Hutchinson gazette., 1900-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS,


JANUARY AlNIEbNIH
Tho secretary OF tho navy appeared before thu
Senate committee on naval ahnlrS IN advocacy
OF the construction Of Pacific cable, TN
survey has been completed, Tho estimated
cost Is tlD 0nl Nn, 1h1 entir0 length OF IN
cable \ cst'mntod ~ a,9li knots, which Above !
% por cent Tor slncA, The present eNpohSo ui
the war department alone, for messages u
MaaIlu, is about VI 900 day
Tho Hou,o considered tho deficiency pppro-
prlntlon bl Chairman Cannon OF tho COM
mltlop reporting the bill nude general ,eH.
pnnptlon Oi tS itoms Mr Cannon criticised
ihe pos onico department for oXpondlng moro
than had been appropriated for rural Tree
delivery. as shown by the tom 0l $500 0 asked
for In this bill asa deficiency, Chairman Lhlly
OF the commltoe on public lnndi has prepared
. substitute for Delegate FIynnb free homes
w JANUARY sEvEsrgENTH.
Senator llOars resolution OF inquiry for gem
erl Information regarding the Philippine war
was discussed and passed without division,
Senator llRGS resolution asking INFORMATION
OF seizures OF American flour by British wa2
ships was decided TO be unwso TO lnko action
thereon at this tlmo ,,
on February %,
In the house the committee on appropriation
reported the pension bill Tho house then rc1
sumod consideration Of the urgency npproprin
tlon bill In committee OF tho whole,
JANUARY EIGHTEENTH
Senate mot ut o'clock after tho unvelllng Of
the statue OF Danuel Webster,
Senator Ross (Vt) oNertd a rcfolutlon de-
clnrlng that ns the national constitution docs,
not unal'ied by congress extend over tho "
lnauar posaoSslonsi that s0yer gnty hns been ao'
Quro over Puerto Rico and tho Philippines, by
treaty by the United states, and that this gov
emnlcnt Il under duy TO exercise sovereignty
for the general welfare OF tho Inhabitants. u
separate government Is demanded TO tako
charge OF thom,
Senator Wcllngton, In on extended speech,
Argued for Independence for the Flpinos llo
said Admiral Dewey had to stay at Manila 10
suppress anarchy nnd chaos
The house also mot late. The census bill was
taken up Mr. Hopkins said the bill met tho
census commlttCo's approval except where II
authorizes the director OF tho census TO con-
tract Tor printing OF the census reports outside
OF the government printing oHloc.
JANUARY NINETEENTH,
Tho Senate passed Senator Aliens (Nob.)
resolution calling on the president, II not In
for information ~ TO whether any
representative OF the Transvaal had applied to
the United States government for recusnitlon
and II such application had been made and II
II had been accepted
Tho Senate passed tho bill authorizing tho
use OF stone instead OF wood In the construction
OF dry docks Rt the navy yards, The financial
BILL was then taken up Sena,c adjourned until
Monday
Mr. Corllss Mlch) introduced bill for c0R-
struction OF the Pnclao cable to the Philippines
u nppropriates SOOOOO and limits the cost ~
IS, ,0O1,000
A bill was passed TO extend the time for build.
Ing bridge across the Mississippi river ut ST.
Charles, Mo.
Mr. Payne IN, " introduced tIll to extend
tho custom laws OF the United States to Puerto
Rico, That would mean free trade between the
States md Puerto Rico. The pension appro-
prlltlon bill engaged the attention OF the house
during most OF tho session,
JANUARY TwENTY-sECoND,
Senator Turner (Wash.N addressed tho Senate
on the Philippine question His discussion
took Wide range. IL charged perildy and
bad faith on the part OF the government
Senator Plntt IN, W ofIere u Joint resolu-
ton authorizing the president to invite the gov.
ernmont OF Great Britain to Join in nm intcrna.
tona commission to examine and report on tho
diversion Of waters that aro boundaries OF tho
two countries,
This was District Of Columbia day in tho
house, Several minor bills were passed. IL
was agreed that the Rock Island aud SPRING
field nrmorles should be referred to the speaker
for reference rs an original proposition This
q question Involved the appropriation for thB
construction Of small urms and had been re-
ferred 10 the committee on military nfialrs,
Tho present action H. GeSlgned to get II belOr0
the committee ON ways and means,
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