The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-05-14
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Llv. CONGRESS.
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IN the senate. on the "a, the riasai abDiopri-
alton bill was passed and cent to conference to
reconcile the differences between the two
houses Ia the humber OF battleships ordered
TO DO built The amendment appropriating
e4Q0.000 for % additional torpedo boats was
rejected. In the house. after debate COR
tinuing over i've days. the bankruptcy bill rc-
ported By Gen. Henderson from the committee
$4,000 TO defray the expenses Of the commits
sion 70 determine the claims for damages for
the seizure OF alleged Behring sea seal poach-
ers was PASSED.
IN the senate, on the eth. on motion of Mr..
Turpie Qndl consideration Of the Dupont
soon lafd aside under the terms Of COM
promise offered BY Mr.. German. BY which after
the pasAage " The river and harbor bill the
D0rOht case should be taken up At the close Of
the routine morning hour, and considered un-
I'll p. m. OF the following day. when the vote
should be taken. Mr. PETERS bond resolution
was taken up. ...... In the house. it being sus-
pension day. numerous private pension bill
were passed, as we'll as several general bills OF
no great Importance Mr.. Boutelle called up
tue naval appropriation bill, and Mr.. Sayer
(Tcx), moved to concur In senate amendment
reducing th9number of batt1eships from four
to two. and with this amendment pending the
matter went over.
In the senate. on the 5th. the time was di-
vided between routine business; resolution
asking the president to request OF the Spanish
sathorities fair treatment for American citi-
zeEs captured on the schooner Competitor; the
river and harbor bill and speeches by Mossrs.
Hill IN. W and Pettlgrew Is. d. against and
In advocacy OF the PETER bond-inquiry rcsolu-
tion. and pension and other bills $50. In the
house tho first business was the adoption OF
resolution settins apart the 9Th and 18th inst.
for the consideration of private pension bills.
The house refused to agree to the senate
amendment to the naval appropriation bill re-
ductng the number Of battleshipS provided for
from four to two
In the senate. on the 9th. after an hour given
to the river and harbor bill, tho PETER bond
resolution was taken up and Mr.. Hill IN. W
continued his argument against 1t. He sus-
pended his remarks to allow a message from
the house announcing the passage Of q concur
rent resolution for o final adjournment on May
IL, and yielded later to permit Mr.. Call (Fla.)
to make q speech In favor of the resolution -.
vate pension bills were considered and 7S of
them were passed. A concurrent resolution
providing for the final adjournment OF the
session on the 18th was passed without d.
vision.
In the senate ION the 7th. the bond-inSestiga-
tion resolution which had been SO long pend
ing previously amended by tho Substitution
tee'D. was passed by the practically tinani-
nous vote Of 81 yeas to nays. After the bond
resolution had been disposed Of the river and
harbor bill was taken up, and Its considera-
tion occupied the time until adjournment at
6:2S p. m.... In the house Mr.. Picker (rep.,
s. d., who was defeated. on the 9th. in his
fight for . longer session for the consideration
Of private pension bills, retaliated by dilatory
tactics. wherever possible, until nearly oil
the session had been FILTERED away, somc un-
important business only being transacted
lust prior to adjournment.