The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
IEV. CONGRESS.


tt1TsL SesslOHsD
IL the senate, on the 9th, the Cuban bel
lfgerency resolution, as reported from the con-
ference committee. was antagontzed oy MI
Hale Me) in a two hours speech OF great
force and earnestness, and then gave way to
the report Of the committee on privileges ana
elections to the effect that Mr.. Dupont Is en-
titled to the vacant seat in the senate from the
state of Delaware In the house a NUMBER
of bills of minor Importance were passed by
unanimous consent, when, under the rules
District of Columbia business was taken up
and several local measures were disposed OF.
The remainder Of the session was devoted to
consideration, in committee OF the whole OF
the post office appropriation bill.
IL the senate. on the 10th. Spanish Minister
De LONE was severely criticised for his at
tacks upon the United States senate through
the public press. Mr.. HOar offered a reSolu-
tion TO postpone the further consideration OF
the conference report on the Cuban resolution
until the 9th OF April, and to direct the COM
mittee on foreign relations to report IN the
meantime the facts on which the resolution
was justified. The rest OF the days session
was given to the Delaware election case....In
the house consideration OF the post Office ap-
preparation bill occupied almost the entire
session. Only two or three miscellaneous mat
tiers were disposed Of, mostly bills for the re-
lief OF individuals.
IN the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Hoar's reSo-
luton to postpone the conference report on the
Cuban concurrent resolutions until April 6, was
taken up, and after a speech by Mr.. Hoar IN
support of it, lost its place in the morning
hour aLi went to the calendar. Mr.. Turple
concluded his three-dayS speech against the
claim OF Mr.. Dupont to a seat in the senate
from the state of Delaware I'm the house
the post Office appropriation bill was finally
disposed OF and sent to the senate.
INthe senate, on the 18th, two speeches were
made against the adoption OF the conference
report on the Cuban resolutions, the principal
one by Mr.. Hill dem. \. W. while the action
of the foreign relations committee and the SEN
ate conferees was defended by Senator Sher-
man. Mr.. Pritchard IN. c. spoke in support
OF Mr.. Dupont'S claim TO a seat in the senate.
A number of bills were taken from the calen-
dar and paSsed......In the house the entire
days session was spent in consideration OF
conteSted-election cases. That of Dudley II.
Coleman against Charles +. Buck, from the
Second Louisiana district. was. without de-
bate, decided in favor OF the sitting member.
Seven hours debate was devoted to the AL
~drich-RobbinS case. from the Fourth Alabama
district, without action being taken thereon.
IN the senate, on the 18th, the financial con-
dition of the government was presented by
Mr.. Cockrell (Mo.) in n four hours speech. in
which he charged ex-SecI etary Charles Foster
with voluntarily. meekly and submissively
surrendering the tight of the government to
redeem United States notes or greenbacks in
silver as we'll as in gold. thus paving the way
for all the financial ills that had fallen upon
the country ..... In the house CASTOR A. Rob-
bins (dem.) was unseated and VIM. I. Aldrich
| rep) was declared elected to represent the
Fourth Alabama district. A night session
was held for the consideration OF private PEN
sion bills. after which the house adjourned I'M
tl the 18th.