The weekly intelligencer., 1899-02-04
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
ington During the Closing Days of
the Figty-Flfth session.


ONLY brief time was occupied By the SEN
ate on the 18th 10 open sesslor. Senstor Cock
rell MOI introduced a resolution asking for
Information about a claim Of thu old settler
Cherokees on account OF tnternsI The tlll pro-
viding for the erection OF building ia Wash.
ington for the department OF justice alta cost
OF Il. .0O0.0c0 was carried An agreement was
made to take vote on the peace tro ity on Feb
ruary Q. and TO go Into executive session on the
treaty each day up to tha; tirae a. two o'clock
The house lis enod TO two stirring speeches
by Mr. johnson Qndl aud Mr.. Dolliyer uAl
The army bill was under debate, but the ques-
tior OF expansion cams to the front Nj. john
son spake for almost two hours and denounced
the proposition 10 anuex the Philippines
When he finished Mr.. Dolliyer replied 10 him
and defended the administration. Both mem-
bers were repeatedly cAeered by the galleries
and their friends on the noor
The senate on the 26,h passed the house bill
authorizing the Little River Valley Railway
company 10 construct o railroad through the
Chootaw and Chlclzasaw nations In the Indian
territory. Senator Mallory Cslal then made .
speech against the annexation OF the Philip.
pine islands After an executive session the
appropriation bill was taken up II carries
ilS ass. $50 Senator sullivan (iiss) cnered
an amendment that no person should be paid .
pension who had an income Of 800 year II
was ruled out as being new legislation Sena-
tor Butler IN C. then spoke on his amend
| ment 10 pension ex confederate soldiers. main
taining that the great fratricidal conflict was
| forced upon the south aud that the confedcrates
| simply defended their constitutional rights
At the conclusion OF his speech he withdrew
| the amendment. The third day OF the debate
the bill for the reorganization OF the army in
| the house passed without notable incident It's
feature was an hours speech by Mr. Grosyenor
| (0) who declared that the present situation
in the Philippines was due 10 the opposition 10
| this country to the ratification Of the peace
treaty. Several other members also spoke for
and against the bill
| In the senate on the s7th Senator Platt IN
W spoke on the general subject Of expansion
| Afterwerd the pension bill was considered
/ Senator German MAJ calling attention 70 the
| large amount earrled-iifS. .o0J. .0o0-and stating
/ that the war with Spain will swell the pension
| roll by at least 80 0)O namea After some briei
remarks from other senators the bill wa.
| passed and IN executive session taken to con.
| slider the peace treaty .... Strong opposition
| was manifested In the house TO the blll for In
creasing the army. The debate caused severa
speeches for and against expansion TO be de-
liyefed The bill was afterwards read fol
amendment under the hve-minute rule. Tht
evening session was devoted TO private pension
legislation
THE senate on the 2sih adopted resolution
asking the secretary Of state 10 procure from
our representatives abroad the annual amount
paid by foreign governments for pensions no
civil A resolution was also adopted calllnl
upon the secretary OF the treasury for informs
tion concerning the Investigation OF the bureal
OF printing and engraving. The diplomatic an
consular appropriation bill was passed after
spirited debate, The senator's took recess b
attend the funeral OF ex-senator Garland.
In tae house the senate bill authorizing tn
construction OF bridge over the Missouri rive
at Lexington, Mo-. was passed Little progres
was made on the army reorganization bill, ow
ing 10 euloRies being delivered on the late Rep
resentative Simpklns tSlassl.
In the senate on the auth Senator Allisol
Qa) made an effort TO obtain consideration o
the Indian appropriation bill. which precipi
tated running debate about the resolution
for and against expansion until the senat
went into executive session Senator Maso
(Ill) offered q resolution which was adopted
calling on the secretary Of war for informatio
about the sickness and deaths Of America
soldiers In our new territorial acquisition l
the executive session the peace treaty was con
sldered and tho correspondence bearing upo
H. which the president had sent in, was read
-. The house had com pleted 10 Of the 90 page
of the army bill when It adjourned, the con
mittee amendments being adopted provldin
; | for an army OF 100 900 men, with discretion
the president TO reduce II 10 5000 Mr.. Hol
/, | is;ns jI,i} reported the census bill md 90,
notice that he would call IL up Februaryd