The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-01
NATIONAL SENATE
Transaction of Upper House az Congress
Briefly stated.

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Transactions of Upper House az Congress
Briefly stated.
January 2i-Undcr a special order
the senate devoted u greater part of
the session Saturday to eulogies upon
the late Senator John u. Gear 81 Iowa,
who died in Washington last July.
A resolution offered 10y Kyle Of south
Dakota was adopted, calling upon the
secretary Of war for copies Of the re-
port of General Macarthur and the
reports Of other authors upon educa.
tional work in the Philippines.
Jan. a2.-No business of any impor.
lance was transacted by The senate
yesterday IN open session. An exccu-
tive session Of more than two hours
duration was held, aud sixty.six pages
Of the executive, Legislative and ju-
dicial appropriation was completed
before adjournment.
Al the opening Of the session Of the
senate, the chaplain In his invocation
referred with deep pathos To the SON
dition VI Queen Victoria, paying tri-
butte To her virtues as "a sovereign and
n woman, and invoking divine tender.
ness and sympathy To all the members
of her family aud to the people OF her
realm
AT | p. m. the scnate went into cxe-
cntive session and confirmed the nomi.
nation of James =. Harlan To be- at
torney general Of Porto Rico. The
hnal vote was reached after n discus
sion Of more than two hours duration.
All the republicans cast their votes In
the affirmative, and two or three dem
ocrats voted with them.
Al 3:a5 p. m, the senate resumed
the transaction OF Legislative business
In open session.
Washington. Jan. .3.-The senate
yesterday. In executive session, ratified
the treaty with Spain for the acuuisi-
ton OF the islands of Sibutu and
Cagayan, OF the Philippine group at u
cost Of 500, 900. There were no votes
To spare, a %two-thirds vote being need.
ed, and the vote standing 81 To 10.
In the debate prior tn ratification a
number Of senators manifested n dis
B'H't''h w oBl'Nt tht luEtUtT atuu1St-
ton OF oriental territory. Senators
Lodge and Chandler spoke in behalf Of
the treaty and Senators Bacon, Money
and Pcttigrcw In opposition.
The announcement of the death of
the queen conveyed unohicially To- the
senate was recognized by that body by
the adoption of an appropriate reso-
LUTON which was ordered to be- en-
crossed and forwarded to the prime
minister of Great Britain.
Washington. Jan. .4.-Thc senate
yesterday passed the Legislative appro-
priation bin and resumed considera-
ton Of the shipping bill. Al the in
stance of Mr.. Frye, who reliuuuished
the chair temporarily to take charge
of the measure on the floor, IL was
made the unfinished business of the
senate, thus restoring il tn its priyi-
legged position.
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, took the floor
Immediately and in a Enthusiastically
brilliant, forceful and interesting
speech lasting nearly three hours, he
advocated free ships and vigorously at
tackled the navigation laws Of the
United States, holding that they were
responsible for the d~ecadcncc of the
merchant marine Of America. lie was
accorded close attention by his col
leagues on the both sides of the cham
Der.
Washington, Jan. 26.-Thc senate
yesterday devoted the day to the In.
dian appropriation bill and made only
fair progress. The chief feature of
the debate was u sharp attack by Mr..
Pettigrew on the Dawes commission
which he said was extravagant and
was accomplishing little in the way OF
results. An interesting
mcnt made by him was that he did not
purpose Ia tilibuster against any bill.
The shipping bin was not taken up
but today witnessed a speech on il by
Mr.. Depcw. IL then will give way TO
appropriation bills, Mr.. Frye saying
he did not want TO delay them. Al
the opening the senate adopted the
Pettigrew resolution concerning the
reported deportation Of A. Mabina "A
citizen of the Philippines to Guam.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-Tbe expected
fight on the irrigation proposition in
the Indian appropriation bill opened
up in the senate Saturday and the en-
tire afternoon was devoted To the con
sideration Of that amendment. The
opposition split on the question Of ma
tional irrigation. one faction favoring
such "A policy but d%enouncing the
amendment, while the other scented
danger In the beginning Of govern
mcnt assistance in retaining arid
lands.
During the debate Senator Thurston
made an extended speech, In which he
declared that congress was not yet
ready for the subject Of national irri.
CATION, as had been advocated by some
members who opposed the amendment
In 1paStinn Tha n.,nti..l sf..