Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-08-03
General News Summary.
Interesting HCmo and Foreign News.
CONGRESS-.

SENATE, July 25.--No sensational features
marked the session to-day. During the morn
ing hour ten bills Of minor importance were
taken from the calendar and passed and the
conference report on the legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to- senator Caffcry, Of Louisiana,
continued his speech In advocacy of Il fair rev.
Cnuc duty for sugar
HoUsE.-Bills were passed to amend the
general act of June ~, 1900, by providing PEN
sions for widows and orphans OF soldiers who
died or were killed IN discharge of duty, and
who did not, therefore, receive discharges from
the service; authorizing fourth-claSs post
masters TO administer oathS to pensioners; to
extend during the term OF their natural lives
the pensions granted to insane, idiotic or other
wise permanently helpless orphan children OF
q deceased soldier. The senate hill to pcrSiOn
Frances CorSe, widow Of the late Gen. Joiln NJ.
Corsc, at the rate of 500 month, was also
passed
SENATE, July 26.-nurinE the morning hour
twenty bills of moro or less important char
acter were taken from the calendar and passed.
The house message asking for Il further con-
ference on the tariff bill was then taken mp and
Mr. Villas addressed the senate lis speech
was devoted 20 culogies of the president, whom
he defended against tho charges made b. Mr..
German. Debate continued up to the hour OF
adjournment without reaching a conclusion.
UOUsE,-The DE- 5 session was devoted main
~ to the consideration Of business reported
from the committee on interstate and foreign
commerce and eighteen bills were passed. The
conference report on the Notifications appro-
priHtou hill was agreed TO. il now carries a
total OF S2.l2T ,O0o-an increase over that Of the
bill for the year ended JLgc 10, 1S2i, of S!l6,9i9
SENATE, July ~ The struggle to-day on the
issue of sending the tariff bill baC, to con-
ference without instructions OF conditions WIS
short. sharp and decisive Several MOTORS
and amendments were offered and defeated by
tie votcS-22 to r. Then Senator Gray's motion
to insist and agree 10 u further conference was
agreed To without q division, and the same
seven conferees were reappointed The con
/ ference report on tho army appropriation bill
was agreed to and some dozen bills on the cal
1 cndar we're passed, after which the senate ad-
iourned til July 30.
HoUSE--Most Of the session to-day was oc-
/ cupied in discussing q bill 10 amend the Re
| visCd Statutes 50 as to authorize the commits
| SOncr Of navigation 20 grant an American reg
| iStrv to vessels wrecked in foreign waters and
/ rcpairtd in American ports by American labor
/ when such repijrs cost threc-fourthS ot the
/ value Of the vessel No action was reached
HORSE, uly&-A Joint resolution was agreed
/ to, continuing the appropriations Of last year
until August r. Under the special rule, the
/ house began the consideration Of hills reported
/ from the committee on patents, Chairman
/ covert first calel Up the hin to prevent the
/ pin;iu- Of PLAYS. hut without reaching action
on Il tire house adjourned
Enc senate vas not r. session
SUS.--. Jslv 2H-T1s conference -ercr, On