The Forrest City times., 1896-12-18
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day TO ray
of the House and senate.

In the senate on the 9th vigorous cuban reso-
buttons from Senators Cameron fa.t' silis
TEX and Call (Fia.l were presented ana re-
ferred After this came flood OF bills cover
ing every phase OF legislation. including an
ANTITRUST bill and "a measure To wlthdiaW
small notes from circulation by senator Shoup
Uda) Senator Chandler q. IL occurred me
adoption Of sweeping resolution directing
the commerce committee TO inquire INTO Tue
prevention OF competition by the Joint traWc
association the reported combination OF the
-four and milling interests and the repofted
combination OF the window glass interests
The Dingley bill was considered and after
wards displaced by the immigration BILL.
The house held "a three hour session ana passed
a dozen bills OF minor Importance. Inc Shat-
rath bill for the protection OF forest reserva-
lions from fire was defeated.
AN armful OF petitions was received In the
senate on the 10Th the main subjects being for
the massage OF the DinCley tariff bill. the inde-
pendence OF Cuba and the restriction OF immi-
grafton. A resolution was agreed TO for COM
mittee of three senators to make necessary ar
rangements for the inauguration OF the presl-
dent-elect Senator Culiom then made Wig
orous speech in favor of the United States in
terfering in the Cuban struggle. Mterwards
the immigration bill was taken up. The sem
ate then adjourned until the nth In the
house the bills for the protection of dramatic
and musical compositions aud prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors in the capitol we're
passed
THE senate was not in session on the llth....
1t was private bill day in the house and seven
war claims. carrying IA aggregate OF SIS, W.
were favorably acted upon in committee oil the
whole and two were afterwards passed. Al
the evening session 81 private pension bllls
were favorably acted upon The house then
adjourned to the lIlh
IN the senate on the 18th Senator Alien
(Neb called up hisreSolution declaring the sa-
credness OF contracts and made long speech
defending the populist legislatures from the
suspicion that they would be unjust to anyone
in their legislation The resolution was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. senator
Call Fla) presented three resolutions
one about Maceo's death and TWO
others about Americans imprisoned by
the Spanish-whch we're referred. Sen
ator PETER iii } introduced q resolution for
the appointment of a commission on establish
ing a permanent monetary system con-
current resolution was passed to take holiday
recess from December - to January The
copyright bill and a5 private pension olils
were passed and after brief executive session
the senate adjourned "A concurrent resolu-
ton for holiday recess from December y 10
January and bill regulating the sale OF in
toxicatng liquors In the District OF Columbia
were passed in the house. Mr.. Treloar (Mo)
introduced resolution for lengthening the
term of the president and senators to eight
years and of representatives to four years. a
bill to pay bounties on exported agricultural
products under certain conditions was intro
duced nv Mr. Meredith WAY