The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-22
DoIHGs OF CONGRESS.
EPItome OF the Work Nov Being Done .
the National Capital b. Our
LsWmaT-ern

] The senate on the 18th practically with
I out discussion laid on the table the Pet
I tigreW resolution OF inquiry as TO whether
| or not the United States forces had rec
Oguized the Filipino Insurgents flag and
/ had turned over Spanish soldiers to the
I insurgents The house resolution for 3
! holiday adjournment from December %
I TO January was agreed TO and then an
adjournment was taken TIL the next day
I out OF respect TO the memory Of the late
I Representative Danford O.).--.The de-
I bate In the house on the currency bill was
tame and the attendance small Mr..
Ihayer (A1ass-) was the only democrat
who made a speech for the bill Two
| joint resolutions were introduced by Mr..
Williams ClIiss.), one for recognizing the
FIipinOs on REIN bursting the United
States the so, 10000 paid to Spain and
giving US a naval cOaling stationi the
other asking for information about the
treaty with the sultan Of JOlO.
The completion Of the committees was
announced In the senate on the 18th by
Senator Aldrich (E2--L l. and their arrange
meut was adopted without dissent Sen
atOr Foster CWash-) 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 cOnOquy oc-
CURED between Messrs- Wheeler (ky.)
and Berry lky-) 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 IN y
democrat who declared he believed In the
gold standard and would vote for it.
The senate was not in session on the
l6rh-..-The debate in the house on the
currency bill ended in an uprOar. MessTs-
DalZeu pa and Deliver Ua-) tainted
the democrats with being afraid TO OfIer
a free coinage amendment, and half a
dozen democrats clamored for recogni-
ton for fully I'VE minutes When the
speaker could be heard he announced
the rules the house stood adjourned An
incident Of the day was a speech by
Champ Clark CAO-) denOuncing Presi-
dent Hayes for having stolen the pres
fdency. Mr.. Sulzer N. " introduced a
joint resolution declaring that war eX-
listed in South Africa and according bel
Hgerent rights TO the Transvaal govern
ment.
In the senate on the 18th. Senator Till
man Is c. and Senator Bacon (Ga-) in
trOduced resolutions to yield the Phil
ippine islands to a government to be es-
tablished by the Fflipinos themselves.
Senator Morgan (Ala-) made a brief ad-
dress on his resolution against trusts and
had IL sent to the judiciary csmmittee-
Senator Pettgrew Is d. introduced a
joint resolution rendering the thanks Of
congress TO Admiral SchIey for destroy
ing the Spanish fleet or Santiago. A
committee was appointed to attend the
unwilling Of the statue Of Daniel Webster
and then the house resolutions on the
death Of Representative Green CNeb)
were adopted and an adjournment taken.
THE house adopted the currency bill
by a vote Of 80 to $50, every republican
and IL democrats voting for the measure.
After the vote the speaker unexpectedly
announced the committee selections An
nOuncement Of the death Of the late Rep
resentative Bland CMO.) was afterwards
made and caused an early adjournment
The announcement was made in the
senate on the 18th by Senator AIdrich Or
l. that the discussion Of the house 1nan-
Cial bill would begin on January 4. Sen
atOr Berry CArz) introduced a bill to
amend the third section OF the interstate
commerce act concerning Determinations
by railroads A bill creating a commits
sion to revise and cOdify the pension
laws was passed. The announcement OF
the death Of Representative Richard p.
Bland (IO) was made and the senate
adjourned house was in session
only two hours. Mr.. Grow CPa-) made a
speech defending the administrations
course in the Philippines Mr.. Bell (COl)
criticised the presidents assertion in his
message concerning the prosperity OF the
country Mr.. DeArmOnd CATo.) introduced
a resolution declaring that the purpose
Of the United States was to give the
Philippines a stable native government
and then retire from the islands. Sew
eEal other unimportant resolutions were
introduced and then the announcement
was made Of the death OF Senator Hay
ward (Neb-) and the house adjourned.