Willmar tribune., 1899-02-22
CONGRESS KEEPS BUSY.
End of the Fifty-Fifth Session Is
Near at Hand, and Work Is
Being Rushed.
COMPLETE SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate Passes Bill Creating the
Office of Admiral In the Navy and
a. Peace Treaty Resolution-In the
House the Nicaragua Canal Bill
Gets a Setback.

Washington, Feb 10.-Throughout
it's entire session yesterday the senate
had under consideration the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill.
Washington, Feb. 11.-During the en-
tire session of the senate yesterday the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill was discussed. A house
bill to establish a national military
park at Vicksburg was passed.
Washington, Feb. ia resolution
was passed in the senate Saturday to
reimburse the states for expenditures
incurred in aiding to raise the volun-
teer army in the war with Spain. The
legislative appropriation bill was
the McEnery resolution concerning the
policy of the United States in the Phil
ippines on the 18th.
Washington, Feb. 14.-A bill was
passed in the senate yesterday creating
the office of admiral Of the navy. The
agricultural appropriation bill and a
bill removing the disabilities of cer-
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were also passed.
Washington, Feb 15.-The resolution
of Senator McEnery (dem., Lay de-
claring the policy of this government
in the Philippines was adopted in the
senate yesterday by a vote of 2o to 70.
The resolution is as follows:
THAT by the ratification of the treaty
Of peace with Spain it is not intended to-
incorporate the inha bitants of the Philip
pine islands into citizenship of the United
States. nor is it intended to permanently
annex said Islands as an integral part of
the territory Of the United States: but
1t is the intention of the United States to
establish on said islands a government
suitable to the wants and conditions of
the inhabitants of said islands to pre-
pare them for local self government, and In
due time to make such disposition of said
islands as will best promote the interests
of the citizens of the United States and
the inhabitants of said islands,
Washington, Feb. 16.-Bills were
passed in the senate yesterday provid-
ing for admitting to the naval academy
Oscar w. Deignan, one of the Merrimac c
heroes, and extending the cordial ap-
preciation' of congress to Miss Helen
Miller Gould for her patriotic services
during the recent war and providing
that the president should present to
her a gold medal. The post office ap-
preparation bill was reported and the
nomi nation of Represe ntative Samuel
j. Barrows, of Boston, Mass, to be
librarians of the congressional library
was received from the president.
House,
Washington. Feb. 10.-1n the house
yesterday the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was under discussion, but no
conclusion was reached. Before final
adjournment number of minor bills
were passed by unanimous consent.
Washington, Feb. 11.-General debate
on the sundry civil appropriation bill
was concluded in the house yesterday.
At the night session 81 private pen
sion bills were passed, among them
being bills to pension Letitia Tyler
Semple, the daughter of President Ty-
ler, at $50 a month. and ex-senator
John NJ Palmer, of Illinois, at the rate
of $50 per month.
Washington, Feb. 13.-In the house
on Saturday after the passage of few
bills of minor Importance, tributes
were paid to the late Nelson Dingley,
of Maine.
Washington, Feb. lathe time was
occupied in the house yesterday in con-
sidering the sundry civil bill and So
pages were completed.
Washington, Feb. 15.-In the house
yesterday bill was passed to grant
to the state of Wisconsin certain lands
for use as part of the present military
reservation. The Nicaragua canal bill
was offered as an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill, but no
action was taken.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The house yes
terday settled the fate of the Mica ragua
canal bill in this congress by refusing
to override the decision of the chair
that the canal bill offered as an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill by Mr..
Hepburn was out of order.