The Monticellonian., 1899-12-15
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
Epitome of the Work Now Being Dose ls <. National Capital by Our
 Lawmakers.

! The house on the 5th refused to allow Brifvz ham H. Roberts Utah) the right to take the i oath of office By vote of 247 yeas to 5g nays
 the Tayler resolution was adopted It refers l the charges against Roberts to a special com
 mittee Of nine for investigation, and pendiI z
 the result refuses Roberts any privileges of u - | eUor Not having qualified, he is not entite i to the privileges Of the floor After debate ot nearly five hours the resolution to OuSt him was
 adopted. The substitute offered by Richardson | (Tenn), which merely provided that th1 | charges against Roberts should be inquire IF ! into, the member in the meantime to hay,
 the privileges and rights of other member had no show of adoption. The reading of th message required 25a hours. Out of respect | the late Congressman Settle the house ad iourned .... The session of the senate lasted 2A hours. practically the entire time being cen.
 sumed in the reading Of the president messagei The announcement of the death of Senator elect Monroe l.. Hayward. ot Nebraska. WAS eeived by the senate with sincere regret. 4
 he conclusion of the reading of the message he senate adopted resOiatlons of regret pre- sented by Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, an
 Is a mark of res ect adjourned immediately.
 In the senate the 9th nearly sJ0 bills and
 Ioint resolutions, several concurrent resolutions md petitions numbering hundreds were pre- 1 tented. Senator Aldrieh (R IJ introduced the first bill, It was financial measure te affirm he existing value of all forms of money and to 1 refund the public debt" Among the other bills introduced were: To pension war vet
 srans over 70 years of age to peal the war stamp act; to regulate marriage Ind divorce for election of senators by the peo- pe; for a government department of commerce ind industry and for the free coinage of silver. .... The house refused to allow Brigham H. Rob Arts, the Utah polygamiSt, to take the oath of office, the Tayler resolution being adopted by q Fote of a47 to 59, Pending the Investigating committees report Roberts is to be refused any privileges of the floor. MT. Corliss tMich1 in
 !roduced a bill providing for laying cable from san Francisco to Honolulu and thence to Ma 1ila.
 Senater Chandler (N. H) on the 7th intro auced bill in the senate providing for system ltic athletic exercises at the West Point and Annapolis academies. He also offered q reSoiu- lion to investigate the elections of William A. Clark (Mont) and Nathan B. Scott tW. Na1 to seats in the senate. Senator Berry e&sll of- tered joint resolution for the election of United States senators by the people Bills were in- .roduced by Senator Harris (kan) to make the presidents term of office six years and terms of members of the house four years; also to grant pensions to ex -confederates who alter
 wards served in the army and navy of the United States. The senate then adjourned un-
 .il Monday .... The house wEs in session only
 half an hour an adjournment being taken ont
 0f respect to the memory of MT. Green tNeb The speaker appointed committee on rules. MT. Hepburn Qa) introduced q bill to appropriate il4n001,0J0for constructing the Nicaragua canal lnd MT. Cooney (Mo) introduced bills for the
 improvement of the Missouri river Ut Niggor
 Bend, Mo, and at Huntsdale, Mo.
 The senate was not in session OF the sth
 The house adopted a special order for begin
 ning the consideration of the currency bill on he lth and taking a vote on the measure on
 Inc lstl Many bills of minor importance were
 introduced. Mir. Lentz (o) introduced joint | resolution reCiting charges growing out of the | presence Of United States troops under Gen. Merriam at the centers of the mining troubles
 n Idaho aud asking for an investigation by
 ,pecial committee The death oi Congressman
 Baird Q.a) was then announced and. after the adoption of customary resolutions. q mark of 'espect the house adjourned until the 1lth.