Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-01-14
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Work of Our National, Law makers a, ". n
ington During the Closing Days OF
the Fifty-Fifth Session.

THE first session after the holidays of tho
senate on the 18th occupied only IA minutes
me president sent In the peace treaty, with
snort message OF tranSmittal and the senate
went INTO executive session and on motion OF
senator Davis tMinn) the treaty was referred
70 the foreign relations committee The senate
'heh ADJOURNED out Of respect to tfra memory OF
the late Senator Morrill, WY .... There was a
sim attendance when the house met at noon.
Inc blind chaplain prayed for the recovery Of
MY Dlngley. the floor leader who Is critically
ILL., ana the Alaska crimes bill was then taken
up Mr. Lewis (Wash) introduced resou-
'ioh for committee to investigate the charges
VI oai meat having been supplied to our SOL
uierS me bill providing for the retirement OF
United States Jud1e Foster, OF Kansas, on ac-
count OF the inconvenience caused by his i'll
hcalth. was reported favorably from the Judi
ciary committee. The house adjourned at q,
p IN out OF respect to Senator Morrill's mem
org.
IN the senate on the 5th resolution offered
by Senator Hoar tMass) was adopted 1t
asked the foreign relations committee to re-
port the status OF claims of United States citi-
zens In existence against Spain before the war
senator taf1'ry La) continued his speech in
Opposition TO the Nicaragua canal bill Sena-
Tor Berry tArk presented n protest from an
Arkansas camp OF United Confederate Veter-
ans against the proposition to get the federal
government to pension confederate soldiers
Senator Pettigrew IS d. reported fa, orably
from the Indian affairs committee the free
homes amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill.,..The house debated the bill to codify the
laws OF Alaska The remainder OF the day was
gwen to the consideration OF bills reported by
the judiciary committee and quite number OF
minor Importance were passed, among them
being one TO retire Cassius G. Foster, United
States district Judge of Kansas
SOON after the senate convened on the 9th
the resolution OF Senator Hoar (MasS calling
on the president for the in ,tructons to the
peace commissioners aud reports on the treaty
was adopted after short debite. Senator
Caffery LA then delivered an extended argu-
ment IN support of the resolution OF Senator
Vest (Mo) against expansion Senator Nor
ran fAlal afterward announced that the COM
mittee accepted the amendments Of Senator
Berry tArk) to the Nicaragua canal bill. but
they were not passed on by the senate 80. The
legislative, executive and judicial nppropria-
ton Dill was taken up by the house committee
of the whole and when the aspiration for the
civil service commission was reached Mr. Ev-
ans tky) made motion to strike 1t out The
motion carried by vote OF 81 to g. During
he general debate on the bill Mr.. Swanson
Wal delivered speech on anti imperialism
bill was passed to pay volunteers upon their
muster out two months extra paw il they have
served beyond the limits OF the United Sta es
md one months extra paw II they have only
served within the limits of the United States
his extra pay to be In lieu OF furloughs or
leaves OF absence