The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-17

In the House on Monday the Hawley
bill providing for two additional regiments
of artillery was passed under suspension
of the rules by almost unanimous vote.
Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic leader, want
ed more time for debate than the forty
minutes allowed, and because he did not
get it he naugurated flibuster against
District of Columbia legislation that con-
tinued all day. In the Senate the session
was devoted to consideration of the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill. AT
the hour of adjournment the bill had not
been disposed of.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill, containing n provision for the reduc-
ton of about One-half of the present
rates of telephone charges in the district,
was passed by the Senate on Tuesday. A
bill to authorize the relocation and re-
building of n ponto0n bridge across the
Mississippi River at Prairie du CHEN,
Wis. was passed. The bill for the relief
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
of Tennessee. apprOpriating S2SS. 900, was
passed. In the House the bill appropriat-
ing $50,00O.000 for defense passed unani-
mously.
In the House on Wednesday the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria-
| ton bill went through its last stages in
the adoption of the financial conference
report. The remainder of the day was
consumed in consideration of the Senate
amendments to the Indian appropriation
! bill. The substitute for the Senate pro-
vision regarding the opening of the I'm
| compahgre reservation was knocked out
| on a point Of order. and the amendment
| gees back to conference. The desire Of
| the conferees to nOn-concur in the Senate
| free homestead clause encountered bitter
| opposition. and an arrangement was made
| whereby four hours are to be devoted to
| debate proposition to concur submitted
| by Mr.. Eddy of Minnesota. Mr.. Sher-
man, chairman of the Indian Committee,
declared that the free homestead provis-
| ion would cost the Government 6,0O0,-
| coo. He desires TO eliminate it from the
| bill, and has the support of the Secretary
of the Interior. In the Senate the $780,
| 100000 defense bill was passed by a
| unanimous vote. Hawaiian annexation
| was considered in executive session.
In the House all day Thursday was
| spent on the Indian appropriation bill.
| The Senate amendments were non-cOn-
CURED in and the bill sent to conference.
In the Senate no business of real impor-
| tance was transacted in open session. The
session lasted only an hour, the time be-
ing largely consumed in disposing of rou-
| tine morning business. A few bills of
minor Importance were passed.
| In the House on Friday the bill to pay
the Bowman act claims, aggregating ST.
100000 for stores and supplies furnished
the Union army during the war was con-
sidercd until ) o'clock, but beyond COM
| pleting the general debate little progress
was made. OF the 800 odd claims in the
| bill all but a few come from the South,
| and dilatory tactics were resorted to to
prevent progress. During the filbuster-
ing the House was i'll an uproar. At
o'clock. after completing two pages of the
| hill. the House recessed until 8 o'clock
| for an evening session to be devoted to
pension legislation. After the evening
session the House adjourned until Mon
| day. The Senate was not in session.