The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-01-25
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day To Day
of the Closing Session OF the Fifty
Sixth National legislative Body.


At the opening of the senate's session
on the 18th Senator Gallinger On. H.) re-
ported the pension appropriation bill and
1t went to the calendar. Speeches in op-
position to the army bill were delivered
by Senators Allen (Neb.), Teller (Col)
and Butler On c.. Senator McCumber
On. d. made an argument in support of
the measure. The feature of the debate
was the denunciation of the practice Of
hazfng at the West Point military acad-
envy. The river and harbor appropria-
ton bill was passed by the house prac-
tically as 1t came from the committee.
1t carries slightly less than $50, .000
When Senator Quay Pa.) entered the
senate chamber on the 18th to be sworn
in he received an ovation and his desk
was covered with flowers. The army bill
was then discussed, in the course of which
haZing at the West Point military acad-
envy was bitterly denounced by Senator
Money (Miss.). Senator Morgan (Ala.)
gave notice of an amendment he will pro-
pose to the ship subsidy bill providing
for an income tax. Senator Lodge (Mass)
introduced bill providing for the amend
ment of the immigration law so as to
exclude insane. idiotic and epileptic per-
sons. The entire day in the house was
spent upon the bill to revise and codify
the postal laws. Mr.. William A. Smith
(Mich.) offered an amendment to increase
the pay of letter carriers of the first,
second, third and fourth classes respec-
lively to $1,000. $1,000. $500 and 5000. The
amendment went over. Thirty-three
pages out OF the POI of the bill were COM
pleted before adjournment.
The senate disposed of the army bill on
the 18th. The final question was not upon
Its passage. but upon agreeing to the SEN
ate amendments. They were agreed to by
a vote of 43 to %. While party lines W ere
drawn on the measure, four democrats
voted for it. Senators Lindsay {Ky.).
McLaurin Is. c.. Morgan (Ala) and
Sullivan (Miss.). A determined effort
was made to amend the bill so as t" pro-
vide against the sale of liquor = the
Philippines and to prohibit the ir9pnrta-
ton of any kind of intoxicants int, the
islands, but it was defeated. Eve eff
fort to prevent the increase in the
decisive majority. The house spe;:s the
entire day on the bill to refer to the curt
of claims the claims of the W liam
Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding compa: :. of
Philadelphia, for alleged damages due
to the Delay Of the government " fur
nishing armor plate for certain battle
ships. The claims aggregate s1.3'11,2H
A flibuster was finally begun, but it's
advocates at length succeeded in having
the previous question ordered on the bill.
Under special order the senate de-
voted the greater part of it's session on
the 18th to eulogies upon the late Senator
John H. Gear, of Iowa, who died last
July. The session Of the the house was
devoted cnlefiy TO the postal COdif1C ltiOn
bill, which was about half conn. eted
The discussion turned mainly on the
proposition to compel star route con-
tracts to be let to persons living contig-
uous to the route, but the propor ttion
was defeated after an extended debate.
The navy appropriation bill was reported
It carries s77.016.635
No business of special Importance was
transacted by the senate on the 21st in
open session. An executive session of
more than two hours duration was held
and 66 pages of the legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill were COM
pleted before adjournment. The senate
confirmed the nomination of James s.
Harlan to be attorney general of Porto
Rico. The final vote stood 43 to q in
favor of confirmation. The house, after
devoting some time to District of Column
bia business passed number of bills I'M
der suspension of the rules. They were
to provide home for aged colored peo-
pie out of the fund in the treasury
to the credit of deceased colored soldiers;
to establish a branch soldiers home at
Johnson City. Tenn, and to increase the
salary of the commissioner of education
of Porto Rico from $1,000 to $4,000.