Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-02-07
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day tn Day
of the Closing Session OF the Fifty
Sixth National Legislative BODY.

Sixth National Legislative Body.
in the senate throughout the 30th No
appreciable progress was made, most of
the time being occupied by Senator Tur-
ley CTenn) and Senator Jones (Ark.} in
speeches opposing the bill and severely
arraigning its alleged favoritisn. Bills
were afterwards passed establishing fish
hatcheries and fish stations in Idaho and
Indiana. Early in the day an unsuccess-
ful effort was made to secure agreement
to the conference report on the army re-
organization bill. The agricultural ap-
preparation bill was considered in the
house. The friends of the farmer were
much in evidence during the day and an
aggressive opposition led by Mr.. Mahon
(Pa.) voted into the bill an additional
appropriation of $4,000 for farmers bull
Iet1nS. There was also considerable dis
cuSSion of the irrigation of the arid lands
in connection with the paragraph provid-
ing for an investigation of that subject.
The bill was passed
In the senate the bill for the reorganiza-
tions of the United States army on the
S1st passed its last stage in congress and
was ready to go to the president for his
signature. The final step was taken in
the senate where, by vote of So to 25,
the conference report on the bill was
agreed to. The house of representatives
already had agreed to the report. The
shipping bill was discussed during the
latter part of the day and some progress
was made on amendments. The house
passed the Notifications appropriation bill
and made fair progress with the post
office appropriation bill. Many amend
ments were offered to the latter bill in
the interest of various claims of post
office employees, but they all went down
before points of order raised by Mr..
Loud, the chairman of the post office
committee, who was in charge of the
bill. Mr.. LentZ co. introduced a bill emf
titled "a bill to promote the purity of
elections" The house committee on terri
tories TPnnTfP6 nh fhn TsJ
allowing Alaska q delegate in the house.
The shipping bill was kept steadily at
the front in the senate the 1st. Sena-
tors RawlinS (Utah) and Berry (ArI.)
occupied most of the time in speeches
of vigorous opposition. Senator Gallinger
On. H) presented a resolution providing
for joint committee to make careful
inquiry into the question of special pen
sion legislation. He expressed the opin-
ion that the scope of congressional ac-
ton in such matters had been over
stepped entirely and that under the pres
ent practice a pension bureau is being
established under the dome of the cap
itol. The resolution was referred to the
committee on pensions. The house
passed an omnibus bill carrying 191
claims for stores and supplies taken by
the union army during the rebellion. The
bill to amend the Chinese exclusion act
with view to preventing the fraudulent
entry of Chinese into the United States
was passed. Several other minor bills
also got through.
The senate on the Cd passed several bills
of minor Importance and then the ship
subsidy bill was taken up, Senator Turner
(Wash) speaking in opposition to the
measure. The house went into commit
tee of the whole and resumed considera-
ton of the post office appropriation bill.
Public business was afterwards suspended
to pay tribute to the memory of the late
Senator Davis (Minn.)
The subsidy bill did not receive attention
in the senate on the 4th, the greater part
of the time being given to listening to a
speech by Senator Bacon (Ga.) on the
right of the senate to demand informa-
ton on file in the executive departments.
At the instance of Senator Chandler IN.
Hid the senate passed a resolution call
Ing upon the secretary of the navy for
list of members of Admiral SIMPSONS
| feet whose names were sent to the SEN
ate for promotion during the Fifty-fifth
congress He explained that the failure
of the senate to act had been due to the
Sampson-Schley controversy. The house
passed the senate bill to create a COM
mission to adjudicate the claims of United
States citizens against Spain which the
government of the United States as
sumed by the treaty of Paris, after hav-
Ing amended the bill so to refer the
claims to the court of claims instead of
to a commission. A bill was passed to
extend the charters of national banks
for another period of 20 years after 1902,
when the present extension expires.
About an hour was spent on the post Of
flee appropriation bill in the discussion of
the amendment to reduce the railway
mail pay, but no action was taken. The
Indian appropriation bill was sent to
conference. The centennial anniversary
| of the installation of John Marshall as
| chief justice of the United States was
commemOrated with impressive cere-
monies in the hall of representatives in
which both chambers met, Chief Justice
| Fuller presiding and Wayne MacVeigh
being the principal orator.