The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL DoIEes.
Condensed Proceedings from Day to Day
Of the Closing Session OF the Fifty
Sixth National legislative Body.

In the senate the bin for the reorganiza-
ton OF the United States army on the
s1st passed its last stage I'm congress and
was ready TO 80 TO the president for his
signature The final step was taken In
the senate where By a vote OF g to .
the conference report on the bin was
agreed 20. The house OF representatives
already had agreed to the report The
shipping bill was discussed during the
latter part OF the day and some progress
was made on amendments....The house
passed the Notifications appropriation bill
and made fair progress with the post
ONCE appropriation bin Many amend
ments were offered to the latter bill in
the interest Of various claims Of post
ONCE employees, but they all went down
before points Of order raised by Mr..
Loud the chairman OF the post Office
committee, who was In charge OF the
bill Mr. LentZ co. introduced a bill en-
titled a bill TO promote the purity Of
elections The house committee on terri
tories reported favorably the Knox bill
allowing Alaska a delegate in the house.
The shipping bill was kept steadily at
the front In the senate On the 1st. Sena-
tors Rawlins CUtah) and Berry CArz)
occupied most Of the time in speeches
Of vigorous opposition. Senator Gallinger
On. HI presented a resolution providing
for a joint committee to make careful
inquiry into the question Of special pen
sion legislation. He expressed the Opin-
ion that the scope Of congressional &C
ton in such matters had been over
stepped entirely and that under the pres
ent practice a pension bureau is being
established under the dome Of the cap
itoL. The resolution was referred to the
committee on pensions....The house
passed an omnibus bill carrying 191
claims for stores and supplies taken by
the union army during the rebellion. The
bill to amend the Chinese exclusion act
with a view to preventing the fraudulent
entry Of Chinese into the United States
was passed SeveUI other minor bills
also got through.
The senate on the I'd passed several bills
Of minor Importance and then the ship
subsidy bill was taken up, Senator Turner
(Wash-) speaking in opposition to the
measure The house went into commit
tee Of the whole and resumed cOnsidera-
ton OF the post ONCE appropriation bill.
Public business was afterwards suspended
to pay tribute to the memory OF the late
Senator Davis CBIinn.).
The subsidy bill did not receive attention
in the senate on the 4th, the greater part
OF the time being given to listening to a
speech by Senator Bacon (Ga-) on the
right Of the senate to demand informa-
ton on file In the executive departments.
At the instance Of Senator Chandler On.
ing upon the secretary Of the navy for
list Of members Of Admiral SIMPSONS
fleet whose names were sent to the sen
ate for promotion during the Fifty-f1fth
OF the senate to act had been due to the
Sampson-Schley controversy. The house /
passed the senate bill to create q COM
mission to adjudicate the claims OF United
States citizens against Spain which the
government OF the United States as
sumed by the treaty Of Paris, after hav-
ing amended the bill so as to refer the |
claims to the court OF claims instead OF
to a commission A bill was passed to /
extend the charters Of national banks /
for another period Of 20 years after 1902,
when the present extension expires.
About an hour was spent on the post Of 1
hce appropriation bill in the discussion Of /
the amendment to reduce the railway /
mail pay, but no action was taken. The /
Indian appropriation bill was sent to /
conference. The centennial anniversary 4
Of the installation Of John Marshall as 4
chief justice Of the United States was i
,OmmemOrated with impressive cere-
monies in the hall Of representatives in Il
which both chambers met, Chief Justice i
Fuller presiding and Wayne MacVeigh |
being the principal orator.
The senate on the 5th passed the Dis
-rict Of Columbia appropriation bin and i
partially considered the bill making ap-
preparations for the support Of the West /
Point military academy. During the day i
the ship subsidy bill, by a vote Of the i
senate, was formally laid aside and SUI 4
Derseded as the unfinished business.
The house continued discussion OF con-
-rOverted questions in connection with /
he post Office appropriation bill Mr..
Tongue (Ore.), 'fby request introduced !
he charges against Delegate Wilcox, Of /
Hawaii, which were recently presented Il
10 the committee on elections by AttOr-
ley Gear Accompanying the charges is
petition praying that Delegate Wilcox
be oUsted from his seat.