Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-29
CONGRESSIONAL DoINcs.
The ClouIng Session OF the Memorable
FIfty-Fifth ut Work on Legislation
Affecting the Nation.

THE senate was not In session on the 18th.
... The house passed the Indian appropriation
bill within three hours after II was called up by
Mr. Sherman IN W, chairman Of the indian
committee. The bill carries a7,3410OO
IN the senate on the 10th Senator Plat
Comm spoke against the Vest anti-expansion
resolution. The speech was constitutional
argument maintaining the legal right OF the
United States TO acquire territory. The Mo
araguu canal bill was then taken up and sever
nj speeches. we're made for and against the
measure The senate then went into executive
session 80. In the house Mr. Bailey (Tex) In
troduced resolution for reference to the
judiciary committee rs TO whether any mem
Der had accepted any ollce under the United
States and whether such acceptance had va
Gated the sent OF the member In congress- Mr.
Dingley from the committee on ways aud
means, offered the resolution for holiday re-
cess from December 81 to January 4 and 1t was
adopted without division, The bill for the
proposed Philadelphia exposition Of American
products and manufactures In 1899 was passed
after a short debate by vote OF li2 90. Bills
were also passed to authorize the distribution
OF the assets OF the Freedmen's bnnk and to
enlarge the scope OF the fish commission to In
clude game birds
SENATOR TELLER Coli made q speech in
the senate on the Goth advocating the theory
that there are no restrictions upon the right OF
the United States to expand its borders to In
olude far distant territory. Senator Caffery
(La) afterwards spoke on the Nicaragua
canal bill, opposing the Morgan measure.
Senator Butler IN. O. gave notice OF an
amendment TO the pension bill for pensioning
ex-cunfederate soldiers. In the house Mr..
Williams (Miss) made speech opposing the
annexation OF the Philippine islands The
agricultural appropriation bill was passed 1t
carries 49, 900. S22 The conference report on
the army and navy deficiency bill was adopted,
and the senate bill to authorize the Chootaw
Memphis railroad to construct bridge across
the Arkansas river was passed. The bill for
the retirement OF Federal Judge Foster OF the
Topeka (<an) district, was reported favorably
by the judiciary committee.
In the senate on the 2lst the bill to provide q
government for the Hawaiian islands was
favorably reported from the foreign relations
committee Nine private pension bills were
passed after Senator Vest (Mo.) and Cockrell
MOI had demanded that the reports In each
case be read The nomination OF Ethan A
Hitchcock, OF st Louis, TO be secretary OF the
interior was confirmed and ON adjournment
was taken until January 4. 1872. In the house
there were less than 50 members on the floor
The Bailey resolution directing the judiciary
committee 10 investigate and report on the
question as TO whether the members OF the
house who had accepted commissions In the
army during the late war had by 30 doing va
Gated their seats was adopted without division.
After the transaction OF some minor business
the house adjourned under the Joint resolution
till January 4