The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
LIv. CONGRESS.


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IN the senate. on the LIST. the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill was fur
thur discussed. but without action. Confer
cnce report on the Notifications bill was pre-
scented and agreed to. The dill to prohibit the
further issuance OF iEtereSt-bearing bonds
without the consent of congress was taken up
at two o'clock and discussed for some time,
but finally went over without actiOn......ln
the house the conteSted-electiOn case of john
son vs.. stokes from the. Seventh district OF
south Carolina, was disposed Of by declaring
the seat vacant. \ few bills were passed un-
der Suspension OF the rules. others being con-
sidered and referred. 4 supplemental report on
the Sundry civil appropriations bill, showing an
agreement upon all items save the appropria-
tionS for several public buildings, was made
b. Mr.. Cannon (rep. I'LL and agreed to.
IN the senate, on the I'd, Mr.. Morrill,, Of YER
mont. chairman OF the finance committee, made
O speech in favor OF the Dingley emergency
tariff bill. The conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill (aS to Indian citizen
ship occupied the remainder OF the morning
hour, when the bill to prohibit the issuance OF
bonds without the consent of congress was
taken up and occupied the remainder CT the
session. All amendments were voted down
and the bill was passed, 81 to 2I...--.In the
house the river and harbor bill was passed
over the presidents veto, 220 to 50. The con-
eSted-election case from the Eighth New York
district was decided in favor of the contestant.
Conference report on the naval appropriation
bill was agreed to.
IN tne senate. on the Sd, after n four hours
discussion. in which the president was very
severely criticised for his action in Veto
ing the river and harbor bill and the veto
power was denounced as a relic OF the past,
the bill was passed over the veto by i vote of
81 to ;. The conference report (~partial) on the
naval oppropriat inn hill was OrpSputp1 and
discussed. and went over for one day ....I In the
house the motion TO strike out the names of
several beneiclaries under the appropriation
in the general deficiency bill to indemnify vic
Tins OF the FOrd'S theater disaster was adopted
-l53 to 81. TIE OntcSted-electiO case OF Muir
ray against Elliott. from the Charleston u. c.
district. occupied most of the session. and
when the house adjourned at five clock a vote
on the question was pending.
IN the senate. on the 4th. much Of the time
was taken up with action Oh various confer
encc reports. TIL report on the na"al appro-
~priation bin was agreed to and Il further con-
ference ordered. The same action was had on
the report on the Indian appropriation bill.
The filled cheese bill was passed. without
amendment. as IL came from the house. The
final conference report on the general dch-
cheney bill was agreed to, and Il bill for the
scientific Investigation OF the fur seal fisheries
was pasSed......I In the house the contested
election case OF Murray aEainS: 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 cOnferceS on
the general deficiency bill was agreed to, and
several private pension bills were passed
IN the senate. on the 5th. Mr.. Morgan Gla)
spoke so earnestly upon the duty OF the Amer
lean government in the Cuban matter that, on
motion of Mr.. 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 brief
ly. as was the proposed constitutional amend
ment to have United States senators elected
BY the people direct, instead OF by state legis-
~Iatures. a Joint resolution for final adjourn
ment on the sth was offered and referred to
the committee on appropriations..-.In the
house the day began with 4 two-hourS' strug-
gle over the adoption Of n resolution calling
upon the heads of departments for a detailed
statement OF ali the removals and changes in
their departments since March (, 1891 The
contested-election cases OF Martin (pop)
against LOckhart (dem.l, from the Sixth dis
trict OF North Carolina, and Rinaker trep)
against Downing (dem.). from the Sixteenth
Illinois district, were decided in favor Of the
contestants.