The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-03-12
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Llv. CONGRESS-.
(First Session.)

F1rBt Session.)
TIE senate was not In session on the 29th.
-. In the house the bill authorizing the leas.
ing Of school lands in Arizona was passed-2O0
to 8-over the presidents veto. Senate
amendments to the army appropriation bill
were disagreed to, and the bill was sent to con-
Terence. The legislative, executive and judi
cfal appropriation bill was further considered
under the five-minute rule An order was
agreed to relieving the senate from the-opera.
tions OF the rule which prohibits the addition
Of new legislation to appropriation bills
In the senate, on the Cd. q bill to enlarge the
navy was passed without dissenting voice.
The bill places In the hands OF the president a
restricted power with which to deal with the
Spanish-Cuban situation. should the ener-
gency arise. The remainder of the day was
consumed In the passage OF bills on the cal
endar unobjected to. In the house, during
the morning hour. number of bills were
passed by unanimous consent under suS-
pension Of the rules. After two hours spirited
debate, the house agreed to the concurrent
resolutions previously reported by its COM
mittee on foreign affairs looking to the accord
Ing OF belligerent rights to the Cubans.
In the senate on the Sd, the only important
transaction Tin addition to the passage of sew
eral bills) was motion submitted by Mr.. Cor
man (dem.. Md for reconsideration Of tho
vote OF the day previous passing bill author
izing the enlistment of additional men in the
navy. The motion is a privileged one, and may
he taken up at any time. The agricultural ap-
rropriation bill was passed. In the house
the session was devoted almost whOAy to a
discussion OF o proposed amendment to the
Legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill to make the Offices of district attor-
1eys and United States marshals salaried ones,
instead OF paying the incumbeDss with fees
No action was taken on the amendment
In the senate. on the 4th, consideration of
fhe question whether Henry A. Dupont is or is
mt a legally-elected senator from the state of
Delaware. was entered upon. The facts are
conceded, but the legal points involved may oc-
cupy the time Of rhe senate for weeks to come.
The senate disagreed to the house substitute
for the senate concurrent resolution as to Cuba,
and q conference was requested. ..... In the
house, after the passage of few relatively
unimportant bills, the entire days session was
occupied in consideration. in committee of the
whole, OF the fee and salary amendment to the
legislative executive and judicial appr opria-
tion bill.
In the senate, on the 5th, some g bills were
taken from the calendar and passed without
objection. Mr.. Mitchell (Ore.). chairman OF
the committee on privileges and elections,
finished his argument in support of the COM
mittee's report declaring Henry A Dupont a
duly elected senator OF the United States
from the state OF Delaware. The matter went
over. The conference report on the Cuban res
olutions was made the special order for the
9th at two o'clock. In the house the princi-
pal feature of tho days prOcee fings was q saw
age attack upon President Cleveland b. Mr..
Hartman (Mont.) on account of Mr.. Cleve-
lands Carnegie hall speech, when presiding
over the meeting OF the Presbyterian Home
Missionary society.