The true northerner., 1899-02-08
NEWS FROM Washington
Work Being Done by Our National
Lawmakers IN the Fifty
Fifth Congress
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
The Pence Treaty Occupies Most Of
the Time la the Senate-Appro-
priation Bills Passed-In the House
Important Measures Are Passed
and Others Discussed.

Washington. Jan. 31.-The president
sent 10 the senate yesterday CORE
spondence on file IN the state depart
ment bearing upon the peace treaty, and
il was read in executive session, after
which the treaty was discussed.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The senate yes
terday further discussed the policy of
this country to be pursued in the Phil
ippine islands. A bill was passed grant
ing extra pay to officers and men of the
temporary force of the army In exec
utive session the peace treaty was con-
sidered
Washington, Feb. 2.-The army reor-
gsnization bill passed by the house was
received by the senate yesterday and
referred to the committee on military
affairs. In executive session Senator
Teller made a speech in support of the
peace treaty and Senator Hoar replied.
joint resolution reviving the rank of
admiral in the interest of Rear Admiral
Dewey and extending the time of his
retirement ten years was reported
favorably.
Washington. Feb. 3.-Senator Spoon
er (Wis.) made notable speech in the
senate yesterday in favor of the peace
treaty. and in executive session the
status of the Filipinos with reference
TO citizenship was discussed.
Washington, Feb. 4.-For more than
five hours yesterday the senate lis
tened to arguments in opposition to eX-
pansion and in opposition to the rati-
fication of the treaty of peace. The
speakers were Mr.. Money (Miss.) and
Mr.. Daniel (Va.). A joint resolution
was passed appropriating $4,000 for
monument in the Colon cemetery in
Havana for the sailors and marines who
lost their lives by the explosion of the
Maine.
Washington, Feb 6.-In the senate
Saturday Senator Chiffon CTeX.) spoke
against expansion and Senator Wolcott
(Col.) in favor of il.
House.
Washington, Jan. 31.-The house yes
terday put in hard days work on the
army bill and when it adjourned % of
the 20 pages had been completed.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The bill to re-
organize and increase the standing
army to about 100000 men, but giving
the president authority 10 reduce the
size of infantry companies and cavalry
troops TO 60 men each, thus fixing a
minimum OF about $4,000 enlisted men,
passed the house yesterday by vote of
I6s to 1873
Washington, Feb 2.-The house en-
tered upon the consideration of the
river and harbor bill yesterday and dis
posed of so of the SO pages.
Washington. Feb. 3.-The river and
harbor bill, carrying slightly more than
$4,000, 600 was passed in the house yes
terday by a vote Of 100 to Z. 4 reso-
luton was introduced providing that
on February Is of each year the United
States flag on all government build
ings be displayed at half mast in com
memoration of the destruction of the
battleship Maine and the loss of 266
lives in the harbor of Havana. \ bill
was introduced to repeal the law which
prevents an eX-confederate soldier from
sitting on a federal petit jury.
Washington, Feb. Most Of the
time of the house yesterday was con-
sumed in flibustering against relief
bills on the private calendar. The con
ference report on the diplomatic APP
preparation bill was adopted. The COM
mittee on judiciary has decided that
Messrs. Wheeler, Robbins, Colson and
Campbell, the members of the house
who accepted commissions in the army,
vacated their seats.
Washington, Feb 6.-In the house on
Saturday the military academy appro-
priation bill, carrying about 100000,
was passed and the bill providing for
corps of army nurses was favorably
reported, as was also the senate bill
pensioning Gen. John NJ. Palmer of
Illinois, the amount being reduced from
500 to $50 per month. \ joint resolu
tion was introduced authorizing the
secretary Of war to pay the different
states the amounts expended bS them
in equipping and maintaining soldiers
on account Of the late war with Spain.