The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-05-14
TIE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
Daily Summary Of the Work Being
Done in Washington by Our
Lawmakers.
WAR MEASURES HAVE THE PRECEDENCE
Both Houses Promptly Pass RECON-.
mendntion from the President
That Vote of Thanks BE rendered
Commodore Dewey and HIS ASSES
ciAtes-Other Business.

Washington, May 5.-The conference
report on the Notifications bill was
agreed to in the senate yesterday and
o long list of army officers was con-
firmed. among the civilians being Fitz-
hugh Lee, Representative Wheeler, of
Alabama; ]. II. Wilson, of Delaware,
and Senator Sewall, of New Jersey, all
to be major generals. A joint resolu-
ton providing for filling by congress
the office of president or vice president
in case of vacancy was adopted.
Washington, May 6.-The post office
appropriation bill was considered in
the senate yesterday, and amendments
were adopted reducing the number of
striking out the appropriation of $780,
coo for rural free delivery. a bill was
passed authorizing the president and
general officers of the army to sup
ply the Cuban insurgents with arms
and munitions Of war.
Washington, May 7.-Almost the en-
tire time in the senate was consumed
yesterday by discussion of an amend
ncnt to the post office appropriation
bill providing for reduction of 20 per
cent. in the compensation of railroads
for the transportation of mails. No
action was taken. \ bill to increase to
Is the number of surgeons in the United
States army and to authorize the secre-
tary OF war to employ as many con-
tract surgeons as he might deem neces-
snry was passed. Adjourned to Mon
day.
Washington, May 10. - In the
United States senate yesterday a
bill was passed increasing the num-
from six to seven, in order that the pres
ident might nominate Commodore
Dewey to the high position, and a reso-
luton was passed upon recommended
ton of the president extending vote
of thanks to Dewey and his men for his
victory in Manila.
Washington, May ia resolution
was adopted in the senate yesterday to
submit to the legislatures of the va
rious states an amendment to the con.
stituton of the United States changing
the date of the beginning of the terms
of the president, vice president and men
bers of congress from March to May
g. The post office appropriation bill
(S0000000O) was passed, as was also the
house bill to readmit Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris to citizenship in the United
States.
The House.
Washington, May 5.-The house yes.
terday adopted the conference report
f,r ri frotinpy hill and tha ra.
mainder of the session was consumed
with the consideration of the Alaska
land bill. A joint resolution was intro
duced for the annexation of the Ha-
waiian islands.
Washington, May 6.-The Alaska land
bill extending the homestead laws and
the labor arbitration measure, provid'
ing for the arbitration of labor dis
putes between employees and employers,
were passed in the house yesterday,
Adjourned to Monday.
Washington, May 10.-The recon-
mendaton of the president that q
vote of thanks be rendered Commodore
Dewey and his associate officers and
men was followed with a unanimous
vote in the house yesterday, and Il bill
creating an additional rear admiral
ship for the hero of Manila was also
passed. Other bills were passed an.
thorixng the arm! to feed Cubans and
arm people of the island of Cubn and
providing for enlist mcnt of 10000 vol.
untccr troops immune to tropical dis
eases. A joint resolution was intro
duccd proposing recess of congress on
June 6 until July 10.
Washington. May ll.-1n the house
yesterday the session lasted only SO
minutes and no business was trans
acted.
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