The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-04
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS-.
Work OF Our National Lawmakers at wash
inEton During the Closing Days OF
the FiftI-FIfth seasIon.

The senate on the sist agreed 10 the confer
ence report on the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill Senator Quay
(Pa), chairman Of the committee on pub
lie buildings. presented q hatch Of reports
favorable 20 the erection OF public buildings In
various parts OF the country The bill passed
by the house to pay Spain ss0,OOo.Uo0 was re-
ceived and referred To tho committee on appro-
priationS The debate on the post Oflice appro-
prlAtlon bill was closed and this measure passed
Senator Hawley Conn Was then recognized
TO speak on the army reorganization bill Sem
'ator Cockrell MOI followed him and opposed
the bill and explained the measure offered as
substitute An executive session was then
taken o. The house considered the naval bill
and at adjournment had reached the last
page A bill was passed TO grant the Gulf &
Northern Railroad company a right OF way
through Oklahoma territory.
on the 2sd Senator woleott tCol) read
washlngton's farewell address In the senate.
Senator Ross (vt) afterwards called up the
resolutions relating TO the death of Senator
Morrill, (vt) and delivered eulogY upon the
dead statesman The senate then adjourned as
further mark Of respect -. The house listened
70 tho reading OF Washington's farewell Id
dress and then devoted two hours 10 the con-
sderation Of the naval appropriation bill.
without making much headway with the meas
ure MIR Lentz (ol introduced bill TO revive
the grades OF admiral and vieo admiral and re-
ward Dewey with tho former and Schiey with
the latter The remainder OF the day was de-
voted to eulogIes Of tho late Senator Morrill,
the speakers being Messrs Crout iVtl, Pow
ers tVt), Walker CMasS) and 0raw (Pal An
adjournment was then taken out OF respect to
the dead senator's memory
DURING tho entire session Of the senate on
| the ESQ the river and harbor bill was consld-
cred 50 pages having been disposed OF at the
| time OF adjournment. The naval approprla-
tion bill was finally passed by the house after
an acrimonious debate. The amendment TO
build great armor plate plant was ruled out
| OF order and the price to be paid for armor WAS
cut down from t6a5 to us5 and provision add
ed precluding the government from paying
more than foreign governments paid for SINH
lar armor Another provision creating the ran X
OF admiral was agreed to. The senate amend
ments to the military academy blu we're adopt
| ed The bill TO permit volunteer regiments In
| the Spanish war 70 retain their colors was
passed
| THR senate on the s5th devoted two hours to
/ the consideration OF bills on the calendar and
then began the consideration OF the army COM
promise bill Speeches In support OF the bill
we're delivered by Senators Hawley tCcnn },
Cockrell (Mo), Carter (M1ntl and Smith IN.
| y. J anu hEhinst ~ Uy ocnatorS Nofuhu kniu-
and Allen (Nob). The consideration Of the
bill was not completed at adjournment. .... The
house worked on the army appropriation bill
but failed to complete It, The special order
was afterwards taken up aud eulogies were de-
ilvered on the late Senator Walthall (Mlss
and Representative Love Miss.
THE senate on tho eth passed the army reor
ganization bill by vote OF s. 70 L. The nota
BILE speech Of the day against the measure wa
delivered by Senator Vest (Mo). who declarst
his belief that the war In the Philippines wa
not being conducted with the idea Of giving tn
natives self government. Senator Whlto (Cal
also spoke against the bill The sundry civi
appropriation bill was then considered, nearl,
all the committee amendments having beei
agreed to when the bill was laid aside -. Tn
house passed the army appropriation bill AM
the Notifications appropriation bill, the forme
carrying i79. 900 900 and the latter about a. 100.
300 The conference report on the Indian ap
preparation bill was adopted A bill was ais
passed approprlating t5. ar the inyestiga
tion Of leprosy In this counts '@r q board
be selected by the surgeon geners>, =. deaf
OF Representative Hurley IN W was, IN
nounced. the usual resolution adopted, a
mittee appointed to attend the funeral and q
adjournment taken out Of respect