The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL DoIEGs.
Condensed Proceedings from Day 70 Day
OF the Closing Session OF the Fifty
sixth National Legislative Body.

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sixth National LegislatIse Body.
The senate on the list had under dis
| cussiOn a resolution BY Senator Jones
| (Arlz-) to discharge the judiciary COM
I mittee from further consideration OF the
| antitrust bill passed by the house and
to bring 1T before the senate for consider
alton Many senators maintained that
/ the house measure was unconstitutional
] and protested against taking up so great
/ a question in the closing hours OF the
/ session The resolution finally went 70
/ the calendar During the remainder Of
I the session the post ofdce appropriation
Dill was under discussion After a pro-
! lOnged contest the appropriation for pneu-
matte tube service was eliminated en-
/ tirely, so that as the bill stands now the
| service viii have to be discontinued after
the 1st or next July. during the con-
! sideratiOn Of the deficiency appropriation
bill in the house Mr.. Bailey CTex-)
/ charged that there were employees Of the
| house who were dividing their salaries
with others who performed no work and
/ challenged any one on the other de
/ to deny his allegations. At the close Of
! the session he offered a resolution for
the appointment of an investigating COM
m1ttees which was referred TO the com
mittee on rules. The bill was finally
| passed.
During the greater part Of the session
/ OF the senate on the 22d, while the post
office bill was debated, a proposition to
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mail facilities from New York TO New Or
| leans via Atlanta and from Kansas City,
/ No. to Newton, Kan, was under dis
/ cussiOn. By a decisive vote the senate
continued the appropriations. An effort
! was made to obtain an appropriation to
4 continue the pneumatic tube service in
| New York, Boston and Philadelphia, but
/ it failed. The bill was finally passed.
! Afterwards the diplomatic and consular
| appropriation bill was passed in 30 min
| Ptes. After spirited debate the confer
| ence report on the Indian appropriation
/ bill was rejected and sent back to confer
| ence. Early in the day WaShingtOn's
| farewell address was read by Senator
! Bacon (Ga-). A resolution Of the legisla-
] ture Of Kansas in favor of legislation to
| prevent unjust discrimination in inter-
| state commerce was presented by Sena-
tor Harris CKan) and referred. To-. The
! house devoted the day to odds and ends
| Of legislation Nine bills We're passed by
| unanimous consent and % claims bills
| and 139 pension bills were passed.
The senate on the 23d passed the bill
| which releases the appropriation Of So
| 100000 for the Louisiana purchase exposi-
| ton at St. Louis in 1893 1t was amended
by providing an a-7rOpriation of S25O.O0O
i for a government e. bit at the Charles
/ ton exposition. TO be held next Deem
Der. Before the bill passed amendments
| We're adopted closing both expOsitiOns or
| Sunday The foTtificatiOn and the army
appropriation bills We're also considered.
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| with euIOEies or the late Representatives
! TIOfeckeT (Del-), Wise CVa-) and DAILY u.
| Y)----The house adopted a resolution to
| investigate the pay OF its employees. The
bill to increase the efficiency Of the rev
| enue cutter service was debated for two
| hours, but no action was taken. Several
| Of the appropriation bills were sent to
| conference and considerable miscelIaneous
business was transacted. Public business
| was then suspended to permit the house
20 pay tribute TO the memories Of the
late Representatives Clark q. h ana
Shaw u. W
The struggle for insular legislation be-
gan on the 18th in the senate. The army
appropriation bill was under considera-
ton and the Philippine amendment was
reached. In addition the Cuba amend
ment was offered and the general debate
on these propositions began. An evening
session was held to continue the debate
Senator Carter (AIOnt), who is one Of the
| senators in charge of the army appro-
priatiOn bill. insists that the Cuban
| amendment to the bill must be further
| amended so as to compel Cuba to render
an accounting to the United States for
| the money which has been expended by
this government in Cuba, with view to
the repayment at some future time. A
resolution offered by Senator GaIIinger
| IN. H authorizing the pensions com
mittee to make an examination Of all
laws granting pensions to soldiers, their
| survivors and dependents, TO make in
vestigatiOn Of special pension LEGISLATION
and to make any other inquiry on the
general subject Of pension legislation as
| the committee may deem desirable, was
! adOptsd....A partial conference report on
the naval bill was agreed to by the house
and the bill went back to conference
| The house also agreed to the conference
report on the bill to create q commission
| Of five to adjudicate the claims Of United
States citizens against Spain assumed by
the United States under the treaty OF
Paris. Some time was spent in clearing
up conference reports upon District OF
Columbia business.
The senate on the 18th debated the
amendments to the army bill placing the
Philippines and the Cuban matters under
President Mckinley's direction after con-
gress has adjourned, but, although a
night session was held, the debate on the
subject was not concluded Senator Nor
gan (Ala.) scored Admiral Sampson for
some Endorsements he had made on an
application for promotion by Chief Gun
ner Morgan. The conference reports on
the District Of Columbia appropriation
bill and agreements with the AIuscogee,
Creek and Cherokee Indians were agreed
to. A house bill to supplement the ex-
listing law as to the disposition Of public
lands was passed. The house was the
threw that body into a violent state Of
excitement, Mr. Lentz co. rising to a
question Of privilege and alleging that a
speech ne had turned over TO the public
printer, under general leave to print had
been withheld from the Record and had
by the speaker The controversy viii
probably be renewed. A partial confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill was agreed to and the bill was sent
back to conference.