The weekly intelligencer., 1899-01-28
PROCEEDINGS in CONGRESS-,
Work OF Our National Lawmakers at Wash
inEton Daring the Cioslng Days OF
the Fifty-FIfth session.

SEhAToR BACON tua) made speech In the
senate on the 18th in support OF bis resolutions
declaring that the United States would not as
sumo sovereignty over the Philippine islands
Following his speech the Nicaragua canal bill
was taken up Senator Allison Qa) onered an
amendment providing that the secretary OF the
treasury should issue bonds to raise money
with which TO construct the canal An adjourn
ment was then taken. -. The house passed
number OF minor bills reported from the COM
mittee on interstate and foreign commerce
most OF which authorized the construction Of
lighthouses, fog signals, etc. Then the ha-
wallan cable bill was discussed, but no conclu-
sion was reached February was ilxed for the
exercises for accepting the statues OF Benton
and Blair from the state OF Missouri
SENATOR TURNER tWash) delivered q
speech in the senate on the 10th In favor Of the
| Vest resolution 1t was for the most part q
constitutional argument against the policy oil
expansion. The Nicaragua canal bill was then
discussed for three hours In the executive
| session Joseph IL Choate, Of New York, was
| confirmed as ambassador to Great Britain,,,,
| The house passed bill authorizing the con-
struction Of a railroad through the ChoetaN
/ and Chicknsaw nations In the Indian territory
| A bill was also passed granting site on the
Fort Supply military reservation TO Oltlahoma
for an insane asylum The post ONCE appro'
priation bill was then taken up
In the senate on the 20th Senator NelsoI
Mimi made o speech In opposition to tn
Vest anti. expansion resolution. The consider
alton OF the Nicaragua canal bill was then re
sumed E. The house passed the post once ap
propriation bill An arrangement was mad
for the consideration OF the army reorganiza
tion bill on the cath Speaker Reed appo,nte
Mr. Payne IN. W to the chalrmanship OF tn
ways and means committee, made vacant BY tn
death OF Mr. Dlngley. At night session wa
held for pension Legislation and an adjourn
ment was afterwards taken TO the Esd
The resolution OF Senator Canery (dem). re
auesting certain information from the presi
dent In regard to the philippine Islands, wa
laid before the senate on the aist and adoptc
) after short speech by Senator Canery' III
: Nlcaraugua canal bill was passed by vote
|, % toa The anti-scalplng bill was then take
! up, but was afterwards temper arily laid asio
and the Indian appropriation bill was consic
cred ... The house was not in session
In the senate on the 23d Senator White (Cal
made an address in support OF the Vest ant
expansion resolution and the Bacon resolution
+ declaring that the Philippines ought to be tr'
4 | and lndependent A bill was passed authori
, | ING Oklahoma to use certain buildings OF 20
Suppiy rs On insane asylum and one TO grant
' pension Of 400 month to ex-senator Palm
y for his services in the civil war The executi
l. session was taken up In discussion over u
q promotion Of Admlrals Sampson and Schl'
:, and others over the heads Of oficers who we
their superiors in rank The controversy "
!, Afterwards postponed for 20 days. Most
y the time OF the house was occupied with ID
trict Of Columbia business A bill was pass
TO extend the navigation laws Of the Unit
States to the Hawaiian islands Mr.. Cla
ia Qa) introduced a bill providing that no poly
y aunlst shnll be a senator or representaiiye