Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-03-02
PROCEEDINGS in CONGRESS.
IngtOn During the Closing Days or
the lTifty-FIFth Session.

AFTER session lasting nearly eight hours
the senate on tho cath passed the river and
harbor bill, with tho Nicaragua canal amend
ment attached, by the vote OF 90 to 8 Senator
Spooner OWLS offered an amendment TO the
Nicaragua canal amendment that II the presi-
dent should be unable TO secure concessions
giving the United States full control over the
canal no can negotiate for the right to control
soma other canal connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific The amendment was agreed to -. The
house considered the army appropriation bill
and during the general debate Mr. johnson
| Und), q republican violently attacked the
policy OF the administration and delivered the
most scathing philippe heard in the house for
some time The general debate upon the
measure was closed and II was to be taken up
the next day for amendment under the Ave
minute rule, AT the night session n private
bills were passed,
THE post onice appropriation bill was dis
cussod for six hours in the senate on the Goth
and finally an agreement was made TO take a
vote on the bill at two o'clock the next day.
Senator Hawley Comm, chairman of the mill
tary affairs committee, got tho army reorgan-
lzation bill made the unfinished business by
vote Of A. to 20 This action displaces the anti
scalping bill and dsposes OF that measure for
the present session Senator Cockrell MOI
secured the passage OF a resolution calling up
on the wa" secretary for information as TO the
cost OF the army under the proposed Hull bill.
.".A separate bill was passed under suspen-
sion OF rules In the house appropriating no.
900, 900 to pay Spain for the Philippine islands
The vote on the measure stood 2lS for to "a
against The senate bill to reimburse govern
0rs OF states for expenses incurred In organic
Ing volunteers for the war with Spain was also
passed
Thu senate on the 2lst agreed to the confer
ence report on the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill Senator Quay
(Pa), chairman Of the committee on pub
lie buildings, presented batch Of reports
favorable TO the erection OF public buildings In
various parts OF the country. The bill passed
by the house TO pay Spain S20000,0O0 was re-
ceived and referred to the committee on appro-
priations The dobate on the post office appro-
prlation bill was closed and the measure passed
Senator Hawley Comm was then recognized
TO speak on the army reorganization bill Sem
ator Cockrell MOI followed him and opposed
the bill and explained the measure offered as a
substitute An executive session was then
taken The house considered the naval bill
and at adjournment had reached the last
page A bill was passed to grant the Gulf &
Northern Railroad company right OF way
through Oklahoma territory
ON the s2d Senator Wolcott (Col) read
Washlngton's farewell address in the senate,
Senator Ross (Vt) afterwards called up the
resolutions relating to the death Of Senator
Morrill, (Vt) and delivered eulogy upon the
dead statesman. The senate then adjourned as
q further mark of respect. ... The house listened
to the reading of Washington's farewell adj
dress and then devoted two hours to the con-
sideratlou of the naval appropriation bill,
without making much Roadway with the meas
ure, Mr. Lentz (O) introduced bill TO revive
the grades Of admiral and vice admiral and re-
ward Dewey with the former and Schley with
the latter. The remainder Of the day was de-
voted to eulogies Of the late Senator Morrill,
the speakers being Messrs Circuit (Vtl, Pow
ers (Vt). Walker Mass and Graw (Pa,) An
adjournment was then taken out Of respect to
the dead senator's memory.
DURING the entire session OF the senate on
the sd the river and harbOr bill was Consid-
cred, SO pages having been disposed of at the
time OF adjournment. The naval approprla-
tion bill was finally passed by the house after
an acrimonious debate The amendment to
build great armOr plate plant was ruled out
Of order and the price to be paid for armor was
cut down from 1915 to 445 and provision add
ed preoluding the government from paying
more than foreign governments paid for SINH
lar armor Another provision creating the rank
Of admiral was agreed to, The senate amend
ments to the military academy bill we're adopt
ed The bill to permit volunteer regiments In
the Spani sh war to retain their colors was
passed.