Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-17
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Work OF thee Fifty-Fith Congress fror
Day 10 Day In Brief.

Day 70 Day In brlef.
The session OF the senate on the 9TH was de
voted entirely to the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill ard the measure was not dis
posed OF at adjournment During the morning
hour Senator Allen tNeb,) presented petition
OF Is, 900 rairoad mon OF Pennsylvania In favor
Of legislation to prevent the abuse Of the writ
OF Injunction ... The house passed the Hawley
bill providing for two additional regiments Of
artillery under o suspension OF the rules, only
three votes being given against IT, Following
this Mr. Cannon presented bill placing $50
100000 ut the disposal OF the administration,
the same TO be expended In providing for the
public defense, 1t was referred TO the commit
tee on appropriations District OF Columbia
business was then taken up and Mr., Bailey
TEX inaugurated fllibuster--because he was
refused the privilege OF addressing the house
on the artillery billiard for two hours roll call
followed roll call The bill granting theright
OF way through the Indian territory to the ST.
Louis Oklahoma g. Southern railroad was
favorably reported by Mr. Curtis (Kan.) from
the Indian affairs committee.
THE senate on the 9Th passed the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill and also the bill
appropriating s2SSOOO for the relief OF the
Methodist Episcopal church (south), OF Ten
nessee The bill appropriating SbO,OOOOOO for
the national defense was received from the
house and was at once referred TO the commit
tee on appropriations Senator Allen (Neb,)
secured the adoption OF resolution asking the
attorney general TO inform the senate how
many writs OF njunCtlons were granted during
18o7-98 by the United States courts against
labor leaders and labor organizations, The
house passed the bill appropriating S5O0OO,0OO
The scene OF enthusiasm which greeted the an
nouncement Of the vote--nyes, 3ll; nays, none
has seldom been paralleled In the house, In all
the 80 speeches made there was only one dis
cordant note, caused by the speech OF Gen,
Bingham (Pa,) who insisted that our relations
with Spain were us friendly as they have been
for years. His speech was too conservative for
the feverish state OF the house and several
members Kissed him. The roll was called and
every member went on record, even the speaker
voting,
THE senate on the 9th passed the bill appro-
priatng $50 OOOO 900 Tor the national defense, the
vote being unanimous Not only did every
senator present register his vote In favor OF
the measure, but for every absentee the an
nouncement was authoritatively made that II
he were present he would vote aye. There
was no debate on the bill and 90 minutes after
II was reported to the senate the vice president
announced its unanimous passage. Senator
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