Show WEEK IN CONGRESS mar 16 HOUSE by unanimous consent a bill was passed lor the further d 0 supreme court reports and digests to federal officials and judges also the bill opening to homestead entry the extensive ute tract in colorado embracing about 9 acres a result 0 several cases ot emergency ness which have occurred in the house a resolution was adopted d erecting the sergeant at arms to provide an emergency equipment of medicines and instruments to be approved by representatives allson showalter and ball physician members the house was plunged into a never tiring debate on philippine affairs thus far ahe subject of alleged atrocities in the inlands has engaged the attention of the senate alone and only occasionally echoes have been heard in the bouse but today the reports of cruelty and outrage were rehearsed in the house with vehemence and the naval bill was the 01 der of the day but it received but scant attention after theakle gallons of philippine outrages were presented an extended speech by mr me laurin of M in opposition to the pending philippines government bl 1 was a feature of today s session of the senate the mississippi senator vigorously assa led the ad ministration s policy in the phil pp nes the fortifications i bill was passed my 10 honsa the house had another lively day of debate phil pp ne atrocities and the schley case coming in for considerable attention the naval appropriation bill received little bt the house passed the bill turning over to porto rico all the public lands of the island ceded to the united states by spain except s tes by the president within one year tor naval and coaling stations military posts and other united states purposes after some discussion the bill reported by mr mccall from the ways and means commit tee refunding the tax on legacies paid under the war reve nue act by religious charitable art and educational institutions was passed bil s were passed as follows to increase the efficiency and change the name of the united states marine hospital service providing tor an additional circuit judge la the eighth judicial circuit to relieve calta n george P white ninth united states cavalry from liability tor the loss of public funds stolen from him authorizing the resurvey of certain lands in wyom ng relating to grants ot land to the territory and state of washing ton tor ral purposes to prevent a false branding or marking of food and dairy products as to the state or territory in watch they are made or produced the bill regulating interstate commerce in falsely branded goods and ninety five private pension bills may 17 HOUSE the bouse spent the day discussing the naval appropriation bill and the most am feature of the d involved a revival of the sampson controversy SENATE the senate will the debate on the philippine bill during the week the next business in order Is the nicaragua canal bill in the opinion of senators this will be de bated a week but will not pass it will be de berred in order to give the president time to get further information the volcanic arup alons in the west ind es have shaken the faith of the senate in the nicaraguan route next comes the cuban bill whose fate directly concerns the beet sugar manlutac jurers of utah the democrats in the senate will it is said indorse the attitude of the dem towards the cuban sugar tariff and stand solidly tor the bill as it came from the house which provides for a twenty per cent reduction of the tariff on sugar with differential on sugar abolished may 19 the navy appropriation bill was passed under suspension of the rules the bill tor eight hours work on all government contracts was passed A senate bill providing tor the erection of the northern branch of the national home tor dis abbed soldiers at hot springs S D was passed SENATE only a brief time was devoted by the senate to consideration ot the philippine government bill A boint resolution was offered by mr stewart and adopted providing that part of the ind an appropriation bill which provides for submit ting tor entry part of the lands of the spokane indian reservation shall take effect when the allotments to the indians are completed A partial disagreement on the omnibus claims bill was reported and the bill was again sent to conference may 80 A resolution offered by mr hitt chairman of the tore agn affairs committee ie cuba on her independence was passed unanimously A bill amending the passport law wag passed during the consideration of bills on the rate calendar a measure to pay george rush berger of johnstown pa 0 o tor discover leg end capturing santa ana s money at cerro gordo N M in 1841 was called up the house however was not in the humor to pass the bill that extended over such a long period and the enacting clause was stricken out SENATE the subject of the concentration of the inhabitants in the philipp nes into camps was a leading topic of the discussion of the philippine bill in the senate A resolution offered by mr stewart of ne vada providing that a comp lation of all treat les regulations and leiws relating to indian affairs be made was laid before the senate A bill to regulate the introduction of eggs of game birds into the un ted states for kropa gatlon was passed the committee on invalid pensions has reported the senate bill to increase the pen ions of those who lost limbs in the military or naval service of the united baates or were totally disabled in the same it is estimated by the committee that nearly 7 persons are affected by the bill al though the number is rapidly increase lag the comm atee dec ded also to report the senate bill increasing the pension of maimed sold ers with an amendment for the benefit of pension ers under the act of 1890 who require the frequent assistance ot others |