The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-18
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
ington During the Closing Days OF
the Fifty-Fifth Session

The senate on the sth completed and passed
the Indian appropriation bill and then took up
the legislative, executive and judicial appro-
printion hill After disposinx o. a passes y
was iaid aside for the d-''e-- -..f1s %
minor Importance were passt,l senator Mos
ney (Miss) Introduced bill to have the re-
mains OF the crew Of the virginius. who were
executed In Cuba In is1a exhumod and
returned to the United States or, II
their graves cannot bs identified. their
resting place marked and enclosed A resolu-
tIon was adopted appropratinR t4.eOo for pub
fishing surveys made In Alaska A bill was
also passed to restore pensions to soldiers who
had forfeited them by enlistment In the war
with Spain The house went into committee
Of the whole and considered public building
bills Among those favorably acted upon was
one for building Mt Joplin. Mo. to cost $4,000
THE senate on the 9th had under considera-
tion the legislative, executive and judicial APP
propriation bill A lively debate was precipi-
tated over the appropriation for the support OF
the once OF the supervising architect OF the
treasury, Senator Cookrell (Mo.) maintaining
that the work OF that once was done too slowly,
the construction of public buildings dragging
on year after Year Several unimportant bills
were passed -. The house passed bills to amend
the war revenue act providing for only one
stamp on bonds or notes secured by mortgage;
road company right Of way through the Choc-
taw and Cherokee Indian reservations and to
remove disability OF fex-confederates which pre-
vents them from sitting On federal, petit and
grand juries Several other bulls Of minor i'm
portanpe we're also disposed OF.
LITTLE progress was made In the senate on
the 10th on the Legislative, executive and Judi.
cial appropriation bill the tune being occupied
with debate on minor topics The presidents
alA aat.l ia
read and referred Senator Allen (Neh) of
fered joint resolution for the election Of som
ators by the direct vote Of the people II was
laid on the table. Senator CocKrell MOI pre-
sented petition from the Kansas City board
OF trade urging the contraction OF the Near
aqua canal and the deepening of the southwest
pass at the mouth Of the Mississippi. -. Ths
general debate on the sundry civil appropria-
tlou bill was concluded In the house At the
night session 50 private pension bills were
passed.
AN agreement was reached In the senate on
the 1ith by which @ vote will he taken at ESQ
p N. on the lith on the resolution Of Senator
McEnery la. declaring that the Philippine
Islands are not 70 be annexed, but their inhab-
itants are TO be prepared for self-government
Senator Cockrell MOI presented u resolution
adopted by the Ministers Evangelical alliance,
OF St Louis, protesting agalnEt any sppropria.
tion by the government TO aid seotarian educa-
tion In indian schools Consideration Of tbs
legislative, executive and judicial Appropria-
tion bill was then concluded and the bill
passed. -. In the house several bridge bllli
and other meas ures OF minor importance were
| passed A joint resolution proposing the
thanks OF congress and the American people Il
Maj Con Elwell 8 Otis aud his officers and
men for their successful action at Manila Oh
| the 9th and 5th OF February was introduced
| Th0 rest Of tho day being devoted to tributes o.
the late Representative Dlhgley.
| AT no time on the 18th was n quorum Of the
senate present, a majority of the members
being snowbound at their homes; and for th'
trst time In many years, no invocation wa
| pronounced ut the opening Of tho session, nj
Minister being abba 10 reach the capitol Th'
bill to create Rear Admiral Dewey an admlra
was passed, As was alio the agricultural appro
priation bill. ... The blizzard caused practieall!
q suspension OF business at the house speake
Reed did not appear and sent word that h
thought II inadvisablo 10 hold q session, bu
the % members who had man aged TO get to tn
capitol determined TO hold a session and MI
Payne IN W was elected speaker pro ten
The house then, on motion, went Into commit
tee Of tho whole MI Hopkins Qll) In tn
chair and resumed confederation Of the sundr
eivil bill After completing 50 pages Of the bil
the committee rose and the house adjourned