The National tribune., 1901-02-07
CONGRESS-.
A Synopsis of the Proceedings
of Both Branches.
TUESDAY, JAN. 90.

| In the Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 30, Sen
ator Frye gave notice that he intended to
keep the Ship Subsidy Bill to the front,
even as against the Appropriation bills,
not yielding to them without vote of the
Senate. This was taken to indicate dis
position on the part of Senate leaders to
force to an early issue the question
| whether the shipping bill is going to pass
| at this session.
Senator Turner, of Washington, spoke
! in severe arraignment of the bill, declar-
ing it to be ''lawless, piratical raid on
the public Treasury" in the interest of a
few private benefciaries and committing
the Government TO enormous expenditures; |;
vicious in principle and absurd in its ex-
| travagance. He did not impugn the mo-
tiyes of those advocating the bill, but said
it had been devised by select committee
of private parties, aided by distinguished
counsel, with less consideration of the pub
lie welfare than of the private interests
concerned. lie endeayored t0 show that
it was not calculated to benefit any COM
munty, but to enrich q few individuals.
Certain amendments were agreed to rs
presented by the Committee on Commerce.
passed, with slight amendments.
In the House the Agricultural Appro-
priation Bill was discussed. 1t was used
as vehicle for several general speeches.
The bill as reported carries S4,377, ,22U, an
increase OF 1888, 75U over the current act.
The conference report on the Army APP
preparation Bill was adopted.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30.
In the Senate on Wednesday the Sub
sidy Bill was kept at the front all day. No
appreciable progress was made. Mr.. Tur-
ley and Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, attacked
the bill.
Mr.. Berry had the bill read Mr.. Frye
declared that Democratic Senators were
delivering New York Reform Club
it was the Hanna bill of two years ago,
whereas it was entirely changed and bore
little resemblance to it.
In the House the Agricultural Bill was
considered. Mr.. Lands offered an amend
ment providing that no money be paid to
the Agricultural College in Utah until the
Secretary OF Agriculture is satisfied that
no trustee or teacher in the institution
practices polygamy. Mr.. King, who sue
ceeded Mr. Roberts, tried in vain to head
1t Oft with point of order, and insisted
that polygamy was a thing of the past.
Mr.. Lands alleged that two of the pro-
fessors of the college are polygamists and
that one of the trustees had seven wives
and 30 children. The House in Committee
adopted the amendment, but it was
stricken out when reported to the House.
by vote of GO to 19.
The bill was passed Mr.. Latimer's
amendment to increase the appropriation
for farmers bulletins to $50. 900 was
adopted, despite Mr.. Mahon's declaration
that they would not do the farmers any
good and members desired to distrihntc
them to make themselves popular with the
farmers.
THURSDAY, JAN. 81
In the Senate on Thursday the confer
ence report on the Army Bill was adopted
by vote of 33 to %, after much argu-
ment, as follows:
Clapp, CullOm, Deboe, Depew, Dillingham;,
Dolliver, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker,
Foster, Frye, Hanna, Hawley, Kean,
Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge, McEnery, Morgan.
Nelson, Perkins, Platt Conn, Proctor,
Quarles, Sewell, Shoup, Simon, Stewart,
Thurston, Wetmore-33.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate,
Berry, Butler, Chandler, Chiffon, Clay.
Cockrell, Culberson, Gallinger, Hale,
McCumber, Mallory, Martin, Penrose, Pet
tgrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Teller, Vest-25. |
Some progress was made with the |
amendments to, the Shipping Bill.
In the House the Fortifcation Bill was
passed. 1t carries $7,227, ,461. $156 6167 |
less than carried by the current law.
The P3stofiee APPROXIMATION Bill was
considered. Mr.. Loud, in charge of the |
bill, explained that it carried $122, 1872 |
GSS, or 81 ,515, ,339 more than the estimates. |
or 81, 4,450 more than the appropriation |
for the current year.
FRIDAY, FEB. /.
In the Senate on Friday the Subsidy |
Bill was considered all day, some matters
preceding it.
MIR. Gallinger presented a resolution pro-
viding for joint committee, to be com
posed of the chairmen of the Senate Com
mittee on Pensions and the House Com |
mittees on Invalid Pensions, to make care
full inquiry into the question Of special |
pension legislation.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Pensions.
The House passed an omnibus bill
carrying 19l claims, aggregatipg S344,4 |
Tor stores and supplies taken by the |
Union army during the civil war. Prac- |
ticaliy all the beneficiaries live in the |
South.
SATURDAY, FEB. 2.
In the Senate on Saturday little progress
was made with the Subsidy Bill, speeches |
being made by different Senators upon it. !
including opposition remarks by Senators
Turner and Mallory.
In the House the PostofIice Appropria-
ton Bill was considered.
considerable time was devoted to eulo-
sies oil the late Senator Davis.