Hutchinson gazette., 1900-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
what 10 Being Done In The Elfty-slHth
General Assembly.


MARCH FOURTEEN.
The financial bill was sent 10 the president
and he has sluned H.
Senators .Platt tct,, Aldrioh R, y and
Teller Col have been appointed sub com
| mittoe 70 visit Cuba,
senator Foster introduced bill for govern.
ment cnblo from somo port In Washington TO
points on the Alaskan coast
Mr., Fitzgerald introduced q Joint resolution
| asking the secretary Of the navy what prevents
the government from building It's own wa rships,
Mr., Little ARK has Q bll providing ioi
schooling OF non-oitlzen children In lndlun TOR
rltory by taxing non-oltizen residents.
MARCH FIFTEEN.
Senator Jones (Ark.) offered resolution OF
| Inquiry into charges OF incompetoncy and In.
attention 10 duty, made against the Indian
| territory townste commissioners
The bill approprlnting revenues collected IN
Puerto Rico, 70 the benefit OF the people there,
was taken W. when senator Jones (Ark'l o..
fored substitute which brought on lengthy
discussion,
senator Proctor (yt) introduced q bill to
create bureau OF chemistry IN the agricultural
department TO be charged with the regulation
OF adultoration OF food
The house passed bills TO settle the ttlo Of
real estate In tho city OF Santa Fe NOW
The District Of Columbia appropriations con
sumcd nearly tho entire session OF the house
MARCH SIXTEEN
The Senate held It's fourth special forenoon
session 70 listen 10 the reading OF the Alaskan
code bill, It's reading was finished,
A resolution offered by Senator Galllnger IN,
H. waA agreed 10, calling upon members OF tho
cabinet 10 report the number OF clerks In their
service,
An order asked for by Senator Hoar was mads
fixing the date OF Anal action on tho contest
case Of Senator.
Senator Allen offered m amendment 10 the
Puerto Rlcnn bill extending the constitution
over Puerto Rico, IL was tabled 38 TO II,
The house passed the District Of Columbia
appropriation, carrying 81 9OS,3lB
The house passed tho bill granting tho Fort
Hays military reservation 10 tho state OF kan'
sas,
MARCH SEVENTEEN,
All the amendments to tho Puerto RlcAn mp
preparation bill were withdrawn or voted down
and the bill passed without division,
Tho Senate committee on public bulldlnga
voted faVOrlbly the bill TO Increase the limit OF
the proposed building at Boise, ldoha, TO $780,
. Among the now bills In tho house Is ono set
ting apart lands In Arizona as "petrined for
est tnaiural park Also one 70 recover 10 tho
ph!ted States tho title to private holdings
WITHIN forest reservations for natural parks,
Tho house militia committee reported favor
ably tho bill TO give the national guard an
Increase from h00,O 900 TO @,O0l,OOO
MARCH NINETEEN.
Senator Beverage offered substitute for the
tnrl1 section OF the Puerto Rlcan bill, pending
for free trade with Puerto Rico. His sub
stitute also declares that the constitution IL
not extended over that island.
The Senate Indian committee will send
subcommittee inVnqliQnla
Oklahoma.
Tho house sent the pension appropriation
bill 10 conference committee,
Tho house nom -concurr0d In the senate ap-
preparation OF revenues 10 Puerto Rico.
Mr. Stevens (Tox) introduced bill for tho
appointment OF registers Of land In Indian Ter
ritory.