The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-01-27
NO. 1S.
PROC1EDiNGS IN CONGRESS.
work OF Our National lawmakers at Wash.
ington During the Closing Days OF
the Fifty Firth session.

SEEAToR BACON GAY made q speech In the
senate on the 18th In support OF his resolutions
Declaring that the United States would not as
sumo sovereignty over the Philippine islands
Following his speech the Nicaragua canal bill
was taken up Senator Allison (Ia) offered an
amendment providing that the secretary OF the
treasury should issue bonds to raise money
with which to construct the canal An adjourn
ment was then taken. The house passed q
number OF minor bills reported from the COM
mittee on interstate and foreign commerce
most OF which authorized the construction Of
lighthouses fog signals. etc. Then the Ha-
waiian cable bill was discussed but no conclu-
sion was reached February was fixed for the
exercises for accepting the statues OF Benton
and Blair from the state OF Missouri
SENATOR TURNER twash.) delivered
speech In the senate ON the 10th In favor of the
Vest resolution 1t was for the most part
constitutional argument against the policy OF
expansion The Nicaragua canal bill was then
discussed for three hours In the executive
session Joseph IL Choate Of New York, was
confirmed as ambassador to Great Britain =.
The house passed a bill authorizing the con-
struction OF railroad through the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations In the Indian territory
Dill was also passed granting site on the
Fort Supply military reservation to Oklahoma
Tor an insane asylum. The post ONCE appro-
priation bill was then taken up
IN the senate on the Goth Senator Nelson
Vest anti-expansion resolution. The consider
| alton OF the Nicaragua canal bill was then re-
sumed -. The house passed the post Office ap-
preparation bill An arrangement was made
| Tor the consideration OF the army reorganiza-
tion bill on the cath Speaker Reed appointed
Mr. Payne IN. " to the craftsmanship OF the
ways and means committee made vacant by the
| death OF Mr. Dingley At night q session was
held for pension legislation and an adjourn-
nent was afterwards taken to the 23d.
The resolution Of Senator Carery (dem), res
questing certain Information from the presi-
dent In regard to the Philippine Islands was
laid before the senate on the 2lst and adopted
| after short speech by Senator Caffery. The
Nicaragua canal bill was passed by vote OF
~ to The anti-scalping bill was then taken
up but was afterwards temper ariy laid aside
| and the Indian appropriation bill was consid-
cred The house was not In session.
In the senate on the 23d Senator White Call
made an address In support Of the Vest anti
expansion resolution and the Bacon resolution.
declaring that the Philippines ought to be free
and independent A bill was passed authoriz-
ing Oklahoma to use certain buildings ut Fort
Supply as an insane asylum and one to grant
pension OF 100 month to ex-senator Palmer
| Tor his services In the civil war The executive
session was taken UP in a discussion over the
promotion OF Admirals Sampson and Schley
and others over the heads OF officers who were
| their superiors In rank The controversy was
Afterwards postponed for 20 days. !. Most OF
the time OF the house was occupied with Dis
| trict of Columbia business A bill was passed
to extend the navigation laws OF the United
| States to the Hawaiian islands Mr. Clark
| tIa) introduced bill providing that no poyg-
| lmtst shall be senator or representative