Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
BUSY MAKING NEW LAWS
Senators and Representatives in the
Fifty-Fifth Congress Push
ing Work Rapidly.
SUMMARY OF The DAILY PROCEEDINGS.

SUMMARY OF The DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
The Peace Treaty Passes the Senate
by a Vote of 81 to 27-Other Meas
ures Discussed-In the House the
Census, Military Academy and
Other Bills Are Passed.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Sen ator Spoon
er wis., made notable speech IN the
senate yesterday in favor of the peace
treaty, and in executive session the
status of the Filipinos with reference
to citizenship was discussed.
Washington, Feb. 4.-For more than
five hours yesterday the senate lis
tened to arguments in opposition to ex-
pansion and in opposition to the ratl-
fcation of the treaty of peace. The
speakers were Mr.. Money (Miss.) and
Mr.. Daniel (Va.). A joint resolution
was passed appropriating $4,000 for
monument in the Colon cemetery in
Havana for the sailors and marines who
lost their lives by the explosion of the
Maine.
Washington, Feb. 6.-ln the senate
Saturday Senator Chiffon (Tex.) spoke
against expansion and Senator Wolcott
(Col.) in favor of it.
Washington, Feb. 7. .- The peace
treaty was ratified by the senate yes
terday by vote of 81 to 27, one vote
more than two-thirds of those cast.
Washington. Feb. s.-The senate yes
terday discussed Senator McEnery's
resolution declaratory of the policy of
this government in the Philippines, but
no action was taken. The Indian ap-
preparation bill was considered.
Washington. Feb. o.-The Indian ap-
preparation bill was passed in the SEN
ate yesterday and bills were introduced
to restore pensions to soldiers who had
forfeited them by enlistment in the
war against Spain. and to prepare and
print maps of Alaska. The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill 1928 ,400,977) was discussed.
In the House.
Washington. Feb. 3.-The river and
harbor bill, carrying slightly more than
$4,000 900 was passed in the house yes
terday by a vote of 1G0 to Z. a reso-
luton was introduced providing that
on February Is of each year the United
States flag on all government build
ings be displayed at half mast in COM
memoration of the destruction of the
battleship Maine and the loss of 266
lives in the harbor of Havana. A bill
was introduced to repeal the law which
prevents an ex-confederate soldierfrom
sitting on federal petit jury.
Washington. Feb. 4.-Most of the
time of the house yesterday was con-
sumed in filibustering against relief
bills on the private calendar. The con-
ference report on the diplomatic ap-
preparation bill was adopted. The COM
mittee on judiciary has decided that
Messrs. Wheeler, Robbins. Colson and
Campbell. the members of the house
who accepted commissions in the army,
vacated their seats.
Washington, Feb. 6.-In the house on
Saturday the military academy appro-
priation bill, carrying about 100000,
was passed and the bill providing for
corps of army nurses was favorably
reported, as was also the senate bill
pensioning Gen. John NJ. Palmer, of
Illinois, the amount being reduced from
$100 to $50 per month. A joint resolu-
ton was introduced authorizing the
secretary of war to pay the different
states the amounts expended by them
in equipping and maintaining soldiers
on account of the late war with Spain.
Washin gton, Feb. 1.-THE census bill
was passed in the house yesterday, as
were also bills to extend the anti-con-
tract la Dor laws over the Hawaiian is
lands, and to create national military
park on the site of the battle of Vicks-
burg. A bill was introduced to author
ize the president to appoint Gen. Wheel
er major general in the regular army.
and a resolution was introduced for
constitutional amendment providing
that peace treaties shall be ratified by
majority of the senate.
Washington, Feb. SIN the house
yesterday the consideration of public
building bills occupied most OF the
time. The judiciary committee re-
ported favorab bly, an amendment to the
constitution which allows those who
served in the confederate army :he
right to serve as grand or petit jurors.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The senate bill
to amend the law requiring ballots for
members of congress to be written or
printed so as to permit the use of ma
chimes where authorized by the laws
of the state was passed in the house
yesterday.