The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-01-27
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Proceedings Of Our National Lawmakeri
from Day to Day In Condensed Form
Resolutions and Bills.

At the conclusion OF routine business
In the senate on the nth the resolutions
calling for Information regarding the
Philippine Instruction were debated and
the one offered by senator Hoar (Mass.)
was adopted. Tn resolution offered by
Senator Hale (Me.) as to the seizure Of
flour by the British authorities was
adopted after a spirited debate. The res
olution of Senator Pettigrew Is. ID call
ing for information from the secretary
OF war as to the fiscal operations in Cuba
was also passed. Senator Teller (Col)
then made an address on the financial
bill. 1t having been decided to take the
final vote on the measure on February Is.
THE house. had another inning over
the sale of the New York custom house
by Secretary Gage, Mr.. Sulzer IN. W
charging that his resolution to investi-
gate the transaction was to be sup
pressed. This precipitated a debate last
Ing for three hours. The urgent deficiency
bill was afterwards passed.
In the senate on the 18th Senator We'll
lington (Md.) continued his debate on
the Philippine question. declaring that
the United States. after subduing the
insurrection should confer upon the Fill
ipinOs the right to govern themselves, af-
fording them such protection as they
might need. Senator Teller (Col.) after
wards spoke on the financial bill, critics.
iHS IL bcCdusS IL 6ONtT IIIlent SuTTen-
dered its power to make money and gave
banks the opportunity to issue paper mon
He also declared this was not a safe
time to effect a change In our monetary
system, there having recently been a se-
rious money panic an New York. n
house passed the senate bill to extend
the powers oc the director of the census
after striking out the committee amend
ment to contract for extra printing with
private firms. Mr.. DeArmond (Mo.) in
a bill to repeal the bankruptcy
law and Mr.. Fitzgerald (Mass.) a resolu-
ton that soldiers and sailors should have
chaplains as far as practicable of their
own faith.
In the senate on the 10Th Senator Hale
(Me.) made an impassioned speech in
which he declared that the American peo-
pie sympathized with the Beers in their
for liberty against Great Brit
ain. The occasion of the speech was
by a resolution by Senator Allen
(Neb.) calling for information as to
a representative of the Trans
vaal had applied to the United States
government for recognition. The resolu-
ton was adopted. Senator Morgan (Ala.)
h spoke on the financial bill and an
adjournment was soon afterwards taken
until the 22nd The pension appropri-
bill carrying s145, 245, $50. was passed
the house. 1t was made the vehicle
for an attack upon the commissioner of
pensions by Messrs. Curtis tKan.), Lentz
and Norton o., and several others. The
was defended by a score of
members from both sides of the house..
rider was put on the bill empowering
the commissioner to withhold the fees
of attorneys where ne was satisfied they
had not prepared the cases under their
supervision.
The senate was not in session on the
2oth....The reports of the special commit
tee in the Roberts case We're presented
to the house. A bill was passed to grant
the ROCK Island railway a right of way
through the Fort Sill and Fort Reno
reservations in Oklahoma. Mr..
White IN. CO presented a petition signed
by 2,41S persons for national legislation
against lynching and mob violence and
eulogies were pronounced on the late Rep
Danford CO.).