The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-02-23
FIFTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
EPItOms OF the WORK NOV Being Done At
the National Capital b. Our
LaWmaksrs-

The Bacon resolution declaring the pol
icy OF the United States toward the Phil
the 18th and caused a debate Senator
McEnery CLa-) strongly opposed the per-
manent acquisition Of the islands and be
lieved the United States ought to relin-
quish them as soon as its authority was
asserted Senator Stewart ClTev0 thought
mitted into the United States free OF
duty The bin providing for a govern
ment for the observation-disclosures was then
read The house having disagreed 10
the senate amendments to the financial
bill Senators Aldrich Or l., Allison CIa-)
and Jones (Arl-) were appointed confer
5eS----Ihs house in committee OF the
whole struck out from the legislative bill
all provision for the civil service commits
SION A warm discussion took place over
the statement Of Mr. Sims CTenn.) that
northern soldiers in the Spanish war
were more ciamOrOus for pensions than
southern soldiers and M Pearre CMd-)
brought out an indignant denial from Mr..
Fitzgerald (Mass) by stating that hun
dreds OF Massachusetts soldiers who
never smelled powder had applied for
pensions The house, on motion Of Mr..
Overstreet CInd) disagreed to the senate
amendments to the currency bill
The senate was not in session on the
ITth----The house passed the legislative
appropriation bill after putting in the
appropriation for the civil service COM
mission, which was defeated in COM
mittee Of the whole the previous day A
bill was introduced to provide a chaplain
for each regiment in the army April
was set apart for euIOgfes on the late
Mr. Bland CIO).
The senate on the 18th considered the
bill providing for a government for the
territory Of Hawaii. Senator Vest CIO.)
reported the bill introduced by Senator
COckreH (MO) apprOpriating $4,000 for
an investigation Of the pollution Of rivers
An amendment was added giving 5000
for an investigation by the fish commits
sioner Of the effects Of the pollution Of
waters upon fish Senator Fairbanks
(Ind-) introduced an amendment TO the
Puerto Rican government bill extending
the immigration laws Of the United
States to the island-.-.The debate upon
the Puerto Rican tariff bill opened in
the house, the democrats being sOlidly
arrayed against the measure Mr. Lacey
Oa-) introduce da bill amending the civil
service act Chairman Hull, Of the COM
mittee on military affairs introduced a
bill to improve the efficiency Of the ar
my Nothing was accomplished at the
night session, which was to have been
devoted to pension legislation Mr.. Tai
bert Is c. made the point Of no quo
rum and blocked proceedings.
In the discussion on the Philippine Cues-
ton in the senate on the 10Th Senator
kenney Del) spoke against the reten-
ton OF the islands and urged that the
F11pinos be accorded the right TO govern
themselves Fifty-twO pension bills were
afterwards passed and then the con-
sideratiOn Of the Hawaiian government
bill was resumed. a long discussion tax
ing place over the importation Of con-
tract labOr----The Puerto Rican tariff bill
was taken up in the house, Mr. Hopkins
Gid speaking in support OF the meas
ure and MesSrS- Newlands New and
Swanson CNa-) in opposition to it. The
speakers devoted themselves almost eX-
cluSively TO the constitutional question
involved Mr. Richardson CTennD intro
duced resolution aimed at the paper
trust