Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-02-11
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Work OF Our National LAwmshsrsas wa.A.
ington Daring the Closing Days OF
the Fifty.Fifth session.


SENATOR SPooNER Cwis) spoke for three
hours In the senate on the Cd He discussed
the question Of expansion In oil its phases and
urged the ratification OF tho peace treaty. He
was several times interrupted By Senator TILL
man Is c. asking questions, the latter senator
declaring at one time that no would not vote
for the treaty because, rs Senator Spoonsr ad-
mitted. tho 1870 000o people Of the Philippines
could take the hrst ship TO America and enter
Into competition with American labor The
executive session held after Senator Spooner's
speech was only continuation OF the debate In
open session. zee. The river ind harbor bill was
passed by the house by the large majority Of
100 TOT II carries little more than 30.00J.-
COO A resolution was introduced that the
United States nag on oil government buildings
should always DO displayed ut half-mast on
February Is In memory Of the destruction Of
the battleship Maine A bill was also intro
duced TO repeal the law which prevents an ex-
confederate soldier from sitting on federal
grand or petit jury.
In the senate on the ID arguments were
made 10 opposition 70 expansion and In OPPOSE
ton TO the ratification OF the pence treaty.
Senators Money tMiss) and Daniel (va)
being the speakers Senator Harris (kan.)
offered q resolution disclaiming any intention
Of the United States to permanently hold the
~ U
his request Senator Baker Kan) introduced
o bill changing the place for holding court In
the central district OF the Indian territory
from Cameron to Poteau.. Most OF the limo
Of the house during its session Of three hours
was taken up In filibustsring against relief
bills on the private calendar. the flibuster be-
Ing successful and the house aejourniny with
out taking up any OF the bills The conference
report upon the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill was agreed TO- Mr. Curtis
tKan) reported favorably from the commit
tee bill 70 put In force In the India territory
certain laws OF Arkansas relating to corpora
TONS The Curtis bill providing for legisla-
tion touching railroad right-oi-way through
the Indian territory was also reported favor
ably.
SENATOR ALLEN tNeb) offered In ths senate
on the ith o resolution that the senate. In
ratifying and confirming the treaty Of Paris
does not commit itself or the government TO
the doctrine that the islands acquired b. the
war OF Spain ars TO be- annexed or to become q
part Of the United States He gave notice that
he would speak on the resolution on the 9th.
An address was then made by Senator Chiffon
against the annexation Of the Philippine
islands He was followed by Senator
Wolcott Col who urged the ratification OF
the treaty on moral and patriotic grounds An
executive session was then taken. The mill
tary academy appropriation bill was passed by
the house It carries i6'lsiL The exercises
for the formal acceptanc, OF the statues Of
Benton and Blair rs q gift from the state OF
Missouri took place and Congressman Dociery
mol. Champ Clark Mo, and others made
eloquent addresses about the dead statesmen
THE senate on the 9th ratified the treaty OF
peace by o vote OF 81 yeas to 81 nays In nd
vance OF the voting speeches were made by
Senators Ross W., Money Miss and Fair
banks CInd). After tho ratification OF the
treaty m effort was made TO adopt the joint
resolution offered by Senator McEnery la.
declaring policy for the Philippines. but the
debate occupied so much time that the resolu-
ton went over go. The house passed the census
bill by vote OF iT AZ The sundrv civil bill
was then reported A Number OF minor bills were
also pas ed. The committee on public build
ings reported favoraolv tha Curtis bill appro-
priating 400 OJ for tn. extension OF tbs public
building ut Topeka. Kan The public building
Tor Kansas City. Kan. was also reported but
The appropriation OF GOOD was scaled down
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SENATOR TILIMAN Is c. Addressed tho sem !
ate on the 7th on the McEnery resolution md |
Senator Loize (NasSl followed in reply to
Senator Tillman. stating the con :itions rs they
confront the United States In the Philippines |
For over two hours the resolution was debated. |
but no vote was reached and II finally went &c |
The calendar The Indian appropriation bill |
WIS then proceeded with. after which an exec |
itive session was held. Tho house. In COM
nittee OF the whole, passed the bill providing |
or the enlnrRing Of the public building ut To-
peka, Kan. md approprlating $500 for that
purpose. and also the bill providing for public
building ut Kansas Citr. Kan. Several other
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