Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-23
CONGRESS KEEPS BUSY.
End of the Fifty-Fifth Session Is
Near at Hand, and Work Is
Being Rushed.
COMPLETE SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.
Office of Admiral In the Navy and
Peace Treaty ResoIution-In the
House the Nicaragua Canal Bill
Gets a Setback.

Washington. Feb. IA bill was
passed in the senate yesterday creating
the office of admiral of the navy. The
agricultural appropriation bill and
bill removing The disabilities of GER
tain persons engaged in the civil war
were also passed.
Washington. Feb. 15.-The resolution
of Senator McEnery (dem. La de-
claring the policy of this government
in the Philippines was adopted in the
senate yesterday by vote of 20 TO %.
The resolution is as follows:
THAT by the ratification of the treaty
of peace with Spain il is not intended to
incorporate the inhabitants Of the Philip
pine islands into citizenship of the United
States. nor is it intended 10 permanently
annex said islands as an integral part OF
the territory of the United States; but
II is the intention of the United States to
establish said islands government
suitable to the wants and conditions of
the inhabitants of said Islands 10 pre-
pare them for local self government, and in
due time to make such disposition OF said
islands will best promote the interests
of the citizens of the United States ana
the inhabitants of said islands
Washington, Feb. 16.-Bills were
passed in he senate yesterday provid-
ing for admitting TO the naval academy
Oscar w. Deignan. one of the Merrimac
heroes. and extending the cordial APP
probation of congress TO Miss Helen
Miller Gould for her patriotic services
during the recent war and providing
that the president should present to
her gold medal. The post office APP
preparation bill was reported and the
nomination of Representative Samuel
j. Barrows, of Boston, Mass, to be
librarian of the congressional library
was received from the president.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE army re-
organization bill was reported in the
senate yesterday, the military academy
appropriation bill was passed, and the
post office appropriation bill was con-
sidered.
Washington, Feb. 1s.-In the sem
ate yesterday the naval personnel bill
and a bill granting pension of $50
month to John NJ Palmer, of Illinois,
were passed, the private pension calen-
dar was completed, "A bills being
passed, and a resolution adopted ex-
pressing to the government and people
of France sympathy over the death of
President Faure. The committee on
commerce decided to put the Nicaragua
canal bill on the river and harbor bill.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Bills were
passed in the senate on Saturday to
amend the patent laws so as TO give
the right of applying for a patent on
the part of an insane person to his legal
guardian. and for the sale of the sur
plus lands on the Pottawatomie and
Kickapoo Indian reservation. Kansas
The post office appropriation bill was
discussed and an amendment was
adopted extending the franking priv
ilege as now fixed by law to the Ha-
waiian islands.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE time was
occupied in the house yesterday in con-
sidering the sundry civil bin 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 Nicaragua
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.
Washington. Feb. IA proposition
to include the item of $20,000,000 to be
paid Spain for the cession of the Phil
ippines in the sundry civil bill was de-
feated in the house yesterday. Mr..
Hepburn Ga) moved to recommit the
bill to committee with instructions TO
report it back with the canal bill in
corporated in it, but the motion was
defeated Mr.. Bland (Mo.) introduced
a resolution providing that the govern
ment should take immediate steps to
care for the graves of confederate dead.
Washington. Feb. 1S.-In the house
yesterday the sundry civilappropriation
bill $4,000, 00O) was passed. as was
also a bill authorizing the president to
appoint five additional cadets at large
to the naval academy. \ bill was in
PRODUCED to pay Spain S2o,00o.0oo, pro-
vided for in the Paris treaty.
Washington. Feb. 20.-The house
spent two hours on Saturday upon the
naval appropriation bill and devoted
the remainder of the session TO eulo-
giles upon the life and public services of
the late Representative Northway, Of
Ohio.