Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
What ia Being Done In The Fifty-sIxth
General Assembly.
hARCH TwENTY-oNE.


General Assembly.
MARCH TwENTY-oNE
The Senate agreed to Senator Turner'S
CWaSh) resolution asking for information
mine Fod in the bed Of the Sea at Gaze Nome
The Senate passed an additional urgent de-
hciency bin: also bin providing for the ap-
pointment of 30 court reporters for the district
courts Of the country, at 3. 600 salary each
The elections committee reported favorably
on the continuance OF Senator Scott of West
Virginia in his seat
Speaker Henderson appointed committee OF
to consider special legislation relative to
celebration Of the Centennial Anniversary of
the purchase of Louisiana. at St Louis in 1903
The foreign affairs committee was directed to
investigate the allegations OF ex-COnSul Ma
crum relative to the opening OF onicial mail by
British authorities
Much time was spent on the Loud bill relating
to second class mail matter.
MARCH Tw ENTY-Two-
The Senate session was principally taken up
by buncombe resolutions and consideration of
the conference report on the Puerto Rican
measure. No definite action was taken on any
Senator Butler introduced bin authorizing
the distribution among the states Of $SS .13l.
which has accumulated by court martial forfeit
ureS, the money to be used for the benefit OF
the soldiers.
In the house Mr.. Little (Ark) has bill ap-
propriating 100000 for . soldiers hospital a.
The public lands committee reported favor
s1iy Dill allowing single woman 1n who locates
homestead entry on unplatteo lands, 10 COM
pIete the entry after her marriage.
MARCH TwESTY-THREE-
The Senate received from the president the
nomination Of Walter H Chamberlain, Of Chi
cago, to be assistant commissioner of patents
Senator Baker (Kans.l has bill in the Sen
ate authorizing the allotment from surplus
lands Of the Wea, Peoria and PianheshaW In
dians in the Indian Territory to the children Of
| said Indians who have not received ailotments.
The house has bill to establish light and
| signal station at Browns Point, Puget Sound.
| This was pension day in the house and when
| the roll was called 90 members cid not answer
and then the point of quorum was raised.
| The Speaker, however. counted 1913 present and
| the house proceeded with pension bills
Inc indian committee reported a Dill Ior the
establishment of the independent Order OF
Red Men in the Indian Territory
MARCH TwENTY-FOUR.
The Senate vote on the Puerto Rican tariff
| relief bill was 35 to IL.
| The territories committee reported favorably
] the bill ratifying the act of the Oklahoma leg
| islature making an appropriation for the
| LangSton University
The house agreed to the conference report or
| the Puerto Rico relief bill, 135 tt 81. This
| completed the bill which now goes to the pres
| ident
AT its last pension session bill the house
passed l42 private pension bills.
MARCH TWENTY
| The Senate passed the bill authorizing tht
| make full report upon the commercial AMI
| industrial conditions of China and Japan, ant
| appropriating $4,000 for the expenses of thu
commission.
| Delegate Flynn introduced a bill to prohibit
the passage of local or special laws in the terri
| tories and to limit territorial Indebtedness
| Mr.. Fitzgerald (MassJ has a bill ALLOWING
| $50 for funeral expenses of a soldier dying il
| the service and 500 for that Of officer, to b.
| paid TO the family or representatives OF th'