Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-03
TAE WORK oF ooNoREss.
Condense Daily Proceedings OF che FIFTY
Fitch Regular Seaaion

Fitch Regular session.
THE senate on the 2lst passed resolution
| directing the committees on naval affairs to In.
vestigate the disaster TO the Maine ana also
adopted the house resolution appropriatinp
S2OO,0OO for the recovery OF the belongings OF
the battleship, Unobiected bills on the cal
endar were then considered, Afterwards the
measure providing for the 18th census was
debated until an executive session was held 80.
Private bills were In order In the house. but
little was accomplished The sundry civil up.
preparation bill was reported by tho commit
tee, q sweeping reduction In the measure hav-
Ing been made, the aggregate appropriation
carried being %d,ii9S9L Mr. Cummings IN.
" introduced resolution to appropriate $780,
600 for monument ut New York in honor Of
the men who lost their lives IN Havana harbor
by the disaster to the United States battleship
Maine,
WAsH1NGroNs farewell speech was read In
the senate on the 22d and then bill was passed
for the enlistment OF two additional regiments
OF nrtillorymen to man the new guns, Senator
Morgan (Aln) secured the adoption OF n resolu-
tion instructing the committee on naval Affairs
to get pointers on building u battleship to be
named the George Washington which shall be
uneQuaed by any other vessel In the world
Cuba was considered in the executive session,
but 70 action was taken IN the matter. =, In the
house general debate took place on the sun.
dry civil appropriation bill and In the latitude
allowed, Mr. johnson tInd) delivered u speech
that electrified the members, denouncing the
attempt to annex the Hawaiian islands and
cutting loose from the traditional policy OF the
United States Mr. Cannon Qll) pointed out
In detail the various increases and reductions
In the bill and its new provisions.
WHILE the senate had under consideration
the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
ON the eSd sharp debate on the Cuban stua-
tlon was precipitated by Senator Allen (Neb),
who offered as an amendment the resolution
passed by the senate year ago recognizing
the belligerent rights Of the Cuban insurgents
The amendment was finally ruled out OF order
Senator Allen also offered resolution provld.
ingfor committee Of senators TO go to Cuba and
ascertain the condition OF AFFAIRS In the island
IL went oyer... The sundry civil appropriation
Dill was read for amendment un Ter the nve-
minute rule In the house, Mr.. Danforth (O)
gave notice that on March Is he would call up
the immigration bill resolution was also
adopted inquring OF the treasury department
what had been done by the United States TO
prevent the conveyance to the Cubnns of urti- |
cles produced in the United States also as to
the prevention of iilibustcring
SENATOR SPooNER wis. made u constitu- |
tional argument In the senate on the 2lth In |
favor Of Henry w. Corbett to q seat In the sem !
ate from Oregon Senator Allen (Neb) with |
drew his resolution, introduced the previous |
day, for q senatorial committee to investigate
the Cuban situation, saying that he knew II |
was doomed to defeat The house disposed |
Of 30 pages of the sundry civil appropriation
bill Mr. Sayers (Tex) criticised the item
placing the uneXpended epidemic fund of past
years ut the disposal OF the quarantine service
and moved an amendment to increase the APP
preparation 1900. 900 The amendment was lost
A motion appropriating i6 800 for the Yosemite
national park was adopted The senate bill to
prohibit the passage of local or special acts by
territory legislatures and to limit territory in
lebtedness was also passed. Mr. Curtis (Kan)
u bill TO allow inmates OF national
md state homes for disabled volunteer soldiers
n Kansas to vote for presidential electors ma
In congress at elections when
such officers are voted for Mr.. Boutele (Me.)
Introduced bill for the relief OF the victims OF
he Maine bnttleship wreck.
HENRY W. CoRBETr's right to n seat In the
enate from Oregon was under consideration for
I've hours on the 25th without any conclu-
lion being reached An attempt was made TO
Jet up the Alaskan bin, but 1t failed. Only
hort executive session was held -. In the
louise u long debate over the question OF river
md harbor appropriations was precipltattd
Turing the consideration OF the sundry civil OPP
,ropriation bill Mr. Berry (Ky.) succeeded IN
occurring the adoption of an amendment in-
reasIng the appropriation for the Kentucky
liver from slO5, 900 to S35O,O0l The item of
400 900 for San Pedro, Cal, was also passed
he senate amendments to the army appro-
rlaton bill were agreed to without debate
ir Cooney mo introduced n bill appropriate
ng 900 for work along the Missouri river
anR at Niger bend, In Howard county, Mo
he evening session was devoted to consider.
M private pension bills