The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-06-11
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
L.v. CONGRESS-.
Girst sessioa.)


= n the senate, on the 1st, the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill was fur
thur discussed, but without action. Confer
ence report on the fortifications bill was pre-
ssented and agreed to. The DILL to prohibit the
: further issuance OF Understanding bonds
without the consent Of congress was taken up
; at two o'clock and discussed for some time.
but finally went over without action. In
the house the conteSted-electfon case OF john
s son VS.. Stokes from the Seventh district OF
South Carolina, was disposed Of by declaring
the seat vacant A few bills were passed un-
= der suspension of the rules, others being con-
sidered and referred. A supplemental report on
the sundry civil appropriations bill. showing an
agreement upon all items save the approprta-
tions for several public buildings, was made
By Mr.. Cannon trep. Ill } and agreed to.
In the senate, on the I'd. Mr.. Morrill,. of YER
mont, chairmanof the finance committee, mado
speech in favor OF the Dingley emergency
tariff bill The conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill (as to Indian citizen
ship occupied the remainder Of the morning
hour, when the bill to prohibit the issuance Of
bonds without the consent OF congress was
taken up and occupied tho remainder OF the
session. All amendments were voted down
and the bill was passed, 81 to 25......In the
house the river and harbor bill was passed
over the president s veto, 40 to %. The con-
tested-election case from the Eighth New York
district was decided in favor Of the contestant.
Conference report on the naval appropriation
bill was agreed to.
IN the sen;fte. on the Sd, after four hours
discussion, in which the president was very
severely criticised for his action in Veto
Ing the river and harbor bill and the veto
power was denounced as relic of the past,
the bill was passed over the veto by q vote OF
Is to S. The conference report (partiaD on the
naval appropriation bill was presented and
discussed, and went over for one day 80. In the
house tho motion to strike out the names OF
several benefcaries under the appropriation
In the general deficiency bill to indemnify vic
Tins OF the F'ords theater disaster was adopted
--l5S to 96. The conteSted-electiOn case OF MUIR
ray against. Elliott, from the Charleston Is CO.
district. occupied most of tl1s session, and
when the house adjourned at fire o'clock q vote
on the question was pending
In the senate, on the 4th, much Of the time
vas taken up with action on various confer
ence reports The report on the naval appro-
priation bill was agreed to and a further con-
ference ordered. The same action was had on
the report on the Indian appropriation bill
The filed cheese bill was passed, without
amendment as it came from the house. The
Anal conference report on the general def
cheney bill was agreed to- and o bill for the
scientific Investigation OF the fur seal fisheries
was passed In the house the contested
the First district OF South Carolina, was de-
cidcd in favor OF the contestant who was
sworn In. The final report Of the conferees on
the general deficiency bill was agreed to, and
several pri vate pension bills were passed.