The Monticellonian., 1894-12-14
CURR ENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF. FlFTY-THiRD CONGRESS.
lSecond Session.

lSec0nd session
 IN the senate, on the 3d. after the opening fornaliteS and routine business the presi- dents message was received and read. it's read ing occupying two hours and i've minutes. After the reading resolutions on various sub jccts were offered, among them on the alleged Armenian outrageS and the election Of United States senators by the people. ... In the house business was taken up with no more formal ity than on ordinary meeting days. The preS dents message was read, after which the death of Representative Wright, of Pennsylvania, was announced and the hoISe adjourned as mark of respect to his memory
 IN the senate, on the ith, Mir. Peffer intro duced some half-dozen projects of legislation, and Mir Blanchard (dem., La.) offered q reso- lution looking to the payment of the bounty on the sugar crop of 1891 under the terms of the Mckinley tariff act Other resolutions were offered, and the senate adjourned out of re- spect to the memory Of the late Representative Wright, of Pennsylvania. In the house seY eral bills were passed, among them one appro- prating SIS GOO for the purchase of 3.0e0 acres of land on which the battle of shiloh was fought and to begin the construction of na- tional park thereon.
 IN the senate, the 9th, MT. Vest fdera., Mo) spoke in support of the clnture resou- tion offered the day previous by him, confess- ing to a change of opinion on the subject of unlimited debate. Mr. Pefer.s resolution in-
 
 to the legality of the recent issue Of United States bonds was agreed to......I In the house n bill to prevent the free use of timber on the public lands and to revoke all permits hereto- fore granted in certain states was passed. The conference report on the bill to regulate the printing and distribution of public documents was agreed to- and the bill to permit railroad companies to pool their business under re2ula- tionS to be established by the interstate com mcrcc commission was taken up.
 IN the senate, on the 9th, fear bills were passed, one appropriating 5174s6 to reimburse the Washington and Lee university at Lexing- ton, Va. for injuries done by United States troops during the war, and another appropra- ting S200D) for the dedication of Ghiekamauga and Chattanooga national park, on the two bat tlehclds, September i9 and 20 1895. Mr. Fur pie QndJ spoke in favor of making senators elective by the people Of each state instead of by the legislatures ...fn the house speaker Crisp announced number of committee re- movals and assignments. The pension and Qualifications appropriation bills were reported after which debate on the bill to so amend the interstate commerce law as ta permit of pool ing by railroads was resumed and occupied the remainder Of the session.
 c THE senate was not in session on the 7th . In the house the greater portion of the session was taken up with the continued discussion of the bill to so amend the interstate commerce act as to permit railroad companies to pool their earnings A resolution was passed dis tributng the presidents message among the several appropriate committees A biIl ta pro tect the public forest reservations was dis sussed for an hour, but no conclusion Was reached