Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-01-21
PROCEEDINGS Of CONGRESS
DISCUSS NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
News From the Senate and House of
Eepresentatives-Con From the
Latest Press Dispatches-Mo and
Amendments-Deb

the blind chaplain paid tribute to the
late Nelson Dingley.
Senator Hoar introduced the following
resolution:
'Resolved, That the people OF the Phil
ippine islands of right ought to be free
and independent; they are absolved from
| all allegiance to the Spanish crown and
all political connection between them and
| Spain is and ought to be totally dissolved
and they have, therefore, full power to do
all acts and things which independent
states may of right do; that it is their
right to institute new government for
themselves, laying the foundation ON such
principles and organizing its power III
| such form as shall seem most likely to
effect their safety and happiness and that
with these rights the people of the United
States do not propose to interfere On
objection of Senator Davis the resolution
went over. The resolution of Senator
Allen for the appointment of five senators
to investigate the conduct of the late war
with Spain was laid before the senate
The senate held no session for the trans
action of business. When the body con-
vened at noon it proceeded to the hall of
the house of representatives, and attended
in body the funeral OF Mr.. Dngley.
At ! o'clock the senate returned to its
chamber, when jonathan Ross, the new
senator from Vermont, was sworn in, and
at | :O7 D. m. the senate adjourned.
AT the opening of the senate Tuesday
Senator Davis, chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, gave notice that to
morrow, Immediately upon conclusion OF
routine business, he would move the sen
ate to go into executive session.
Senator Pettigrew offered a resolution
relating to the claims of the royal Sem
mole Indians, and it was adopted.
Senator Turner gave notice that Thurs
day, after the morning business, he would
address the senate upon the Vest resolu-
ton.
TIE resolution of Senator Hoar declar-
ing the Filipinos ought to be free and in
dependent, was laid before the senate,
but at request of Hoar it went over.
The senate committee ON foreign rela-
tons Wednesday agreed to favorably re-
port upon the nomination of Hon. Joseph
/ 1. OuOdtp W Dt ambassador " 1ltdt
Britain.
Resolutions providing for the admission
to the naval academy of Ricardo 9gle
sias of Costa Rica and Alberto V. Mon
teya of Colombia were adopted,
A bin defining the jurisdiction of circuit
courts Of the United States i'll certain
cases wa passed
Senator Bacon then called up his anti
expansion resolution and spoke ON it. The
Nicaragua canal bill was then taken up.
In the House.
The house of representatives. convened
Saturday under circumstances of deep anC
; universal sorrow at the death of Mr.. Ding
ley. Mr.. Boutelle, senior member of the
Maine delegation, offered and the house
; adopted a series of resolutions providing
for funeral services in the house on Mon
day and for a committee of nine members
to accompany the remains to Maine The
resolutions concluded with a motion tt
The speaker announced the following
committee under the resolutions Boutelle
Payne, Dolliver, Tawney, Evans Hillborn
Clarke IN. H., Bailey, Dockery, Bell anc
McClelland. t.
AT 1905 p. m, as mark of respect, the
house adjourned. t
A state funeral almost majestic in it:
impressiveness was given to the late Mel
son Dingley, jr., at noon in the house Of
representatives.
The president, his cabinet, distinguish
ed members of the diplomatic corps, the
members of the supreme court, the senate
and the house and distinguished men in
military and civil life, We're arranged about
the bier on the floor of the hall, while the
galleries We're occupied by families of those
who sat upon the floor and prominent per
sons invited to be present.
The remains were taken from the Hotel
Hamilton this morning about 10 O'Clock
and were borne into the hall of representa-
tives by sub-squad of the capitol police
Immediately after reading the journal
Tuesday Mr.. McCleary (rep.) of MINES
ota, on behalf of the banking and cur
rency committee, made a statement to the
effect that the vote on the currency bill
reported at the last session had been IT.
regularly taken in committee and he
therefore asked that the bill be recon-
mitted. There was no objection and the
bill was recommitted.
The house then went into committee
of the whole and resumed consideration
OF the naval personnel bill. Mr.. Bailey
moved to strike out from section seven
the following proviso:
"And providing further, thar nothing
contained in this section shall be con-
strued to prevent the retirement of of
ficers with the rank and nav OF comma.