Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-12
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
What is Being Done in The Fffty-sixth
General Assembly.
MAYTIRST

MAY FIRST
The Senate and the house have both passed
in game in violation Of local laws The bill
also gives the department Of agriculture power
eign birds % uii''sSiiA ''e t0r
Both the Senate and the house agreed to the
conference report on the joint resolution con-
tinuing the government Of Puerto Rico in the
administration until the new government is
fully Installed
The house passed the resolution providing for
the printing of al documents relating 70 the
The house agreed to the conference report
to the president who has signed it
A bin passed the house for the establishment
This is OF special interest TO Western Oklsho-
ma
MAY SECOND.
A memorial wss 70 have been laid before con-
greSS from the American chamber OF commerce
At Manila protesting against the excessive
taxation exacted by the military government
whether this was done.
After consideration for two months the
Alaskan code bill wGs passed by the Senate
Mr. Grosvenor COhio) introduced bill per-
hitting national banks TO make loans real
tons.
The Niearaguan canal bill took up a large
part Of the session Practically every member
profeSsed friendship for the canal. yet many
The house passed the Senate bills to give
and TO retire Captain HOdgson.
MAY THIRD.
Senator Harris CkanS) called up and sc.
cured the passage OF the resolution calling upon
to the flow OF the Arkansas river and to con-
serving the waters of that stream for the bene-
1T OF Colorado and Kansas
The Free Homes bill passed the house With
out roll call
The NicaraRuan canal bill passed the house
to the house; it is the most important of tho
general supply bills; ii carries S65, 5S67l5 being
more than the appropriations for the current
| fiscal year.
| MAY FOURTH.
The Postofdce committee reported to the SEN
ate the PostofIice appropriation bill and gave
A bill passed the senate to establish q branch
Of the Soldiers home at Denver
The senate agreed to amendment to the
| army reorganization bill giving rank and pay OF
| lieutenant general and stan TO the senior major
In an amendment to the senate naval bill the
| president is authorized to buy from Spain the
| floating dock in Havana harOor-
The senate passed the amended house census
The senate passed 137 private pension bills,
| including $50 month to General James Long
| street.
The army appropriation bill was passed.
While the house was considering the Sundry
| item for coast surveys the survey OF the coast
under the jurisdiction of the United States. -
This was in opposition TO like item in the
| naval bill which placed such coast survey in
! charge Of the naval department A debate on
/ the point was arranged for
| NAY FIFTH.
| The Senate received nominations from tho
| president of Sanford B. Dole, of Hawaii TO be
! governor Of that island and Henry L Cooper,
| also of Hawaii to be secretary
| The Senate buildings committee reported
| favorably q bill for 81 go .OOO government
| building in New Orleans
| The Notifications appropriation bill, carry
| ing about q 100000 was passed
| amendments to the army appropriation and it
| Mr. Stewart (W!s-J has bin IN the house 20
authorize the prairie band OF PottaEatomie
Indians to buy lands in Wisconsin
| MAY SEVENTH.
Appointment Of conference committees took
| some Of the SeDate'S time
| Senator Teller after repeated trials in pre-
! cedinR sessions Of the Senate. found chance
| to make speech on his resolution Of sympathy
| with the South African Republics
The Senate canal committee had its first sit
| ting to consider the NlcarRguan bill which
| passed the house last week
| It is the purpose of the Senate TO adjourn
early in June. and the intention is that nothing
| will be permitted to delay adjournment beyond
| June ID.
The Sundry civil bill passed by the house
carries slightly more than SOL 500, 0OO: about
sIo. 600 600 more than ever before. The general
| deficiency and military academy bills are now
| Only hills that the house has