The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-15
coNaREssIoNA
Work of tho FIfty-Fifth CongFeSs from
Day to Day IN Rrief.

Work of tho FIfty-Fifth CongFeSs from
Day to Day In Brief.
THE senate met on the 5th. after the holiday
| recess, and a sharp civil service debate ensued
| over the replies OF the cabinet members views
on modifying the law. Senator Davis, chair
man of the committee on foreign relations, gave
notice that on the 10th inst he would move that
the Hawaiian annexation treaty be considered
until disposed Of Senator Teller 0CoL) intro
duced concurrent resolution declaring United
| States bonds payable In silver Senator Mason
| Qll) also introduced 4 bill to fix special
| tax upon the manufacture OF mixed -four -.
A civil service debate started in the house
over the item in the legislative. executive and
| judicial appropriation bill for the maintenance
Of the commission. Mr.. Clark Qa) introduced
a bill making tho gold dollar the sole unit OF
value; directing every national bank TO redeem
its notes in dollar of such value. and restrict
ing the denominations OF treasury or national
bank notes 10 $40 or its multiples. Mr Johnson
IN. D. introduced bill to repeal the pelagie
sealing law recently enacted.
THE senate was only in session for two hours
on the 9Th. Bills were passed providing for
| congress OF the representatives, OF the Indian
tribes OF the United States to be held at Oma-
ha, Ncb. during The progress OF the interna-
tional exposition; for the erection OF public
buildings ut Fergus Falls, Mlnn.. and Newport
News. Va, and to protect the name and insignia
OF the Red Cross society The civil service law
was debated in the house. The crowded CALLER
les were plainly in sympathy with the oppon-
ents OF the law and became SO noisy In their
demonstration OF approval at one juneture that
the chair was compelled to call them TO order.
Mr.. Overstreet Qnd.) introduced a comprehen-
sive bill for carrying out the plan OF the none
tary commission FOR the reform OF the currency
and the bill was referred a bill was also In
troduced By Delegate Callahan (ON) to ex-
tend the jurisdiction OF Oklahoma over the In
dian territory and the land occupied by the i've
tribes and the admission OF the territory Into
the union.
TEE senate on the eth read reply from the
attorney general in answer to the request for
Information about the civil service in which he
recommended that attorneys employed by his
department and United States marshals ought
to be excepted from the operation of the law
Senator Allen (Neb) offered a resolution for
the free coinage Of silver at sixteen to one
Senator Teller denounced the press reports
that silver men were trying to create disSension
between the president and his advisers and at
tackled the republican party for advocating the
gold stand Ird and said he would do all in his
power to defeat 1t In 1900 Senator Turner
(Wash) called up the immigration bill and
spoke against the educational qualifications
Senator Butler IN G } presented joint resolu-
tion for the election Of the federal judiciary by
the people. The senate then adjourned till the
10th -. The civil service debate was continued
IN the house and MIR. BarthoIdt (Mo.) spoke in
defense or Carl Schurz Delegate Callahan
(Ok) introduced bills to give preferred right
OF entry TO persons procuring cancellation Of
fraudulent allotments TO Indians and to enable
persons TO obtain patents for lands OF which
they want to dispose.
TIE senate was not In session on the sth...
The civil service debate was continued in the
house. Mr., Botkin tKan) introduced a bill
granting to the state of Kansas the entire re-
naming portions OF the abandoned Fort Hays
military reservation FOR the purpose OF estab-
fishing branches OF the Kansas agricultural
college and OF the Kansas state normal school
Mr.. Howe IN. " introduced a civil service
bill giving preference TO honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors who served between 1851
and 1885 In appointments and promotions In
government departments Eulogtes were then
made upon the late Representative Wright
(Afass).
A BILL was reported favorably from the In
dian committee in the senate ON the 10th pre-
venting railroad companies from charging
more than three cents q mile for passengers
through the Indian territory. An executive
session was then held TO consider the Hawaiian
annexation treaty Senator Pettigrew e. D.
offered a motion to conduct the debate with
open doors, but the motion was antasonized by
Senator Davis (Mtnn) and others Senator
Cocl.rell (AIo) presented petitions from diner
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 the
law. MT Peters Qhan) and Delegate Gala
han (Ok) got the committee on agriculture to
insert clause in the appropriation bill reduc-
Ing TO five cents per carcass the fee for inspect
ing pork for export. Mr. Peters also succeeded
In getting an amendment appropriating elS0.oOC
additional for the bureau OF animal Industry
Delegate Callahan introduced bin to allow
Oklahoma TO lease the arid lands In the west
ern part OF the territory for pasture and to
turn the money Into the territorial school