Show WEEK IN CONGRESS february 13 HOUSE the house unanimously adopted a res gutlon proposing an amendment to the const gutlon 0 the united states tor the eleo senators by direct popular vote there was no demand tor time to debate the resola alon this Is the bourth time the bouse has adopted a similar resolution A bill was passed to provide tor the payment of the claims ot canted rate officers and sol diers whose horses side arms and baggage were taken rom them by union soldiers con arary to the terms of the surrender of lee and johnston s armies the amount to be paid under the bill was limited to tia bill was passed to conter on the spanish claims commission authority to send tor per sons and papers and to punish or contempt SENATE while no definite agreement has been reached a vote on the philippine tariff in the senate seems to be in sight it appears likely that the vote may be had next week A bill was passed to vest in the spanish claims commission certain power by circuit and district courts of the united states A bl 1 to regulate the practice in the united geates courts as to ap eals and writs ol 01 error was pissed mr mcenery 0 louisiana offered a resola ti n which was adopted directing the secre tary war to inform the senate what are being built in cuba by whom they are be ing bu it and under what authority 0 la iw 14 HOUSE the houie passed 15 1 5 pension bills in thirty seven minutes which Is the record since the fifty first congress for speed mr wheeler during consideration of one of the p avate pension bills delivered a sensa speech in denunciation ot great britain based on the recent revelations regarding that governments attitude toward the united states during th spanish war SENATE A bill hiis pas ed authorizing the president to appoint wallum franklin orme ly onel 0 the united states infantry as a colonel and to place him on the list with that rank mr penrose presented resolutions expressing the forroi 0 the senate at the death ot the late M A bronslus eulogies were pronounced by M ss s u gallanger mccomas and spooner and the senate at lock adjourned 1 ary IS SENATE during the entire ses ion the sen ate bad under the bill ing a permanent cen ua office it wis not corn plated but an agreement was reached to take it up again imn after the executive session that is to be held for the consideration ot the dan h treaty february lebr uary IT HOUSE the unexpected happened in tha when the bill to repeal the war revenue faxes was passed unanimously without a word of debate this action was the outcome of a challenge thrown down by mr richardson of tennessee the minority leader after the ad option by the st let party vote of a special order tor tha ion ol 01 the bill which permitted debate upon it until 1 clock tues day afternoon but cut off all opportunity to otter amendments except tuch as had been agreed upon by the w ays and means committee SENATE the senate ratified tha treaty with denmark ceding to the united states tor a of 5 the islands of bt thomas bt job i and bt croix composing the g oui of antilles I 1 no as the danish west indies and lying just eist 0 porto aico and ahls so tar as tills country Is concerned a which has been auder intermittently since the admin of lacohn the bill i ing permanent census office was passed is was also one extending the charters of nation ban s another auth the commissioner of internal revenue to return bank cacci s 0 deposits and ord rs tor tl p cyment of money bavius imp anted the con stamps to the owners thereof february iary 18 HOUSE 1 amendments to the census bill we ed to and the billias bill was sent ta bonfe ence the speech of mr V of kentucky in the hou e last friday when he bitterly as sailed secretary hav and I 1 ord tote and criticized criticised the preparations tor there of prince henr lad a el in the house today during the d bale the indian appropriation bill mr gill tt ot massachi Mass achu in a halt hour s speech fici ed that the intemperance of mr age carried its own be gil lett grievously capio ed s ch an affront to a foreign country SENATE it was agreed by tho senate that a final vote on the phi tariff bill and the pending amendments should be taken next monday afternoon at 4 clock benator well ington spoke in opposition to the pending bill and benator brewart ot nevada in support 0 te measure A bill was passed to relmon rao certain per sons who expended moneys and furnished ser vices and supplies in repel ing invasions and suppressing indian ae ter bt the state ot |