The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
What Is Being Done In Tho Fifty-sixth
General Assembly.

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bill that nothing In the U shall interfere Win
| efforts to secure International bimetalism.
Senator Pettus (kla) offered another provi.
ding that the bill shall not DO construed 10 anec'
| the present legal tender quality OF silver dol
senator Chandler offered ono In tho same
line: and Senator Jones (Ark) gave notice OF
! mn amendment providing for an urgency funu OF
$50 900 In treasury notes.
The Senate passed joint resolution provi-
| ding for the appointment OF woman commits
sioner to represent the United States and the
National Society OF the Daughters OF the Revo-
| luton ut the unwilling OF the statue OF Laiay-
The committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto
Rico reported bill providing form OF govern
m mt for Puerto Rico
he house received an invitation to attend the
~ oral services OF the late General Lawton on
day afternoon
me final conference report on the urgency
q cheney bill was agreed to.
\ bill TO appoint commission TO examine
IL the question OF the pollution OF the water
s. 2ply OF cities was defeated, % TO 81 IL was
aimed OF the Chicago drainage canal.
Assaults upon the policy OF the administra-
tion in the Philippines filled much time. sew
eral speeches were made: Mr., Clark (Mo)
spoke two hours.
FEBRUARY SEVEN.
The Senate committee on foreign relations
met TO consider the Nicaragua canal treaty
There was some opposition to II yet there Is
likely to be favorable report.
he Senate agreed to the conference on the
urgent deficiency bill, thus passing the measure
Senator Foraker gave notice OF taking up the
bill providing government Tor Puerto hlco.
An agreement was made to give right OF way 10
the financial bill each day. u,
Senator Penrose (Penn) introduced Dill
extending the pension laws to persons who
served in the civil war one month.
The house resumed consideration OF the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill Inc
discussion OF this bill was closed by MIR: Sha'
forth Coli in a speech in favor OF mediation
by the Uuited States in the South African war
Debate on the Puerto tariff bill Is to COM
mence on the 18th and is limited to one week.
The house committee on military AFFAIRS acted
favorably on the bill to establish soldiers
home at Johnson City, Tenn, to cost S.oOOoO'
FEBRUARY EIGHT
Senator Penrose presented resolution re-
curing the president to detail naval vessels u
20 to Delagoa Bay to maintain our commercial
rights in Portuguese waters
The Senate committee on Agriculture hearo
Governor Brady of Alaska on farming oppor'
tunities in that territory.
Senator Depew IN. " read letter from
President Schurman OF the Philippine commits
sion contradicting statements in senator Petti.
Crews speech OF last week, and criticized
Senators who place the word of Aguinaldo
above that OF schurman and Admiral Dewey
Senator Pettigrew replied, reiterating state'
ments which he had made.
Senator Penrose introduced bill authorizing
the printing OF the proceedings OF the u. A. ~
encampment as government document, anu
for their distribution among the G.. a. r. posts.
The house received majority and minority
reports on the tariff bill for Puerto Rico.
Mr. Mcclellan IN. " introduced Dill pro-
vidlng for the purchase by the United States
from New York, of the Erie canal, and Tor ~
conversion into ship canal, at a cost OF S'o,'
100000.
Credentials OF John w. Gear were presented
he having been elected Senator from Iowa for
full term commencing March 4, 1901,
Senator Baker (Kas) introduced bill au'
thorizing j. II. AFTER and Davis Hill to con-
struct and operate telephone system In the
Indian TER tory and Oklahoma.
bill was passed to define and regulate proof
in certain pension cases.
committee substitute was reported Tor tne
bill providing department of commerce. with
cabinet officer. Under it the patent office VIII
be transferred to the new department
The Senate passed bills: giving S9OO,fOJ FOL
public building at Deadwood; 1900 for monu'
ment to mark to site of the Fort kearney
massacre; granting TO the state OF Kansas thd
Fort Hays military reservation, OF 900 acres,
The Senate then adjourned to attend ths
funeral of General Lawton.
In the house few bills were passed bui
there were none of especial interest in the west.
The committee public lands reported favor
ably on the bill allowing second homestead ID
one who has committed or has lost his homes
stead without REIMBURSEMENT for value.
General Lawton
FEBRUARY TEN.
Senator Jones (Ark.) introduced free silver
substitute for the pending currency bill
Senator Allen offered a resolution Of active
sympathy for the Beers There was not dozer
Senators who had taken their places. and they
were careless and the resolution was passed
Allen however bowed to the request of the pre-.
siding officer that it should be reconsidered and
laid over.
Senator Nelson offered an amendment to the
currency bill lermitting the organization oil
national banks in towns of 1000 and over with
s25, 900 capital.
The Senate in executive session ratified the
extradition treaty with Peru, and the Mexican
boundary treaty
At last nights pension session OF the houst
number of private pension bills were passed
and b more OF them were favorably acted upor
in committee of the whole. There was
quorum present. The house held no session
today.