Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS-.
Work of Our National LAwmaksrsat wa.h,
IngtOn During tho Closing Days OF
che FIfty-Flth seasion.

THE senate ON the 9th ratified the treaty OF
pence by vote OF 81 yeas 10 ~ Maya In nd
vance OF the voting speeches were mad0 by
Senators Ross W., Money miss and Fair
banks Ind). After tho ratification OF the
treaty nm effort was made to adopt the Joint
resolution offered by Senator McEnery LA,
declaring policy for the Philippines, but tho
dobRte occupied so much time that the resolu-
tlon went over 80. The house passed the census
bill by vote OF i47 to A. The sundry civil bill
was then reported Anumbor Of minor bills were
nlso passed The committee on public build
inRs reported favorably tho Curtis bill apuro-
priatlng tl000 0J for the extension OF the public
building NJ Topeka Kan The public building
for Kansas City, Kan, was also reported, but
the appropriation OF 0jJ was scaled down
10 70 00l
SENATOR TILLMAN Is O. addressed tho sem
ate on the 9TH on the MCl1nery resolution and
Senator Lodge Mass followed In reply TO
Senator Tillmnn, stating the conditions MS they
confront the United States In the Philippines
For over two hours the resolution was debated,
but no vote was reached and IL finally went TO
the calendar The Indian appropriation bill
was then proceeded with, after which an exec
utve session was held 80, The house, In COM
mlttee Of the whole, passed the bill providing
for the enlarging Of the public building at To-
peka Kan, and nppropriatng 5000 for that
purpose, and also tho bill providing for a public
building at Kansas City. Kan Several other
bills Of the same kind were also acted on
THE senate on the 9Th completed and passed
the Indian appropriation bill and then took up
the legislative, executive and judicial nppro-
priaton bill After disposing Of "a pages IL
was laid aside for the day and few bills OF
minor Importance were passed. Senator Mo-
nev (Miss) introduced bill to have the re-
mains OF the crew OF the Vlrginius, who were
executed In Cuba in 1873 exhumed and
returned 10 the United States, or, II
their graves cannot be identified, their
resting place marked and enclosed. A. resolu-
tion was adopted nppropriatlng n, 300 for pub
fishing surveys made in Alaska A bill was
also passed to restore pensions TO soldiers who
had forfeited them by enlistment In the war
with Spain .. The house went into committee
OF the whole and considered public building
bills Among those iavornbly acted upon was
one for building OF Joplin, Mo, to cost $50, 600
THE senate on the 9th had under considerl-
ton the legislative executive and judicial APP
preparation bill A lively debate was precpi-
tated over the appropriation for the support OF
the office OF the supervising architect OF the
treasury, Senator Cocl1rel (Mo.) maintaining
that the work Of that office was done too slowly,
the construction Of public buildings dragging
on year after year Several unlmportant bills
were puSSeu. go INC mousse puSSeu DlllS 10 ulnGnu
the war revenue act, providing for only one
stamp on bonds or notes secured by mortgage;
granting to the Fort Smith g. Western Rail-
road company rghtof way through the Choc-
taw and Cherokee Indian reservations and to
remove disability Of ex-confederates which pre-
vents them from sitting on federal, petit and
grand iuries Several other bills OF minor Inn
portance were also disposed Of
LITTLE progress was made In the senate on
the 10th on the legislative, executive and judi
cinl appropriation bill, the time being occupied
with debats on minor topics The presidents
message, recommending q Pacific cable, was
read Ond referred Senator Allen (Neb) Of
fered joint resolution for the election Of SEN
ators by the direct vote of the people 1t was
laid on the table. Senator CocKrell (Mo) pre-
sonted petition from the Kansas City board
OF trade urging the construction of the Near
aqua canal and the deepening of the southwest
pass at the mouth of the Mississippi. -. The
general debate on the sundry civil appropria-
tIop bill was concluded in the house At the
night session 80 private pension bills were