Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
Lawmakers in Both Senate and
House Are Busy Considering
: Measures of Importance.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Most OF the Time in the Senate LIS
Occupied in Discussing the STATE
hood BiII-HOuse Passes II Coinage
Measure for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
err Notes.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The senate
yesterday passed the-legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill and
discussed the statehood bill. Senator
Quay submitted a number of propo-
sitions for the fixing of a day when
vote could be taken, but to all such Sen
ator Beverage objected. Senator
Hanna spoke briefly in opposition to
the bill
Washington, Jan. 22.-The omnibus
statehood bill was further discussed
in the senate yesterday. An attempt
to hold an executive session to con-
slider the Cuban reciprocity treaty
was defeated by Senator Quay.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The state
hood bill occupied the entire atten-
ton Of the senate yesterday except
for few routine matters. The legls-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was sent to conference
and a favorable report was made
on the bill appropriating 100000 for
the erection of headstones to mark
the graves of confederate soldiers
buried in the north.
Washington, Jan. 24-The statehood
bill again occupied the attention of the
senate yesterday and during the de-
bate several spirited colloquies oc-
Cured The treaty between the
United States and the government of
Colombia was received and referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
Washington, Jan. 26.-The Panama
canal treaty was briefly considered in
executive session of the senate Satur-
day and the secretary of state was
authorized to make it public. Senator
Spooner brought up the Indianola
(Miss.) post office affair and defended
the action of the president. The Dip
lomatic and consular appropriation
bill ($36OOO) was reported
Washington, Jan. 27.-In the senate
yesterday the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was passed and the
statehood bill was further discussed.
Senator Alger (Mich.) and Senator
Kittredge IS. d. took the oath of Of
flee.
Washington, Jan. 21.-The house
Yesterday passed the District of Co.
lumbia appropriation bill, and subse-
quently began consideration Of the
Philippine coinage bill. The commit
tee on agriculture reported the agri-
cultural appropriation bill. 1t carries
$685. 500, an increase of $4,000 over
the last appropriation, and 100000
less than the estimates.
Washington, Jan. 22.-The house
spent the time yesterday in commit
tee of the whole in debate on the
Philippine coinage bill. The military
academy appropriation bill 1884, 273)
was reported and a bill was intro
duced to enable persons to locate coal
claims on unsurveyed lands in Alas
ka.
Washington, Jan. 23.-In the house
yesterday the Philippine coinage bill
reported by the insular affairs COM
mittee was rejected and the substi-
tute offered by the minority for the
introduction of American currency
and the American coinage system in
the islands was adopted.
Washington, Jan. 24.-The house
yesterday passed 235 private pension
bills. They included pensions to the
widow of Gen. Franz Sigel at 500 a
month, the widow of Gen. Francis Neg
ley at $50, and the widow of Rear Adj
miral Henry Picking at $40 The Alaska
delegate bill was also passed. It pro-
vides for the representation of the ter
ritory of Alaska in the house of repre-
sentatives by a delegate, the first one
to be elected next autumn, and to hold
a seat in the Fifty-eighth congress.
Washington, Jan. 26.-The agricul-
turaI appropriation bill was passed in
the house on Saturday. A session was
held yesterday for memorial services
for deceased members.
Washington, Jan. 27.-The' military
academy bill, carrying $644,273, was
passed in the house yesterday. A
resolution was adopted calling on the
postmaster general for the corre-'
spondence in the Indianola (Miss.)
post office case. Mr.. Overstreet Ond.)
submitted the report upon the anti
trust bill. The Notifications appro-
priation bill, which carries $7,093, 943,
was reported.