Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-26
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
what Is Being Done In The Fifty-sixth
General Assembly.
NAY FIFTEEN.

General Assembly.
NAY FIFTEEN.
The senate passed the free homes bill with
house, and without vote in Opposition to it
It now goes to the president
The i've days discussion OF the naval appro-
pr1ation bill ended and the bill passed. The
secretary OF the navy is authorized to contract
time and instructed to procure the best at limit
price of St45 per ton
The bin to provide for collector OF customs
In Hawaii was passed
a bill was passed to apply portion of the
proceeds OF public lands to schools OF mining
Senator Clark Qdont) spoke concerning the
investigation Of his right 70 seat in the sen
ate He was warmly congratulated by many
senators when he closed. Senator Clark then
said he had sent his resignation to the governor
Senator Jones CArkl introduced bin to pre-
vent and punish black listing and TO provide
The house passed the general deficiency bill
and the military academy bill. The deficiency
bill carries So. - CE2I and was passed substan-
italy without amendments.
NAY SIXTEEN.
The resolution in the case of the Montana
senatOrship was laid before the senate but its
further consideration postponed to give
the committee time to consider rs to whether
further action in the matter IS necessary
Senator Thurston introduced bill to regu-
late marriages among Indians It requires
license from Indian agents and prohibits poly
gamy.
The house judiciary committee has agreed to
I e 70 me house Proposition to ada article
report a bill amendatory Of the Sherman law,
extending jurisdiction Of the interstate COM
NAY SEVENTEEN.
Discussion of financial affairs OF Cuba and
the handling of that islands funds, took up
siderable time in the senate. 1t was asserted
IN the discussion the years receipts in Cuba
had been sixteen million and the expenditures
more than 81. coo coo.
The Isthmus canal commission has made re-
port TO congress- strongly advising the adoption
of the Nicaraguan route, and that work should
| be promptly commenced.
The senate passed a number of bills, among
! them are: repeating the law which gave msr-
! chandise from a foreign country the right to
| pass through this country free of charge via of
| the Mexican tree zone: amending charter of
| Fort Smith and Western railway through
| Indian Territory: saving q married wonan's
! right to perfect title of land entered by her
! before her marriage; amending statutes in
! relation to taking dispositions and a private
| Senator - olcott Colo opposed the item in
| the poStofice appropriation bill for the fast
] mail service in the South and from Kansas City
! to Newton
| MAY EIGHTEEN.
The senate elections committee has directed
| that action be pressed on the Clark (Mont.)
patch from Governor Smith OF Montana.
Senator Morgan offered u resolution of in
| quiry into Of action OF corporations in efforts
| TO monopc:lze the isthE.an canal. It was
| referred.
| The house naval committee reported bill to
| acquire so acres necessary to establish naval
| station Go Pearl HarOor Hawaii
/ The house passed the river and harbor bin.
| carrying $4,000 for survey and emergency
| work.
Much tine was spent on the Alaskan code
| bill
May NINETEEN
The sea=te spent q day and more on the
| pneumatic tube service item IN the poStoftice
| appropT ia ion hill and finally defeated it
frs al1pr- in f1f
| the retention of the Philippines during which
! Senator Tiiinlan took issue with him over the
| assertion Il at the people of the South were
glad that the confederacy Unsuccessful.
Other southern senators did not agree with
Senator Tillman.
The house has passed the first bill ever pass
| ed to pay confederate soldiers for losses grow
| ing out of the civil war Many other bills were
| passed. several of them being southern war
claims, mostly for property destroyed
The public lands committee Is likely TO en-
| dOrse the bill to paw states per cent Of the
| proceeds of sale of public lands.
| MAY TwENTY-ONE.
| The Beer question came up in the senate on a
| resolution to admit the Boer representatives TO
| the floor OF the senate The resolution was
tabled sc TO ,. The arguments against il were