The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-10
A DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Senate Passes an Appropriation
for Army and Navy Expenses.
REVENUE BILL SENT TO CONFERENCE
The Conferees Meet at Ouce-Annexation
of Hawaii-The Seminole Treaty Bill
Medals for Lieut.. Hobson and Crew
-Sundry Civil Bill.


passage of an urgent deficiency bill,
made necessary by the war with Spain,
the senate accomplished little yester-
day. The deficiency measure carries
appropriations for the war and navy
establishments aggregating ST., 745, 000
These appropriations are in addition
to the amounts to be carried later by
the general deficiency bill. During
the greater part of the session the
measure providing for the taking of
the twelfth and subsequent census
was under consideration, but no prog
ress was made toward its compile ton.
On the receipt of the revenue bill
from the senate in the house. Mr.. Dali
zell, of Pennsylvania, from the com
mittee on rules, presented a resolution
introduced by Mr.. Dingley, providing
for an immediate vote upon general
non-concurrence and sending the bill
to conference. Mr.. Bailey demanded
the yeas and nays and the roll call re-
suited, yeas, 1877; nays. 1906 The vote
was strictly party, The house then
voted to non-concur and agree to the
conference and the speaker named
Messrs. Dingley, of Maine; Payne, of
New York, and Bailey, of Texas, as
conferees.
After the revenue bill was sent to
conference the session of the house
was devoted to routine business.
chiefly under suspension of the rules,
a number of bills being passed. Ad
journment was taken pending the dis
posal of a measure providing a code of
criminal law and procedure for Alaska.
THE CoNFEREEs MEET AT ONCE.
WASHINGTON. June THE conferees
upon the war revenue bill held their
first session yesterday and with the
exception of two hours for dinner be-
tween six and eight o'clock they were
in continuous session from three o'clock
in the afternoon until late at night.
The conferees are pledged to secrecy,
except upon the most general features
of their work. There was compare
lively little talk over the general
features of the measure, but the work
began promptly with the first para
graphs of the bill beer and tobacco
receiving first attention. 1t is known
that the representatives. of the house
stood out stifily for their original pro-
vision for the taxation of tobacco on
hand, and also for the house reading
on tobacco packages, but it is stated
that no definite agreement was reached
on either proposition. The indica-
tons are that the provision in regard
to beer will be left as the senate fixed
il.
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
-
who are opposing the annexation of
Hawaii have been canvassing the sem
ate and claim that they have a suffi-
cient number of senators pledged to
adjourn in preference to taking up the
annexation resolution to insure the
adoption of this course, even though
the house acts favorably on the ques-
tion, The time and manner in which
the Hawaiian resolutions shall be
brought up in the house has not yet
been determined. Representative
Hit. of the foreign affairs committee,
and other leading advocates of annex.
alton expressed absolute confidence
consideration would come up this
week, probably as early as Wednes-
day. The matter may come up under
special rule to be reported from the
committee on rules, but a member of
the committee on foreign affairs said
yesterday that no rule would be re-
ported, but Mr.. Hit would be recog-
nized to call up the resolutions.
SEMINOLE TREATY BILL.
WAsHINGToN, June T. Mr.. Curtis, of
Kansas, yesterday reported the Sem
i,ola traot,. hin 70 tho bonca orJ s,,b
sequently secured suspension of the
rules and had the bill passed, This is
one of the first steps toward winding
up the affairs in the Indian territory
and clearly indicates that congress in
| tends passing the necessary legislation
at this session. The Seminoles were
the only tribe that ratified the agree
ment which had been entered into by
their commission and the Dawes com
mission. The Cherokees refused to
ratify the treaty made with tveir com
mission. The Creeks could not agree
to their treaty, and the Chickasaws
refused to agree to the treaty made
| by the commissioners for the Choctaws
and Chickasaws.
MEDALS FOR LIEUT.. HoBsoN AND CREW.
| WASHINGTON, June 7-Representa-
tive Hartman, of Montana, has intro
| ducOd Joint resolution directing the
secretary of the navy to have prepared
and delivered suitable medals of honor
| to Lieut.. Hobson and each membe OF
his crew for gallant, heroic and patri-
otto services rendered to the United
States at Santiago harbor on June 3,
1898. 1t appropriates $500 for the pur-
pose.
sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
WASHINGTON, June THE report OF
the conference committee on the sun.
dry civil appropriation bill was made
to the two houses yesterday and &C.
cepted by the senate. The house has
disagreement on the more important
of the senate amendments and concur
renee in a majority of the others by
the house conferees.