The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Especial SESSION.

Especial SESSION.
IN the senate on the s4th. the agricultural
bill was reported back in the shape IN which Il
passed the house, and was placed on the calen-
dar Mr.. Alien introduced q bill for the repeal
and snnuiment OF the civil service law and
of NIL executive orders issued under it, bill
to restrict the exhibition Of kaleidoscope illus
tratioas Of prize fights referred to the judi
ciary committee. The senate then went into
executive session. In the house the third
days general debate on the Dingley tariff bill
was participated in by large number of speak
ers on both sides of the house. No other ousi-
ness occupied the attention Of the body.
IN the senate. on the 18th. Mr.. Hoar. as rank
| ing member OF the committee on privileges and
elections, explained that he had not called a
meeting Of that committee to consider the case
OF John A. Henderson. OF Florida. appointed by
the governor TO ill vacancy. account of
the numerous vacancies In the committee
Nearly three hours were spent in executive ses-
sion on the arbitration treaty without making
material progress. The bankruptcy bill was
then taken up and read in full. was a substi-
tute offered by Mr.. Nelson rep. Mimi, after
which the senate adjourned. -. In the house il
being the last day of the general discussion on
the arbitration treaty, the proceedings were un-
usually interesting. large number of speeches
on both sides were made. night session was
held for general debate on the treaty.
IN the senate. on the 18th during the open
\ q
again subjected to adverse criticism and ridi-
eule by Mr.. Gallinger and the printed circular
of the commission upon which he based his
structures was referred to the committee on
civil service and retrenchment to investigate
the whole subject. Resolutions OF inquiry were
offered and adopted as to the future disposition
of the Union Pacific railway property, and as
to the arrest and imprisonment of American
sailors ~ Cuba After a protraeted executive
session the senate adjourned until the 29th. ...
In the house consideration OF the tariff bill un-
der the five-minute rule began, but soon led to
debate based on democratic charges that re-
publicans favored trusts and did not want to
legislate against, them. During the afternoon
several changes of duty were made in the bill.
THE senate was not in session on the 9th
In the house. in committee OF the whole, con-
sioeration OF the Dingley tarin bill was pro-
eeeded with. very slow progress being made.
Mr. johnson rep, Ind.) protested against the
dilatory tactics employed, and asked Mr.. Ding
ley II change could not be made which would
result in more rapid work. As a result of the
days work few immaterial changes were
made In the chemical and earths and earthen-
ware schedules proposed by the ways and
means committee
In the senate. on the 10Th. during q short open
session a bill was passed appropriating $3.50 600
to be expended in saving life and property in
the flooded district OF the Mississippi valley
also bill TO approve compromise and settle
ment between the United States and the state
of Arkansas. Two hours and half was spent
in executive session discussing the arbitration
treaty In the house, during the discussion
in committee of the whole of the tariff bill the
high rates of duty imposed in the cotton and
WOODEN schedules were attacked by Messrs. Nc
Call and lowering, of Massachusetts, and de-
Tended by Messrs- Grosvenor (O), Russell
Conn and Dingley (Me.) When the commit
tee rose the house passed senate joint resolu-
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protection of life and property in the lower
Mississippi valley.