The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-05-18
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Proceedings Of Our National LaWmakers
from Day to Day In Condensed Form
-Resolutious and Bills.

The senate on the 9Th practically de-
voted its entire session to the section
of the naval appropriation bill relating
to armor and armament, the debate
Ringing largely on the proposition that
the government should erect an armOr
plant of it's own. No action was taken
on. the proposition. The house consid-
cred the contested election case of Pear
son versus Crawford from the Ninth North
Carolina district. The report of the ma
jority was against the sitting member. a
democrat, on the general ground that Mr..
Pearson's election was prevented by fraud
and bloodshed. The minority deny all
the allegations of the majority. The
debate was on party issues. Mr.. sMcClel-
len IN. Y) introduced a bill repeating the
war revenue tax on beer.
In the senate on the 10th the case in.
volving the seat of Senator Clark (Mont.)
was postponed until the 18th. Senator
Gallinger On. H) addressed the senate
on the resolution declaring that 1.-THE
present phenomenal prosperity of the
country is due to the policy of protec
ton embodied in the Dingley tariff
law The naval bill was laid aside an6
eulogies on the late Congressman BairI
ment afterwards taken out of respect tt
his memory. The house, by the very
narrow margin of two votes, unseatet
Mr.. Crawford IN. c., a democrat, ant
seated in his place Mr.. Pearson. He i:
the third republican to be seated by thu
present house The minority resolution
declaring the sitting member entitled t.
the seat was defeated by one vote. Al
adjournment was taken at 4:2O p. m.
No disposition was made in the SEN
ate on the 18th of the naval apprOpria-
ton BILL but it was agreed to take a vote
Senator Lodge (Mass.) made notable
speech upon the necessity of building up
the United States navy without delay. A
resolution was introduced by Senator Da-
Wis (Minn.) expressing the gratitude of
Americans for the erection in Paris of
the Lafayette statue. The house passed
exactly $50 private pension bills and then
adjourned until the 14th.
Advocates of a government armor plate
factory met defeat in the senate on the
18th. and, at the same time, by a filibus-
ter, prevented final action on the naval
bill, and the senate adjourned until the
14th, with the question still undecided
A resolution was adopted thanking
France for allowing the United States to
erect a statue of Lafayette in Paris. ....
The house was not in session.
The senate on the 18th passed the naval
appropriation bill, the armor plate prop
osition being finally agreed to- Senator
Nelson (Minn.) secured the passage OF
an act providing for free homesteads or
the PUBIC IdnuS Tor actual ana OOna noe
settlers. A bill also passed to supply q
portion of the proceeds of the sale OF
the public lands to the endowment OF
schools of mining and metallurgy ir
the several states and territories in con-
nection with the colleges for the benefit
of agriculture and the mechanic arts.
The house passed the general deficiency
appropriation bill. 1t carries $3,S39, OBJ
Little of the debate on the bill was peril.
nent to the measure. Mr.. De Almond
(Mo.) arraigned the administration with
cowardice for allowing no official utter
ance of sympathy to go out to the Beers