The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
The Work Being Done by Our Law
makers at Fifty-Sixth Ses-
sion in Washington.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Senate Passes Urgent Deficiency APP
preparation Bill-HOuse Receives n
Bill to Give Cuban and Philippine
Soldiers "a Observation-Disclosures Upon
Life of Vice President Hobart.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill ($9,012,94S)
was favorably reported in the senate
yesterday, and a resolution asking in
formation as to the Sulu treaty was
passed.
Washington, Jan. 26.-In the senate
yesterday the urgency appropriation
bill was passed and Senator Hanna
(O.) introduced bill to give congress
sional recognition of the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers. Adjourned
to Monday.
Washington. Jan. 3O.-The senate
yesterday passed % pension bills and
decided not to reconsider the vote by
which the Samoan treaty was ratified.
In a speech Senator Mason Qll.) con-
demned an alleged interview in which
the British consul at New Orleans called
him a 'mounte bank" Senator Ti!!man
denounced the administration Philip
pine policy. Charles {. Bennett, of
New York, was elected secretary of the
senate, and Daniel NJ. Ransdell, of In
diana, sergeant-at-arms.
Washington, Jan. 31.-A bill was
passed in the senate yesterday grant
ing pensions of $50 per month to the
mother of Lieut.. Brumby, of the navy,
and the widow Of Brig. Gen. c. +. Au-
CUR. Senator Bacon (Ga,) argued in
favor of self-government for the Fill
ipinos. w. V. Sullivan, senator from
Mississippi, was sworn in.
House.
Washington, Jan. 25.--In the house
Yesterday the time was occupied with
speeches on the Roberts case. A bill
making service in the SpanishAmer-
lean war sufficient to remove the disa-
bilities against those who aided or abet
ted the southern troops during the war
of the rebellion was favorably reported.
Washington, Jan. 2G.-Brigham II.
Roberts, of Utah. was excluded by the
house yesterday by a vote of 26S to so.
MIR. Jones (Wash.) introduced a bill
10 give soldiers who served in Cuba
$3.50 and those in the Philippines $3.50
bounty. A favorable report was made
on bill to permit eX-confederates who
fought in the Spanish war to receive
pensions.
Washington, Jan. 81. - In the house
Yesterday the greater part of the ses-
sion was devoted to eulogies upon the
life and public services of the late Vice
President Hobart. The conference re-
port upon the census bill was adopted,
the Indian appropriation bill was re-
ported, and joint resolution was in
troduced providing for an amendment
to the constitution giving congress the
power to create corporations for the
purpose of commerce between the
states.
Washington, Jan. ga joint reso-
luton setting apart 100000 of the
appropriation made for the support of
the regular and volunteer army for
the current year for the construction
of military hospital at Fort Leaven-
worth Kan, was introduced in the
house Saturday. Eulogies were de-
ivered upon the late Samuel T. Baird,
a representative from Louisiana.
Washington, Jan. 30.-In the house
yesterday a bill was introduced to
withdraw the military forces from Cuba
on July 4 next. A bill was passed to
appropriate 100000 for military hos
pital at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Mr..
Briggs On. W introduced a bill giving
the thanks Of congress and gold medal
to Helen Miller Gould for patriotic serv-
| ice during the war with Spain.
Washington, Jan. 31.-A bill author
izing the acceptance of a site for mil
itary post near Des Moines, Ia, was
passed in the house yesterday. The
| committee decided TO report no river
| and harbor bill this session.