Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-21
FIFTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
a Condensed History OF. the Measures In
trcduced and Enacted by Senators and
Representatives at Washington.

Senator Pettigrew Is. ID introduced a
resolution in the senate on the 18th asking
the navy department whether Admiral
Dewey formally or informally recognized
the PHILIPPINE republic at Manila He also
introduced a resolution demanding from
the secretary of war an explanation of
certain charges made against Gen. Mer-
Ram in his conduct of the Occur d'Alene
trouble. After executive session the
death of Representative Ermentrout (Pa.)
was announced and an adjournment was
taken out of respect. The debate on the
currency bill continued in the house and
it was decided to hold three night ses-
sions, as there was great pressure for
time by the members who want to par
tIc1pate in the discussion of the measure.
The house adjourned at five o'clock out
of respect to the late Representative Dan
ford (o.)
The session of the senate on the 18th
consumed only a few minutes, routine
business only being transacted. Among
the bills introduced was one for the cod
1hcation of the pension laWs---.The de-
bate on the currency bill continued in the
mouse from IL o'clock a. m. until 1890 p.
m There was little cross-hring and no
exciting or dramatic incidents in the dis
cussfon. resolution for holiday recess
from December 20 to January was
adopted Mr.. Richardson, the minority
leader. wanted the house to adjourn over
the 18th to give members an opportunity
to participate in the Washington memo
rial exercises, but Mr.. Payne, the major
ity leader, objected.
The senate on the 14th. practically with
out discussion. laid on the table the Pet
tigrew resolution of inquiry as to whether
or not the United States forces had rec
ogn1Zed the Filipino insurgents flag, and
had turned over Spanish soldiers to the
insurgents. The house resolution for
holiday adjournment from December 20
to January 3 was agreed to and then an
adjournment was taken till the next day
out of respect to the memory of the late
Representative Danford (O.)... The de-
bate in the house on the currency bill was
tame and the attendance small. Mr..
Thayer (Mass.) was the only democrat
who made a speech for the bill. Two
joint resolutions were introduced by Mr..
Williams (Miss.), one for recognizing the
FilipinoS on raimbursing the United
States the 100000 paid to Spain and
giving us a naval coaling station; the
other asking for information about the
treaty with the sultan of Jofo.
The completion of the committees was
announced in the senate on the 18th by
Senator Aldrich OR. ID and their arrange
ment was adopted without dissent. SEN
ator Foster (Wash.) introduced a bill eX-
tending the bounty provision of the home
stead law to soldiers who have served in
the Spanish and Philippine wars. The
senate then adjourned until the 18th.
The house closed the general debate on
the financial bill. At the outset of the
discussion a sharp personal colloquy oc-
Cured between Messrs. Wheeler (Ky.)
and Berry (Ky.) over the recent election
IN kentucky and the charges growing out
of it. Mr.. Bailey CTex.) was one of the
speakers in opposition to the measure. He
was followed by Mr.. Scudder On. W
democrat, who declared he believed in the
gold standard and would vote for it.
The senate was not in session on the
18th The debate in the house on the
currency bill ended in an uproar. Messrs.
Dalzell (Pa.) and DolIiver Qa.) taunted
the democrats with being afraid to offer
a free coinage amendment, and half a
dozen democrats CtamOrG0
ton for fully five minutes. When the
speaker could be heard he announced
that five o'clock had arrived, under
the rules the house stood adjourned. An
incident of the day was a speech by
Champ Clark (N1o.) denouncing Presi-
dent Hayes for having stolen the pres
idency. Mr.. Sulzer IN. VI introduced a
| joint resolution declaring that war ex-
listed in South Africa and according bel
ligerent rights to the Transvaal govern
ment.