The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-02-01
coNeREssIoRAL DoINes.
CONDENSED Proceeding from Day TO Day
OF the CIosine session OF the fifty
sixth National legislative Body.

The senate On the 9th considered the
Indian appropriation bill and made fair
progress. The feature OF the debate was
q sharp attack By Senator PettigreW g.
d. on the Dawes commission, which ne
said was extravagant and was accom-
plishing little in the way OF results A
resolution was adopted providing for the
reading OF WashinELOu's farewell adj
dress on February = by member Of ths
senate Senator Aldrich CE2- u reported
the war revenue reduction bin from the
committee on fnance..-.The house coz
sldered the naval appropriation bill and
completed it with the exception OF one
paragraph Some opposition was mani
tested to any increase OF the navy. The
agricultural appropriation bill was Re-
ported It carries $45O0O00.
Senator DepeW q. y delivered in the
senate on the 18th an eloquent address
IN support Of the shipping bill 1t was
in the nature Of an appeal for the up
building OF the American merchant ma
Ene, by the granting OF subsidies, as
provided for In the measure The In
dian appropriation bill was then taken
up, but little progress was made with Il,
The last hour OF the senate was con-
sumed in the passage Of private pension
The house adopted the conference
report upon the army reorganization bill.
The contest over It was brief. The naval
appropriation bill was afterwards passed
and also a private pension bills
National irrigation was discussed in
amendment to the Indian appropria tlop
bill, providing for surveys looking t. the
c. Instruction Of an irrigation dam and
bitches for zhe watering Of the reser~ a
ton OF the Pima and 1Iarfcopa Indians at
San Carlos, on the ella river, Arizona
Senator Hawley Comm tried to secure
consideration Of the conference report on
tie army reorganization bill, but 1t was
postponed until the 28th-.. The house
made good progress with the bill to re-
wise and codify the postal laws. The lat
ter part Of the session was devoted 10
CUlOgies upon the life and public services
Of the late Senator Gear Qa-). A bill was
introduced to appropriate $500 900 to in
vestigate the conditions affecting the
storage Of water in the arid land reTfOns
OF the United States, with view to the
reclamation Of this land
The senate turned from the grind OF ap-
prOpriatiOns on the 18th to listen to a
speech from Senator TOwne CAIinn.) in
advocacy Of his resolution for a cess1-
ton Of hOstilities in the Philippines. The
speech abounded in apOstrOphes to liberty
and patriotism and scathing and sCornful
arraignment Of the policy by which the
FilipinOs were annihilated- Immed sly
following Senator TOwne's speech the
credentials Of his successor, Senator
Clapp CMinn.) wers presented and after
being sworn in the rev senator took his
seat and Senator Towne retired. The
credentials OF Joseph W. Bailey CTex.)
and OF T. N. Simmons On. c. were also
presented me rest OF the Gay was Q5-
voted to the Indian appropriation BILL.
The house transacted District Of COlum-
bia business. The bill to revise and codify
the postal laws was finally passed. All
attempts to amend IL in any vital partic-
ular failed.
Senator Frye CEe.) gave notice in the
senate on the 18th that he intended TO
keep the shipping bill to the front, even
as against appropriation bills. Senator
Turner CWash.) then spoke in severe ar
rafgnment Of the bill, declaring It to be
a lawIess, piratical raid upon the public
treasury Gin the interest Of q few private
benehciaries, and committing the govern
ment to expenditures aggTegating $40
900, 900. Before the session closed, how
ever, the committee amendments were in
formally agreed to. The Indian apprO-
priation bill was also passed The house
spent the day upon the agricultural ap-
preparation bill. NJ. COrliss CBEich.) made
a vicious onslaught upon the bureau Of
animal industry Of the agricultural de-
partment, but his attack raised "a host
Of defenders and his amendment to re-
duce the appropriation for the bureau was
overwhelmingly defeated.