The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-03-05
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
F"IFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.

IN the senate. on the 9th. an effort was made
to secure consideration OF the Alaskan home
stead and railway right-Of-wdy bill, but 1t went
over on 4 technicality. The feature OF the days
proceedings was the speech of Mr.. SpoOner
(WiS.) on the right Of Henry w. CorDett to 4
seat in the senate from Oregon under appoint
ment OF the governor, which was not concluded
when the senate adjourned. .....In the house
the sundry civil appropriations bill was further
considered. An amendment offered by Mr.. say
erS, to increase the epidemic fund by S2OO,OOO
was lost.
IN the senate, on the 18th, the case Of Mr..
COrbett, appointed to the senate by the gov
ernor OF Oregon, was further discussed. \ bill
permitting the building of a dam between Coon
Rapids and the northern limits Of Minnesota
was passed. At 5:l5 the senate went into ex-
ecutive session. and ten minutes later ad-
JOurned .....-In the house the Sunlry civil APP
preparations bill was further considered. the
item appropriating $4,000 for the San Pedro
harbor being passed.
IN the senate, on the Goth. the discussion Of
the right of Henry W. Corbett to q seat in the
senate from the state of Oregon occupied most
Of the session, and ended in an agreement that
4 vote be taken on the 18th al 3p. N. The pen
sion calendar WIS cleared by the passage of
several privnte pension bills. A few bills of Il
general character were also paSSed......1n the
house consideration Of the Sundry civil appro-
P-iationS bill occupied the time to the exclu-
sion 0, other business. notably the bill for the
refl4 OF the victims and survivors of the
Maine disaster. Amendments appropriating
$500. 900 for Cleveland harODr. S200,OOJ for Will
mingtOn, Del, and increasing the appropriation
for Boston harbor from 800. OOO to $25O, OJO, were
adopted.
IN the senate. on the 2Sth. Hon. Henry W.
COrbett was. by the decisive vote Of ~ 10 10.
denied admission as 4 senator from Oregon on
appointment by the governor. The senate
then took up the Alaskan homestead and rail-
way right-Of-way bill..-.-.In the house. after
eliminating the appropriation for representa-
ton at the Paris exposition. on 4 point of or
der, the Sundry civil appropriations bill was
passed, after which several bills of minor i'm
portance were disposed of.
IN the senate. on the lSt, 4 favorable report
was made upon MIR. Bacon'S resolution proyid-
ing for the erection of a bronze memorial tab
let commemorative of the officers and sailors
who lost their lives in the Maine disaster in
Havana harbOr. \ motion that the senate dis
agree to the house amendments to the bank
ruptcy bill was made and discussed The
Alaska homestead and right-Of-way bill was
laid before the senate and discussion OF the
same was continued until 3:25 p. m, when the
senate went into secret session and soon after
adjourned. .....In the house the business of alb
Sorbing interest was the discussion OF the Loud
bill. relating to SccOnd-claSS mail matter. its
author giving notice of an amendment permit
ting the transmission, at pound rates. of sam
pie copies up to ten per cent. of the bona tide
circulation of the newspaper or periodical.