Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-03-09
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
DISCUSS THE NATIONS AFFAIRS
Leaders In Both Branches OF the Ma
tienal Legislature Consume Time
in Talk ~ Well ~ Transact Some
Public Business-what Has Bees
Done.


family, and the burning of his home, was
laid before the senate. Senator McLaurin
Of South Carolina said he hoped the reso-
luton would go to committee without dis
eussion. The state authorities were ex-
eeedingly active in investigation of the
crime and he was assured every effort was
being made to bring the perpetrators of
the outrage to justice. He then had read
clippings from the Columbia Is. CO. State
(newspaper) to show that the people of
South Carolina were not only not in SYM
pathy with those who committed the
crime, but keenly reprobated it. Senator
Hawley said the crime was clearly within
federal jurisdiction by the fact that it was
federal official murdered and government
property destroyed. He expressed the
opinion that the federal authorities ought
to maintain close watch upon the pro-
eeedings. The resolution was then re-
ferred to the committee on contingent ex-
penses.
Bills were passed as follows:
Granting free entry to set Of bells
presented by the car Of Russia to the
Orthodox Russian church at Bridgeport,
Cam.
To provide for the transfer of the Sgd
ney military post reservation to the state
of Nebraska for educational purposes.
To establish an assay Office at Seattle,
Wash.
The house further considered the Loud
bill, relating to second class mail matter.
Alaska Bill Passed.
A resolution was passed by the senate
Friday authorizing the printing of $4,000
copies of the pamphlet by Commodore
George w. Melville, on the commercial,
military and strategic advantages to the
United States Of the Nicaraguan canal and
the Hawaiian islands. By vote of 4S to
I the paragraph in the Alaska bill reserv-
ing to the government the right to pur-
chase any railroad. tramway or wagon
road at its actual cash value, was stricken
out. The Alaskan bill passed the senate.
Senator Morgan announced that it was
his purpose to introduce a resolution Mt
an early date making a second call upon
the president for consular correspondence
bearing upon the condition of affairs in
Cuba. He said the resolution proposed
by him would be couched in terms de-
manding the submission Of the correspon-
dence.
Before the regular order the bill
of the conference committee on pension
appropriations was agreed to in the house.
Mr.. Hit chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs, presented the report of the
committee on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. recommended the
adoption of all the senate amendments
which was agreed to. Both pension and
diplomatic bills now go to the president.
The house then took up consideration of
bills on the private calendar.
Artillery Bill Passed.
Chairman Hull, of the military commit
tee, in the house Monday moved the pas
sage, under suspension of rules, of the
Hawley bill creating two additional regi-
ments Of artillery Debate on the bill de-
veloped nothing exciting, but there was
great outburst Of enthusiasm when M.
Hay, democrat, Of Virginia, declared he
stood ready to vote for the measure in
view of the emergency which confronted
the country. Mr.. Jones of Virginia and
Mr.. Cox Of Tennessee spoke against the
bill, which was passed without division.
Mr.. Norton of Ohio introduced in the
house resolution, which was referred to
the committee on rules, setting aside
Thursday and Friday for consideration of
a joint resolution to recognize the indie.