Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
sThat is Being Done In The Fifty-Sizth
General Assembly.
MARCH Twenty EIcHT

MARCH TWENTY EIGHT
The house committee military sRafrE
recommend the reappointment Of the present
board of the national home. It was also agreed
to oner an amendment to the rnilifary s1pro-
priation bill. giving travel pay cents per mile,
IN lieu OF the present system based on the
theory that 20 miles is q days march.
The Indian committee reported favorably the
bill to abolish tribal relations in Indian Terri
tory and to establish new taxes non citizens
There is a bill before congress to establish "a
civil service college.
on the bill on false branding Of food and dairy
products.
MARCH TwENTx-NINE-
The senate spent much Of the day on the
Puerto Rican bill and finally decided to vote
upon it on April s.
Senator Berry introduced bill requiring the
quartermaster's department to give preference
In purchasing supplies to parties not connected
with any trust or combine.
The pension committee asked for more clerks
There are ,15S bills before the committee and
hundreds OF house bills still to come.
bill was passed providing for testimony in
behalf OF the defendant IN preliminary hearing
OF criminal cases.
After some routine business the house re-
sumed consideration OF the army appropriation
The bill to approve revision and adjustment
OF sales of Otoe and Missouri IndiaA lands in
Kansas and Nebraska was passed
inc public lands committee reported favor
ably the bill for a Buffalo Reserve in New
Mexico. limited to II, 600 acres.
MARCH THIRTY.
The Senate passed the bill for the University
the Ell Reno cemetery bill.
Senator Jones (Ark.) introduced a bill au-
thorlZlng suit in the court of claims to settle
the question of the citizenship of freedmen in
the ChickaSaw nation.
a bill was introduced providing $4,000 for
Indians. representing tribes, in attendance on
the Buffalo Pan-American exposition.
Mr.. Curtis of Kansas introduced a bill to
create division of criminal information in the
The post-ofhce approximation bill carries
O0I for rural delivery and 1925 QUO for
Mr.. Culberson- (Tex.) offered joint resoIu-
tlon directing that families of wounded soldiers
be kept reasonably advised Of the condition OF
the men.
MARCH THIRTY-oNE.
The Senate by resolution asked what surveys
nay Th oeIn nlaoS ~ recently ACQUIRED lsIanos:
priation bill amended it somewhat, by opening
soldiers homes to volunteer and regular SOL
olerS VINO have seen recent service, and giving
volunteers one months extra pay if they Served
within the United States, and two months
extra pay 70 those who served abroad
The Loud bill relating to second-class matter
was again reported TO the house. amended to
Much time was expended on Southern claims
Several claims for cotton burned by confed-
crates were referred to the court of claims.
Mr.. Cox of Tennessee, who commanded the
forces who burned the cotton occupied seat in
the house.
A bill to pay damages for the cutting OF a
cable by Dewey, at Manila was tabled
APRIL SECOND.
The Senate used up still another day on the
Puerto Rican measure
Senator Baker (Kan-) introduced bill Civ
ing cities and towns in the Indian territory
having population Of I,cOO, authority to bor-
row money bonds. Also bill to provide for
the sale OF isolated tracts of land of the Usage
trust and diminished reserve lnadS in Kansas.
The shipping bill was reported to the house
by the Merchant Marine committee.
The house passed the bill authorizing the
sale of the Choctaw orphan Indian lands in
Mississippi; with an appropriation Of $500 TO
carry it cut.
Mr.. Miller's Kan9 bill, duplicate Of Senator
Bakers bill mentioned above, was passed by
the house.