Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Complied from Various Sources.
FlETY-SlXTH CONGRESS.

In the senate. on the 9Th, Mr.. Fairbanks,
,InJ ' and Mr. Butler IN CO delivered
tnrochcs ON the financial bill, and Mr.
f'arter Cdont) made vigorous address
In the Quay case, explaining why ht
would vote to seat Mr.. Quay, although
h. had voted against the seating. or MT
a Forfeit .In the house considerable
business, much of it of
annor Importance was transacted. me
Earlier part of the session was devoted 10
pistrict of Columbia business. The Oh
to incorporate the Frederick Douglass
Memorial and Historical association was
Taken up, but action was defeated by MI
lbustcring, led by Mr.. Bailey CFeXD.
In the senate, on the 9Th, the conference
rcport on the financial bill was agreed tt
iy a vote of A to 2G-a majority Of y
llarly in the session discussion OF inc
Duay case was resumed by Mr.. simon
Mho replied to the speech made, on TN
fth, by MIR. Carter CMontD."...l In tht
house the entire day was devoted to con
federation of the AldriCh- Robbins contest
pd-ceCtiou ease from the Fourth A!t
hama district Mr., Robbins, the sittlns
ramhcr made a speech of an hour in his
pwu behalf and other speeches were made
for and against the contestant.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Sullivan
iRIissD Offered resolution that the Phil
ippnc islands are the rightful property,
acquired of the United States,
and tldl w ME Tue lllSE ulNlth r llIlllus
continue the present war, brought on by
thcm. against the rlghtful authority Of
-he United States, so long as a single gun
Bin their hands is trained upon our flag,
BIO expression of intention as to the NJ
fure course of the United States with re-
spect to them should be made by the sen
alc' Mr. Lodge (MassO then addressed
the senate on the Philippines question:.
lu the house the session lasted but .
mnwos adjournment being taken out Of
Prospect TO the memory of Representattv,
1ldrmur of Pennsylvania. the Father of
the House who died on the 9Th.
In tine senate, on the Sth, formal discus
fion of the Puerto Rican tariff and gov
.rnment bin was begun the principal
Speakers being Mr. roraker rcp., o. and
Nlr Pctlus dem. Alal the former, be
ing in charge Of the bill. vigorously de-
1cnding its provisions, and the latter on
posing the moaurc in carcfully-prepared
In the house. CASTOR A. Rob
bins. democrat, form the Fourth Ala
hima district was unSCatCd, and his
place giyon To William f. Aldrich, a re
publican, who thus scored his third sue
Ccssful contest ON the ground of fraud
in the election, A new rule was reported
setting apart the second and fourth Fri
DAYS I'm each month for pension lrEisla
Ii0n, but WAS withdrawn upon promise
ut Mr. Richardson. leader Of the minOr.
IT, that tibustcring would not be In
dugcd i'm.
In the senate, on the 9th, the feature Of
the open session was a speech by Mr..
Lindsay OkN) ON the Puerto RiCan gov
cmment and tariff measure. He claimed
that under The treaty of Paris, which pro-
Nidcd for the civil governments and pO-
lucal status of the native inhabitants of
the islands acquired by the United States
from spain, congress had authority to
dua! with l'uCrtO Rico and the Philippines
as II %a" IIl-giFtug free trade to the one,
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