Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
FIFTY-sIxTH CONGRESS-.
troduced and Enacted by Senators and
Representative at Washington.

In the senate On the 18th, Senator TIL
man Is. CD and Senator Bacon lGa-) in
troduced resolutions to yield the Phil
ippine islands TO government to be es-
tablished by the F,ilipinos themselves.
Senator Morgan (Ala-) made brief ad-
dress on his resolution against trusts and
had It sent to the judiciary committee.
Senator Pettigrew Is. d. introduced
congress to Admiral SchIey for destroy
ing the Spanish feet off Santiago. A
committee WAS appointed to attend the
unwilling of-the statue OF Daniel Webster
and then the house resolutions On the
death OF Representative Green (Neb.)
were adopted and an adjournment taken.
THE house adopted the currency bill
by vote of $50 to $50, every republican
and IL democrats voting for the measure.
After the vote the speaker Unexpectedly
announced the committee selections. An
nouncement OF the death OF the late Rep
resentative Bland (Mo.) was afterwards
made and caused an early adjournment.
The announcement was made IN the
senate on the 18th by Senator Aldrich Or.
l. that the discussion of the house hnan-
cial bill would begin on January l. Sen
ator Berry (Ark.) introduced a bill to
amend the third section of the interstate
commerce act concerning determinations
by railroads. A bill creating a commits
sion to revise and codify the pension
laws was passed. The announcement OF
the death of Representative Richard P.
adjourned. The house was in session
only two hours. Mr.. Grow (Pa.) made a
speech defending the administrations
course In the Philippines. Mr.. Bell (Col.)
criticised the presidents assertion in his
message concerning the prosperity of the
country. Mr.. DeArmond (do.) introduced
g. resolution declaring that the purpose
Of the United States was to give the
Philippines a stable native governmen
and then retire from the islands. Sew
eral other unimportant resolutions were
introduced and then the announcement
was made of the death of Senator Hay
ward (Neb) and the house adjourned.
Senator Pettigrew Is. ID, in a char
acteristic speech in the senate on the
10Th, said he believed an effort was being
made to withhold the testimony taken
by the war investigating committee from
the senate and declared his purpose Of
not submitting to the suppression of in
formation to which the people were en-
titled. Senator Hale (Nde) drew atten-
ton to the proclamation of Gen. Brooke
on the improved conditions in Cuba. SEN
ator Hoar (Mass.) introduced resolu-
ton declaring how the people of our new
acquisitions should be governed. Tt was
laid on the table at his request. Senator
Butler On. CO proposed an amendment to
the constitution for the election of United
States judges by the people. It was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee The
senate then adjourned until January g.
1900... No business of any Importance
was transacted by the house. most of the
time being given to a filibuster on a mo-
ton to adjourn to enable Mr.. Grow (Pa)
to reply to some statements recently
made by Mr.. Gaines CTenn.) Several
bills were introduced and the house then
adjourned till January 8, 1900