Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1898 — IN CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

IN CONGRESS.

The Senate Pane* a Bill Providing for Taking of the Cenaua—Honae Proceeding*. Washington, June B.—A bill providing for the taking of the twelfth census was passed by the senate Wednesday, after a debate which occupied the greater part of three days. Several weeks ago a census bill was presented by the committee having the matter in charge, but the measure was so unsatisfactory that it was recommitted to the committee. The bill passed Wednesday was Introduced in lieu of that Which was recommitted and, as slightly amended, received the unanimous support of the senate. Under it, if it should become & law, a director of the census, an assistant director and five expert statisticians will be appointed immediately to make the preliminary arrangements for the taking of the census of 1900, in accordance with the outline presented in the bill. A determined effort was made to provide that the employes of the census bureau should ibe examined and certified by the civil service commission, but it failed by a vote of 13 to 31. A provision was inserted that not more than two-thirds of the supervisors and enumerators should belong to one political party. Washington, June 9.—The house disposed lof the senate amendments to the sundry civil bill and agreed to further conference. The conference report upon the post office appropriation bill was adopted without debate, and the house proceeded to consider the bill to provide for participation of volunteer soldiers in congressional election* Adjournment was taken pending disposal, and It will come up to-day. The session began and ended with Hawaiian incidents. Mr. Grosvenor (rep., O.), a leader of the annexationists, figuring in each Instance. They grew out of the anxiety of those who want early consideration lest the opposition win a victory and effect undue delay, if not the defeat of the resolutions at this session. Gen. Grosvenor s object in introducing the resolution to consider Hawaiian annexation is to place the question of getting up the annexation resolution formally before the committee on rules, looking to a special rule for its Immediate consideration in the house. He stated that he expects the annexation resolution will be brought up to-day. "It is the intention of the friends of the measure,” he said, “to bring the annexation resolution up Immediately and press It to a final passage.” His resolution at least disposes of one of the contentions of the opponents of annexation that no formal request for action has been made to the committee on rules, though verbal requests have been showered on the speaker and the republican members of that committee. Conference reports, however, have precedence over the resolution, and if the war revenue bill is reported, as now seems possible, it will stand in the way of immediate consideration, as would any other reports about to come from conference.