The Mena star., 1899-03-01
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
ington During the Closing Days or the Fifty-Firth Session.

THE senate on the 21st agreed to the confer ence report on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill Senator Quay (Pa), chairman of the committee on pub- lie buildings, presented a batch of reports favorable to the erection of public buildings in various parts of the country The bill passed by the house to pay Spain s20 OvO was re- ceived and referred to the committee on appro- priations The debate on the post office appro- priation bill was closed and the measure passed. Senator Hawley tConE) was then recognized to speak on the army reorganization bill Sem ator CoclSrel tMo) followed him and opposed the bill and explained the measure offered as D substitute. An executive session was then taken ... The house considered the naval bill and at adjournment had reached the last page A bill was passed to grant the Gulf 6 Northern Railroad company right of way through Oklahoma territory.
 ON the 22i Senator Wolcott (CoL) read Washington's farewell address in the senate. Senator Ross (Vt) afterwards called up the resolutions relating to the death of Senator Morrill, (Vt) and delivered eulogy upon the dead statesman The senate then adjourned as further mark of respect. The house listened to the reading of Washingtons farewell ad- dress and then devoted two hours to the con- sideration of the naval appropriation bill, without making much headway with the meas ure Mir LentZ co introduced bill to revive the grades of admiral and vice admiral and re-
 
 the latter. The remainder of the day was de- voted to eulogies of the late Senator Morrill, the speakers being Messrs. Grout Vt), Pow CTS [Vt), Walker (Ndassl and Graw (Pa) An adjournment was then taken out of respect to the dead senator's memory.
 DURING the entire session of the senate on the 23d the river and harbor bill was consid- cred, s9 pages having been disposed of at the time of adjournment. The naval approprla- ton bill was finally passed by the house after an acrimonious debate. The amendment to build great armor plate plant ruled out of order and the price to be paid for armor was cut down from i5d5 to Si45 and provision add ed precluding the government from paying more than foreign governments paid for simi- lar armor. Another provision creating the rank of admiral was agreed to. The senate amend ments to the military academy bill were adopt ed The bill to permit volunteer regiments in the Spanish war to retain their colors was passed
 THE senate on the 18th devoted two hours to the consideration of bills on the calendar and then began the consideration of the army com promise bill Speeches in support of the bill were delivered by Senators Hawley (Conn). Coclxrell CMo), Carter (Mont) and Smith (N. J. ) and against it by Senators German (Md) and Allen (Neb). The consideration of the bill was not completed at adjournment. The house worked on the army appropriation bill, but failed to complete it. The special order was afterwards taken up and eulogies were de- livered on the late Senator Walthall (Miss) and Representative Love Miss.
 THE senate on the 27th passed the army reor- ganization bill by a vote of B to 13. The nota- ble speech of the day against the measure was delivered by Senator Vest (Mo), who declared his belief that the war in the Philippines was not being conducted with the idea of giving tn e natives sef-government Senator White (Cal9 also spoke against the bill The sundry civil appropriation bill was then considered, nearly all the committee amendments having been agreed to when the bill was laid aside .... The house passed the army appropriation bill and the fortifcations appropriation bill, the former carrying are 900 900 and tho latter about s4 TOO DO The conference report on the Indian ap- propriation bill was adopted A bill was also passed appropriating S5,O00 for the investiga- tion of leprosy in this country under board to be selected by the surgeon general The death of Representative Hurley tN. Y.) was then an- nounced, the usual resolution adopted a com mittee appointed to attend the funeral md an adjournment taken out of respect