The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
LIv. CONGRESS.
First Seasiou,)

IN the senate. on the sth. Mir. Turpie tdem.. Ind ], spoke for an hour and a half in support Of the Joint resolution introduced by MT. Call proposing intervention in the war now being prosecuted in Cuba, making & sarcastic attack upon Messrs- Sherman and Lodge. The reso- lution went over without action. and the re- mainder of the session was devoted to the h. dian appropriation will. without action upon it being reached. e. In the house. after two hours spent on the metric system bill. the measure was finally recommitted to the com mittee on coinage. weights and measures. The bill to repeal the compulsory pilotage sys- tenn was taken up, and later the conference re- port on the agricultural appropriation bill was presented and agreed to.
 IN the senate, the Eth. NIT. Mantel of Montana. delivered a prepared speech in iusti- neation of these silver senators who voted against the house tarir bill, and MT. Butler. Of North Carolina. spoke in support of the bill introduced by him for the establishment of Q postal telegraph system. The Indian sppro- priation bill made some progress and 75 private pension bills were passed. In the house the resolution te repeal the compul- sory pilotage bill was defeated. The amended District of Columbia appropriation bill was passed-yeas, i34; nays. 2l. Conference was ordered on the senate amendments to the post ofhce appropriation bill The filled cheese bill was taken up.
 IN the seAsre on the 10th. MT. Call (F'la.) in- tfOuuCeOa d JOlnt resolution on the SuDlect Of the Imprisonment of Mrs Maybrick In En- gland, which was referred to the committee the judiciary. bill giving the aid of the gov ernment to the Trans Mi ississippi and Interna- tional exposition at Omaha Neb.. in 1898 was passed The most of the session was devoted 10 consideration of the Indian appropriation bill ....... In the house general debate on the filled cheese" bill was concluded The fortif- cations andco defense appropriation bill for the year ending June 90. 1897. was reported from committee and placed on the calendar. An evening session was held for the considera- ton of private pension bills
 THE senate was not in session on the 1lth .... In the house, after a two days debate, the filled cheese bill'' was passed. with an amend- ment reducing the retail dealers license from $40 to si2 year. The bill taxes the manufac- ture Of the product one cent pound, and re- Quires manufacturers and dealers to pay li- cense. The vote on the bill was chiefly along political lines, republicans and populsts favor ing the passage of the bill and democrats op- posing it.
 IN the senate. on the 18th, the amendments 10 the legislative appropriation bill authoriz- ing the extension Of the contract for printing the Patent Ofice Gazette (at greatly-reduced rates was, on motion Of MT. German, receded from. The joint resolution proposing a re- monstrance with the British government in the matter of the imprisonment of Mrs. May brick was reported adversely on the ground that the senate had jurisdiction The Du- pont election case was considered at some length. .... In the house, under the rules, va- rious matters of interest only in the District of Columbia were disposed of. when the ab- sence of a quorum being discovered, the house adjourned