The Forrest City times., 1896-01-17
NANY6 IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
LIV. CONGRESS.
First Session1

IN the senate. on the sth, the only incidents of note during the 50-minute session were the swearing-in of Senator Wolcott (rep., Col) for his new term; the reporting of an important bill from the committee on naval affairs for the enlistment of additional men for the navy. and notice by Mir. Butler tpop, N e. of amend ments to the house bond bill with free-silver substitute ..... In the house a joint resolution offered by Mir. Spaulding (rep. Mich), looking to the annexation Of the Hawaiian islands, was read and referred to the committee on foreign affairs. Several unimportant routine matters were also considered during the 40-minute ses- sion.
 IN the senate, on the 9th. the day was mostly occupied in speeches by Messrs. Baker (rep., Kas.) )-in favor of the rigid application of the Monroe doctrine-and Stewart (pop., New Jon the financial question. MT. Bakers joint reso- lution was referred to the committee on foreign relations .... In the house a resolution offered by Mir Bingham (rep, Pal, and approvei by the committee on appropriations. calling upon the secretary of the treasury for a statement Of the reasons for delay in the construction of the mint building at Philadelphia was agreed to.
 IN the senate. on the 10th, almost the entire four-hours session was occupied by set speeches, Mir. Prtchard (rep N. O advocat- ing higher protective tariff; MT. White (dem., Col) such an amendment to the senate rules as would enable the majority to close de- bate and force a vote on any pending measure and MT Jones (dem.. ArIx.) in favor of free silver coinage. Adjourned until the 18th ..... In the house, during the discussion of the pro- posed rules. MT. Hepburn (rep Ia.) offered an amendment making 1t obligatory upon the speaker to recognize a member who addresses him in accordance with the rule. which being advocated by Mr Bell (pop., Col), Mir. Hep burn dramatically withdrew. A night session was held.
 THE senate was not in session on the 1lth ......I In the house further consideration of the code of rules reported by the committee on rules occupied the session. With one eXcep- tiOn every change recommended by the com- mittee was agreed to, and no proposition origi- mating on the floor was accepted. The rule relating to the counting, by request of Mir, Henderson (rep. Ia ), went over. For the first time during the session the speaker had an opportunity to count quorum under the rules Adjourned to the 18th.
 IN the senate. on the 18th, Senator Morgan (cem., Ala.) spoke two hours on the free silver substitute for the house bond bill. A concur rent resolution empowering and directing the president of the United States to receive a deputaton from the Cuban revolutionsts and to extend belligerent recognition to them, of- fered by Mir. Kyle (pop :. D., was referred to the committee on foreign relations .... In the house, it being the second Monday in the month, District of Columbia business was taken up and two bills of local interest were passed. The pension appropriation bill carrying sl4l,- 325, 800 090 less than the last bill-was taken up in committee of the whole.