Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-15
WHAT CONGRESS- IS DOING.
Proceedings of Our National Lawmakers
from Day to Day in Condensed Form
Resolutions and Es,1Is.


While the senate had the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill under dis
cussion on the 10th a lively debate was
prec1pltated by an amendment made
py senator Hoar (Mass.) proposing to
give former Queen LiIiuokalani of Ha-
vail, $4,000 and annuity of $10, 600. The
amendment was finally tabled and the
bill passed. A resolution authorizing the
committee on relations with Cuba to
have q subcommittee visit Cuba was
objected to by Senator CocEren (Ndo)
1t was afterwards taken up and passed.
resolutions of respect were presented
and speeches were made on the late Mon
roe L. Hayward, Senator-eleet from Ne
braska, and the senate afterwards ad-
Journed as a mark of respect to his
memory. The house occupied the ses-
sion in listening to speeches on the con-
tested election case of Wise VS.. Young
from the Second Virginia district.
The senate on the 9Th agreed to the
conference report on the financial bill Icy
a vote of A to 26. Senator Simon (Ore.)
spoke on the Quay case. replying to the
speech of Senator Carter (dont) made
the previous day. Senator Scott CIV Va)
introduced a resolution authorizing the
president to govern the Philippines until
congress shall otherwise provide. Senator
Nelson (dinn0 introduced an amend
ment to the Puerto Rican bill extending
the customs laws of the United States
over the island. Senator Hoar (Mass)
gave notice of an amendment to the
diplomatic bill to pay $250.000 to ex-Queen
Iiiuokalani, of the Hawaiian islands
A joint resolution was passed inyitipe o
Great Britain to join the United States
IN forming an international commission
to report upon the diversion of the wa
tiers that bound the two countries. :. The
house spent the day in considering the
Aldrich-Robbins contested election case
from Alabama, Mr.. Levy IN. " intro
duced a resolution to deduct the expenses
OF the war out of the Cuban customs re-
ceipts.
Senator Lodge CMass.) made an ex-
haustive speech in the senate on the TIN
on the Philippine question, consumin G
three hours in its delivery. Senator Proc
tor (Vt.) then read a letter from Col
regiment in the Philippines, giving an ac-
count of the situation in the islands and
stating that the F'ilipinos were not cap
able of Self-gOVernment and wanted the
strong hand of some nation to guide and
direct them. Appropriate resolutions
were then adopted on the death of Con-
gresham Harmer (Pa.), funeral COM
mittee was appointed and an adjourn
request of Mr.. Mann Gid the vote in
the house on the AIdrich-RobbinS contest
ed election case was postponed until the
next day. Mr.. Bingham (Pa.) announce
the death of Mr.. Harmer (Pa.) and Of
fered the customary resolutions of re-
| gret, the speaker appointed a committee
to attend the funeral and the house at
1925 adjourned.
tariff and civil government bill began in
| the senate the Sth and continued I'M
interruptedly for AZ hours, the princi-
pal speakers being Senator Foraker (O),
in charge of the measure, and Senator
Pettus (Ala.), who opposed it. A reso-
luton was introduced by Senator Mason
(Ill.) calling for all correspondence with
Great Britain relating to the isthmian
| canal. A meeting was held in the even
ing for the formal reading of the Alas
kan code bill. The house, in the AL
drich-Robbins contested election case
from Alabama, seated Mr.. Aldrich, the
| republican, by a strict party vote. A
new rule was brought in to set aside the
day sessions on the second and fourth
Fridays of each month for pension leg
islation. A second urgent deficiency bill
was reported by the appropriations com
mittee. 1t carries a total Of 81, 439, $780,
The discussion in the senate on the 9Th
of the resolution of Senator Mason OLD,
expressing sympathy for the Beers, was
conducted behind closed doors. The
feature of the open session was a speech
by Senator Lindsay (Ky.) on the Puerto
R1can tariff and government measure.
| Senator Lodge (Mass.) introduced a res
| olutton giving the general commanding
the army the rank of lieutenant general.
| A session was held at night for the read
! ing of the Alaskan code bill. The house
| held its first day pension session and
| passed 81 bills, the only notable incident
being an attack upon the general policy
| of special pension legislation by Mr..
| Loud (Cal.), which was replied to by Mr.
| Sulloway IN. HI.