Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.


| JANUARY THIhTIt
| Tho Senate passed bill giving cannon from
tho gunboat Nashville, 10 the city OF Nashville.
The, gun hred tho first shot In The war with
Spain,
The committee having in charge the contest
case from Weat virginia Will probably decide
In favor OF Senator Scott
The samo committee In still at work upon
charges filed against Senator Clark OF Mnno-
sofa,
In the house the news OF the shooting OF Sem
ltor Goebol OF Kentucky spread like wildhre,
There were expressions OF horror everywhere,
The river and harbOr committee reached u
formal determination not TO present river aud
| harbor appropriation NJ this session,
Tho house insulr committee asked FOR do.
tailed information OF the expenditure on account
| OF military operations In the Philippines,
A majority OF the committee OF mileage ara or
the opinion that Mr. Roberts, OF Utah. Is not
entitled TO mileage money.
JANUARY THmTY-oNE,
Senator Bacon (Gal made y lengthy speech
on tho Philippine problem, which closed wlthi
"Tho pretonSo tina tho Philippines are NJ cosSary
TO our trade In tho Orient IL deluson ana q
snare"
The Senate committee on public lands report
ed favorably tho bill 10 grant North Dakota
80 900 acres OF land for the maintenance OF .
school OF forestry, and 10 grant bO,0W acres 10
Montana for the maintenance OF o blind asylum
Senator Honr (Mass) offered Q resolution
which was adopted 20 consider whether some
suitable plan could 10 made for tho enlarge
mont OF tho capitol
Bills were passed To pay 81, 900 TO the widow
na haorer n tho siouV var, N Increaso the
i mit ~ thn cost oi ths nubIIS bnildng M
mnvopno WV '''' W '"' PNN'N
IL was agreed that washlngtons farewell nd.
dress shall DO read In the Senate on February
80
The house passed q bill 10 correct an error IL
the last river aud harbor. appropriation bill re'
ating TO the appropriation for the improve
ment OF Buffalo bayou and the Galveston BhiI
canal,
Ihe resi- OF me session was spenI III cohlii,I
Xiii This biii npovidca Tor tbe allotment Of I'M
iands in The Kiown and Comanche reservation
Nv nm insncctnr inateSd M nilottIng aponta
This ebnpge wn, madg ON the ground of econo.
nv
FEBRUARY FIRST
Senator Rawlins UTAH complained OF dis.
resnectfil reiereneea 40 hImaelf In the other
h onpsS '''V''"''' w N'"'''" ." WV
Senator ALIENS resolution discharying the
0nance committee from further confederation
of his calling for Information concerning the
York bank. WINS laid before Che Sonnte,
The Senate committee on foreign relations
has authorized a report providing for a com.
mission 10 Investigate claims OF American clti-
Zens aQalnst Spnin growing out OF the war,
All the Claims TO DO Ried within six months OF
the first meeting Of the commission or bo for.
ever barred
Tho house committee on mileage rejected Mr.,
Roberts (Utah) claim Tor " 0SSsO mileage! Dy
. tio vote, The matter VIII be Drought before
the house, --
Admiral Dewey appeared DetoIe lhe mouse
pension committee with nm appeal for pensions
10 widows OF naval onloers ,,,
The house committee on public lands agreed,
unanimously 10 make favorable report on the
Eddy FREQ homes bill, This IL substantially the
same bin that was before the last congress, and
with which old members are familiar For thH
reason II was selected by the committee
FrpRuARY SECOND.
The Senate spent much time in executive
session, The Hague peace treaty waa under
discussion,
Senator Pettlgrew asked leave to have print
cd AZ II public document q compilation OF
matter gathered by the untl-Imperalst League
OF Washington. Action on the request was not
taken
Tho committee on Military affairs reported
deserton from ali soldiers OF the civil war who
did not secure an honorable discharge.
In the house the conference report on tho
urgent deficiency bin was adopted IL was q
mn ri "a ~ latI a
public building ut Kansas City ind the appro-