The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-03-15
FlFTY-SlxTH CONGRESS.


Washington, March 6.---Senate--Mr. Car
ter, of Montana, dealt vigorously with the
an a1 exparantion s nj e as % to why he Will viii vote
for the former senator from Pennsylva-
na notwthstandnS he y0ted bs sssinst the
Voting on the conference report on the
mai indians eAe anS the 1e other S Sy Mr.. Batier 81
Hoyss~ The folleylns bill. were pass
ed The state e. Wyoming tS d reiinasis9 81
land ne ersnted the State aSGu az The eth time Of ad
iect other lands in lieu thereof; to issue
the a time ef for compisths tSe Bridges across
ratify treaty with the Comanehe, Kiowa
sor settement 10 adust the rghts o
citizen settlers on the Navajo Indian res
srvation; to authorize white persons who
to bring suits in the court of claims.
Washington. March 6.-senate.-A reso-
LUTON was adopted directing the secre,
the .'MaInmoth IRE. grove and the
South Park grove Of big trees in Cal
mia, the ID. idea being that the government
e've vote Of an Il to s. the % report thus having
a majority OF Is. Early in the session dis
sSssiSn Of the quay ease Sc was scs resumed; a
by Mr.. Carter. of Montana
HonseEThe entire day was spent IN
district Mr.. Robbins, the sitting mem
& behaif. % The other 81 speaRers PEI % W were s GM Mr.
Messrs Glenn en and DeXrmond end'eS for tRe the
Washington, March 7.--Senate--Mr. Sui
livan offered resolution that the Philip
pine islands are the. rightful property
and that while the misguided Filipinos
continue the present war, brought on by
! United States, SO long single gun in
their hands Is trained upon our flag, no
of tSe f States with The
to them, should be made by. the senate"
Mr.. Sullivan asked that. the. resolution
lie on the table until ne should call 1t up
Mr.. Lodge then addressed the senate on
the Philippine question IN which he want
to govern the islands until congress takes
action.
House-The house was in session but
25 minutes, adjourning out of respect to
Harmer, Of Pennsylvania. "the father of
appointed to attend the. funeral. The
vote. on the Aldrich Robbins contested
election case. which, was to have been
taken was postponed
| Washington, March S.-Senate.-The
chair announced the appointment Of SEN
ator Hanna OF Ohio and Tillman Of South
| ttors to the naval academy. A b. Civ
ing American register to the steamer
zen to Robert e. Peary u. S. n, the
Aree * p 0ras Srma nd ds
ued uninterruptedly for four hours and
a half; AT the night session 1859 pages Of
without concluding this formal but neces-
sary work the senate at lis adjourned.
Robbins, a &C democrat Tos from from the 9fS Fourth tn
Alabama district. and seated in his stead
'Wm. F. Aldrich, republican, VINO has
been three times a contestant from the
who is now given his seat for the third
time by republican house. The vote was
ion case of Wise vs. Young from the Sec
Snd Virginia district Was then taken
ask vote on it at two o'clock on Mon
day.
Washington, March observation-disclosures
ing sympathy for. the Beers was conduct
ed In the senate behind closed doors Mr..
committee, demanding that the doors be
closed. The feature of the open session
speech lca by M Lindsay nna Ky
measure. He opposed the tariff provision
Of the bill and some parts of the PROPOSE
the house provided for under the new
se kfsst teon ana Thess S
were favorably acted upon in committee
of the whole and subsequently passed by
| the house.
Washington, March 10.-Senate-The dip
lomatic appropriation bill was passed with
a few minor amendments. One of these
| was the striking out the provisions for
pensioning ex-QIeen Liliuokalani, of Ha-
| wall, $4,000 year. 1t was maintained
that it would establish dangerous prece-
| dent
House-The house agreed to take up the
bill providing government for Hawaii
| on April 3, the final vote to be taken
April 3 at p. m. Consideration of the
| WISE Young election contest was resumed
| and occupied the remainder of the ses-