The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-20
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING.
Proceedings of Our National LRwmakeu
from DAY 10 Day In Condensed Form
-Roaolutions and Ikilln

Proceedings OF Our National Lawmaker
from DAY TO Day In Condensed Form
-Rssolutiona aud Hills.
Senator Pettigrew Is. d. on the sth
offered a resolution authorizing the Uni
ted States government to offer media
ton between Great Britain and Africa.
Senator Morgan (Ala.) discussed the race
question In the south, basing his remarks
on a resolution offered by Senator Pritch-
ard IN. c.. A bill with two amend.
ments to the dependent act OF June q.
lS9O-one that widows who have an In.
come of $3.50 In excess of daily wages
should be pensioned and authorizing tho
commissioner of pensions to aggregate
the disabilities Of an applicant in fixing
his pensionable status-was passed af.
ter being slightly altered. bill was
also passed providing that Widows pen
sion shall commence with the applica-
ton and not at the date of the soldiers
death. The house ordered an inveSti-
cation into the charge as to two federal
appointees of the president being under
indictment as polygamists and whether
affidavits to that effect were On file at
the time of their appointment. An inves-
tigation of the military committee into
the conduct of Gen. Merriam during the
Wardner, Ida, riots was also ordered.
Mr. Curtis (Kan.) introduced resolution
for committee to investigate pension
bureau methods. 1t was referred. The
house then adjourned until the 10th.
Senator Beveridge Qnd.) on the 9th ad-
dressed the senate on his resolution
offered last week in favor of the United
States holding forever the Philippine is
lands. 1t was the maiden speech of the
junior senator from Indiana and was re-
plete with strIKing sentences and well
arranged information. 1t created pro-
found impression on all who heard II
AM at it's conclusion unrestrained APP
plause swept over the galleries Senator
Hoar (Mass) replied briefly to Senator
Beveridge. He ridiculed Senator Bev-
eridges statement that the Filipinos were
not capable of sef-government and quo
ted Gen. Otis reports to show that they
were. When the debate was ended the
senate adjourned, because there was not
a quorum to tranact business. E. The
house was not in session.
Impressive tributes were paid In the
senate on the 10th to the memory of the
late Vice President Hobart, addresses
being made by Senators Sewell IN. j.,
Keane IN. J.), Daniel (Va.), Depew IN,
W, Cockrell (Mo), Cullom Qll), Davis
(Mnn.), Morgan (Ala.), Chandler On H.,
Lodge (Mass.) Caffery (La), and Allen
(Neb.). Senator Butler (N c. introduced
a resolution to control trusts. A bill was
introduced by Senator Allen (Neb.) grant
ing a pension of SO month to every sol
der and sailor who served in the civil
war for three months or more. Business
of minor Importance occupied the atten-
ton of the house until one o'clock. after
which an hour was devoted to eulogies
upon the life and public services of the
late Congressman Green (Neb). The
house then adjourned until the 18th.
At the conclusion of routine business
in the senate on the 18th the resolution
of Senator Pettigrew Is. d. together
with the substitute by Senator Lodge
(Mass), asking the administration for
all information in regard to the insur'
rection in the Philippine islands, were
taken up and debated. Senator Lodge
suggested that both be withdrawn anc
the resolution offerea by Senator Hoar
(Mass) be adopted, which was more
sweeping in its call for information. To
this Senator Pettigrew objected and then
launched into an attack upon the ad-
ministration. The debate was finally
cut off by the expiration of the morning
hour and the currency bill was taken up
Senator Steward (Nev) tainted the re-
publican party for bringing in measure
$50 utterly contradictory to the St. Louis
platform" The debate was finally post
poned until the 18th at the request OF
Senator Aldrich (R. -. The measure
comforting additional authority on the
census director was then discussed and
afterwards passed. After an executive
session an adjournment was taken to the
18th. The house was not in session.
The senate was not in session on the
18th. Mr.. Sulzer IN. " introduced In
the house a resolution for the appoint
ment of a special committee of nine
members to investigate the relations
of the secretary of the treasury with
certain New York national banks. He
wanted 1t considered at once, but Mr.
Dalzell (Pa) objected. Mr.. Richardson
(Tenn.) called attention to what he
claimed was an infraction of the house
rules by printing a partisan argument
on the shipping bill. After some dis
cussion 1t was decided that the bill should
be reprinted without the argument. Mr..
Lloyd (Mo) introduced a bill to change
the oath of a cadet of the military acad-
envy, making him swear that he will not
practice hazing. Mr.. Lacey (Mo.) brought
forward a bill to set aside a preserve
for the American bison. Several other
minor bills were also introduced and
the house then adjourned to the 18TH.
The Kansas Fly and the Spider.
A spider carefully wove his web in
the corner of room and waited for
his victim. BY and by. seeing fly
meandering along that way he in
vited him to chat awhile, casually
offering to set 'em up as an extra in
ducement. "May 1 ask said the t!y
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