The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL DoIEcs.



Two Important measures were dispcsed
OF BY the senate on ths slh. the military
academy appropriation hili and the gar
revenue reduction measure An emsna.
ment substituting an ineems tar for n.
war revenue measure, offered By henater
MorrRn (AIa.l. was rs1ssted bS . party
vote, n ts o. AZ the nisht session ssa-
ator Frys (Ms.D called W the chip sub
sldy bill. Senator Iones fArkl entered
q passionate protest against the con
sideration Of the pending bill ~ night
sessions end asserted that the bill uas
the motf detsstAbls MEASURE presented
TO the senate for yesrs, n DEBATE On sss
post ofict appropriation nin took up the
dine Of the house. About two hours we're
occupied BY chairmah Lond. lof tno post
once committee. who was msmber OF
the postal commission. IN the discussion
Of the subjects Investigated BY Il. The
remainder OF the. tips WAS occupind y \
dabats upon the Alrss subjects. pneu-
matte tube service, special mail faciii-
| ties and railway mail pay -ges ra.s,s ssns,s
appropriation bill were sent 60 confsrones.
The senate had beth day and night SET
| slons on the nh. At the day session the
pansion appropriation bill. appropriating
4 ooo was passed after few min
\ utes' Consideration Ths ship Iubsidy
| bill was then taken Up and Senators
MeLaurin g. c. and Morgan (Ala.) both
democrats. made speeches upon II. SEN
ator McLaurin announced his intentien
to support the bill and Senator Morgan
opposed Il In vigorous language. The
senate passed the bill for the payment
Of travel allowances on discharge from
the volunteer army TO certain officers ana
enlisted men who entered the service ot
the United States In the Philippines. An1
4 aiso q bill putting In forcs In Indian ter
ritory the laws Of Arkansas relating to
corporations. !, The post once appropria-
tion bill was pasted by the house.. The
speaker iaid before the house certified
| copies Of the electoral vote In several
states. excepting those OF Colorado and
Tennessee. The vote will be counted at
Joint session OF the house and senate
; February 10 The senate bill to allow
/ travel pay to certain oficers and men
who fs-eniistsd In the Philippines upon
| their discharge from the volunteer ssrv-
ice was passed; The military academy
bill and the bill for the adjudication ci
: the spanish war claims were sent to con.
. ference, The house then took up the dip
, iomatic ana eonsnlar Appropriated bi'i,
An ineftectual slf6rt was made fni th.
senate en- the eth 70 secure 40 aereemen
7 unon q time for . Anal vote upon th'
1 shipping bill. Senator Rritchard IN g.
. spoke IN support u the biz ana at IN
conclusion Of his speech the BIN NAs 'sii
aside temporarily in order that the nava
I appropriation bill might ee considered.
o The day was devoted 10 private psnsie
= legislation by the house, ia bills bein
passed. A general pension bin wss passs
: TO restore to the pension soils widows q
q soldiers OF the rebeilion uho subsl
A ausntiy married and becams widowed .
!. divorced A bill passed 70 aNsnd th
y act creating the hissishippi river cen
;; mission 90 40 70 require the meeting
d Of the commission 10 bs hsid AZ sons slt
~ along the line Of the river. Mr.. Lev
" IN. NJ Introduced a resolution suthoril
i Ing the president 70 appoint . commii
y sion 10 ascsrtain the actual amount ,
D. money expended By thb .Usitst stat
v IN the prosecution Of ths war with epal
10 secure the frssdon and indspsAdsni
Of Cube. including probable psnsion pa
ments, and that Cuba be required
bear Its fair proportion Of this aum.
The passage Of pension bill IN Il
10 senate on the sth srantias psgsicn
senator Tiiiman d. c) 70 make son
forcefuI comments on the house In a
an taking action on . bill providing . %
~, sion for a Mexican uar veteran vi
&c had resided In nouth Carolina lufil
i'd tho civil war and naturally had been
IA | NymVHtuI WIN tue C3uANu1GuEI..
bf1l had been parsed b. the sAnafe.
CT tho house invalid pension eommittss "
at delaying nnal action upon IT, senAt
.lv TiIimau urged. us the war over or 10
- notr' demanded Senator Tiliman. vi
er vehsmenes. LET us fnd out WHISTLER
,iy Is or not. I swear By the Almighty Q
be that will not let another pension
"a pass this senate until this old man 9
- justice", In the house Hf. Brown \
IRE made q sensational speech urging Il
ite congress should now give definite ass'
nv ance 20 the Fiiipines a. 70 the purpol
- Of this Eovsfhnient snd advocated
IoF apeedy adoption Of q resolution deel
IRE ing the purpose Of the United States
retaining possession Of the Phiiippins
- lands 10 to aid their Inhabitants In est
Iishing . capable and stable tree cove
TO- ment when our sovereignty IN those
the lands will be relinqnished. -
av. Shortly aftSf the senate convened
- the iith the naval appropriation bill !
" passed The rhipbine bin Was then tal
,nd up ana kept before the senate during
rhe remainder OF the legislative day. ee
nan tor Cafsry La.) occupied the q
Throughout the session. He declared
the bill was - bald. bold grant Of
ago peoples money TO all the pockets Of q
on builders and shipownors." ,...A Del
arc over the constitutional Limitations on
power Of the senate over revenue lsGi
ges tion was prscipItassd IN the house "
ing Mr.. Payne. the chairman OF the "
and means committee. brought IN
resolution OF the COMMITTEES 10 disal
70 the substitute proposed by the SET
a. an amendment to the war rsvenus
duction act and 70 ask for = confers
with the senate Later IN the day. dul
the consideration OF the diplomatic
, consular appropriation bill. an I'M
stoned pro- -Boer speech BY Mr.. sulssr
~ drew from Mr.. Mahon Pa.l re'
nta- OF the raising Of fund 81 about
N for the benefit Of the widows OF Boef
- diers at 4 meeting at which Mr.. ~
VI presided. He declared that after tbs :
bile, rapin and cold bottles got In their VI
the only u, was left for the Boer widowi