Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-23
PROCEEDINGS Of CONGRESS
DISCUSS THE NATIONS AFFAIRS
tionai Legislature Consume Time
I'm Talk as Well as Transact some
Public Business-what Has Been
Done.

| Thursday was II quiet day in congress
| The house committee on the election oi
president, vice president and representa-
tives in congress has authorized a fuvora-
Bile report on a resolution to propose to
the various state legislatures an amend
ment to the constitution as follows: Tile
house of representatives shall be composed
Of members chosen every fourth year by
the people of the several states and ecc-
| tors in each state shall have the quaiti-
cations requisite for electors of most nu-
nerous branch of the state legislature,
Senator Carter, from the senate commit
tee on public lands, received favorably
the house bill granting right Of way Ia
railroads and extending the homestead
laws in Alaska, with amendments made
by the senate committee. The amend.
ments limit to 40 acres the amount oi
land to be taken, unless the land is dis.
tinctly agricultural, the object being to
prevent monopoly by any individual OF
valuable sites. Senator Carter has also
introduced bill for the government OF
Alaska. Senator Allen introduced u res.
olution today instructing the senate com,
mittee on naval affairs to investigate the
.
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resolution offered IN the senate Fri
day by Senator Hale, appropriating $780,
ooo Tor raising the battieshlp Maine and
| saving what property could be saved. was
passed by the senate without objection, it
beng amended so as to authorize the ser
retary to direct that the remains OF the
officers and sailors be brought to the Unit
ed States for interment Senator Mason
oneied an amendment to the Allen resolu-
ton, Tor an investigation OF the Maine,
providing for special committee to make
the investigation. Senator Hale asked
that the matter be not pushed Senator
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n o,estiop which invoIyed tbc death of
American seamen at Havana and that the
nlv wav 10 oct ot the trutb was through
the naval officers
Al tho reopest of the secreta,v of the
navy. Mfr. Boutelle. chairman Of the naval
committee asked the house TO pass the
;o;,t resolution onnrony;ot;,, S1oo O0O "a,
,nisino ,be battIesb;n Maine Mr. Ron.
te,le said ba bad M inflammation official
or o,horw;.o "a IN tho couse NJ ,bo Main.
disaster but all information nj hand tend
cd TO strengthen the belief that IL was an
accident The resolution was adon,ed
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Inc Appropriation committee OF inc
house has agreed upon the sundry ci'il ap-
preparation Dill, ana u was reported l"
the house Monday. IL approprlates VA
i9D,Ss3, being Sl3,Z34,o4l less thah the