Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
Congress.

The Senate on Friday passed army re.
organization bill by vote of 43 to %, af.
ter adopting amendment providing for
payment of 5000 to each soldier in Phil
ippines whose term expires before July 1,
1901, and who will re-enlist for three
years. BY vote of 43 to 23 rejected
amendment by Mr.. Gallingcr ordering
revocation of all liquor licenses in Phil
ippines, forbidding issuing of licenses in
future and prohibiting importation into
islands of beer, wine and distilled spirits.
Bill then went to conference, with
Aiessrs. uawley, Proctor and Cockrell
us Senate conferees. The House spent
entire day on bill to refer to court of
Claims the claims of William Cramp g.
Sons for alleged damages due to delay Of
government in furnishing armor plate and
material for battlcships Massachusetts
and Indiana and cruisers New York and
Columbia. Claims aggregate $1,3G7 ,2244.
Bill has been conspicuous at every ses-
sion OF Congress for several years. Fill
buster was begun, but advocates of bill
succeeded in having previous question Or
dered. This gives bill tactical advantage
in parliamentary way. which practically
insurcs vote upon it whenever it is called
up again.
Saturday in the Senate was given up
to culogies on the late Senator Gear. In
the House the session was devoted chiefly
10 postal codiiication bill, whcn was
about half completed. Proposition to
compel star route contracts to be let to
persons living contiguous to route was
Defeated. Bill was passed granting fif-
teen days annual leave to employees of
navy yards, arsenals, etc.
On Monday the Senate confirmed an
pointmcnt of James s. Harlan of Chicago
us attorney general of Porto Rico by voto
of 43 to 21. Devoted rest of day to leg
islative, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill, adopting amendment appropri-
ating $4,000 to keep library of Congress
open from o'clock to 10 o'clock Sun
days. The House appointed NIessrs. Hull
Qowa), Brownlow (renncssce) and Hay
(Virginia) as House conferees on army
reorganization bill. BY vote of 135 to 81
passed bill appropriating $230,OO0 for
construction in District of Columbia of
home for aged and infirm colorcd people.
BY vote of 81 yeas to 50 nays killed bill
allowing subjects of foreign countries
claiming indemnity for injuries received
in this country to bring suit in the court
of claims. Passed Senate bill to estab-
lish branch soldiers home mt johnson
City, Tenn. Passed bill increasing sal
airy of commissioner of education in Por-
to Rico from $4,000 to $4,000.
In the Senate on Tuesday appropriate
resolutions OH death of Queen Victoria
were ordered cngrosscd and forwarded
to the prime minister of Great Britain.
Legislative, executive and judicial appro.
priation bill was completed. Treaty with
Spain for purchase of two Philippine Isl.
ands, unintcntionally omitted from Paris
treaty, was ratified by vote of 80 to 10,
Adjourned as an additional mark of re.
spect to the memory of Queen Victoria
The House passed bill to send to the
court of claims the claims of Cramp s.
Sons of S1,3O0,OO0 for alleged damages
ON account of failure of government to
furnish armor plate for battleships on
time. Passed Senate bill to extend placer
mining laws to saline lands. Adopted a
resolution of profound regret over death
Of Queen Victoria. and adjourned as an
additional mark of respect.
On Wednesday the Senate resumed
consideration of shipping bill. 1t was
made the unfinished business of the Sen.
ate, thus restoring it to its privileged no.
sition. Mr.. Vest attacked it in n speech
lasting nearly three hours MIR. Rawlins
precipitatcd lively colloquy by charging
deal had been entered into between Re.
publican members of Utah Legislature
and certain railroad interests and officials
of the Mormon Church to secure election
of Thomas l.. lScarns to the Senate from
that State. He aroused Mr.. Hale and
MIR. Chandler, who contendcd statements
of Mr.. Rawlins ought not to be made in
Senate ut this stage of proceedings in
Utah. as Senate could not consider tho
question i'll any phase in advance of nc.
tion. The House passed District of Co.
lumbia appropriation bill and entered up.
on consideration of naval appropriation
bill. There was some discussion of ex.
tent to which navy was to be increased
ultimately, i'll course of which Mr.. Wheel.
er Dem., Ky) declared himself in favor
of navy large enough to meet ''all com.
ers," and some criticism by Mr. Richard.
son. minority leader. of rapid growth OF
naval expenditures.
The Senate devoted Saturday to the
Indian appropriation bill and made only
fair progress. The chief feature of the
debate was a sharp attack by Mr.. Petit.
grew on the Dawes commission, which he
said was eXtravagant and was accom-.
plishing little in the way of results. An.
nouncemcnt was made by him that he did
not purpose to tiibuster against any bill,
The shipping bill was not taken up. The
House spent the day in consideration Of
the naval appropriation bill, completing
it with the exception of single para.
graph.
Odda and Ends