Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL DoINGs.
Eirty-Fffth at Work on Liquidation
Affecting the Nation.

THE first session after the holidays OF the
tenate on the 4th occupied only Ia minutes
The president sent in the peace treaty. with a
short messaRe of tTanSmittal. and the senate
went into executive session and motion of
Senator Davis (Minn) the treaty was referred
to the foreign relations committee The senate
then adjourned out of respect TO the memory OF
the late Senator Morrill, MI There was
slim attendance when the house met noon
The blind chaplain prayed for the recovery OF
Mr. Dingley, the floor leader who is critically
i'll. and the Alaska crimes bill was then taken
up Mr.. Lewis Cwash) introduced resoin-
ton for committee to investigate the charges
OF bad meat having been supplied to our sol
aiers The bill providing for the retirement OF
United States Judge Foster of Kansas on ac-
count of the Inconvenience caused by his III
health. was reported favorably from the judi
siary committee The house adjourned at 1875
p m out OF respect to Senator Morrill's mem
ory.
In the senate on the 5th n resolution offered
by Senator Hoar Mass was adopted Il
asked the foreign relations committee TO re-
port the status of claims of United States citt-
zens in existence against Spain before the war.
Senator Can .ry Tia continued his speech in 4,
opposition to the Nicaragua canalS6ilL Sena-
tor Berry fAri-) presented a protest from an
Arkansas camp of United Confederate Veter-
ans against the proposition to get the federal
government to pension confederate soldiers
Senator Pettigrew IS d. reported fatoraoly
from the Indian affairs committee the free
homes amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill. The house debated the bill TO codify the
laws of Alaska The remainder of the day was
given to the consideration of hills reported by
the Judiciary committee and quite number OF
minor Importance were passed, among them
being one TO retire CaSsiuS G. Foster, United
States district judge OF Kansas
Soon after the senate convened on the 9Th
the resolution of Senator Hoar MASS calling
on the president for the in>tructions TO the
peace commissioners aud reports on the treaty
was adopted after a short deb lte- Senator
Caffery ia then delivered an extende srgn-
tn - A1.,ssR 1Nl srnH
Vest mo against expansion Senator Nor
gan (AlaD afterward announced that the COM
mittee accepted the amendments OF Senator
Berry (Ark.) 10 the Nicaragua canal bill but
they were not passed on By the senate.-.-T The
legislative executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill was taken up by the house committed,
Of the whole and when the aspiration for the
civil service commission was reached Mr.. EV-
ans (ky.) made motion to strike 4 out The
motion carried by vote OF 81 TO 81 During
the general debate the bill Mr.. Swanson
(VaA delivered n speech on anti Imperialism
a Dill was passed to paw volunteers upon their
muster out two months extra paw if they have
served beyond the limits of the United States
and one months extra paw IL they have only
served within the limits of the United States.
this extra pay to be in lieu OF furloughs
leaves of absence
WHEN the senate convened on the eth Senator
PaSco (Flal presented memorial from con-
fedetate veterans at Ocala Fla. against the
adoption OF the proposition to pension ex-con-
federate soldiers Senator Allen (Nebl made
a speech in which he thought that too much
was being made OF the proposition to .nsion
ex-confederates He thought there was never
any serious intention the part OF Senator
Butler IN. }, the author of the proposition to
have confederate SO. diers, but he WAS
carried away by his enthusiasm the
time The District of Columbia appropriation
was then taken up Senator Chiffon CTex-)
offered an amendment to the Indian appropria-
ton bill providing that . part OF tho kIowa
Comanche and Apache. in area IA sections OF
"a EatflaU7en1
January l. 1909 Senator Mason Oil offered
resolution against governing people OF any
other country without their consent and asked
that il be laid on the table. The house adopt
ed all of the amendments which were added
the legislative. judicial and executive appro-
pristion bill in thu committee of the whole.
with the exception of the one striking out the
appropriation of the civil service comnissiox
which went over.