The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL DoINes.
ne Closing Session OF the Hemorabls
Ftfty-FIfth AZ WORK On LsEislatIon
AHeceInr the NaeIon-

ONLY brief tine was occupied By the sen
ate on the 18th in open session Senator Cock
rel fAGO-) introduced . resolution asking for
Information about q claim o. the old settler
CherOkees On account Of interest The blll pro
Ttoing for the erection Of q building in wash
ingto1 for the department o. justice at q cost
OF s1-0o0, 900 was carried An agreement was
made 70 take g vote On the peace treIty on Feb
ruary 6, and 70 go into executive session on the
treaty each day I'D 20 that time a. two O'Clock.
The house listened 20 two stirring speeches
b. Mr. johnson Qnd) and Mr. Deliver Ia
The army bill was under debate but the qUes-
ton OF expansion came 70 the front Er- John
son spoke for almost two hours and denounced
the proposition 20 annex the Philippines
When he finished Mr.. Deliver replied 20 him
and defended the administration Both mem
Ders were repeatedly cheered BIZ the galleries
and their friends on the hCor.
TIE senate on the Z6-h passed the house bin
authorizing the Little River Valley Railway
company 70 construct q railroad through the
ChOctsW and Chiczasaw nations in the Indian
territory Senator Mallory CFla-J then made q
speech against The annexation OF the Philip
pine islands After an executive session the
appropriation blI was taken up II carries
SIS, $50 Senator Sullivan CIfss) offered
an amendment that no person should be paid q
pension who had an income Of s750 a year. II
was ruled out as being new legislation Sena-
tor Butler N C then spoke On his amend
ment 70 pension eE-cOufederate soldiers. main
tanning that the great fratricidal conflict was
forced upon the south and that the coufedcrates
simply defended their constitutional rights
At Lhe conclusion Of his speech he withdrew
the amendment The third DAY OF the debate
the bin Tor the reorganization OF the army in
the house passed without notable incident It's
feature was an hours speech by Mr. GrOsveuor
1O). who declared that the present situation
in the Philippines was due 20 the opposition in
this country 20 the ratification OF the peace
treaty several other members also spoke for
and against the bill
IN the senate on the 18th Senator Plat u.
Y spoke on the general subject Of expansion
Afterward the pension bill was considered
Senator German Md calling attention 70 the
large amount carried. rs, lOJ. O0O-and stating
that the war with Spain will swell the pension
roll BY at least 5000 names After some brief
remarks from other senators the bill was
passed and an executive session taken TO con-
slider the peace treaty Strong opposition
was manifested in the house to the bill for in
creasing the army. The debate caused several
speeches Tor and against expansion to be de-
Hvered The bill was afterwards read for
amendment under the hye-minute rule The
evening session was devoted TO private pension
legislation
THE senate on the 18th adopted a resolution
asking the secretary OF state to procure from
paid by foreign governments for pensions not
civil A resolution was also adopted calling
upon the secretary Of the treasury for informa-
tiOu concerning the Investigation Of the bureau
OF printing and engraving. The diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was passed after q
spirited debate The senators took a recess to
attend the funeral OF ex-senator Garland ---
In the house the senate bill authorizing the
construction Of bridge over the Missouri river
at Lexington, No. was passed Little progress
was made on the army reorganization bill, OW-
ing 70 eulogiss being delivered On the late Rep
resentative Siupkins fAIassl-
II the senate on the 3Jth Senator Allison
Ga-) made an effort to obtain consideration Of
the Indian appropriation bill. which preCipi-
tated q running debate about the resolutions
for and against expansion until the senate
went into executive session Senator Mason
CID offered q resolution, which was adopted.
calling on the secretary Of war for information
about the sickness aud deaths Of American
soldiers in our new territorial acquisition In
the executive session the peace treaty was con-
sidered and the correspondence bearing upon
II, which the president had sent in, was read
The house had completed 10 Of the - pages
OF the army bill when It adjourned. the COM
mfrtee amendments being adopted providing
for an army OF 100 900 men. with discretion in
the president TO reduce IL TO 5000 Mr. Hop
kins Iil) reported the census bill and gave
notice that he would call IL up February