The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL poINes.
The Closing Session OF the Memorable
Fifty-Fifth At work On Legislarion
Affecting she Nation.

IL the senate the 18th Senator McEnsFy
CLa) denied that his resolution adopted the
previous day. was introduced IN the interest Of
the sugar growers OF his state A bin was
passed extending the cordial appreciation Of
congress TO Miss Helen Gould for her patriotic
services in the recent war and authorizing the
president 70 present her with gold medal
The post once appropriation was reported and
bill was afterwards passed providing for the
admission OF Oscar W Deignan. one Of the.
Merrfmae heroes. into the naval academy as
CADET After four hours Of debate over tbs
attempt 70 amend the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill By taczing on the Nicaragua canal bin
at the tail end the chair ruled the amendment
out OF order. and. on an appeal TO the house, the
chair was sustained By vote Of ~ TO lUa
About ten pages Of the sundrF civil bill were
disposed Of Mr.. GrOsvenOr tO) then present.
ed a resolution fixing February % and q for
the consideration Of the Hepburn Nicaragua
canal bill. with vote February p at -FOUR p m
The army reorganization bill was reported
to the senate on the 18th BY Senator Hawley
Comm, chairman OF the military affairs COM
mittee. who gave notice that he would move TO
proceed 70 its consideration AZ the earliest pos
stble time Senator COckreu NO. }, presented
minority report against the bill The naval
personnel bill was taken up and read but no
effort was made 70 consider It The military
academy appropriation bill was passed The
post Ofice appropriation bill was then con-
sidered but was not disposed OF Senator
COckrell (AIo) succeeded in getting the apprO-
priatiOn for the fast mail from Kansas City 70
Newton, Kan. reinstated in the bill 80. The
house considered the sundry civil bill and the
appropriation Of 50 OOJ.OlO TO pay Spain for the
Philippine islands was stricken out under
point or order made By Mr.. Wheeler CKy.l-
After the bill had been completed and reported
to the house. Mr.. Hepburn la moved TO re-
commit il with instructions TO report u back
with the Nicaragua canal bill incorporated in
it After a parliamentary debate an adjourn
ment was taken, leaving the question TO be
taken up the next day.
A RESOLUTION Of coincidence with the French
republic for she death Of President Faure was
adopted in the senate on the nth The per-
sonnet bill was passed and about "A private
pension bills also The Alaska code bill was
then read and On adjournment taken....The
house passed the SUndry civil appropriation
bill The speakers ruling that the motion 70
recommit the Dill with instructions to incOr-
porate in it the Nicaragua canal bill was not in
order was sustained by a vote Of l55 TO 60 The
natal appropriation bill was then taken up and
half the bill was completed The census bill
was sent to conference Two bills were intro
duced TO pay Spain the 81. 100000 for the Phil-
ippine Islands The evening session was de-
voted 70 private pension legislation
THE senate spent most OF the session OF the
18th the post Office appropriation bill. bat
failed TO pass it. At four o'clock tributes TO
the memory OF the late Representative Simp-
kins (AIass-) were pronounced Several minor
bills were passed early in the day. among them
being two providing for IN extension OF time TO
the Arkansas g NOELD western railway anu the
Gainesville. McAlester * St Louis railway 70
construct railways through the Indian territory
and one providing for the sale Of the surplus
lands on the POttawatOmie and kickapOO In
dian reservations IN Kansas ---- The house spent
Two hours upon the naval appropriation bill
without making any progress and devoted the
remainder Of the session e eulOgies upon the
life and public services Of the late Represents
NOrthway tOl
TIE post ONCE appropriation bal was dis
cussed for six hours in The senate on the 18th
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 the army reOrgan-
ization bill made the unfinished business by .
vote OF - TO 20. his action displaces the anti
scalping bill and dispOses Of that measure for
the present session Senator COCkreu MOI
secured the passage Of q resolution calling up
on the va secretary for information as to the
cost Of the army under the proposed Hull bill
IA separate bill was passed under suspen-
sion OF rules in the house appropriating ~, -
D00.COJ 70 pay Spain for the p hilippine islands
The vote on the measure stood 2I3 for 70 q
against The senate bill TO reimburse govern
ors OF states for expenses incurred in Organiz-
ing volunteers for the war with Spain was also
PASSED