The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-25
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Condensed Proceeding. from Day TO Ds,
of the House and senate.


IN The senate on the 18th Senator Ahet
CNeb. offered a resolution for committee Of
nine senators "on the use Of money IN cleo
tloas." which vas referred he also intro
6Bced : bill 20 survey t.e head waters o. tae
principal rivers q the country FOR locating
sites for reservoirs for irrigation purposes
Mr. Morgan spohe for an hour on behalf %
Cuba. bill pensioning Nancy Allabach.
which had been vetoed by the president was
passed and after an executive session the sen
ate adjourned at three p m...-The mouse
passed the bill to transfer the rights OF the
Atlantic s. Pacific railroad TO the mortgages
upon their purchase Of the property and then
afterwards considered the LOnd bill 10 amend
the Law relating to the transmission OF second
class mail matter.
SENATOR VEST in the senate on the 10th.
called up the Allen resolution for considering
the Dingley bill, which brought on an exciting
debate. Finally Senator Plat. Of the finance
committee. said that no effort would be mace
to urge the biH 70 passage. which was regarded
as the death OF the measure bill was passed
extending u he time for building bridge over
the Missouri river at Lexington, No after
which the pension appropriation bill was
briefly discussed and passed as i came from
the house Delegate Flynn (Ok.) introduced
two bills Of interest to his Indian constituents
and then the army appropriation was eonsid-
cred, a deadlock occurring over the PROPOSE
Hot Springs. Ark.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th it was
agreed to adjourn at the close OF the day to the
2lst After some minor business the immigra-
tion bill was taken up and an amendment was
adopted exelud ng all immigrants over 10 years
old who cannot read or write from admission
to the countrg. Mr.. Morgan also got an amend
ment passed that exclusion should not apply
to fugitives from Cuba during the present dis
order 10 that island. Then the bin was pissed
by a vote Of 50 TO 10 Bills were also passed
authorizing the building Of a briag over the
Sabine river, between louisiana and Texas.
and to adjust the accounts Of certain army Of
icers The house passed the army appropri-
alton bill and entered upon the consideration
Of the legislative. executive ami iu iicial bill
Several bills relating 10 the District Of Column
bia we're also put through.
THE senate was not in session on the 18th ...-
II was private bill day in the house, but most
OF the session was devoted to the passage OF 81
pension and relief bills favorably acted upon
by the committee Of the whole on the previous
Friday Mr. Dingley made some remarks
against oDening the door to old claims ami Mr..
MahOn. chairman OF the war claims commits
tee insisted that unpaid claims should be de-
cided on their merits and that it was dishonest
to plead the statute OF limitations against
them The bill appropriating $4,000 for
building in Kansas City, Kan. was reported
from the committee bill sppropriating 49,
90O for building al Fulton. No. was also re-
ported
THE senate was not in session on the 18th 500
In the house Mr. Cannon reported from the
committee on appropriations an urgent def
cheney bill, carrying SIS 49,, and 1t was given
immediate attention and passed without divi-
sion. Upon the sugges tion Of Mr.. Dockery
(Mo) an amendment to the general legislative
bill was adopted. requiring United States
courts to turn into the treasury all moneys de-
posted with them and not elaine within ten
wears special order was adopted TO take up
the Pacific railroad funding bill on January I
The senate bill for government participation
in the Tennessee Centennial exposition
passed and January 10 was fixed for eulogies
on the late ex-Speaker Crisp