Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-16
FROZEN IN TEXAS.
A WEEK IN CONGRESS.
senate and House Engaged In the Cousid.
Grafton of appropriation Bills.

Chairman Cannon Of the Appropria-
tons Committee of the House, Thursday
sounded a note of warning against extra
VACANT appropriations. and practically
served notice that neither the Ship Suu-
sidy bill nor the Nicaragua Canal bin
could be passed at this session. He also
declared that the deficiency of revenue
for the year would be Sli9,cU,0N0, or one
third greater than Secretary Gage had
estimated. The Senate made progress
with the Legislative, Executive aud Judi
Ctal Appropriation bill.
Consideration of the Sundry Civil bill
in the House Friday opened debate upon
u wide variety OF subjects, during which
there was considerable opposition to the
policy of expansion. President McKinlcy's
treatment of General Eagan was also
criticised. Mr.. Hepburn gave notice that
he lntanded to offer the Nicaragua Canal
bill as an amendment to the Sundry civil
bill. But little progress was made with
the legislative appropriation bill in the
Senate.
After two hours debate on Saturday
the Senate, by unanimous consent, agreed
TO vote on Tuesday on the Nc Euery rcso-
luton declaratory of a policy fer the
Philippine islands. The request for unan-
lmous agreement was made by M. Mason,
Of Illinois, after what seemed the con-
clusion of the debate upon the question.
and after several Senators known to be
opposed to any action on the resolution
temporarily LETT the chamber. Upon their
return to tho chamber they learned what
had happened in their absence and later
in the afternoon, Mr.. Hawey, of Con-
necticut, gave notice that at proper
time ne would endeaVor to have the
agreement vacated. The Legislative APP
preparation bill was passed. Following
the passage Of the joint resolution for the
payment Of !" per cent. extra to work.
men in navy yards for oVerwork during
the Spanish War the House devoted the
session to oulogies of the late Represen-
tative Dingley. OF Maine.
There was no quorum of the Senate
Monday. members being kept away hy
the storm Tie McEnery resolution agree
Philippine islands. The request for unan-
m mt was discussed. The agricultural APP
preparation bill was passed. The attend
ance in the House was very slim. The en-
tire session was spent in consideration of
the Sundry Civil bill.
The unanimous consent agreement
reached by the Senate last Saturday to
vote Tuesday on the resolution of Mr..
McEnery of Louisiana, declaring a rol. Y
of this government in the Philippines Was
not vacated. In accord with that agree
ment the vote was taken on the resolution
and it was adopted. by a vote of % to %.
The Nicaragua canal bill was offered in
the House as an amendment to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill by Nj. fiep-
burn of Iowa, chairman of the committee
that reported ii and the leaders on ;he
respective sides are engaged in a desper-
alta struggle which involves the fate of
the measure at this session of Congress. |
About 20 pages of the sundry civll bill
were disposed Of,
only routine business was transacted by
the Senate Wednesday. The Rouse
settled the rate of the Nicaragua Canal
!.
ride the decision of the chair in commit
tee of the whole when the chair held that
the Canal bin offered as an amendment
by Mr.. Hepburn was out OF CIDER Ton
pages Of the sundry civil bill Were dis /.
posed Of