The Forrest City times., 1896-05-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
LIv. CONGRESS.
First Sessiou.)

Ir the senate on the 2Dth, a conference re- port on the river and harbor bill was pre- sented and an effort made to get immediate &C., tion on It. This was resisted. however, and the report went over The fortidcations ap- propriation bill was further considered and passed. It carries nearly eleven millions of dollars. about five millions more than when 1t passed the house. ..... In the house the Mccall educational test bill. together with the Corliss bill, to protect lake cities from Canadian competition. were passed The consular in- spection bill was rejected. An order from the committee on rules setting aside Thursday and Friday (privste bill day under the rules) for the consideration of measures reported from the committee on labor was adopted
 IN the senate, on the Fist, almost the entire session was occupied in action upon confer ence reports on various bills still pending final agreement, among them the river and harbor bill. the legislative bill. the Indian appropria- ton bill and the sundry civil bill, the confer snce report on which was agreed to. Mir. But ter tN. O moved that the senate proceed to consideration of his bill prohibiting the issue of government bonds without the consent of congress. but this was prevented by fillbuster ing tactics by Messrs. Hill (N Y) and Chan dler tN. H.) In the house the bill grant Ing a pension of $50 a month to Francis Hoover was passed over the presidents veto l96 to F. Consideration was begun of the Phil lips labor bill under special order. A resolu- tion was agreed to directing the printing of 10000 copies of the immigration bill passed on the 2lst
 IN the senate, on the e2d, a spirited debate took place on the bill prohibiting the issue of government bonds without the consent of con- gross. Mir. Hill led the debate against the measure, which was also denounced by Sena- tors sherman, Hawley. Lodge and Baker, while 1t was advocated by Senators Mills Tel Ter, Stewart and others. The bill went over for one day. The final conference report on the river and harbor bill was presented and agreed to ......1 In the house the days session was exhausted by consideration of conference reports on appropriation bills. The partial re- port on the river and harbor bill was agreed .o -lbe to 2. The house voted to insist upon its disagreement on the sundry civil appropria- tions bill. The conference report fixing the pension voted to Brig.-Gen Joseph P. West, formerly United States senator from Louis- lana, was agreed to-
 IN the senate, on the 23d, the filled cheese Dill was taken up, but went over without action. The calendar was cleared of all private pension bills. The river and harbor bill was received from the house and immediately signed bv the Vlce-president. ......1n the house another day was given to the consideration and disposal of conference reports on appropriations bills, two of whtch-that upon the river and harbor bill and that upon the legislative executive and
 
 former was engrossed and sent to the presi- dent. Partial report on the sundry civil appro- prfations bill was agreed to- President Cleve- lands message vetoing the bill regulating the fees of receivers and registers of land offices was read and referred to the committee on pub lie lands.
 IN the senate, on the 18th, the last of the general appropriation bills-the deficiency bill-occupied the entire session, and, after being pretty heavily loaded with private claims. besides over a million dollars for find- lngs in the French spoliation claims, over half million dollars for findings of the court of claims under the Bowman act and STA AS for the Chouteau claim for building an iron steam battery in 1864 the bill was passsd and the senate adjourned. =. In the house the session was devoted to District of Columbia affairs until the calendar was cleared. when the remainder of the day spent, in com mtttee of the whole, considering the bill to repeal the section of the present tariff law providing for rebate on alcohol used in the arts and medicinal compounds without action being taken.