Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
What Is Being Done In The Fifty-Sixtt
General Assembly.
January FIFTEENTH.

JANUARY
Senator Gear (Iowa) was warmly cong ntu
lated upon his unanimous denomination to the
Senate. Senator Pettigrew introduced the per-
enn1al sixteenth amendment. or a petition fol
1t. with the addition that women in the islane
possessions be included in our grant Of fran
cnise. Senator Perkins (Cal) offered resolu-
ton asking the secretary OF the navy for an in
ventory OF the navy. 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Cannon reported for his committee the
urgent deficiency bill and said he would call
it up tomorrow. Mr.. Clark's IN. HI resolution
calling upon the state department for informa-
ton concerning the agreement between the
United States and Great Britain relative to
s eang wf5 on the 6asn ssss sS
the remainder Of the session.
JANUARY SIXTEENTH
The secretary of the navy appeared before the
Senate committee on naval affairs in advocacy
of the construction Of a Pacific cable. The
cost Is $40 600 900. The entire length of the
cable is estimated at 1924 knots. which allowed
.he p war department alone, for messages to to
Manila, is about 81 900 day.
The House considered the deficiency appro-
priation bill Chairman Cannon of the COM
mittee reporting the bill made general ex-
PLANTATION OF its items Mr. Cannon criticised
than had been appropriated for rural free
delivery; as shown by the item of $3.50, 900 asked
of the committee on public lands has prepared
bill.
JANUARY SEVENTEENTH.
Senator Hoar's resolution of inquiry for gen.
eral Information regarding the Philippine war
was discussed and passed without division.
Senator Hale'S resolution asking information
of seizures of American -four by British war
ships, was decided to be unwise to Jake action
thereon at this time.
The senate agreed to vote on the financial bill
on February Is.
In the house the committee on appropriations
10 hon rQ-
Sumed consideration of the urgency appropria-
ton bill in committee Of the whole.
JANUARY EIGHTEENTH.
Senate met at O'Clock after the unwilling Of
| the statue of Danuel Webster.
Senator Ross (Vt) offered resolution de-
| claring that as the national constitution does,
insular possessions that sover. gnty has been ac-
tqured over Puerto Rico and the Philippines, by
| treaty by the United States, and that this gov
ernmcnt is under duty to exercise sovereignty
| for the general welfare of the inhabitants. a
| separate government is demanded to take
charge of them.
| argued for independence for the FiIipinos. He
| said Admiral Dewey had to stay at Manila TO
| suppress anarchy and chaos.
| The house also met late. The census bill wa.
| taken up. Mr.. Hopkins said the bill met the
| census committees approval except where il
authorizes the director of the census to con-
| tract for printing of the census reports outside
| of the government printing office.
| JANUARY
| The Senate passed Senator Aliens (Neb.)
| resolution calling on the president. if not in
| compatible. for Information as to whether any
! representative of the Transvaal had applied &c
! the United States government for recognition
and if such application had been made; and Il
| it had been accepted.
The Senate passed the bill authorizing the
use of stone instead of wood in the construction
! of dry docks at the navy yards. The financial
| bill was thentaken up. Senate adjourned until
Monday.
| Mr.. Corliss CMich.) introduced bill for con-
Struction of the Pacific cable to the Philippines
| 1t appropriates 100000 and limits the cost te
| IS, 100000.
A bill was passed to extend the time for build
| ing bridge across the Mississippi river at ST
| Charles, Mo.
| Mr.. Payne On. " introduced hill to extend
| the custom laws of the United States to Puerto
| Rico. That would mean free trade between tht
| States and Puerto Rico. The pension appro-
| priation bill engaged the attention of the houss
| during most of the session.