Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-31
The WORK OF CONGRESS-.
Condensed Proceedings from Day tn Day
OF the CIOsIag Session OF the Fifty
Sixth National Legislative Body.

Consideration of the shipping bill was
resumed on the 2S3 by the senate. Sen
ator Vest (Mo) took the floor immediate
ly and made an interesting speech, last
ing nearly three hours. He advocated
free ships and vigorously attacked the
navigation laws for the decadence of the
merchant marine of America. The
house passed the District of Columbia
appropriation bill and entered upon con-
sideration of the naval appropriation
bill A bill providing that the treasury
shall pay gold demand for silver or
other classes of money was reported
from the banking committee. Mr.. Bar
ham (Cal.) introduced a bill appropriate
ing So, 000, 900 for surveys of arid land
regions. The bill providing for the Cliff
Dwellers' national park in New Mexico,
embracing about 10000 acres of govern
ment land, was favorably reported by
the house committee public lands.
The senate on the oath considered the
Indian appropriation bill and made fair
progress. The feature of the debate was
a sharp attack by Senator Pettigrew Is
ID on the Dawes commission, which he
said was extravagant and was accom-
pliShing little in the way of results. A
resolution was adopted providing for the
reading of Washington's farewell ad-
dress on February % by member of the
senate. Senator Aldrich OR. - reported
the war revenue reduction bill from the
committee on finance. The house con-
sldered the naval appropriation bill and
completed it with the exception of one
Tested to any increase of the navy The
agricultural appropriation bill was re-
ported. 1t carries $4500,000.
Senator Depew On. " delivered in the
senate on the 18th an eloquent address
In support of the shipping bill. It was
In the nature of an appeal for the up
building of the American merchant ma
rfne, by the granting of subsidies, as
provided for in the measure. The In
dian appropriation bill was then taken
up but little progress was made with it.
The last hour of the senate was con-
fumed in the passage of private pension
bills. The house adopted the conference
report upon the army reorganization bill.
The contest over it was brief. The naval
appropriation bill was afterwards passed
and also n private pension bills
National irrigation was discussed in
the senate on the 18th, the text being an
amendment to the Indian approQria ton
bill, providing for surveys looking tC the
CO construction of irrigation dam and
bitches for the watering of the reSer> a
-tion of the Pima and Maricopa Indians at
San Carlos, on the ella river, Arizona.
Senator Hawley Comm tried to secure
consideration of the conference report on
tie army reorganization bill, but it was
postponed until the 2Sth. The house
made good progress with the bill to re-
wise and cOdify the postal Jaws. The lat
ter part of the session was devoted to
culogies upon the life and public services
OF the late Senator Gear Qa.). A bill was
introduced to appropriate 100000 to in
storage of water in the arid land REGIONS
OF the United States, with a view to the
reclamation of this land.
The senate turned from the grind of APP
preparations on the 28th to listen to a
speech from Senator Towne (Minn.) in
advocacy of his resolution for a cessa-
ton of hOStilitieS in the Philippines. The
speech abounded in apostrophes to liberty
and patriotism and scathing and scornful
arraignment of the policy by which the
Fflipinos were annihilated. Immediately
following Senator Towne's speech the
credentials of his successor, Senator
C1app (Minn.) were presented and after
being sworn in the new senator took his
seat and Senator Towne retired. The
credentials of Joseph w. Bailey (Tex.,
and of F. M. Simmons IN. c. were also
presented. The rest of the day was de-
voted to the Indian appropriation bill.
The house transacted District of Colum.
bia business. The bill to revise and codify
the postal laws was finally passed. All
attempts to amend it in any vital partic-
Ilar failed.