The Forrest City times., 1896-05-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled faom Various Sources.
LIv. CONGRESS.
First Session.)


 IN the senate. on the 22d. consideration of the Indian appropriation bill occupied the en- tire day, much of the time being devoted to the discussion of the question of sectarian schools, an amendment being finally adopted providing that the secretary Of the interior may make contracts with present contract schools during the year 1sq7 to half the amount used for the fiscal year 1896 A discussion Of various matters connected with the Choctaws, Cherokees Creeks and "squaw men" occupied the remainder of the session ..... In the house the resolution declaring Albert l.. Goodwin tpop) duly elected from the Fifth district of Alabama was passed and Mir Goodwin was sworn in. The bills to continue the present government of Greer county Okla.-formerly of Texas-and to confirm the titles of settlers therein were passed. The remainder Of the day was devoted to consideration of the pen- sion appropriation bill.
 IN the senate. on the 23d, the Indian appro- priation bill. carrying, with amendments. sQ.- 10000 was, after long discussion about the lawless condition Of affairs in the Indian ter ritory. passed and the sundry civil appropria- uons Dill was taken up Several public build ing bills were passed. and Senator Call (Fla) gave notice of his intention to ask considera- ton of hIs joint resolution requesting the pres iGent to send troops to Cuba ... In the house beyond the passage of a few private bills no business was transacted, four hours being de- voted in committee of the whole. to discus sion of the general pension bill without any action being taken.
 IN the senate, on.the 24th, considerable prog 7%~S was made with the sundry civil appro- priatons bill, all of the amendments reported by the committee on appropriations .being dis posed of. The fact that the first comptroller had refused to audit the accounts of the Vene- zuela-Guiana commission for office rent was severely commented upon In the house five hours were devoted to fustner consideration Of the general pension bill. number of bills of minor importance were passed Senate re- quest for conference on the Indian appropria- tion bill was agreed to- An evening session was held for the consideration of private pen sion bills
 IN the senate, on the 18th, the sundry civil appropriations bill, carrying appropriations ag- gregating $37 600 .00o-t5 0tO.O0O of which was added to the house bill by the senate appropri- ations committed. and $000.0O0 more by the senate itself after the bill had been reported was passed after only two days consideration In the house the second conference report upon the legislative. executive and judicial appro- priation bill was made and agreed to, another conference being ordered upon the few remain ing matters in dispute The general pension bill was further considered for couple of hours, when business was suspended and eu- logies were delivered upon the late repre- sentative w. H. Grain. An evening session was held for the discussion of the general pen sion bill.
 IN the senate, on the 27th, the entire days session was taken up with consideration of the naval appropriation bill, carrying between thirty-one and tnirty-two million dollars The appropriation for reserve guns for auxiliary cruisers" was increased from $50 900 to s4OO,- GOO ..-.. In the house consideration of the gen. eral pension bill, after three days discussion was concluded, an amendment providing for q construction Inv ha sion bureau in the interest of claimants being adopted. and the bill ordered to be engrossed and to third reading by a vote of ll3 to I4 The senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriations bill were disagreed to and a conference ordered.