Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-15
SHORT SESSION coNYENEs.
TIfty-Tlfth Congress Meets for the Last
Time-PrOoeedlnGA OF Both Houses
in Condensed Form

WHEN the senate convened on the 9th for the
closing session OF the Flfty-lfth congress the
display OF flowers In the chamber wns unusu-
| ally beautiful The vice president called the
| senate 10 order q short recess was then taken
while q committee waited on President Mo-
| Kinley 70 inform him that the senate was
ready 70 receive any communication he might
| have to make. Soon afterwards the presi-
dents message was received II occupied two
hours and IS minutes In the reading, but was
| listened 10 with marked attention, although
many senators went to the cloak and commit
teo rooms and perused the printed copies at
their leisure .,. Speaker Reed received u warm
welcome from both sides when he assembled the
rostrum to call the house TO order Mr.. Bailey
TEX was appointed on the committee to wait
on the president When the message was re-
| ceVed no expressions OF approval or disap-
prevail were heard while II was being read
Mr. Cousins ia had the honor OF introducing
| the first bill declaring the standard OF vnlue
| In the United States" making It gold dollar
OF 25 $40 grains OF standard gold, 900 fine
Among the other bills introduced were one for
presenting gold medal TO Miss Helen Gould
for her boueYOlence TO soldiers, and one for an
appropriation Of Sl2, OOO 900 for channel to the
gulf OF Mexico from the Mississippi river via
the Southwest pass
IN inc Sthhl6 on inc Oln l1tuuLOT NtNb NNluJ
| introduced Joint resolution against expan-
sion" Afterwards brief discussion OF the
, navigation laws took place Senator Halo
| me. introduced joint resolution authorizing
the secretary Of the navy TO erect n monument
| IN Havana. Cuba to the memory Of the sailors
who lost their lives by the explosion Of the
| Maine, Atls30 p m the senate adjourned 49,.
/ The house was In session less than half m
hour, the deaths OF MessrS Northwny COZ and
! Love Miss being announced and an adjourn
ment taken out OF respect to their memOry, The
| report OF the Hawaiian commission tpanSmit-
ted by the president, was laid before the house
and referred TO the committee on territories
The deficiency bill was also reported by the
committee.
| AT the opening OF the senate's session on the
| 7th Senator Hawley (Conn.) chairman oc the
military affairs committee introduced bill
for the reorganization OF the regular army
Senator Hoar tMass,) secured the adoption OF
resolution for committee OF seven senators
to take action on that part OF the presidents
message relating to the celebration OF the ceu-
tennial OF Washington ~ the nations capital
| III the executive session lively debate was
| had over recent appointments OF senators BY
| the president on commissions, Senator Hoar
| MASS making n vigorous protest against the
| practice and asking what became OF their
functions as senator's when their report was
placed before the senate Hon John Hay was
confirmed MS secretary OF state.., In the house
the anti-scalping bill was passed by vote OF
ll9 to l0l after spirited debate lasting four
hours MIR Hull Qa), chairman OF the conn
mittee on military AFFAIRS introduced bill I'M
creasing the regular army TO approximately
100 OO0 men. This bill Is not the one framed by
Gen. Miles.
| stVfV
! bills on the calendar on the 9Th Senator
Vest MOI made vigorous protest against
passing them by simply reading their titles
and when quorum was not present Senator
Vest also introduced resolution for the APP
pointment OF a Joint commission to investigate
the charges OF corruption In the conduct Of the
war with Spain and bill prohibiting senators
and congressman from serving on presl-
Dental commissions Senator Caffrey LIN
introduced resolution TO modify the
Clayton Bulwer treaty as far as II
related to constructing canal across
the sthmus of Darien Senator Mitchell
(Wis) introduced u bill to allow volunteers
disabled in the war with Spain to enter voun-
ter soldiers homes Tho Nicaragua canal
bill was then made the unfinished business md
an adjournment was taken TO the 18th The
house passed the urgent deficiency bill prac-
tically without opposition The amount car
Ted by the bill is 09,89i,S)2 The house then
adjourned to the 18th, to give committees al
opportunity to work without interruption