Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-03-08
Congress.

the diplomatic and consular apprOpriai
tion. During the greater part of the SEES.
sion a proposition to discontinue the up.
preparations for fast mail facilities from
New York to New Orleans via Atlants
and from Kansas City, Mo-. to Newton
KAN, was under discussion. BY a de.
cisive vote the appropriations were con.
tinued.. An effort was made to obtain an
appropriation to continue the pneumatic
tube service in New York, Boston anG
Philadelphia. but it failed. An amend.
ment was agreed to authorizing the Post.
master General to investigate the .ques.
tion Of establishing a postal telegraph
system and to report his findings to the
next Congress. After Al spirited debate
the conference report on the Indian mp.
preparation bill was rejected and sen,
back to conference. Early in the day
Washington's farewell address, in accord.
ance with q custom of the Senate or
Washington's birthday, was read, the
reader being Senator Bacon of Georgia
The House devoted an hour to unanimous
consent legislation and two hours and 6
half each to the passage of private claims
bills and private pension bills. Nine bills
were passed by unanimous consent anG
twenty-nine claims bills and 1870 pension
bills were passed. Among the latter was
the Senate bill to pension the widow OF
the late Gen. Henry w. lawton. who
was killed in the Philippines. AS the bill
passed the Senate it carried 500 1.
month. The House cut the amount dowr
to 500 upon the representation that Mrs
Lawton enjoyed a comfortable income.
The Senate on Saturday passed st
Louis exposition appropriation bill. witt
amendments for Sunday closing and mr.
appropriation of $25O,OOO for the
Charleston exposition next December
Passed fertilization appropriation bill
The House adopted a resolution to inves.
tigate the pay of it's employees. The bill
to increase the efficiency of the revenue
cutter service was debuted for two hours
but no action was taken. Several of thu
appropriation bills We're sent to confer
ence. The seed amendment to the agri
cultural bill was agreed to. At 4 O'Clock
pubic business was suspended to permi,
the House to pay tribute to the memories
of the late Representatives Clarke OF
New Hampshire and Shaw of New York
The Senate devoted Monday to debate
on the Philippine amendment to the
appropriation bill. The House de,
voted the day to conference reports. Con
CURED in Senate amendment to navy bill
striking out appropriations for new bat
tleships and cruisers.
In the Senate on Tuesday important
amendment to Philippine amendment to
army appropriation bill was agreed to
1t was ampliication of amendment pre-
viously offered by Mr.. Hoar, laying re-.
strictlons upon sale of public lands anG
granting of franchises and concessions in
Philippines. Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) contin.
ued his speech on both the Philippine and
Cuban amendments. He appealed to the
IN to withdraw both propositions.
MAINTAINING Congress was treading upor
dangerous ground. During the Afternoon
MI. Allen severely arrnigncd Rear Ad.
mlral Sampson for Endorsements upon an.
plication of Chief Gunner Charles Nor.
gan OF the navy for promotion to grade
OF commissioned officer. Conference he
port upon District of Columbia appropri
alton bill was agreed to, as was also pa1.
tlal report of cOnferees on postottice mn
preparation bill. The House agreed to .
partial conference report on Indian an.
preparation bill, and sent bill back to con.
ference; defeated conference report or
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Wednesday in the Senate was devoted
TO debate on the Cuban and Philippine
amendments to the army bill, after which
voting began Oh the minor amendments
the measure. All of them were offer.
ed by Democratic Senators, and all o.,
them We're voted down by heavy MAORI.
ties. Philippine amendment adopted BY
a vote OF 10 to %. Cuban amendment
ADOPTED by a vote of 43 to 20. In the
taouse the day was spent in consideration
OF various conference reports. Report.
on iortihcation, District of Columbia and
miitary academy bills, the latter contain
!ns antl-hazlng legislation, were agreed
10. Naval Dill was sent back to confer
ence after defeat of a motion to concu,
IN the senate's provision for three more
submarine torpedo boats. st. Louis fail
Dill was sent to conference for a settle
meht OF differences.
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