The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-02-15
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-.


THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
condenssd Proceedings from Day Tn Day
OF the Closing Session of tho fifty
sixth National Legislative Body.
Two important measures were disposed
OF py the senate on the 9Th, the military
academy appropriation bill and the war
revenue reduction measure. An amend
ment substituting an income tax for the
var revenue measure, offered by Senator
MoIsan (Aia-) was rejected by party
vote, a to 80. At the night session SEN
ator Frye (Me.) called up the ship sub
SOY bill. Senator Jones (Ark.) entered
passionate protest against the con-
slueration OF the pending bill at night
sessions and asserted that the bill was
the most detestable. measure presented
10 the senate for years. debate on the
POST ONCE appropriation bill took I'D the
une OF the house. About two hours were
occupied by Chairman Loud, of the post
office committee, who was a member OF
the postal commission. in the discussion
OF the subjects investigated by it. The
remainder of the time was occupied in
DEBATE upon the three subjects, pneu-
ties and railway mail pay. The senate
amendments to the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill were sent to conference
The senate had both day and night ses-
sions on the 9TH. At the day session the
tsaa $40 appropriation BILL appropriating
*iA.WO,OO0. was passed after q few min
uIes consideration. The ship subsidy
Dill was then taken up and Senators
McLaurtn Is. c. and Morgan (Ala) both
democrats. made speeches upon 1t. SEN
to support the bill and Senator Morgan
opposed 1t in vigorous language. The
senate passed the bill 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 a bill putting in force in Indian ter
ritory the laws Of Arkansas relating to
corporations. The post Office appropria-
ton bill 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 will be counted at
a Joint session Of the house and senate
travel pay to certain officers and men
VINO re-enlisted In the Philippines upon
their discharge from the volunteer scrv-
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 up the Dip
lomatic and consular appropriation BILL
An ineffectual effort was made In the
senate on the 8th to secure an agreement
upon time for a final vote upon the
shipping BILL Senator Pritchard IN. c.
spoke in support Of the bill and at the
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, 1874 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 authoriz-
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
$50 a month to Stacy H. Cogswell induced
Senator Tillman g. c. to make some
forceful comments on the house in not
taking action on bill providing a PEN
sion for Mexican war veteran who
had resided in South Carolina during
tho civil war and naturally had been in
sympathy with the confederacy. The
bill had been passed by the senate, but
INC mouse lnVauQ pension committee was
delaying final action upon it. Senator
Tillman urged us the war over or is 1t
not?" demanded Senator Tillman with
vef1emence. LET us find out whether it
Is or not. I swear by the Almighty God
that I will not let another pension bill
pass this senate until this old man gets
justice."....In the house Mr.. Brown co.
made a sensational speech urging that
congress should now give definite assur-
ance to the Fflipinos as to the purposes
OF this government and advocated tie
speedy adoption Of 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 will be relinquished.
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 Oa.) occupied the floor
Throughout the session. He declared that
the bill was "a bald. bold grant Of the
peoples money to fill the pockets Of ship
builders and shipowners." "A debate
power of the senate ovSr revenue legisla-
Mr.. Payne, the chairman of the ways
resolution Of the committee to disagree
as an amendment to the war revenue re-
duction act and to ask for a conference
with the senate. Later in the day. during
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