The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-02-01
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Conoensed Proceedtrgs from Day tn Day
e1 the Closing Session OF the fifty
sixth National legislative Body.

Consideration Of the shipping bill was
resumed on the 23d by the senate. SEN
stor vest (Mo) took the floor Immediate
ana made an interesting speech, last
ing nearly three hours. He advocated
tree ships and vigorously attacked the
navigation laws for the decadence of the
merchant marine of America. :. The
mouse passed the District of Columbia
appropriation bill and entered upon con-
sideration of the naval appropriation
CLi A Dill providing that the treasury
snau pay gold on demand for silver or
other classes of money was reported
from the banking committee. Mr.. Bar
nam lCal) introduced a bill appropriat-
ing <S,0O0.O00 for surveys CT arid land
regions. The bill providing for the Cliff
OWeiiers' national park in New Mexico,
embracing about 10000 acres of govern
ment land. was favorabiy reported by
the house committee on public lands.
Tne senate on the 24th considered the
indian appropriation bill and made fair
progress. The feature Of the debate was
sharp attack by Senator Pettigrew g.
D. on the Dawes commission, which he
said was extravagant and was accom-
pEshing little in the way of results A
resolution was adopted providing for the
reading OF Washington's farewell ad-
dress on February % by member of the
senate. Senator Aldrich Or. - reported
the war revenue reduction bill from the
committee on finance. - The house con-
sldered the naval appropriation bill and
completed 1t with the exception of one
paragraph. Some opposition was mani
rested TO any increase of the navy. The
agricultural appropriation bill was re-
ported. 1t carries A.5O0OO0.
Senator Depew IN. " 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
f1ne, 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 it.
The last hour of the senate was con-
sumed In the passage Of private pension
bflls. 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 II private pension bills.
National irrigation was discussed in
the senate on the 26th. the text being an
amendment to the Indian appropria tor
bill, providing for surveys looking tc the
bitches for the watering Of the rese-. a
tlon of the Pima and Maricopa Indians at
San Carlos. on the ella river, Arizona
Senator Hawley (Conn.) tried to secure
tie army reorganization bill, but it was
postponed until the 2Sth.. 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 TO
eulogies 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 rerions
OF the United States. with view to the
reclamation of this land.
The senate turned from the grind Of ap-
preparations on the 2Sth to listen to
speech from Senator Towne (N1inn) in
advocacy of his resolution for cessa-
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
F'ilipinos were annihilated. Immediately
following Senator Towne's speech the
Credentials of his successor, Senator
Clapp (Minn.) were presented and after
being sworn in the new senator took his
seat and Senator Towne retired. The
credentials of Joseph w. Bailey (Tex.)
and Of F. M. Simmons IN. c. were also
presented. The rest of the day was de-
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 it in any vital partic-
ular failed.