The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-29
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
LIV. CONGRESS.


lflEsE SeeslOn.J
IL the senate, on the Eth, the committee on
privileges and elections reported in favor OF
Mr.. Dupont. OF Delaware. Mr.. Hoar offered a
memorial making the 9th Of June a national
holiday in ommemOratiOn of the first sighting
OF the North American coast by John and Sc
baStian Cabot in 1897. Mr.. Davis spoke for an
hour and 4 halt in support OF the Monroe doc
trine. The military appropriation bill was
then taken uD. I'm the house consideration
of the agricultural bill and the attack upon
Secretary Morton were resumed. Several
amendments were agreed to. and when the
house adjourned the pending question was an
amendment TO the bill providing for the pur-
chase and distribution Of seed.
IN the senate, on the 18th, the military acad-
envy bill was considered three hours and
passed. The pension appropriation bill was
also taken up and passed. In the house the
agricultural appropriation bill was, after a
three days debate, finally disposed OF. Amend
mentS incorporated in the bill make it manda-
tory upon the secretary TO purchase and dis
tribute seed, and the appropriation for seed
was increased from $4,000 to sI50.Ool. The
Indian appropriation bill was reported from
committee, and the executive. legislative and
judicial appropriation bill was ordered filed
with the clerk.
IN the senate, on the 18th, the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was passed and the
conference report on the urgent deficiency bill
was agreed to. The remainder Of the session
was spent in the passage OF private pension
bills In the house the bill to extend for
four years the time within which the govern
ment may institute suits to annul land grants
Illegally or enormously issued was passed.
The agreement of the conferees on the urgent
deficiency bill was reported and concurred in.
The unanimous report OF the committee on
ways and means against the passage Of the
billt TO regulate the issue OF liquor licenses was
submitted and ordered printed and the army
appropriation bill was passed,
IN the senate, on the Goth, the session was
occupied with a discussion OF the resolution
for recognition Of the belligrent rights Of the
Cuban insurgents and the alternative reSolu-
ton for the recognition OF Cuban indepen-
dence. The feeling developed on the floor and
in the galleries was enthusiastically in favor
of the more stringent action, even with its pos
sible result of war with Spain....In the house
the consideration Of the provisions Of the In
dian appropriation bill occupied most OF the
session. The general pension appropriation
bill was sent to conference on the diSagreeinE
votes of the two houses, and the senate amend
mentS to the diplomatic and consular bill were
agreed to.
II senate was not in session on the 21St....
In the house senate amendments to the mill
tary academy appropriation bill were agreed
to, and the following senate bills were passed:
To amend section 1894, Revised Statutes, so as
to empower the secretary of the treasury to
remit or mitigate fOrfeitureS under his juriS-
diction as we'll as fines and penalties. and to
amend the law regulating the establishing of
final proof in timber culture entries. In COM
mittee Of the whole the Indian appropria-
ton bill was further considered. An evening
session was held for the consideration of pri-
vate pension bills, and the house adjourned to
the 3jth.