New Ulm review., 1900-05-02
The House Passes the Naval Appro-
I priation z Bill and Di4epsses the the
Post once eAppropriation Aeasure
DAILY Summary Of the Proceed
inEs I'm COnxres1. - - s ss:s

OF FRANK II. H1GcncOck as /aSSlSTauJ
secretary of the interior. '.7.+:ss'5'%.a /.
Washingto APRIL 25.----Matthewz S.
Quay was yesterday refused q seat in
the senate. on the appointment Of the;
governor of Pennsylvania by vote
Of SO to 49, The entire time of the
session was devoted to debate upon
the question. .E,S2..:t..z-,s; gZa72 :.s35 i
The vote on Senator Chandler's mo-
ton was as follows: >. +
i'Yeas-Allison, Baker, Carter, Chandler.
Clark NWyo), Cullom,s Daniel Davis. De-
Jones (Nev.), McComas, McLaurin, Mason,
Morgan, Nelson. Penrose, Perkins, Platt
IN. ~, Scott. sewell, shoup, spooner.
Stewart, Sullivan, Taliaferro. Warren, Wet
more Wolcott-32.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bard, Bate. Berry,
Burrows, Butler, Clay, Cockrell, Culber-
son, Hale, Harris Heitfeld. Hawley. Jones
(Ark), Lindsay, Mcbride, McCumber. Nc
Emery, Mcmillan, Martin, Money, Platt
(Conn.), Proctor. Quarles, Ross, Simon,
Teller, rTillnan, Tur4ey, Iurner' Hest'
Pairs were announced as follows, the
first named in each instance being ia
vorable to Mr.. Quay and the second
opposed to him:
Pritchard with Gallinger; Depew with
Hanna; Foster with Kean; Lodge with
Thurston; Kenney with Canery; Elkins
with Chiffon; Fairbanks with Mallory;
Hoar with Pettus; Kyle with Rawlins.
The following senator's were un-
paired:
Aldrich, Beveridge, Clark (Mont.)
and Pettigrew.
Washington, April 26.-After brief
debate the senate yesterday agreed to
the conference report on the Hawaiian
civil government bill, the provisions re-
lating to the right of franchise and i'm
prisonment for debt having been elm
mated. The agricultural appropria-
tion bill was passed, carrying little
over $3,00O,O0O.
Washington, April Ex-senator Ma
son Qn.) introduced a resolution in
the senate yesterday to withdraw
troops from Cuba on July and turn the
government over to the people. The bill
to increase the powers of the inter-
state commerce commission was report
ed unfavorably. The right of Nathan
B. Scott, of West Virginia, to retain his
seat in the senate was discussed, but
no action was taken.
Washington, April ss.-The senate
yesterday ratified the treaty with
Spain extending for six months the
time in which Spanish residents of
the Philippines may become citizens.
Nathan B. Scott, of West Virginia,
was declared entitled to his seat.
Washington, April 23.-The naval
appropriation bill, which provides for
two battleships, three armored 'cruis
ers and three protected cruisers, was
passed in the house on Saturday.
Washington, April :24.-In the house
yesterday the post Office appropria-
ton bill was discussed, and May and
2 were set aside for the consideration
of the Nicaragua bill. .' s.5.s. '.-
Washington, April 25.-The senate
resolution to provide for the contin-
uation in Office of the present mill
tary administration in Porto Rico un-
til the appointments are made under
the civil government act was passed
in the house yesterday and the post
office appropriation bill was further
oSSASooAJ NoSO 1OPOl CCO
$183, ,405 900 collected in internal rev.
enue under the war tax act. .
Washington, April 26-In the house
yesterday the time was occupied in dis
cussing the post office appropriation
bill, and theitem of $725 900 for the con-
tinuance and extension of the pneu-
matte tube service was stricken out.
Washington, April 27.-The post Of
fee appropriation bill was passed in
the house yesterday, as was also a bill
to increase the salary. of the director
| of the census to $1,000 and the pay
| of the supervisors two per cent. = - -
Washington, April 2s. The house
yesterday passed 81 private pension
| bills, among them one granting $50
per month to the widow Of Col. Stot-
senberg, of Nebraska. killed in the
Philippines, and adopted the confer
ence report on the Hawaiian govern
ment bill and sent it to the president