The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work OF the FIfty-Fifth Congress from
DnY TO DnY In EsrlcE.

Work OF the FIfty-FIfth Congress from
Day To Day In Brief.
THE senate devoted almost the whole session
on the 18th TO debating the Hawaiian annex
alton treaty. Senator Davis (Minn) con-
tinued his speech commenced the previous day
and presented the strategic features in favor OF
annexation. Senator Allen CNeb.) followed
with "a 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 q separate feet
ana army for their protection THE house
passed the urgentdehciency appropriation bill,
the Item for n further expenditure of $500. 600
for the soldiers home ut Danvtlle, Ill. causing
Mr.. DcArmond MO- to attack Chairman
Cannon, whose home is at Danville. Mr.. Beach
lO) introduced n bill providing for the pubH-
cation and pos Ing of the pension roll. for
every county, annually. on March 1. with full
data of each case, and to correct all alleged
abuses. The diplomatic and consular nppro-
priation bill was then reported
THE immigration bhl was taken up in tho
senate on the 18th and Senator Cafrey Ln)
made an address in opposition to the measure.
Senator Cannon tUtah presented a re olutlon
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 wns then taken up, but little
progress was made with 1.-THE house 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
$3.50. 90 appropriated for 1t failed. Mr.. Clark
(Mo) got an amendment adopted appropriate
ing $40 200 for the publication and distribution
of the Horse Book The bill carries 50. 323,-
4J2 Mr.. Bland (Mo) introduced a free coin
age bin, making gold and silver the standard
and declaring all rules against the legal tender
OF such coin unlawful
IN the senate on the 18th Senator Hoar
tMass) presented a joint resolution proposing
an amendment TO the constitution and making
ADTil al Install of March 4. a9 the commence
ment and termination of the official term OF
the president, vice president, senators and rep
resentatives In congress The resolution was
referred. Senator Quay PAL offered a reSolu-
tion, which was also referred. instructing the
secretary Of the Interior to Investigate the re-
cent burning OF two Indians by a mob In Okla
hoina. The nomination OF Attorney General
McKcnna TO the supreme ben n was taken up
in executive session ana 1t was finally decided
to take u vote on the matter on the 2Ist....The
house passed the AGRICULTURAL appropriation
bill, the Item for printing l5O, coo COPIES OF the
Horse Book being amended and reduced TO 75,-
900 copies A re solution was adopted to par
ticipate In the International fisheries expost-
tion in Norway in September. Tho rest Of the
day was consumed in n fiibuster against pay
ing i2Ss. 100 TO the Southern Methodist church
for property seized during the war at Nashville,
Tenn
THE senate was not in session on the 18TH.
In the house, on motion of Mr.. Lanham Tex),
a bill was passed authorizing the president TO
appoint uu duulllOilil Juusb lOE OtC NOEtlGIu
district or Texas. as Judge Rector, the present
Judge, was incapacitated from performing the
duties Of his Office The house then went into
committee of the whole on the army appropria-
ton bill. The debate on the bin was desultory
and was not confined to the subject, Mr. Henry
TEX taking occasion to denounce Secretary
Cages funding scheme, Mr. Terry (ArlD made
some remarks about the protective tarih and
Mr.. Gamer (renn) spoke on the claim OF the
Southern Methodist church. At two o'clo *
the debate was suspended and euIOgies were
delivered or the late Representative Milliken
(MeD, after which the house adjourned as q
further mark OF respect to his memory.
TIE senate on tbs 18th listened to q speech
by Senator Wolcott (Col) upon the negotia-
tions of the bimetallic commission with Euro~
pean countries relative 10 international bimet-
allism. The immigration bin was tn N taken
up and after debate passed by q vote OF % to 2S.
The oath OF ONCE was administered TO Mark
Hanna as senator from Ohio and the urgent de-
nciency bill was reported by Senator Hale
Me The house passed three bills Affecting
the District OF Columbia and then further con-
sIdered the army appropriation bill Mr.. Nc
Cleilan ~. " made a vigorous speech In
which he attacked tue present army organiZa-
tion as being obsolete and inefi client The
consideration OF the bill was not completed.
Mr.. Curtis tKan.) introduced q bill for the re-
organization OF the Indian territory. Mr..
nroderick (Kan) secured an amendment to the
Indian appropriation BILL which provides for
opening to white settlement OF the surplus
lands of the Pottawatomie Indian reservation
in Jackson county, Kan. and of the K%ickapoo
FeserYation in Brown county, kan