The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
LIV. CONGRESS.
First Session.)


 IN the senate. on the af after a four hours discussion. in which the president was very severely criticised for his action in vetoing the river and harbor bill and the veto power was denounced as relic of the past the bill was passed over the veto by a vote of B to 8 The conference report (partial on the naval appro- priation bill was presented and discussed. and went over for one day In the house the motion to strike out the names of several benefciaries under the appropriation in the general deficiency bill to indemnify victims Of the Ford's theater disaster was adopted-i5S to 96 The contested-election case of Murray against Elliott from the Charleston (S. O dis trict, occupied most of the session. and when the house adjourned at five o'clock a vote on the question was pending.
 IN the senate. on the 4th much of the time was taken up with action on various conference reports. The report on the naval appropria- tion bill was agreed to and a further confer ence ordered. The same action was had on the report on the Indian appropriation bill. The filled cheese" bill was passed, without amendment. as 1t came from the house The final conference report on the general def- ciency bill was agreed to, and bill for the scientific investigation of the fur seal fisheries was passed. In the house the contestsf election case of Murray against Elliott from the First district of South Carolina, was de- cided in favor of the contestant, who was sworn in The final report of the conferees on the general deficiency bill was agreed to, and sev- eral private pension bills were p 'ssed
 IN the senate, on the 9th, Mr Morgan (Ala.) spoke so earnestly upon the duty of the Amer lean government in the Cuban matter that ou motion of Mir. Sherman, the galleries were cleared and the doors closed and the remain der of the speech delivered In executive ses- sion. The immigration bill was discussed briefly, as was the proposed constitutional amendment to have United States senators elected by the people direct instead of by state legislatures. A joint resolution for final ad- journment on the sth was offered and referred to the committee on appropriations ...... In the house the day began with two-hours struggle over the adoption of a resolution calling upon the heads of departments for detailed state ment of all the removals and changes in their departments since March 1, 1894. The contest ed-election cases of Martin (pop) against Lockhart (dem), from the Sixth district of North Carolina, and Rinakcr (rep) against Downing (dem). from the Sixteenth Illinois district, were decided Tn favor of the contest ants.
 IN the senate. on the 6th almost the entire day was occupied in consideration of confer ence reports on general appropriation bills. In the case of the sundry civil bill the public building amendments were insisted upon by unanimous vote, and the bill was referred back for further conference. The report on the h. Qlan appropriation Dlll was aSSenteQ 10 ana that bill was referred back for further confer ence. as was, also the naval appropriation bill. ......1n the house the greater part of the afternoon was devoted to the presidents veto of the general deficiency appropriation bill Mir. Cannon presented a revised bill emitting | the French spoliation and Bowman act war | claims, and asked it's immediate consideration. under suspension of the rules. The measure passed-172 to 43. The bill was passed ex- tending the jurisdiction of United States courts over crimes committed in the Indian territory
 IN the senate, on the 8th. the new general de- iciency bill was passed without amendment final conference report on the post ofice ap- propriation bill was agreed to. Partial confer ence reports on the Indian appropriation bill and the District of Columb bia appropriation bill were made and agreed to and further Con- ferences ordered The immigration bill was taken up, and MT. Morgan (Ala.) made another long speech upon the war in Cuba. ..... In the house. in continuation of the session of the 9th. a large number of bills were passed under suspension of the rules and conference reports were presented and agreed to on the post office (hnaD, Indian and Dirtrict of Co., lumba appropriation bills. The sergeant-at- arms was directed to telegraph to absent mem- bers that their presence was necessary to the transaction of public business