The Globe-republican., 1900-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
what Is Being Done in The Firty-sIxsh
General Assembly.


Bills were passed change the name Of the
fari Of 5ns A ss n 10 phi
ceEeane stamps t,IngropeFly or 9nnecessarlly
al land office the Choctaw orphan lands IN
ernment lands Tor a pipe line TO Fiagstan,
Arizona
II, The house passed the ;! 900 900 appEopslaslon
tiers supplies and camp e4ufppage. FOR issue TO
The eight hour bill reported to the house
sse 1e abor u9der the eontracs Shaft
senas an ea6orate reyeT Of t9e eight a10 hor
legislation In all the states, and the former
The house passed the law coucerning pen
Republic This was passed without a dissent
,6a s's Ss M n a e ss
Beers but ruled of order
sINTH
inTentioe Of SeiIe whe has
powers 50 great that no arnor manufactured
stand The shell discussed secret
It prudent to make pubic the result Of the
The senate struck out OF the naval bill which
caeees after four NE yrs term wehoup WafsinG
foE t hI tho Tho years at sea coil
leetors of internal revenue for stamps charged
The senate eoncurred in House amendments
to the G. A r. bill without debate
The house adopted the resolution calling
giving the materials which are used in manu-
against the report upon the resolution made
that its adoption would be a command to the
whih K c Fl In ah e % dv an
Claims bills were considered in the house. one
to pay w. H PeperelI of Coneordia kas-, 800
bills were passed
MAY TENTH
A bill IS reported in the Senate authorizing
Wsian pand the Feeone99n 20 OF
that legislation is required to complete his
settleEs Who Who have proved up and paid for
Homes iegIsIation; viii be pFoyided for ~ an
nated may take up an additional $50 acres
The Senate discussed the naval supply bill
The following nominations were confirmed:
Cooper to be secretary of Hawaii
general at Yokohama. Japan,
J. NJ Oat to be postmaster at Honolulu
The house Ways and Means committee re-
ceiyed memorial from the association OF
AneTlean newspaper publishers and hxed the
The public lands cofnInfttee reported favora-
ineIudins entries IN fnbsr stone entries, to
ELEVENTH
& a9S BY an1g Of s Soath e T n
seated Mr. pearson in his place an
The The S pT0xiding for national i
rating the LOUISIANA purchase was considered
charge; but the appropriation section was not
MAY TWELVE.
The senate agreed to a resolution concerning
Paris on july 1. 1900. This statute was paid for
| oy the schooI children OF the Unlted states
contributing 80. GOD for the statue to which the
| government added S5O.ooo for its PEDESTAL
| The proposition to establish armOr plate
| plant defeated in the senate, p "a
| The bill appropriating Sf,230.00o for public
| building at New Orleans passed
! Senator Hoar offered resolution for infor-
nation whether passports required
| from or fees paid for permission to pass from
| between Hawaii and the Tn ted States
The house broke the record N Friday. york
| ing late and passing fSC private pension bills.
| There was no session of the house today
| FOURTEEN
I The SENATE committee futer-Oceanic canals
/ =
| canal bill it passed the house
| Senator Baker has bill in to authorize
Miami, Ter. $40. 900 bonds for the
erection OF school He also has bill to au-
| throize absentee Shawnee Indians to bring
! suit in the court of claims againSt the United
| States to determine the amount of money. ii
any, is due them from the United States