The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL DoIEes.
Uoads6sod ProossdIags from Day 60 nay
o. the Closing session OF the EIfty-
sixth Eatioasl legislative Body.


The senate had both day and night ses-
siOns on the 7th. AT the day session the
pension appropriation BIN, appropriating
s144ooQ,Oo0, was PASSED after a few min
utes' consideration The ship subsidy
bin was then taken uD and Senator'S
AIcLaurin Is. c. and Morgan CAla-) both
democrats made speeches upon IT. Sen
atOr, McLaurin announced his intention
to support the bin and Senator Morgan
opposed II In vigorous language. The
senate passed the bin for the payment
OF travel allowances on discharge from
the volunteer army to certain officers and
enlisted men who entered the service OF
the United States in the Philippines, and
also bin putting in force IN Indian ter
r1tory the laws OF Arkansas relating to
corpOratiOns-----The post Office appropria-
ton Dill was passed by the house. The
speaker laid before the house certified
copies OF the electoral vote in several
STATES excepting those OF Colorado and
Tennessee. The vote viii be counted at
a joint session Of the house and senate
February IS. The senate bill to allow
travel pay to certain officers and men
who re-enliSted In the Philippines upon
their discharge from the volunteer serv-
ice was passed. The military academy
bill and the bill for the adjudication Of
the Spanish war claims were sent to con-
ference. The house then took I'D the dip
lOmatic and consular appropriation bill
An Intellectual effort was made in the
senate on the Sth to secure an agreement
upon time for a final vote upon the
shipping bill Senator Pritchard On. CO
spoke in support Of the bin and at che
conclusion OF his speech the bill was laid
aside temporarily in order that the naval
appropriation bill might be considered.
The day was devoted to private pension
legislation by the house. Isl bills being
passed. A general pension bill was passed
to restore to the pension rolls widows OF
soldiers Of the rebellion who subse-
quently married and became widowed or
divorced A bill passed to amend the
act creating the Mississippi river com
mission so as to require the meetings
Of the commission to be held at some lily
along the line Of the river. Mr.. Levy
On " introduced a resolution autho-iz-
ing the president to appoint a commits
sion to ascertain the actual amount OF
money expended by the United States
IN the prosecution Of the war with Spain
to secure the freedom and independence
OF Cuba, including probable pension pay
ments, and that Cuba be required to
bear its fair proportion Of this sum.
The passage Of a pension bill in the
senate on the 9Th granting a pension Of
so a month to Stacy H COgSWel induced
Senator TfIlman Is c. to make some
fprceful comments on the house in not
taking action on a bill providing a pen
sion for a Mexican war veteran who
had resided in South Carolina. during
the civil war and naturally had been IN
sympathy with the confederacy. The
bill had been passed by the senate, but
the house invalid pension committee was
delaying final action upon it. Senator
not2" demanded Senator Tillman, with
vehemence. Let Us find out whether If
is or not. swear by the Almighty God
that I viii not let another pension bill
pass this senate until this old man gets
Justice. In the house Mr.. Brown CO.)
made q sensational speech urging that
congress should now give definite assur-
ance to the FilipinOs as to the purposes
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speedy adoption Of a resolution declar-
ing the purpose Of the United States in
retaining possession Of the Philippine IS
lands is to aid their inhabitants in estab-
fishing a capable and stable free govern
ment when our sovereignty in those IS
lands viii be reliRquished-
Shortly after the senate convened on
the 18th the naval appropriation bill was
passed. The shipping bill was then taken
up and kept before the senate during the
remainder OF the legislative day. Sena-
tor Caffery (La-) occupied the floor
throughout the session He declared that
the bill was "a bald, bold grant Of the
peoples money to I'LL the pockets Of ship
builders and shipOwners." A debate
over the constitutional limitations on the
power of the senate over revenue legiSla-
ton was pTecip itated in the house when
Mr. PAYNE, the chairman Of the WAYS
and means committee, brought in the
resolution Of the committee to disagree
to the substitute proposed by the senate
as an amendment to the war revenue re-
ductfOn act and to ask for a conference
with the senate. Later in the day, during
the consideration Of the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill, an impas-
stoned pro-BOer speech by Mr.. Sulzer N.
" drew from Mr.. AahOn CPa.) a recital
OF the raising Of a fund Of about 81 200
for the benefit Of the widows Of BOer sol
diers at a meeting at which Mr.. Sulzer
presided He declared that after the ter
rapin and cold bottles got in their work
only SIS was left for the Boer widows.
During the entire session Of the senate
on the 18th the agricultural appropriation
bill was under consideration. After six
hours Of consideration the bill was little
more than completed. The debate upon
administrative details OF the department
Of agriculture, many Communications Of
the work Of the department being made
by senators on both sides Of the cham
ber....The house passed the army ap-
preparation bill and entered upon con-
sideration Of the sundry civil bill, the
last but one Of the big money bills. In
the debate on the army bill Mr.. Slayden |
CTeX-) discussed the enormous growth in |
recent years Of bills to remove the charge
Of desertion against soldiers Of the re-
bellfOn. During the present congress, Of ]
the $3.50 private bills referred to the milf |
tary committee, 1000 were to remove the |
charge OF deseriOn- Mr. Mcclellan On. /
y COMPARED the cost OF the soldier in 4
European armies with the cost in the !
United States. According to his figures, /
including the cost Of pensions, etc, each /
United States soldier involved an annual /
expense Of - S2S, while a German soldier 4
costs S227 and a French soldier S232. The 4
Dick bill concerning hazing at West Point /
military academy was adopted by the con-
ference Of the two houses OF congress on 4
the military academy bin in lieu OF the 4
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