Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-03-01
CONGRESS KEEPS BUSY.
End Of the Fifty-Fifth Session Is
Near at Hand, and Work Is
Being Rushed. &.

DtlHS NuSueu.
COMPLETE SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate Completes the Private
Pension Calendar and Considers
Appropriation Bills-House Passes
the Bill to Pay Spain $4,000, 900
Other Transactions.
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE army re-
organization bill was reported in the
senate yesterday, the military academy
appropriation bill was passed, and the
post office appropriation bill was con-
sidered.
Washington, Feb. 18.-In the sem
ate yesterday the naval personnel bill
and bill granting pension of $50 a
month to John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois,
were passed, the private pension calen-
dar was completed, "a bills being
passed, and a resolution adopted ex-
pressing to the government and people
of France sympathy over the death of
President Faure. The committee on
commerce decided to put the Nicaragua
canal bill on the river and harbor bill.
Washington, Feb. 2O.-Bills were
passed in the senate on Saturday to
amend the patent laws so as to give
the right of applying for patent on
the part of an insane person to his legal
guardian, and for the sale of the sur
plus lands on the Pottawatomie and
Kickapoo Indian reservation, Kansas.
The post office appropriation bill was
discussed and an amendment was
adopted extending the franking priv
ilege as now fixed by law to the Ha-
waiian islands.
Washington, Feb. 21.-During almost
six hours yesterday the post Office ap-
preparation bill was under discussion
in the senate. A favorable report was
made upon an amendment to be offered
to the sundry civil bill providing for
the construction of a cable to Hawaii
and Manila. The nomination of Horace
A. Taylor, of Wisconsin, to be assistant
secretary of the treasury, was con-
firmed.
Washington, Feb. 22.-Formal dis
cussion of the army reorganizati ton bill
was begun in the United States senate
yesterday. The post office appropria-
ton bill and the bill withdrawing from
entry and sale and granting to the state
of Wisconsin certain lands were passed.
Washington, Feb. 23.-The senate yes
terday devoted the time to the reading
of Washington's farewell address and
the pronouncing of eulogies on the
late Senator Justin S. Morrill,, of Yer
mont.
Washington, Feb. ia proposition
to include the item of SIC, ZOO, 900 to be
paid Spain for the cession of the Phil
ippines in the sundry civil bill was de-
feated in the house yesterday. Mr.
Hepburn (Ia.) moved to recommit the
bill to committee with instructions to
report it back with the canal bill in
corporated in it, but the motion was
defeated. Mr.. Bland (Mo.) introduced
a resolution providing that the govern
ment should take immediate steps to
care for the graves of confederate dead
Washington, Feb. 19.--In the house
yesterday the sundry civil appropriation
bill ($40,0oo,000) was passed, as was
also bill authorizing the president to
appoint five additional cadets at large
to the naval academy. A bill was in
troduced to pay Spain $2o,ooo,oo pro-
vided for in the Paris treaty.
Washington, Feb. 20.-The house
spent two hours on Saturday upon the
naval appropriation bill and devoted
the remainder of the session to eulo-
gies upon the life and public services of
the late Representative Northway, of
Ohio.
Washington, Feb. ala bill appro-
priating $2o,oo0,ooo for payment to
Spain under the provisions of the treaty
of Paris was passed in the house yes
terday by vote of 213 to 81, as was
also the senate bill to reimburse the
governors of states for expenses paid
by the states in organizing volunteers.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The naval ap-
preparation bill was discussed in the
house yesterday and favorable report
was made on resolution proposing
amendments to the constitution pro-
hibiting polygamy within the Uni ted
States and all places subject to their
jurisdiction, and disqualifying polyga-
mists for election as senators or repre-
sentatives in congress. The report of
the judiciary committee on the status
of Gen. Wheeler and other members
of the house holding army commis-
sions declares vacant the seats of the
representatives.
Washington, Feb. 23.-In the house
yesterday the naval appropriation bill
was discussed and bill was introduced
reviving the rank of admiral and vice
admiral, and naming Rear Admiral
Dewey and Rear Admiral Schley as the
persons to fill the respective positions.
Washington's farewell address was
read.
Potatoes Frozen.