The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
Condensed Summary of the ProcesdinRs
of Senate and House from Day to
Day-ImporLant Bills.

THE senate was In session for only hour
and half on the 27th Senator Stewart (Nev)
introduced a resolution asking that the secre-
tary OF war furnish an estimate of the money
needed to equip and feed the Cuban army until
the Spanish troops shall have been expelled
from the island The resolution was referred
to the committee on military anairS. Dill
was passed for the sale of public lands in Mis-
souri, No other business of any Importance
was transacted go. The general debate on the
war revenue bill was opened up in the house
by Mr. Dingley, chairman OF the ways ana
means committee He was followed by Mr..
Bailey CTeX.). who argued for an income tax,
the coinage of the silver seigniorage and the
issue OF t58 900 OF legal tender notes instead
OF the bond proposition. Mr.. Sayers Cfex)
argued that the money to be raised by the Dill
was excessive and would breed reckless prof
ligacy. Mr.. Dolliver Ua) made an eloquent
speech in favor of the bill. which aroused the
house and galleries to cheers. Speeches on the
measure we're also made at the evening session.
FEW bills OF unimportant character were
passed in the senate on the 18TH senator
Pasco Qla) presented memorials from Florida
boards of trade concerning the interference
with the coastwise trade by the present war.
The memorials were referred to the committee
on commerce. Senator Butler IN c. intro
duced a resolution providing that the United
States bonded Indebtedness should not be In
creased, but the cost OF the war should
be betrayed by taxing incomes and coming
the silver seigniorage 1t went over
In the house the general debate on the war
revenue bill was closed after eight and half
hours of speechmakirg. 1t lacked both spirit
and interest There was little discussion OF
the internal revenue features OF the bill The
democrats continued their assaults on the bond
feature and their advocacy of the income tax
An urgency war measure was passed by unani-
nous consent to repeal the limitations upon
the purchase OF quartermasters' supplies dur
ing the existing war with Spain
THE senate on the 29th agreed to the report
OF the conferees on the naval appropriation
aNaln rfa IffN1a
more than t67 900, OOo Several unimportant
bills were passed and at AS p. m. the senate
adjourned until the I'd .... The house passed the
war revenue bill by vote OF lsl to lSl, the
democrats and populists, with six exceptions,
voting soldly against It. Many amendments
were offered to the bond feature OF the bill.
ranging from a proposition for the substitution
of an income tax provision to an authorization
for issue of $50 900. 900 greenbacks, but all
were voted down Delegate Callahan intro
duced a bill TO authorize the Kansas Oklahoma
and Gulf Railway company to construct q rail-
way through the Chilocco reservation in the
Indian territory and also through Oklahoma
territory The conference report on the naval
bill was presented and Mr. Cannon (In) made
point OF order that the conferees had exceed
ed their jurisdiction by adding certain pro-
visions, but an adjournment was taken with
the point OF order pending.
THE senate was not in session on the 3Oth 80.
The time OF the house was mostly devoted to
the consideration of the conference report up
against It being caused by the senate amend
ment to compensate naval officers for govern
ment use OF their inventions and authorizing
them to have their claims for such compensa-
ton adjudicated In the court OF claims. Mr..
Boutelle (Me.) led the support OF the amend
ment and Messrs. Cannon (Ill) and Sayers
(Tex.) the opposition resolution by Mr..
Cannon to eliminate the amendment was
adopted by a vote of Ils TO a. and the naval bill
was again sent to conference. Mr. Cannon,
from the committee appropriations, re-
ported the sundry civil bill with senate amend
ments and recommended that the house non
concur. This was agreed to and conference
committee was appointed A bill was also
passed for organizing a naval battalion in the
District OF Columbia to consist OF not more
than four companies.
THE senate on the I'd passed the emergency
war deficiency bill carrying sS5, 10 945 without
any debate A bill providing for the enlistment
OF q volunteer brigade OF engineers and OF TO-
BOO men In the south. who are immune to yell
low fever, and q bill for suspendng the restric-
tions placed upon Quartermasters OF the army
in purchasing supplies were also passed The
final conference report on the naval appropria-
tion bill was agreed TO. A bill to amend the
act to permit the use Of right-of-way through
public lands to trnmways canals and reser-
Voirs, also got through. The resolution of SEN
ator Butler IN c. for levying an income tax
instead OF issuing bonds was referred
to the finance committee. The sem
ate then adjourned until the 4th....
The house passed the emergency war ap-
preparation bill and the naval appropriation
bill The conference report the bill
tending the homestead laws to Alaska was re-
iected and a further conference asked. A bill
To increase the number OF surgeons in the army.
a resolution to adjust claims between the United
States and Tennessee and a resolution for
congressional commission to examine the postal
service were also passed The house non-con-
CURED in the senate amendments to the bill re-
lating to the cOmmissary department OF the
army. Mr.. Livingstone (Ga) introduced a res
olution rendering the thanks OF congress to
Commodore Dewey for his victory at the Phil
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