The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-28
Army APPROPRIATIONS.
Lower House of Congress Passes
Measure Giving Funds for
Needs Of the Army.

Measure Giving Funds for
Needs of the Army.
LAST WEEK OF THE 55TII CONGRESS-.
House Gets Down to Hard Work.
Final Hours Crowded with Inn
portant LeEislation-Sennte Agrees
to Conference Reports = To Adj
vance Sampson and Schley.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The house
has passed the army appropriation bill.
The house started in Monday on
the closing week of the session, begin
ming work at IL o'clock in anticipation
of a crush of important legislation in
the final hours. There was liberal
attendance for an early meeting and
much activity, as members made efforts
to bring forward various measures.
Mr.. Hull wished to go on with the un-
finished army appropriation bill. al
though it was the day for District OF
Columbia business.
The conference report on the bill for
uniform practice in granting rights OF
way across Indian reservations was
agreed to.
Public Building Bills Next.
Washington, Feb. 27.-SpealSer Reed
and his associates on the committee on
r,,lac NTopIax- ,leo;,,oI ~, :, cpoo;,l nix,
giving Tuesday TO the public building
bills. Representative Henderson. of the
committee, will present the rule and
secure its adoption after the army ap-
preparation bill is disposed of. This
assures another opportunity TO large
number of bills for public buildings in
various parts of the country, among
the most important being the new Gus
tomhouse in New York, the post of
fees at indianapolis and Cleveland and
the public library site in Washington,
u. C.
In the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 27.-At II o'clock
Monday the senate began the last week
of the short session of the Fifty-fifth
congress. An unusually large number
of senator's was present, owing prob
ably to the great amount of unfinished
business before the senate.
Senator Hale (NIe.) gave notice that
on Wednesday afternoon at five o'clock
he would present resolutions on the
death of the late Representative Nelson
Dingley. of Maine.
Senator Pettigrew Is. d. presented
resolutions adopted by the legislature
of South Dakota in favor of placing the
railroads of the country directly under
the control of the interstate commerce
commission, in favor of postal savings
banks and to repeal the law giving In
dian reservations immunity from pay
ing taxes. The legislation asked for
he says, was not in harmony with thu
republican party. The resolution.
were populistic and socialistic, and di
rectly opposed to the policy and doc
trines of the republican party. "Thes.
resolutions clearly show" said the
senator. that the people of South Da
kota. at least. are preparing to leave
the republican party. as they diffe
from it on every principle on which i
is founded. These resolutions indicat
the drift of republican sentiment il
the west, which is opposed to the pol
icy of imperialism, the policy of eN
pansion and the policy of plutocracy.
The conference report ON the agri
cultural appropriation bill was agree,
to. The conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill was agreed to
Senator Chandler IN. H.) offered a.
amendment to the naval appropriatiol
, authorizing the president to appoin
two vice admirals of the navy. who shall
not be placed on the retired list unit
eight years after the passage of tn
bill. except upon the application of th
holder of the office; the offices to- ceas
to exist when vacated by death o
otherwise.
The bill is intended to advance Ad
mirals Sampson and Schley.
\ bill providing for the holding c
two terms each year of the Unite
States circuit and district courts of tn
western district of Texas to be held d
Laredo, Tex, was passed.
Consideration of the army reorgaI
ization bill was resumed. Senator Bat
(Tenn.), member of the military n
fairs committee, addressed the senat
in opposition to an increase of the arm
and against warfare on the Filipino,
Confirms Days Nomination.
Washington. Feb. 2T.-The senat
committee on judiciary Monday pos
poned action on the nomination OF Hol
c. c. Kohlsaat TO be United States jude
of the northern district of Illinois,
order to give Senator Mason, who o.
poses confirmation, an opportunity
prepare statement for the commi
tee. The committee decided to recon
mend the confirmation of Hon. w.
Day as judge of the Sixth judicial ci
cult.