The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-03-26
CURREN TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.



IN the senate. on the 18th during an open
session OF one hours duration. a large number
OF bills that had been on the calendar or on the
files in committees in the last or prior congresses
were re-introduced. The bill for the adjust
ment OF the government debts OF the Pacific
railroad companies was reported and placed on
the calendar. A resolution was agreed 70 look
ing TO the purchase OF the islands OF St. Croix.
ST. John and St Thomas The senate then
went into executive session. ..... In the house,
the committee on ways and means not being
ready to report. after the reading OF the journal
the house adjourned
liz the senate on the 10Th. during a short open
session, is9 bills were added to the 56s already
introduced during the extra session. The petit
uon of John Howard Addicks contesting the
election OF Senator Kenny, of Delaware. was
presented and referred. The senate went into
executive session on the arbitration treaty at
ESQ p. m. and at o'clock adjourned until the
I'D 5000 In. the house the first representative
day Of the extra session gave indications of an
unusually lively session. Mr.. Dingley chair
man of the ways and means committee, reported
the tarir bill. with a recommendation that 1t do
pass which, with the accompanying report. was
placed upon the calendar The sundry civil and
general deficiency appropriation bills were
passed.
THE senate was not in session on the 10th
In the house the agricultural and Indian appro-
priation bills were considered and passed with
the exception OF one paragraph, without change.
The paragraph, added by the senate to the In
dian bill. opening the Gilsonite or asphalt lands
In the Uncompahgre reservation. In Utah, to
entry under the mineral laws was stricken out.
Several resolutions making appropriations for
mileage, stationery and pay of session employees
Immediately available were offered and agreed
TO. The house adjourned to the I'D.
IN the senate. on the I'D during an open ses-
Sfn Oft lin
troduced and many others were repor.e d back
from committees. among the latter the free
homestead bill and the immigration bill with
the provision as to Canadian labor eliminated.
The four great appropriation bills-the agricul-
tural, the Indian, the sundry civil and the gen.
eral deficiency-were referred to the committee
on appropriations. A resolution was agreed to
calling upon the president for correspondence
in the DIR. Ruiz case. In the house the tariff
bill was read by the clerk and its discussion
opened by Mr.. Dingley, followed by Mr.. Wheeler
tdem-, Ala.) in opposition. Other speeches for
and against followed. :and. at siveso clock the
house took a recess until eight, when the debate
Was continued.
IN the senate. on the Odd resolution offered
by Mr. Allen pop. Neb.), directing the COM
mittee on civil service to inquire into the dis
missal of certain employees of the bureau of
animal industry, led to long discussion and
general denunciation of the civil service law,
and was. after amendment, adopted. Three
bills were passed. among them one to supply
tents to flood sufferers; and several were intro
duced 49,. In the house the debate on the tariff
bin was continued, several speeches being
made in favor OF and in opposition to the pro-
posed measure. The senate joint resolution ap-
propriating $4,000 to enable the secretary of
war to purchase tents for the houseless VIC
tins of the Mississippi valley floods was agreed
to. An evening session devoted to a discussion
of the tariff bill was held.