Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Daily Proceedings OF the Fifty.
Fifth Regular Seaainn

Condensed Daily Proceedings OF the Fifty,
Fifth Regular session.
A BILL was reported favorably from the In.
dian committee In tho senate on the 10th pre-
venting railroad companies from charging
more than three cents u mile for passengers
through the Indian territory, An executive
session was then held to consider the Hawaiian
annexation treaty. Senator Pettigrew Is. D)
| onered motion to conduct the debate with
open doors but the motion was antagonlzed by
Senator Davis (Minn) and others Senator
Cockrell (Mo.) presented petitions from differ
ent associations in Missouri asking that cigar
cites when sent In original packages In state
shall become subject TO the laws thereof .
The house considered the civil service law,
nine OF the II speakers being opposed to tho
law Mt Peters (kan,) and Delegate Gala
han Orr got the committee on agriculture to
insert clause In the appropriation bill reduce
ing TO fve cents per carcass the fee for inspect
Ing pork for export Mr., Peters also succeeded
In getting an amendment approprlating tlS0,OO0
additional for the bureau OF animal industry.
Delegate Callahan introduced bill to allow
Oklahoma TO lease the arid lands In the vest
ern part of the territory for pasture and to
turn the money into the territorial school
fund
THE senate on the llth briefly discussed ON
adverse report by the pension committee on n
Dill TO pension Gen, Meade's two daughters nj
FOO month each, but no action was taken on
the matter Senator Wolcott (CoI) gave no.
tlce that no would speak on the money question
on the 18th and Senator Fairbanks CInd) then
made nm address on the immigration bill,
speaking In favor Of the educational test After
the conclusion Of his speech the Hawaiian an
nexat!on treaty was taken up In executive ses-
sion, Senator Davis (Minn) speaking In sup
port OF the treaty The civil service debate
In the house was brought to q close--the cast
Ing OF the speakers vote being required to nc
complish it--and the executive Legislative and
judicial appropriation bin was passed without
discussion. The agricultural and urgent dea-
cheney bills were then reported, Afterwards Mr..
Curtis Kan) introduced measure for paying
the onicers and prlvates of the First Kansas
colored volunteers, who were mustered into
the service before President Lncolns procla-
nation authorizing the enlistment OF colored
troops,
THE senate devoted almost the whole session
on the 18th TO debating the Hawaiian annex
alton treaty, Senator Davis (Minn) con-
tinued his speech commenced tho previous day
and presented the strategic features In favor or
annexation. Senator Allen Cleb) followed
with speech In opposition to the treaty and
dwelt on the necessity the United States would
be under Of defending the islands In case OF
and army for their protection e. The house
passed the urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
the Item for o further expenditure OF 100000
for the soldiers home at Danvillo ILL., causing
Mr. DeArmond (Mo) TO attack Chairman
Cannon, whose home IL ut Danyille, Mr.. Beach
(O) introduced bill providing for the publI-
cation md posting OF the pension roll, for
every county, annually, on March l. with full
data OF each case, and TO correct all alleged
abuses The diplomatic and consular anpro-
prlntion bill was then reported
THE immigration bill was tnlSen up In the
senate on the 18th and Senator Cafirey Qa)
made nm address In opposition to the measure.
Senator Cannon (Utnh) presented q resolution
asking the president TO inform the SENATE what
had been done by the government TO protect
the lives OF American citizens dwelling in Cuba.
The resolution was adopted, The Hawaiian
annexation treaty WINS then taken up but little
progress was made with IT,, Tho house com.
pleted the consideration Of the agricultural Ap-.
preparation bill In committee OF the whole. A
fight was made over the free seed distribution
to farmers, but the effort to strike out tho
$4,000 appropriated for II failed, Mr. Clark
(Mo) got an amendment adopted appropriate
ing $40, 900 for the publication ind distribution
Of the Horse Book" The bill carries 49, &c.,
4O2 Mr' Bland (Mo) introduced u free coin
nge bill, making gold and silver the standard
and declaring all rules against the legal tender
OF such coin unlawful
IN the senate on the lith Senator Hoar
tMass) presented Joint resolution proposing
IN amendment to the constitution and making
April 30, instead OF March 4, as the commence
ment and termination Of the official term OF
the president, vice president senator's and rep
resentatives In congress Tho resolution was
referred. Senator Quny (Pa.) offered resolu-
tion, which was also referred, nstructlng the
secretary Of the Interior TO investigate the re-
cent burning of two Indians by mob In Okla
homa The nomination Of Attorney General
McKenna TO the supreme bench was taken up
in executive session and II was finally decided
TO take % vote on the matter on the 2lst Tho
house passed the agricultural appropriation
bill the item for printing 5000 copies of tho
Horse Book being amended and reduced TO 49,
OOc copies. A resolution was adopted to par
tcipute In the International fisheries exposl-
tlon In Norway in September The rest OF the
day was consumed In a tllibuster against pay
ing 1888 900 to the Southern Methodist church
for property seized during the war at Nashville,
Venn,