Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-02-23
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day 70 Del
OF the Closing Session OF the fifty
sixth National Legislative Body.

At the conclusion Of several hours con-
sideratlon Of the ship subsidy bill III the
senate on the 18th Senator Teller tCol)
announced his purpose to prevent vote
Mt this session. Senator Hanna (O.) re-
piled to Senator Teller In a forccfut
speech. In the course Of which he became
impassioned In his denunciation OF the
methods employed by the opposition 10
defeat the measure. Prior to these re.
marks Senator Perkins Call delivered
a speech In support Of the bill. Earlier
In the day the agricultural appropriation
bill was passed. the appropriation for
seeds being increased from $4,000 tn
$40. 900. e. Under the leadership Of Mr..
Cannon. chairman OF the appropriations
committee, a long filibuster consumed the
time OF the house. He wanted the house
TO proceed with the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. but the opposition desired
to devote the day to the consideration OF
private claims. The net result was that
the whole day was wasted.
At the conclusion OF the morning hour
In the senate on the 18th, when the uniin-
ished business. the shipping bin. was laid
before the body. Senator Spooner (Nls.)
moved to proceed to the consideration Of
the olcomargaIine bill and the motion
prevailed. After little over an hours
consideration OF the measure II was laid
aside In order thai unobjected bills on the
calendar might be considered. Nearly 800
bills. including 1877 private pension bills.
were passed during the day. The house
made little progress with the sundry civil
appropriation bill At four o'clock public
business was suspended to allow the mem
beers to pay tribute to the memory OF the
late Representative Hoffecker (Dclo.
February q. at four o'clock. was set aside
for nm wing trihtfa IN tho nramnry Of the
late Representative Shaw (N ".
Nearly the whole OF the senate's ses-
sion on the 18th was devoted to consider
alton OF the post Office appropriation bill.
but the bill was not finished. Senator
Pcttus (Alao delivered a speech In OPP
position TO the ship subsidy BILL Just
before adjournment the conference report
on the military academy appropriation
bill was laid before the senate. Senator
Hale. chairman OF the senate committee
on naval affairs. introduced a BIN for
the revival Of the grade Of vice admiral
In the navy ana authorizing the president
TO appoint two rear admirals to that of
flee. The bill Is in the interest Of Ad-
mirals Sampson and Schley. He also In
troduced n joint resolution Of thanks to
Admiral Sampson and the men under him
at Santiago. Senator Hansbrough. from
the senate committee on public lands. re-
ported his bill devoting the proceeds Of
the sale OF lands In the arid land states
to the reclamation Of the arid lands by
irrigation as an amendment to the sun
dry civil BILL. The bill to authorize the
holding Of the international exposition In
celebration OF the centennial anniversary
Of the Louisiana purchase at 81. Louis
In 1903. and appropriating S.0o0.000 there
for. passed the house by vote OF l9i to
Il. The sundry civil bill also was con-
sidered. Mr.. Bell (Col) introduced a
resolution inquiring OF the secretary Of
the interior as TO what authority the PEN
sion once Is turned over TO the inaugural
committee'
BY the emphatic vote OF IS to Il the
senate on the 18th rejected the confer
ence report on the military academy
appropriation bill because the provision
against hazing was regarded as too dras-
tic. Senator Deboe (ky) delivered his
announced speech upon the Nicaragua
canal. He advocated the construction OF
the waterway by the United States. An
amendment to the army appropriation
bill was introduced by Senator Gallinger
IN. HI appropriating Si1.5OO to be applied
TO hitting out the post exchanges so as
to make them take the place OF the army
canteens.. The house spent the day up
on the sundry civil bill and reached the
ninety-ninth page. There are l35 pages
In the bill. The feature OF the day was
the debate upon the question OF national
irrigation OF arid lands In the west. which
came up incidentally. No material