Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-24
WORK OF CONGRESS-.
Daily Proceedings at the National Capitol
In Abbreviated Form-some of the
Most Important Bllls

Most Important Bib
THE senate on the l4th passed q number OF
unimportant bills on the calendar, among the
number being one TO construct eight new reve-
nue. cutters at cost not exceeding az 225 900,
A resolution was also passed TO ask Spain 20
indemnify August Botten and Gustave Riche-
lieu for wrongful Imprisonment In Cuba Sem
ator Hoar (Mass) introduced bill prohibiting
the importation into the United States OF birds
or their feathers for ornamental purposes
Senator Foraker (O) introduced q bill provd-
ing for the awarding Of public lands In the arid
land states TO individuals or corporations who
may provide for their reclamation by irriga-
ton, not more than 100000 acres TO be patented
TO any one company or person ..,. The proceed
ings In the house were devoid Of interest the
time being spent In District Of Columbia bust
ness Mr. Newlands (Nev.) introduced bill
to create public land commission and Mr..
Henderson TIA one TO prevent the use OF the
United States flag rs business advertisement
or the use OF any government publications as
advertising mediums
THE blind chaplain Of the senate on the 18th
made n touching reference In his invocation to
the death OF Mrs. Thurston, the wife of the
Junior senator from Nebraska Afterwards,
upon motion OF Senator Allen (Neb), the
prayer was ordered printed In the Record,
After numerous unimportant bills from the
general calendar were passed the bill providing
for national system OF quarantine was taken
up and debated. Senator Vest MOI, who Is in
charge Of the measure offered as committee
amendment paragraph stating that nothing
In the bill should be deemed to conflict with
the right OF any state TO protect its citizens
from infectious diseases by such regulations as
It might think necessary. The bill was after
wards laid aside and an executive session held
IAN agreement was made In the house TO
consider the bill for the relief OF the legal
heirs OF the victims and survivors Of the Maine
disaster as soon as the post office appropriation
bill, which was taken up was out OF the way.
In the general latitude allowed In the debate
Mr.. Tawney Mimi made u speech in favor OF
annexing the Hawaiian islands
THE senate on the 10th confirmed the noml-
nation Of H. V. Powderly to be commissioner
Of immigration by vote Of 20 to 90 Several
unimportant bills were passed and then Sena-
tor Davis (Minn,) chairman Of the committee
on foreign relations reported resolution for
annexing the Hawaiian islands to the United
States. 1t was placed on the calendar. 80. The
post office appropriation bill was before the
house, but the subject was almost lost track OF
in the debate, the Cuban Spanish question be-
ing brought up by Mr.. Cochran (Mo). In the
discussion which followed Mr. Grosvenor (O)
took occasion to deny emphatlcally the stories
ahoat to the effect that the president desired
an early adjournment OF congress in order that
he might effect a settlement without congress
sional interference, The subject Of Hawaiian
annexation also came in for some attention,
AMONG the bills passed by the senate on the
18th was one to erect statue Of Abraham
Lincoln at Gettysburg, Pa, the commander Of
the G. A. r. the secretary OF war, the COM
mander Of the army and the governor OF Penn
sylvania being named commissioners for carry
ing out the work Senator Proctor (Vt) made
Il lengthy speech on his trip in Cuba and de-
picted the misery and woe on the island from
disease and starvation He said also that au-
tonomy was an utter failure and the Spaniards
could only hold what their army sat upon.
Senator Stewart (Nev) gave notice of an
amendment he will offer to the naval appro-
pration bill to provide for the construction Of
IS coast defense monitors. The senate then
adjourned until the 2lst. 90. Mr., Hull Qa) chair
man of the committee on military affairs in
troduced bill recognizing the army AMI
placing 1t on war footing for the full strength
of 100000 men. The bill has been carefully
gone over by the war department Mr. Wheeler
(Ala,) introduced joint resolution tor a COM
mittee of five senators and five representatives
to report an address to be delivered to Spain,
declaring in firm language that Americans and
American interests must be protected in Cuba
THE senate was not in session on the 18TH.
The house considered the post office appro-
priation bill, but only two pages were disposed
Of, most of the day being devoted to discus
sion of the merits of the pneumatic tube mail
service in New York Boston and Philadelphia
An effort was made to have the appropriation
of 1925, 100 for the purpose struck out, but it
was not successful The opponents of the APP
preparation succeeded, however, in getting an
amendment adopted that no additional con-
tracts for pneumatic tubes should be made