The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-05-28
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
LIv. CONGRESS.
First session.,


n tho senate. ON tho 10th. Senator Morgan
ksk6lal delivered o long speech on the subject
5sf ~ war In Cuba and fayorlng the passage OF .
zf6iak resolution recognizing Cuban belliger-
3faey so as to give the president the oppor-
nifty Of coincidfng or vetoing the action OF
8 fecnercss. At the close OF the speech his reso-
4 fIlion, previously introduced. was agreed to.
2 Ssnfructing the committee on foreign relations
70 fnqufre into the recent arrest aud condemna-
s IN OF citizens Of the United States captured
- board the Competitor No other business
s 5fNRdmDortance was transacted, and. after hear
lnr euiogies on the late Representative Grain,
: ofTsxss, the senate adjourned. The house
was not in session.
In the senate. OF the 18th, the resolution for
ne appointment of select committee to In
vestigatc last years election In Alabama and
: report whether q republican form Of govern
<sfo6 House bill to regulate the price OF gas In
the District of Columbia was amended and
pasxed. In the house, although 1t was sus-
Z pension day, the greater part Of the session
] Was taken up in passing 25 pension bills under
unanimous consent. A few bills were passed
! undcr suspension OF the rules, and time.
until O'Clock Of the Goth. was set apart for the
consideration Of immigration bills
i IH the senate, on the 10th. almost the entire
DAY was devoted to consideration Of the Dis
srict OF Columbia appropriation bill, which
carries about seven million dollars, one-half
3 to be paid from the treasury, and the rcmain-
s des from taxes collected by the District COM
missioners. The bill was amended and passed,
. TO IS. .....1n the house much OF the session
was occupied In consideration OF several bills
20 impose additional restrictions npon immi-
kration some one OF which it Is expected will
meet the approval OF the house w. C. Owens
{dem.) was confirmed In HIS seat from the
Seventh district Of Kentucky, contested by
George Denny, Jr. (repC. Messrs. Steele (rep.,
Ind. }, Cousins (rep, Ia and Mcclellan (dem.
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tho house, TO the military academy at West
Point. Il
In the senate, on the 20th.sa conference re-
port the river and harbor bill was pre-
scnted and an effort made to get Immediate ac-
ton on it. This was resisted however, and
propriation bill was further considered and
passed It carries nearly eleven millions of
dollars, about FIVE millions more than when 1t
passed the house In the house the Mccall
bill, to protect lake cities from Canadian
competition, were passed. The consular in
spection bill was rejected. An order from the
committee on rules setting aside Thursday and
Friday (priyate bill day under the rules) for
the consideration Of measures reported from
the committee on labor was adopted.
In the senate; on the 21st, almost the entire
session was occupied In action upon confer
ence reports on various bills still pending final
agreement among them the river and harbOr
bill, the legislative bill, the Indian approprfa-
sion bill and the sundry civil bill, the confer
ence report on which was agreed to. Mr.. But
ler On. G moved that the senate proceed to
consideration OF his bill prohibiting the issue
Of government bonds without the consent OF
congress, but this was prevented by ilibuster-
ing tactics by Messrs- Hill IN. Y and Chan
der IN. H) In the house the bill grant,
ing pension Of $50 n mouth to Francis Hoov-
er. was passed over the presdentsyeto-196 to
"a. Consideration was begun OF the Phillips
labor bill under special order. A resolution
was agreed to directing tho printing of 0,000
copies Of the immigration bill passed on the
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