The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
What Is Being Dono In The Fifty-sixtb
General Assembly.
LANuARY TIFrEENTn


Senator Gear Oowa) was warmly congratu
lated upon his unanimous denomination TO the
senate. Senator Fottigrew introduced tne per-
ennial sixteenth amendment or potlton ioI
it, with the addition that women IN the island
possessions be included in our grant or iran
chise. Senator Perkins (Cal,) offered a r1solu'
ton asking the secretary OF the navy iot an III
vent0ry CT the navy. IL was auoP'eu'
Mr. Cannon reported for mis- committee tho
urgent deficiency bill and said he would call
IL up tomorrow Mr.. Clark's IN. b resolution
calling upon the state department Tor iniorma-
tion concerning the agreement between the
United States and Great Britain relative to
building war vessels on The great lakes, was
adopted District OF Colombia business filled
the remainder OF the session.
JANUARY SIXTEENTH.
The secretary of the navy appeared before the
Senate committee on naval anairs III auVocncy
OF the construction Of Pacific cable Inc
survey has been completed. The estimated
cost is $40 .00J,0O0. The entire length OF the
cable is estimated at s,29t knots, which allowed
70 per cent for slack. The present expense OF
,he war department alone, for messages to
Manila, is about 8 900 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 NJ cannon Grlto, Sre
than had been appropriated Tor rural Tree
delivery; as shown by the item OF Sloo,0o0 asked
for in this bill as deficiency. Chairman Lally
n substitute for Delegate Flynns free homes
bill.
JANUARY SEVENTEENTH.
Senator Hoars resolution of inquiry for gen.
eral Information regarding the Philippine war
was discussed and passed without division.
Senator Hales resolution asking information
of seizures of American flour by British war
ships, was decided to be unwise to cake action
The senate agreed to vote on the financial bill
on February 10.
In the house the committee on appropriations
reported the pension bill. The house then re-
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-
clarng that as the national constitution does,
not unaidcd by congress, extend over the new
insular possessions; that sover gnty has been &C.
oulred over Puerto Rico and the Philippines, by
treaty by the United states, and that this gov
eminent IS under du'y to exercise sovereignty
for the general welfare of the inhabitants:
separate government is demanded to take
Senator Wellington, in an extended speech,
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 was
taken up. Mr.. Hopkins said the bill met thu
authorizes the director of the census to con-
tract Tor printing OF the census reports outside
of the government printing office.
JANUARY NINETEENTH.
The Senate passed Senator Aliens (Neb.)
resolution calling on the president, II not in
compatible. for information as to whether any
representative of the Transvaal had applied to
the Unit States government for rccolnltioL
and If such application had been made; and II
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 then taken up. Senate adjourned until
Monday.
Mr. Corliss (Mich) introduced bill for con
structon OF the Pacific cable to the Philippines.
1t appropriates $jUO,OOJ and limits the cost to
IS. 0010O0.
A bill was passed to extend the time for build
ing o bridge across the Mississippi river at st.
Charles, Mo.
Mr. Payne IN. Y introduced hill to extend
the custom laws OF the United States to puerto
Rico. That would mean free trade between the
States and Puerto Rico. The pension appro-
priation bill engaged the attention Of the house
during most OF the session.