The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-01-20
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Work OF the Fifty-Fifth Congress. from
Day to Day In Rrfef

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ThE senate was net in session on the sth
Ihe civil service debate was continued in the
i mouse Mr. BOtkin tkan.j iltroiuced a bill
| granting 70 the state OF Kansas the entire re.
naming portions Of the abandoned Fort HAYS
hiiitafy reservation for the purpose Of estab-
fishing branches of the Kansas agricultural
college and OF the Kansas state normal school
mr Howe IN. VI introduced civil service
! OIL giving preference to honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors who served between 1851
and 1855 In appointments and promotions in
government departments Eulogies were then
made upon the late Representative Wright
| Aiass)
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 a mile for passengers
through the Indian territory. An executive
session was then held 10 consider the Hawaiian
annexation treaty Senator Pettigrew IS. d.
offered q motion to conduct the debate with
/ open doors. but the motion was antagonized by
Senator Davis Mimi and others Senator
Cockrell MOI presented petitions from differ
ent associations in Missouri asking that cigar
cites when sent in original packages in a state
shall become subject to the laws thereof zee.
The house considered the civil service law
nire OF the II speakers being opposed to the
law Mr. Peters tKan) and Delegate Calla-
han tOk.l got the committee on agriculture to
insert a clause In the appropriation bill reduce
ing pork for export Mr. Peters also succeeded
in getting an amendment appropriatng 1880 O0C
additional for the bureau of animal industry.
Delegate Callahan introduced bill TO allow
Oklahoma to lease the arid lands in the west
erh part OF the territory for pasture and 10
turn the money into the territorial school
fund.
The senate on the iith briefly discussed an
adverse report by the pension committee on q
Dill TO pension Gen Meade's two daughters OF
'lOJ a month each bur action was taken on
the matter. Senator Wolcott (Col) gave no
tice that he would speak on the money question
ON the lith and Senator Fairbanks lind tn sn
made an address on the immigration bill.
speaking In favor Of the educational test After
the conclusion OF his speech the Hawaiian an
neNation treaty was taken up in executive ses-
sion. Senator Davis tMlnn) speaking in sup
port OF the treaty The civil service debate
Ia the house was brought to a close-the cast
ing OF the speakers vote being required to ac-
complish it-and the executive, legislative and
judicial appropriation bill was passed without
discussion. The agricultural and urgent def
cheney bills were then reported. Afterwards Mr.
Curtis tkanD introduced q measure for paving
the officers and privates Of the First Kansas
colored volunteers. who were mustered into
the service before President Lincoin's procla-
nation authorizing the enlistment OF Solored
troops
THE senate devoted almost the whole session
on the 18th to debating the Hawaiian annex
alton treaty. Senator Davis CMinn) con-
tinued his speech commenced the previous day
and presented the strategic features In favor of
annexation. Senator Allen (Neb) followed
with speech In opposition to the treaty and
dwelt on the necessity the United States would
be under Of defending the islands In case OF
war and OF always maintaining separate feet
and army for their protection -. The house
passed the urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
the item for further expenditure OF $3.50 900
for the soldiers home at Danville Ill causing
Mr. DeArmond (Mo.) to attack Chairman
Cannon. whose home is at Danvlle Mr.. Beach
to) introduced bill providing for the publi-
cation and posting OF the pension roll, for
every county. annually. on March l. with fun
data OF each case, and to correct all alleged
abuses The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was then reported
THE immigration bill was taken up in the
senate on the 18th and Senator Carrey I.a)
made an address in opposition to the measure
Senator Cannon tUtah) presented re ,olution
asking the president TO inform the senate what
had been done by the government to protect
The lives Of American citizens dwelling in Cuba
The resolution was adopted. The Hawaiian |
annexation treaty was then taken up but little |
progress was made with it,. The acuse COM |
pleted the consideration of the agricultural ap-
preparation bill in committee OF the whole A |
fight was made over the free seed distribution |
TO farmers, but the effort to strike out the |
slSoOJO appropriated for it failed. Mr.. Clark |
tMo) got an amendment adopted appropriat-
ing flO'O for the publication and distribution |
or the Horse Book" The bill carries So 323
4O2 Mr.. Bland (Mo) introduced a free coin |
age bill, making gold and silver the standard |
and declaring all rules against the legal tender |
OF such coin unlawful