The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF,
LIV. CONGRESS.
LIV. CONGRESS-.
First SESSION.

IN the senate. on the 9Th. the entire session
was taken up with consideration of the post
Office appropriation bill-republicans general
| " champiOning the administration OF the post
| once department and democrats condemning
it. 1t was agreed that a vote on the bill should
be taken at 5 P. IN. on the :th......In the house
the conference committees report on the Gu
ban resolutions was agreed ts-2II TO q. The
river and harboT bill was taken up. and after
further consideration passed under suspension
Of the rules-2l6 to 90 a letter from Secretary
OF agriculture Morton was read. promising
compliance with the wishes Of congressman
in relation to the DISTRIBUTION of seeds. The
filled cheese bill was reported and notice given
that it would be called up on the sth.
IN the senate. on the eth, after another en-
tire day devoted to the post Office appropris-
ton bill. the measure was passed. An amend
ment restricting the consolidation system 70
the limits Of corporate towns and cities was
agreed to; as was also committee amendment
apprOpriating 5000 as additional compeusa-
ton to the Oceanic Steamship Co. for ocean
mail service. In the house the bill reported
from the committee on coinage. weights and
measures to adopt the metric system IN gov
eminent business January /, lse5. and to make
1t the legal standard OF the country January /,
1901. was taken up. but the house refused to Or
der the bill to its engrOssment and third read.
ing.
IN the senate, on the sth, Mr.. Turpie dem.
Ind spoke for an hour and a half in support
Of the joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Call
proposing Intervention in the war now being
prosecuted in Cuba. making a sarcastic attack
upon MeSsrS- Sherman and Lodge. The reSo-
luton went over without action. and the re-
mainder of the session was devoted to the In
dian appropriation bill. without action upon II
being reached.-....In the house. after two
hours spent on the metric system bill. the
VI on Srtra uraE Rna1l- nffsal . - fhn rrpo-
mittee on coinage, weights and measures.
The bill TO repeal the compulsory pilotage sys-
TEN 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 a prepared speech in justi-
fcation Of those silver senators who voted
against the house tariff bill. and Mr.. Butler,
OF North Carolina. spoke in support OF the bill
introduced by him for the establishment OF a
postal telegraph system. The Indian apprO-
priatiOn bill made some progress, and =
private pension bills were paSsed......In
the house the resolution 20 repeal the cOmpul-
sorry pilOtage bill was defeated. The amended
District Of Columbia appropriation bill was
~paSsed-yeas, 1874: nays, 81. Conference was
ordered on the senate amendments to the post
Office appropriation bill. The filed cheese bill
was taken up.
IN the senate, on the 10th. Mr.. Call Fla.) in
troduced a joint resolution on the subject OF
the Imprisonment OF Mrs. Msybrick In En-
gland. which was referred to the committee on
the judiciary. 4 bill giving the aid of the
government to the Trans-MisSiSSippi and In
ternational exposition at Omaha. Neb.. in 1893
was passed. The most of the session was de-
voted to consideration Of the Indian appropri-
alton bill-...In the house general debate on
the filled cheese" bill was concluded. The
Notifications and coast defense appropriation
bill for the year ending June 80, 1877, was re-
ported from committed and placed on the cali
endar. An evening session was held for the
consideration Of private pension bills.