The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-03-19
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Llv. CONGRESS.
FIrst eession.l

(Flrst Eession.(
TEE senate was not in session on the 7th 80.
In the house several bills were passed, among
them senate bill authorizing the secretary Of
the treasury to distribute the diplomas and
medals awarded exhibitors at the Worlds Co.
lumbian exposition. Senate amendments TO
the agricultural appropriation bill. with two
exceptions, were non-concurred In. The house
went into committee OF the whole for the fur
thcr consideration of the post office appropria-
tion bill. General debate lasted an hour dur
ing which several efforts were made. unavafl-
insly. to increase the compensation of fourth
class postmasters.
IN the senate. on the 9th, the Cuban bel
HRcrency resolution, as reported from the con-
ference committee. was antagonized by Mr.
Hale (Mc.) In q two hours speech OF great
force and earncstuess and then gave way to
the report OF the committee privileges and
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 q 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.
In the senate. on the 10th. Spanish Minister
Do IIome was severely criticised for his at
tacks upon the United States senate through
tho public press. Mr.. Hoar offered 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
mfttec 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 ONCE ap-
preparation bill occupied almost the entire
session. Only two or three miscellaneous mat
ters were disposed OF, mostly bills for the re-
lief of individuals
In the senate, on the 11tll, Mr.. Hoars reSO-
luton to postpone the conference report on the
Cuban concurrent resolutions until April 9, was
taken up, and after speech by Mr.. HOar in
support Of It, lost its place in the morning
hour and went to tho calendar. Mr.. Turpie
concluded his three-days speech against the
claim OF Mr. Dupont to a seat In the senate
from the state OF Delaware In the house
the post Office appropriation bill wos 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., N. Y.) while the action
OF the foreign relations committee and the sem
ate conferecs was defended by Senator Shcr-
man. Mr.. Pritchard IN. C.) spoke In support
of MT. Dupont's claim TO q seat in the senate.
number of bills were taken from the calen-
dar and passed. lin the house the entire
days session was spent in consideration OF
contested-elestion cases. That of Dudley Il.
Coleman against Charles F. Buck. from the
Second Louisiana district, was. without de-
bate, decided in favor of the sitting member.
Seven hours debate was devoted to tho AL
drich-RObbins case. from the Fourth Alabama
district, without action being taken thereon.