The Forrest City times., 1897-02-12
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.

seconu session.
 IN the senate, on the 4th, as soon as the rou- tine morning business was disposed of, house Dill 10 prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors In the capitol was taken up. and went over without action. The conference report on the immigration bill occupied attention for time. after which the Nicaragua canal bill was taken up and MT. Villas delivered the fourth days instailment ot his speech in opposition to 1t,
 .....l In the house the District of Columbia bill was further considered and remained the un- finished business. The further conference asked by the senate upon the immi grafton bill was agreed to, and conferees were appointed A few nnimportant bills were passed
 IN the senate, on the 5th, Mr. Richard R kenney was sworn in as senator from Dela- ware and took his seat. MT. Thurston con- tinued his speech in opposition to the resolu- tion of Mir. Allen (pop., Neb) questioning the right Of the executive department to consent to the judicial sale of the property of the Union Pacific Railroad Co. The Nicaragua canal Dill was taken up, some adverse speeches be- Ing made thereon A large number of pension and other bills unobjected to were taken from the calendar and passed. .....In the house 6l private pension bills were disposed of; sev- oral contested election cases were considered and decided In favor of the sitting members and the conference report on the military academy bill was agreed to. An evening ses- sion was held for the consideration of private pension bills
 IN the senate, on the 9th, Mir. Thurston con- tinued his opposition to his colleagues resolu- tion to prevent the judicial sale of the Union Pacihc railroad property in speech which oc- cupied the time of the session until D. m The Nicaragua canal bill was allowed to go over informally in order to pass bills on the calendar that were unobjected to, Is of which were passed. The days session closed with euloges on the late Representative Cogswell of Massachusetts. In the house the bill making appropriations for the expenses of the District of Columbia was passed, as was also the bill 10 amend the Wilson tariff act so as to permit treasury officials to sell forfeited opium to the highest bidder and not require them to secure the amount of the duty. BIO pound
 IN the senate. on the sth the Anglo-Ameri- can arbitration treaty occupied nearly the whole day in executive session. The bill cre- ating new judicial district in Texas was passed over the presidents voto-57 to l. In the house business relating to the District Of Columbia occupied almost the entire ses- sion. The copies of the returns of the several states for presidential electors were laid be- fore the house The second agreement of the conferees on the immigration bill was pre- sented after which the house adjourned.
 In the senate, on the 9th, concurrent reso- luton withdrawing from the president a bill passed by both houses in relation to the tim Der culture law was passed. A jolnt resolu- ton was offered and referred looking to the payment of some 's57,OOo to employees of the government printing office for leave of absence which they did not have since 1887. Most of the session was taken up in executive session in consideration of the arbitration treaty
 In the house two pension bills to soldiers widows who mad remarried and lost their sec- ond husbands were passed over the presiden mt S veto. The conference report on the immigra- tion bill was agreed to-2l7 to 87 Several minor bills were passed.