The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-04-16
CURRENT TOPICS,
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Llv. CONGRESS-.



: TEE senate WAS not In session on the 9Th 80.
In the house bill to pension John NJ. Thayer
OF Nebraska, formerly . major general In the
volunteer service, at the rate OF 500 q month
was passed. The report ot clcctions eoni'
mittee No. I. in the case Of Rebins6a against
Harrison. from the Third Alabama district ii
favor Of Harrison, the sitting mefAber, xni
presented and Agreed 10. When the CGbaI
resolutions were takets lp, 30 many members
desired 10 speak that 1t was arranged to hold 9
hight sessioh In order TO give them oil o chance
10 Dc heard. and to take vote Immediately
AHtef the reading OF the journal ON the 9th.
In the senate. on the 9Th. the entire session
was taken up with consideration OF the posi-
once appropriation bfll-republicans general
ly championiDg the administration OF the post
ONCE department and democrats condennine
It.. 1t was agreed that vote on the bill should
the conference committees report on the Gu
ban resolutions was agreed to-24j to 2z The
river and horbor bill was taken up, and after
further consideration passed under suspension
Of the rules-2f6 to 10. A letter from Secretary
OF Agriculture Morton was read. promising
compliance with the wishes Of coh1ressmen.
In relation TO the DISTRIBUTION of seeds The
Hlled cheese bill was reported and notice giver
that II would be called MP on the 9th.
In the senate. on the 7th. after another en-:
tire day devoted to the post ONCE appropfia.
tion bill, the measure was passed. An amend.
ment restricting The CONSOLIDATION system u
the limits II corporate towns and cities war
agreed to; as was also committee amcndmen,
appropriating $4,000 as additional compensa-
tion to the Oceanic Steamship Co. for ocean
mail SERVICE. In the house the bill reported
from tho committee on coinage, weights and
measures to adopt the metric system IN gov.
ernment business January 1, 1894. and to make
1t the legal standard Of the country January 1
1901, was taken up. but the house refused to or
der the bill to It's engr0ssment and third read
ing. ~
IN tho senate. on the 9Th, Mr.. Turpie dem.
Ind.) spoke for On hour and q half In support
OF the joint resolution introduced By Mr.. Call
proposing Intervention In the war now being
prosecuted In Cuba. making q sarcastic attack
upon Mossrs. Sherman and Lodge. Tho res0l
luton wont over without action, and the re
mainder of the session was devoted to the In.
dian appropriation bill, without action upon 1t
being reached. ......In the house, after two
hours spent on the metric system bill. the
measure was finally recommitted to the COM
mittee on coinage, weights and measures.
The bill to repeal the compulsory pilotage sys-
tenn was taken up, and later the conference
report on the agricultural appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to.
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Mantel, OF
Montana, delivered prepared speech In justi-
against the house tariff bill, and Mr.. Butler,
Of North Carolina, spoke in support Of the bill
introduced by him for the establishments OF .
postal telegraph system. The Indian appfQ.
priation bill made some progress, and 70
private pension bills were paysed. ..... In
sorry pilotage bill was defeated. The amended
District Of Columbia appropriation bill was
passed-yeas, 134: nays, 81. Conference was
ordered on the senate amendments to the post
ONCE appropriation bill Tho filled cheese bill
was taken up.