The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-02-22
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.

THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day 70 Day
Of tho Ciosing Session OF the Fifty
Sixth National Legislative Body.
During the greater part Of the 18th the
senate was engaged in executive session
and In the counting Of the electoral vote
for the president and vice president Of
the United States. When the doors were
opened consideration Of the agricultural
appropriation bill was resumed. At the
night session the District Of Columbia
code bill was read The house devoted
the day, excepting an hour and a half
consumed In counting the electoral vote
and promulgating the result Of the presi-
Dental election, to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill. General debate upon
this measure was completed, but little
actual progress was made with the bill.
The senate devoted practically the en-
tire day Of the 18th to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill. but the measure was not
completed. Senator Hale (Me.) and Sem
ator Lodge (Mass.) sounded notes Of
warning against the enormous appropria-
tons being made by the present congress.
Senator Hale declared the country
soon would become alarmed and then
those who were responsible for the inn
mediate expenditures would seek the
mountains to hide from the wrath Of the
people. Senator Lodge declared that the
expenditures of the government were ap-
preaching rapidly the billion-dollar mark
and he believed it was time now to draw
the line Senator Money CMiss.) suggest
ed that II economy really was desired by
the majority they could cut OF 500. OOO,-
900 q year by stopping the war in the
Philippines. A brief night session Of the
senate was held to complete the reading
of the District Of Columbia code BILL.
The sale of the old New York custom
house to the National City bank, which
heretofore has been the subject of much
comment, occupied the center of the stage
during the debate on the sundry civil APP
preparation bill in the house. After
completing 43 Of the 137 pages Of the
bill the presidents message concerning
the necessity Of rewarding the naval Off
GERS engaged in the destruction Of Ger
vera's fleet was then read.
At the conclusion Of several hours con-
sideration of the ship subsidy bill in the
senate on the 18th Senator Teller U'ol.)
announced his purpose to prevent a vote
at this session. Senator Hanna CO., re-
piled to Senator Teller in a forc.ful
speech. in the course of which he beco ne
fmpassioned In his denlnciation Of the
methods employed by the opposition to
defeat the measure. Prior to these re-
marks Senator Perkins (CaI.) delivered
a speech In support of the bill. Ea :ier
in the day the agricultural appropriation
bill was passed, the appropriation for
seeds being increased from $4,000 to
S270o Under the leadership Of Mr..
Cannon. chairman of the appropriations
committee, a long f1libuster consumed The
time of the house. He wanted the he use
to proceed with the sundry civil ap-.ro-
pr1ation bill. but the opposition desired
to devote the day to the considera tio, of
private claims. The net result was that
the whole day was wasted.
At the conclusion of the morning hour
in the senate on the 10th, when the untin-
ished business, the shipping bill, was laid
before the body, Senator Spooner CW;s)
moved to proceed to the consideration of
the o1eomarga1ine bill and the mot ion
prevailed. After a little over an hours
consideration OF the measure it was laid
aside In order thai unobjected bills on the
calendar might be considered. Nearly 300
bills, including 1877 private pension bills
were passed during the day. The house
made little progress with the sundry civil
appropriation bill. At four o'clock public
business was suspended to allow the MEM
bers to pay tribute to the memory Of the
late Representative Hoffecker Oel.).
February %, at four o'clock, was set aside
for paying tribute to the memory Of the
late Representative Shaw IN. ".
Nearly the whole Of the senate's ses-
sion on the 18th was devoted to consider
alton Of the post office appropriation bill,
but the bill was not finished. Senator
Pettus (Ala.) delivered a speech in op-
before adjournment the conference report
on the military academy appropriation
bill was laid before the senate. Senator
Hale, chairman of the senate committee
on naval affairs, introduced bill for
the revival Of the grade of vice admiral
In the navy and authorizing the president
to appoint two rear admirals to that Of
flee. The bill is in the interest of Ad-
mirals Sampson and Schley. He also in
troduced a joint resolution Of thanks to
Admiral Sampson and the men under him
at Santiago. Senator Hansbrough, from
the senate committee on public lands, re-
ported his bill devoting the proceeds Of
the sale Of lands in the arid land states
to the reclamation Of the arid lands by
irrigation as an amendment to the sun
dry civil bill. The bill to authorize the
holding Of the international exposition in
celebration of the centennial anniversary
Of the Louisiana purchase at ST. Louis
in 1908. and appropriating 100000 there
for, passed the house by a vote Of 191 to
Il. The sundry civil bill also was con-
sidered. Mr.. Bell (Col) introduced a
resolution inquiring Of the secretary of
the interior as to what authority the pen
sion ONCE is turned over to the inaugural
committee.
Wholesale Hanging Of Students Denied.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 19.-There is no
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