Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1898 — IN CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

IN CONGRESS.

House and Senate Puss the War Emergency Util anil Other Measures. Washington, May 3.—The passage of the emergency war appropriation bill was the feature of Monday’s action by the house. The naval appropriation bill with the senate amendment providing for the payment of officers of the navy for the use of their Inventions by the government stricken out was reported from the conference and passed. It now goes to the president. At the opening of the senate's session the chaplain offered devout thanks for the glorious victory won by Commodore Dewey’s Asiatic squadron. Several war measures were passed by the senate. Notwithstanding their Importance, not one of them elicited the slightest debate. Probably tbe most important measure passed by the solvate was the emergency war deficiency bill, carrying 135,720,945. Not more than ten minutes were consumed in passing it, that time being occupied in reading the measure Mr. Hawiey, chairman of the military affairs committee, secured the passage of a bill providing for the enlistment of a volunteer brigade of engineers and of 10,000 men in the south who are immune to yellow fever, these enlistments to be in addition to those provided for In the president’s call for 125,000 volunteers. The men will enlist “tor the war.” Two other war measures were passed, one suspending for the duration of the war the restrictions placed by existing laws upon the quartermaster’s department of the army In order that supplies may be purchased without Uhe present formalities; and the other providing that owners of mining claims shall not forfeit them for not performing assessment work upon them, provided they enlist for the war. The war revenue measure passed by the house of representatives last Friday was received by the senate and referred to the finance committee for consideration.