The news boy., 1896-03-14
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
Liv. CONGRESS-.
First Session.)

IL the senate. on the Cd. q bilf to enlarge the
navy was passed without dissenting voice.
The bill places In the hands OF the president o
restricted power with which to deal with the
Spanish-Cuban situation. should the emer-
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 or under sus-
pension OF the rules After twS oc:trs' spirited
debate. the house. agreed to the concurrent
resolutions previously reported by its COM
mittee on foreign affairs looking to the accord
ing OF belligereut tights to the Cubans.
IN the senate, on the Sd, the only important
transaction Tin add tion to the passage OF sew
eral bills) was motion submitted by Mr.. Cor
man (dem.. Md fc- reconsideration OF the
vote OF the day previous passing bill author
izing the enlistment Of additional men In the
cavy. The motion is privileged one, and may
he taken up at any tine. The agricultural ap-
r-oprintion bill was Sassed In the house
the session was devsted almost wholly to a
discussion Of proposed amendment to the
legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill to make the Offices Of district attor-
neys and United States marshals salaried ones,
instead Of pairing the incumbents with fees.
No action was taken on the amendment.
IN the senate, on the ith, consideration of
the question whether Henry A. Dupont is or is
not leSaliy-clected senator from the state OF
Delaware, was entered upon. The facts are
conceded, but the legal points involved may oc-
cupy the time of the senate for weeks to come.
The senate disagreed to the house substitute
for the senate concurrent resolution as to Cuba.
and conference was requested. In the
house, after the passage Of q 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 opra-
tion bill.
IN the senate, on the 5th some 25 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 o
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 see. In the house the princi-
pal feature Of the days procee lings was 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.
THE senate was not in session on the 9th 80.
In the house the legislative. executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill was passed, the fee
and salary amendment having been so changed
as to forbid the beginning Of a prosecution un-
der the internal revenue law upon the COM
plaint Of q private citizen, except by the writ
ten approval of the district attorney: and. fur
ther, to forbid the appointment OF any federal
court officer. including United States COM
msionerS, receiver in any case before
federal court. The post Office appropriation
bill was taken up.