Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-09
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Covering Congressional and Diplomatic
Departments
SOCIAL, POLITICAL, FINANCIAL
Bills introduced and Passed by the Two
Houses Diplomatic Relations Over
China Not Yet Settled.
Monday, January 28.

Der of the committee on commerce
that unless the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill is cut down from S75,-
100000 to $30,O00,00O, he will veto the
measure.
The Filipino Federals have gained
many friends by asking Congress for
purely civil government, and suggest
ing that power be promptly given
President Mckinley, whereby the la
bors of the peace party may soon be
successful.
The secretary of war assures an
early commencement of the work of
connecting Juneau and Skagway by
cable.
Senator Towne makes a speech in
the senate full of forceful utterances
and then retires in favor of Mr.. Clapp.
Tuesday, January 2e.
House committee on Indian affairs
acted favorably on a bill authorizing
movement to commemorate the In
| dian battle of Massacre Hill in Wy
oming.
Senator Fairbanks is preparing sew
eral Chinese exclusion bills.
Delegate Wilcox introduced a bill
extending the general land laws of the
| United States to Hawaii.
1t is now regarded as practically
certain that an extra session of con-
gress will be called.
| The president has referred the bill
extending mineral laws to saline lands
to the secretary of the interior for an
opinion.
The land grant suit of the United
| States against the Southern Pacific
company, involving 100000 acres of
land in Southern California, was ar
gued before the Supreme Court.
| Senator Frye gave notice that he in
tended to keep the shipping bill to
| the front even as against the appro-
priation bills.
Senate passed the Indian appropria-
alton bill.
President Mckinley sent message
to congress recommending the pay
ment of 100000 to Spain for Sibulu
and Cagayan islands in the Philip
pines.
The Cuban constitution was dis
cussed at the Cabinet meeting.
Wednesday, January 80.
The press of public and important
business will in all probability cause
the president to assemble the Fifty
| seventh congress Immediately after the
close of the present session, in which
event he would be compelled to cancer
his promise to visit the Pacific coast
Senator Bard yesterday voiced the dis
appointment that would arise in Cal
ifornia and suggested a postponement
of the principal object of the presi-
dents visit, the launching of the bat
I.tleship Ohio next May.
The shipping occupied the main at
tention of the senate yesterday but no
appreciate progress was reported, Mr..
Hurley of Tennessee and Mr. Jones of
Arkansas voicing the opposition to the
bill. The credentials of two new SEN
ators, Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota and Mr..
McMillin of Michigan were presented.
The conference report upon the army
Reorganization bill was presented ana
Explained by Mr.. Hawley.
In the house the polygamy question
in Utah was resurrected by an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Lands of Indiana
to the agricultural BILL providing that
no money should be paid to the agri-
cultural college in Utah, until the Sec
rotary of the treasury was satisfied
that no trustee or teacher in the insti-
tuition practiced polygamy. Roberts
successor, Mr.. King, after declaring
that polygamy in Utah was a thing of
the past, retaliated on Mr. Lands by
offering an amendment that no money
should be granted to a college in any
Estate, whose instructors or trustees
had been guilty of lynching or other
offenses. The King amendment was
overwhelmingly defeated and subse-
Iquently the Lands amendment was
lstricken out. An additional appropri-
alton of $4,000 was voted for "far-
mers' bulletins" The agricultural bill
was passed.
Thursday, January 81.
Senator Perkins introduced an
amendment to pay Arthur l.. Fish of
California $8305 for work done in Will
mington harbor. The senate resumed
consideration of the conference report
on the army reorganization bill and
Senator Pettigrew spoke against the
measure. The conference report was
agreed to, SO to %, and the bill now
goes to the president The shipping
bill was diseased during the latter
part of the session.
The house passed the fertilization
appropriation bill and took up the
p"stoff1ce appropriation bill. Repre-
sentative Lanham of Texas made a
speech on the reorganization of the
Democratic party in which he scored
the gold democrats and declared that
the Bryanites represented the party.
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania from the
committee on rules, reported a sub
stitute for the senate resolution for
lcounting the electoral vote February
13. The resolution was adopted.
R. B. Whiteside of Duluth, Mimi,
Iowner of the Calaveras grove of big
trees, is in Washington to sell the
grove to the government. He wants
more than $125,000, the figures named
in Mr.. Needham's bill.
Friday February I.
The credentials of Senator-elect Sc
wall of New Jersey, were presented to
the senate, also memorial from the
Porto Rican legislature praying for the
improvement of San Juan harbor. The
| senate agreed to the house amend
ments to the resolution providing for