The Forrest City times., 1900-04-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FirTY-SixTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the sth the session oreped with lively and interesting dis cussion Of the Quay case. in the course of which Mir. Wolcott apologized for lan- puaee used by him on the day previous, eisclaimsng any intention of being often sive to anybody. and, least of all, to his up the Quay case on the 9th, and the Spooaer bill was made the unfinished bus iness....In the House many speeches were E.ade on the Hawaiian bill several os tbem entirely irrelevant. The most excit- ing episode of the days proceedings wss a wordy war between MT. Pugh Gep., Ey.l. end Mir. Wheeler (dem., ky), dur ing T discussion of the Kentucky situa- tion Mir Pugh accused MT. Wheeler of n:tsrepresenting facts, but afterwards dis claimed any charge of personal intention to Cistort facts.
 In the senate. on the 5th, most of the session was held behind closed doors considering the ay-Pauncefote treaty. During the comparatively brief open ses- sion Mir. Gallinger (N. H) made copsti- tutional argument against the seating of Hon. M. $. Quay as senator from Penn sylvana......In the house the bill to pro Vide territorial government for Hawaii was not completed when the hour -four o'clock) previously agreed upon for talk ing the vote, arrived, and it was decided to continue it's consideration, under the five minute rule, until finished. Several important amendments were agreed to-
 In the senate, on the 9th, after the morning hour the unfinished business, the Spooner Philippine bill, was taken up. MT. Lodge gave notice that. on the 1lth, he would ask the senate either then to vote upon the measure or fix time for final vote upon 1t. Consideration of the Indian appropriation bill was then resumed, but without disposing of it, the senate, after short executive session, adjourned. In the house, after four days debate, the substitute for the senate bill providing for a territorial form of government for Haw aii was passed. after unsuccessful at tempts at amendment.
 In the senate, on the 7th almost the en- of an amendment to the Indian appropri- ation bill providing for the continuance of the governments employment of con tract Indian schools. The debate took ai wide range, the whole question of sec tartan schools being gone over at length. ed calling upon the secretary of war for information as to whether Charles F.. Magoon, the legal advisor of the insular bureau, had ever rendered an opinion that. by the treaty with Spain, the constitution was extended over Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The session was largely de- voted to eulogies of the late Richard Parks Bland for 26 years member of the house.
 In the senate, on the 9th, the Indian ap- propriation bill, carrying $s,h4,0oO, was passed without division, the sectarian school amendment being rejected by a vote of 30 to Is. An unsuccessful effort was made to fix a date for vote on the resolution to seat MT. Quay as a senator from Pennsylvania. The Alaskan civil two hours. .....1n the house the agricul- tural bill was under consideration, and was made the vehicle of considerable desultory debate on irrelevant topics. of the 37 pages being covered before ad- iournment.