The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08

Compiled from Various Sources.
FirTY-SixTH CONGRESS.

The senate was not in session on the
sun. having adjourned over in Difference
TO Decoration day......In the house, the
regular order being withdrawn, the mo-
ton TO strike out the enacting clause of
the Chinese commission bill was defeated.
and the bill was again placed upon the
calendar After passing 100 pension bills
the house adjourned in honor of DscoTa-
ton day
In the senate. on the 31st. the sundry
civil appropriation bill. carrying $3.50. co
Tor the Louisiana Purchase exposition 10
De neld in St Louis in 1873, was passed.
This leaves only the military academy and
the general deficiency appropriation bills
TO be acted upon by the senate, and these
were expected 70 be disposed OF BY the
Zd......In the house consideration of the
resolution reported from the judiciary
committee proposing a constitutional
amendment TO lodge In congress the pJw-
er TO define. regulate, control. prohibit or
dissolve trusts, mOnopolies or comhIna-
lions, was entered upon under a special
order which fixed 2. m. of the Isl. for
taking the vote, without opportunity 10
amend. constitutional amendment re-
quires two-thirds vote to adopt.
In the senate. on the LIST, caustic debate
OF political nature occurred upon su9-
Jects not themselves political. A memo
rial was presented from the people of
California asking the government to pre-
vide some relief for the starving people
OF India. Mr.. Hale reported a further dis
agreement on the naval appropriation bill.
Seventy mine private pension bills were
passed, as was. also. the military aca.ie-
my appropriation bill Consideration OK
the general deficiency appropriation bill
was begun. In the house. the Joint res
olutlou proposing "A constitutional amend
ment empowering congress to regulate
trusts was defeated-l54 to l31-Iess than
the necessary two-thirds majority. The
vote was almost exclusively on party
unes, republicans favoring and democrats
and populists opposing the resolution.
In the senate. on the 3D. the Cuban OK
tradition bill was passed; the general de-
hcieney bill, the last of the appropriation
bills, was passed, was. also, the emer-
gency river and harbor bill The session
was concluded with eulogies of the late
Representative Green, of Nebraska. IN
the house the Littlefield antitrust bill 10
amend the Sherman act of 1890 TO make II
more effective in the prosecution of trusts
their agents, officers and attorneys, was
casting the negative vote. The announce
ment of the vote was cheered to the echo.
In the senate, on the 4th, the work of
the session being practically completed.
the session was more of a social function
than business session. Nearly four of
the ten hours consumed was spent In
executive session. At the night session
many of the senators appeared in full
dress, and the galleries were thronged
with gaily-attired crowds of spectators
No business of importance was transact
ed..,...In the house, the conference report
on the sundry civil appropriation bin was
agreed TO as to the S.. 900. 600 appropriation
for the Louisiana Purchase exposition
and as to the item for the Mississippi
dispute were sent back to conference
The disputed items in the District of
Columbia appropriation bill were agreed
to. and the bill sent TO the president.