Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-02-22
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Proceedings of Our National Lawmakers
from Dav tn Day in Con6eraad Form
REVOLUTIONS and fsIIt~.

IN the senate on the 18th two speeches
were made on the financial bill The
Qa.) in favor of the measure and the
second by Senator Jones CNev.) against
it. The latter declared that the bill con-
ferred too great power on national banks
and fastened the country to a gold stan
dard. "A joint resolution increasing the
limit of cost of the new government print
ing Office $429, 600 on account of increased
cost of building material was adopted
by the house. Mr.. Ball CTex.) introduced
a resolution for a special committee to
look after bills and resolutions relating
to trusts. Mr.. Levy On. W introduced
bill to construct canal connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Mr.. Gill
bert (F<y.) introduced bill for national
military park at Perryville, KY.
The senate on the 18th had the f1nan-
ciaI bill under discussion. After two
o'clock the debate proceeded under the
ten-minute rule and at times became
spirited and interesting. The committee
on pensions reported the pension appro-
priation bill. The debate the legis-
1ative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill in the house strayed far from the
bill, touching the questions of govern
ment deposits in national banks, reckless
expenditures for pensions, and finally
drifting into the election methods in Mis-
sour. Mr.. Barthold (NIo) raised the
latter question by attacking the Nesbitt
law. The army appropriation bill was
afterwards reported and the house then
adjourned.
The senate substitute for the house
currency bill was passed by the senate
on the 18th by vote of 46 to %. Only
two amendments were adopted, VIZ: One
offered by the finance committee, keeping
the door open to international bimetal-
lism, and one by Senator Nelson (Minn.),
providing for national banks with $25, 600
capital in towns of not more than 1000
inhabitants. The Hawaiian government
bill was afterwards made the unfinished
business house nf "a
124 pages of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill without
amendment. During the debate a va
riety of topics were touched upon.
The Bacon resolution declaring the pol
icy of the United States toward the Phil
ippines was laid before the senate on
the 18th and caused a debate. Senator
McEnery (La.) strongly opposed the per-
rnanent acquisition of the islands and be-
Heved the United States ought to reIin-
quish them soon as its authority was
asserted. Senator Stewart CNev.) thought
the products of the islands should be ad-
mitted into the United States free of
duty. The bill providing for a govern
ment for the Hawaiian islands was then
read. The house having disagreed to
the senate amendments to the financial
bill Senators Aldrich Or. u, Allison Qa.)
and Jones (Ark.) were appointed confer
ees.. The house in committee of the
whole struck out from the legislative bill
all provision for the civil service commits
sion A warm discussion took place over
the statement of Mr.. Sims (Tenn) that
northern soldiers in the Spanish war
were more ciamorous for pensions than
southern soldiers and Mr.. Pearre (Md.)
brought out an indignant denial from Mr.
Fitzgerald (Mass) by stating that hun
dreds of Massachusetts soldiers who
never Smelled powder had applied for
pensions. The house, on motion of Mr..
Overstreet Qnd.) disagreed to the senate
amendments to the currency bill
The senate was not in session on the
th....The house passed the legislative
appropriation bill after putting in the
appropriation for the civil service COM
mission, which was defeated in com
mittee of the whole the previous day A
bill was introduced to provide chaplain
for each regiment in the army. April Z
was set apart for eulogies on the late
Mr.. Bland CNTo.).