the seat to Mr.. Aldrlch (rep) by IL vote
OF l43 to 1l3 A general deficiency bill for pay
ing Jurors and witnesses in United States
courts was passed 1t carries S375,000 Mr..
Curtis (Kan,) introduced a bill to grant pen
sion OF $50 per month to the widow of ex-Con-
gresham Hanback,
GEN WILLIAM BOOTH of London, foundei
OF the Salvation army, oficiuted as chaplain at
the opening of the senate session on the 10Th
The Indian appropriation bill was then dis
cusscd nearly the whole day, the reading of the
bill and all of the committee amendments be-
IN, I'D Allan NAH Iyhiln the
debate was on, made an attack on Speaker
Reed, declaring that he prevented the enact
ment Of much meritorious legislation that was
sent to the house by the senate The considers
tion of the bill was not completed as q roll call
disclosed the absence of quorum and the sem
ate then adjourned. -. Nearly the whole session
OF the house was consumed In hlibustering
against two bills of minor Importance, one to
issue duplicate check and the other to make
Rockland, Me-, q SUPPORT of entry Neither
got further than the engroSsment and third
reading. The trouble arose over the enforce
nent Of the rule against the discussion OF ir-
relevant subjects The majority report of the
committee on the election case Of Thorp VS.
Fps, from Virginia, was presented. 1t was
signed by all the republican members and was
In favor Of seating the contestant Mr.. Thorp.
THE senate on the 18th passed the Indian APP
preparation bill with an amendment restoring
the free homestead law, so far as it relates to
the Indian lands coded to the government for
which lands settlers have been obliged to pay
the purchase price paid to the Indians. The
bill carries appropriations aggregating nearly
49, 000,O0O Bills were also passed granting to
Kansas the abandoned Fort Hays military
reservation and for adjusting the sales Of Otoe
and Missouri reservation lands in Kansas and
Nebraska The senate then adjourned until
the l4th, The house was not in session.
Fort Worth's Disastrous Blaze.