The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Proceedings of Our National Lawmakers
from Day to Day In Condensed Form
RESOLUTIONS and Hills.

The senate on the Esd listened "a
speeches for and against seating M .
Quay as senator for PennsylVahia' In
tie other business of Importance was
done. The house considered the post Oh
fee appropriation bill the pneumatic
tube service, fast mail facilities and othe'
subjects pertinent to the measure peinS
extensively discussed. Among the DIS
passed was one to dispose of the aDah-
doned Fort Buford military reservation
| In North Dakota and Montana
The entire time of the senate on the
24th was devoted to the debate upon the
question of seating Matthew 5. quay,
who was appointed by the governor OF
Pennsylvania as senator from that state
| At four o'clock a vote was taken on the
| pending motion of Senator Chandler 10
strike out of the resolution declaring
Senator Quay not to be entitled TO
seat the word mot The vote stood ~
ayes to 80 nays and Mr.. Quay was de-
MED seat The house adopted the
Foraker emergency resolution to continue
the present officers in Porto Rico In once
until their successors are appointed
About 20 pages of the post office appro-
priation bill were disposed of, the only
substantial amendment adopted being
one to give extra compensation to letter
carriers who work in excess of AZ hours
a week
After a brief debate on the 18th the
senate agreed to the conference report
on the Hawaiian civil government Dill
A resolution was adopted calling on the
secretary of the treasury as to the num-
Der, location and cost of public buildings
being constructed. Consideration was be-
gun of the agricultural appropriation
bill. AS reported 1t carried $3,959,12O the
an 4 nae
The house considered the post office
appropriation bill, the provision for the
pneumatic tube service being stricken
out, Mr. Moody (Mass) creating SEN
sation by assailing the methods OF the
Pneumatic Tube company In making
presents of blocks of stock to certain
influential persons whom he would not
name.
Almost the entire session of the sem
ate on the 18th was devoted to the con- |
sideration of the fight of Nathan b. |
Scott CIV. Va) to retain his seat. The |
case finally went over without action. |
Senator Mason Qll) introduced joint |
resolution requesting the president to |
withdraw the forces of the United States |
from Cuba so as to turn the government
of that island over to the Cubans by the
next Fourth of July. After four days
of discussion the house passed the post
office appropriation bill. The bill to In
crease the salary of tie director of the
census and of supervisors of census was
passed. The final conference report on
the Hawaiian government bill was pre-
sented but not acted upon owing to the
absence of quorum.
The senate on the 9th voted on the
resolution declaring Nathan B. Scott to
be entitled to his seat from West Vir-
sinia. The number of votes in the mega
tive was only three. The Alaskan civil
code bill was then taken up. The house
broke all records by passing 81 private
pension bills. Among them was one to
pension at the rate of $40 month the
widow of the late Col. John NJ Stotsen-
BERG, of the First Nebraska, who was
1illed in the Philippines. The confer1
,nce report on the Hawaiian government
dill was also adopted.