The Ely miner., 1901-03-08
WORK DONE N CONGRESS
Senate Kept Busy Over Large Ap-
preparation Bills and Other
Important Matters.
NATIONAL BANK CHARTERS EXTENDED.
House Passes Several Measures and
Sends Others to Conference.-The
lent Attack Made Upon the Speaker
by Lentz, of Ohio-Daily Summary
of Proceedings.

Washington, Feb. ga resolution
authorizing the pension committee to
examine all pension laws was adopt
ed in the senate yesterday and a
house bill amending the act providing
a civil government for Porto Rico was
passed.
Washington, Feb. 27.--An amend
ment to the army appropriation bill
was agreed to in the senate yesterday
placing restrictions on the sale of pub
lie lands and granting of franchises in
the Philippines. A favorable report
was made upon the house bill extend
ing for 20 years the charters of nation
al banks. Rear Admiral SIMPSONS
opposition to advancement of men
from the ranks was severely criticised.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-After a con-
tinuous session lasting IA hours the
senate at one o'clock this morning
passed the army appropriation bill,
having adopted the Spooner and Gu
ban amendments-the one giving the
president military. civil and judicial
power in the Philippines by vote
of As to 27, and the other stating the
position of the United States toward
Cuba by vote of 43 to 20.
Washington, March Most Of the
time in the senate yesterday was
spent in agreeing to conference re-
ports. The river and harbor bill,
carrying $5O,164,526, was passed.
Washington, March 2.-During the
greater part of a long, tiresome ses-
sion of the senate yesterday the sun
dry civil appropriation bill was under
consideration. 1t was finally passed.
The House.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The senate
on Saturday passed the st. Louis ex-
position appropriation bill, with an
amendment for Sunday closing, and
also passed the fortification appro-
priation bill.
Washington, Feb. 25.-In the house
on Saturday a resolution to investi-
gate the pay of it's employees was
adopted and several of the large ap-
preparation bills were sent to con-
ference. Tribute to the memories
of the late Representatives Clarke, of
New Hampshire, and Shaw, of New
York. were paid.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The senate
amendment to the navy bill striking
out appropriations for new battle
ships and cruisers was concurred in
by the house yesterday.
Washington, Feb. 27.-In the house
yesterday several conference reports
were agreed to, and an adjournment
was taken in the midst of violent at
tack upon the speaker by Mr.. Lentz.
CO., and others because speech by
Lentz had been withheld from the Con-
gressional Record because of it's Of
fensive nature.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-The time
was spent in the house yesterday in
consideration of various conference
reports A bill was introduced ap-
propriating $4,000 to pay losses
caused by John Morgan's raid into
Indiana during the civil war.
Washington, March 1.-Conference
reports on the war revenue reduc-
ton, diplomatic and consular and
agricultural appropriation bills were
adopted in the house yesterday. The
report on the war revenue bill makes
reduction of about s41,OOO,oOO.
Washington, March 2.-The house
yesterday removed the probability of
an extra session by concurring in the
senate amendments to the army ap-
preparation bill, including provisions
regarding the Philippines and Cuba, by
vote of 159 to 1874.