Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-16
BUSY MAKING NEW LAWS
Senators and Representatives in the
Fifty-Fifth Congress Push
ing Work Rapidly.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.

Washington. Feb. 7. - The peace
treaty was ratified by the senate yes
terday by a vote of 81 TO %, one vote
more than two-thirds of those cast.
Washington. Feb. s.-The senate yes
terday discussed Senator McEnery's
resolution declaratory of the policy of
this government in the Philippines, but
no action was taken. The Indian APP
preparation bill was considered.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The Indian APP
preparation bill was passed in the sen
ate yesterday and bills were introduced
TO restore pensions to soldiers who had
forfeited them by enlistment in the
war against Spain. and to prepare and
print maps of Alaska. The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill 1928, 400.977) was discussed.
Washington. Feb. 10.-Throughout
its entire session yesterday the senate
had under consideration the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill
Washington. Feb. 11.-During the en-
tire session of the senate yesterday the
legislative. executive and judicial APP
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bill TO establish a national military
park at Vicksburg was passed.
Washington. Feb. IA resolution
was passed in the senate Saturday TO
reimburse the states for expenditures
incurred in aiding to raise che yolun-
teer army in the war with Spain. The
legislative appropriation bill was
passed and it was decided to vote on
the McEnery resolution concerning the
policy of the United States in the Phil
ippines on the 18th.
In the House.
Washington, Feb THE census bill
was passed in the house yesterday, as
were also bills to extend the anti-con-
tract labor laws over the Hawaiian is
lands. and to create a national military
park on the site of the battle of Vicks-
burg. A bill was introduced to author
ize the president 10 appoint Gen. Wheel
er a major general in the regular army,
and a resolution was introduced for a
constitutional amendment providing
that peace treaties shall be ratified by
a majority of the senate.
Washington, Feb. Sin the house
Yesterday the consideration of public
building bills occupied most of the
time. The judiciary committee re-
ported favorably an amendment to the
constitution which allows those who
served in the confederate army the
right to serve as grand or petit jurors.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The senate bill
TO amend the law requiring ballots for
members of congress to be written or
printed so as to permit the use of ma
chimes where authorized by the laws
of the state was passed in the house
yesterday.
Washington, Feb. 10.-In the house
yesterday the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was under discussion, but no
conclusion was reached. Before final
adjournment a number of minor bills
were passed by unanimous consent.
Washington, Feb. 11.-General debate
on the sundry civil appropriation bill
was concluded in the house yesterday
At the night session 81 private pen
sion bills were passed. among them
being bills TO pension Letitia Tyler
Semple, the daughter of President Ty-
Ter, at $50 a month, and ex-senator
John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, at the rate
of $50 per month.
Washington Feb. BIN the house
on Saturday after the passage of few
bills of minor Importance, tributes
were paid to the late Nelson Dingley,
of Maine.