The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL DoINGs.
The Closing Session of the Memorable
Eifty-Fifeh at Work on Liquidation
Affecting the Nation.

In the senate on the 18th Senator Foraker
20 made an address in opposition to the dec
laratton OF the Vest resolution that the United
States b d no constitutional powers to ACQUIRE
foreign .rritory to be maintained as colonies
Senator Foraker maintained that the right to
acquire territory was an inherent one OF ma
tionality. Hs also asserted that the acquisition
OF the Philippines was tenn oorary in cha acter
The peace treaty was laid before the senate by
the foreign relations committee and the i'm
pr .sston was that it would be taken no tn g
next dav The house passed the bill to codify
the criminal laws OF Alaska. an amendment be-
Ing adopted providing for high license system
with species of local option.
SENATOR ALLISON (Ia) reported the Indian
approprla ion bill to the senate on the i2th and
gave notice that he wou call it up the next
day. Dint reso ution was passed rendering
the thanks OF congress to Clara Barton and
ofhcers OF the Red Cross society for their hui
name services to the ArmenianS and both sides
In the H1spano- Ameri' an war. Sixteen private
pension bills were also passed An executive
session was then held in which a dis ussion en-
sued as to the propriety of considering the
peace treaty in open session without decisi on
being rived at... The house passed the dip
lomatic bill It carries 1.10 $50 During the
debate two set speeches were made against i'm
perialism by Mr.. Carmack (Tenn.) and Mr..
Gaines (Tenn).
A SPEECH was made in the senate on the 18th
by nator McLaurin Is. C) against q policy
OF expan sion and in advocacy of the adoption
OF the st resolution Senators Sullivan
(MiSS) and PaSco Fla discussed the pending
Nicaragua canal bill. the former supporting it
and the la ter opposing it. Senator Gray DELI
introduced reso ution to give the thanks Of
congress and gold medal to Helen Gould for
her patriotic benevolence to soldiers in the late
war. 1t was referred Senator Allen (Neh)
introduced resolution which -ent over for
the appointment OF five senators with plenary
powers to investigate the late war. bill was
passed authorizing the construction of a rail-
road line through the Choctaw and Chickasaw
nation in the Indi IN territory. The Indian ap-
preparation bill WAS then taken up....The
house debat the navy personnel bill in
committee OF the whole without completing its
conSid ration.
IN the senate on the 18th Senator Proctor
(VL) introduced joint resolution to place
buSts of the late Senator Morrill, and Senator
voorhees, in the national library. 1t was re-
rred to the library co .nmitt"e. Senator II var
MASS then introduced a resolution that the
Fi1pinoS ought by right to be free and indie,
pendent and that the United States did not
propose to interfere with their right to be so.
Ga objection the resolution went over The
resolution Of Senator Allen for the appoint
ment OF a committee of five senators to inveSti-
gate the conduct Of the late war was laid be-
fore the senate and the senator took the floor
10 advocate it. message was received from
the house announcing the adoption Of resou-
tions on the death of CONGRESSMAN Dingley.
After they were read Senator Hale Me de-
livered eulogy on the CONGRESSMAN and Of
Tered resolutions Of sympathy because of his
death committee was then Apo nted to
accompany the remains to Maine and the SEN
ate i]'urned. -. Soon after the house assem-
bled Mr.. Boutelle (Me off red and the house
adopted. series of resolutions providing for
the funeraler economies of the lat. Representa-
tive Dingley in the hall of the house at noon
on the 18th. and for q committee OF nine msm-
bers to accompany the remains TO Maine The
resolu ions conclud ID with a motion to adjourn.
HE senate on the 18th transacted no business
beyond swear NJ IN Jonathan Ross as senator
for V 'rmont The senators in body proc" ed
ed to the hall of the house OF representatives
and attended the funeral of the late Repre-
sentative Dingley and then adjourned until the
next day. The funeral ceremonies of the late
Represent ative Dingley me took place in the
house The casket was placed on a bier in
front Of the speak er's rostrum and the public
viewed the re mains b .fore tn house was called
TO order by Soeak r Reed After the services
were ended the remains OF the dead repres .nta-
tive were talk. to Lewiston. Me- for inter-
ment President Mckinley. his cabinet and
other DISTINGUISHED men b LII ats in the cham
Der during the services The house afterward
"dj turned as further mark of respect to Mr.
Dingley's memory.