Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-03
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING.
Proceedings OF Oar National Lawmakers
from Day to Day In Condensed Form
Resolutions and BIIis.

The entire time of the senate on the
24th was devoted to the debate upon the
question of seating Matthew S. Quay.
who was appointed by the governor of
Pennsylvania as senator from that state.
At four o'clock vote was taken on the
pending motion of Senator Chandler to
strike out of the resolution declaring
Senator Quay not to be entitled to
seat the word mot" The vote stood 81
ayes to SO nays and Mr.. Quay was de-
MED a seat-...The house adopted the
Foraker emergency resolution to continue
the present officers in Porto Rico in office
until their successors are appointed
About 20 pages of the post Office appro-
priation bill were disposed of, the only
substantial amendment adopted being
one to give extra compensation to letter
carriers who work in excess of 4S hours
a week.
After a brief debate on the 18th the
senate agreed to the conference report
on the Hawaiian civil government bill.
A resolution was adopted calling on the
secretary of the treasury as to the num-
Der, location and cost of public buildings
being constructed. Consideration was be-
gun of the agricultural appropriation
bill. AS reported it carried So, 959, 120. The
bill after some amendment, was passed.
THE house considered the post office
appropriation bill, the provision for the
pneumatic tube service being stricken
out, Mr.. Moody (Ndass.) creating a SEN
sation by assailing the methods of the
Pneumatic Tube company in making
presents of blocks of stock to certain
influential persons whom he would not
name.
Almost the entire session of the SEN
ate on the 18th was devoted to the con-
sideration of the fight of Nathan B.
Scott CIV. Va to retain his seat. The
case finally went over without action.
Senator Mason CIll) introduced a joint
resolution requesting the president to
withdraw the forces of the United States
from Cuba so as to turn the government
s-1-
next Fourth of July. After four days
of discussion the house passed the post
Office appropriation bill. The bill to in
crease the salary of the director of the
census and of supervisors of census was
passed. The final conference report on
the Hawaiian government bill was pre-
sented but not acted upon owing to the
absence of a quorum.
The senate on the 9th voted on the
resolution declaring Nathan B. Scott to
be entitled to his seat from West Vir-
ginia. The number OF votes in the mega
tive was only three. The Alaskan civil
code bill was then taken up.....The house
broke all records by passing 81 private
pension bills. Among them was one to
pension at the rate of $40 a month the
widow of the late Col John NJ. Stotsen-
berg, of the First Nebraska, who was
killed in the Philippines. The confer
ence report on the Hawaiian government
bill was also adopted.
Senator Pettigrew SD on the 18th
called up in the senate his resolution of
sympathy for the Beers in their war
with Great Britain, but a call for
vote on a motion to refer it to the COM
mittee on foreign relations it was found
that there was not quorum and an
adjournment was taken. Previous to
that a resolution was adopted providing
that the exercises appropriate to the ac-
ceptance from the G. A. R. of the statue
of Gen. Grant, to be erected in the cap
itol be made the special order for Sat
urday, May 10, at four p. m.....The house
passed a number of bills of more or less
Importance. The bill for a commission
to adjudicate the claims of American
citizens against Spain consumed consid-
cradle of the session, but it was finally