Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
What is Being Done in The Fifty-sixth
General Assembly.

MAY SEVENTH.
Appointment of conference committees took
some OF the Senate'S time.
Senator Teller after repeated trials in pre-
ceding sessions OF the Senate, found chance
to make a speech on his resolution OF sympathy
with the South African Republics.
The Senate canal committee had its first sit
ting TO consider the Nicaraguan bill which
passed the house last week.
1t is the purpose of the Senate to adjourn
early in June, and the intention is that nothing
will be permitted to delay adjournment beyond
June Is.
The Sundry civil bill as passed by the house
carries slightly more than SOL 500, 900: about
SIC, 100000 more than ever before. The general
deficiency and military academy bills are now
the only general supply bills that the house has
not acted upon
Bills were passed to change the name of the
steamship Paris of the American line to Phil
adelphia. To authorize the redemption of
Cancelled. To authorize the sale by the gener-
al land office the Choctaw orphan lands in
Mississippi To grant right OF way across gov
eminent lands for pipe line to Flagstaff,
Arizona.
The house passed the 81 600 900 appropriation
bill for arms, ordnance supplies, quartermas-
ter's supplies and camp equippage. for issue to
the militia
The eight hour bill reported to the house
requires clause in all government contracts
that the labor under the contract shall not ex-
ceed eight hours daily. The report also pre-
sents elaborate review of the eight hour
legislation in all the states, and the former
federal legislation
The house passed the law concerning pen
sions as asked for by the Grand Army of the
Republic This was passed without dissent
ing vote
Mr.. Stelzer On. W attempted to secure ac-
ton on his resolution Of sympathy with the
Beers but was ruled out of order
MAY NINTH.
The Senate in secret session examined an
invention OF shell which has penetrating
powers so great that no armor manufactured
by any nation has sufficient resistance to with
stand. The shell was discussed in secret ses-
sion because the navy department did not deem
1t prudent to make public the result Of the
tests which have been made at Indian Head
The Senate struck out of the naval bill which
passed the house the provision to commission
cadets after four years term without waiting
A bill passed the Senate to reimburse COL
lectors OF internal revenue for stamps charged
to them but not accounted for.
The senate concurred in house amendments
to the G. A. r. bill without debate.
The house adopted the resolution calling
upon the treasury department for information
giving the materials which used in manu-
featuring oleomargarine. This action
against the report upon the resolution made
by the Ways and Means committee, which said
that it's adoption would be command to the
secretary OF the treasury to perform an act
which is criminal In the law-that of divulging
trade secrets.
to pay w. FL. Peperell Of Concordia. Kas., 500.
! his, with number OF other private claim
MAY TENTH.
A bill is reported in the Senate authorizing
the secretary of the treasury TO take up Ha-
waiian bonds. The resolution of annexation
assumed this debt but Secretary Gage finds
that legislation is required to complete his
authority to do SO.
Settlers who have proved up and paid for
their land, thus being cut of from the Free
Homes legislation, will be provided for hy an
amendment providing that all persons SO Sit
uated may take up an additional 100 acres.
discussed
at great length.
The following nominations were confirmed:
;. b. Dole, to be Governor of, and Henry Z.
Cooper to be secretary of Hawaii.
E. II. Bellows OF Washington, to be consul
general at Yokohama, Japan,
j. M. Oat to be postmaster at Honolulu.
The house Ways and Means committee re-
celVed memorial from the association of
American newspaper publishers and fixed the
last "Wednesday of May for hearing
The public lands committee reported favora-
bly, the bill permitting final proof in land cases,
including entries in timber and stone entries to
be made any where in the land district.
MAY ELEVENTH
The house, by only a margin of two votes,
unseated Mr.. Crawford of North Carolina and
seated Mr. Pearson in his place.
The bill providing for national participation
in the st. Louis exposition in 1908 commence
rating the Louisiana purchase, was considered
in detail by the house committee having it in
reached.
The senate agreed TO a resolution concerning
the unveiiing of the statue of Lafayette at
Paris on July 4, 1900. This statute was paid for
by the school children of the United States
contributing so 100 for the statue, which the
government added S500O0 for its pedestal
The proposition to establish an armor plate
plant was defeated in the senate % to "a
The bill appropriating S1.250.000 for public
building at New Orleans was passed.
Senator Hoar offered resolution for infor-
nation as to whether passports are required
from or fees paid for permission to pass from
Hawaii and States.
The house broke the record on Friday work.
ing late and passing l6G private pension bills.
There was no session OF the house today