The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FIrTY-sIxTH CoNoREss.

IE the senate, on the goth, a motion to
consider the Pettigrew Boer-sympathy
resolution was voted down-29 to 20. The
conference report on the joint Porto Rico
resolution was agreed to. The Alaskan
civil code bill occupied most of the ses-
sion, but no progress was made. Some
bills OF minor importance were passed. -.
In the house the Lacey bill to enlarge the
powers OF the department of agriculture
was passed. Senate bill to create com
Mission of five to Investigate and report
upon the industrial and commercial con-
dltIons of China and Japan, and the bill
for a constitutional amendment to dis
qualify polygamists, etc. were considered,
each developing much opposition.
In the senate, on the LIST, the Alaskan
civil code bill, which had been under con-
sideration for more than two months, was
PASSED. To make this possible Mr.. Carter
withdrew the amendment relating to alien
| location of mining claims and all other
points in dispute. The army appropriation
bill; carrying more than one hundred
and fourteen million dollars, was then
| taken up. An amendment forbidding the
purchase of supplies from known trusts
was defeated. In the house, for the
! first time in the 80 years of inter-oceanic
canal discussion, a bill looking to the
actual construction of a canal was taken
up; and during an all-day discussion de-
velCped much opposition, on various
points, from members all of whom de.
clared themselves friends of proper bill
at proper time.
In the senate, on the I'd, the army APP
preparation bill being under consideration,
the administration was bitterly attacked
by Mr.. Turner (dem WaSh.), for the ac-
commodations afforded the returning vol
unteers from the Philippines, and Mr..
Pettigrew, for not dischargng the South
Dakota volunteers when their time had
expired. $50. In the house, after the storm
lest debate of the present session, the
Nicaragua canal bill was passed by the
remarkable vote of 225 to 49, 1t authorizes
the president to acquire the necessary ter
ritory from Nicaragua and Costa RIGA.
and the secretary of war, under direction
of the president, to excavate and con-
struct the canal and makes Immediately
available $10,00O,000 of total appropria- |
ton of $40, 600, 900 toward the project con-
templated
In the senate, on the Sd, the motion of |
Mr.. Hoar to take up the resolution de- |
claring that Mr. Clark, of Montana, was |
adopted, and further consideration of the
matter postponed for a week. The army |
appropriation bill was passed. The ses-
sion closed with the passage of a num-
free homes" bill was passed without
division. The remainder of the days ses-
sion was devoted to consideration of the
sUndry civil appropriation bill, the last,
but one. of the great supply bills
In the senate, on the 4th, after a debate
lasting only three hours, the army reor-
bill was passed. In military
circles this Is regarded as the most i'm
portant measure acted upon by the pres
emit session, revolutionizing, as 1t does,
the entire present staff arrangements.....
In the house the sundry civil appropria-
lion bill was under consideration, and 10
IF the 1872 pages of the measure were
Much of the time was con-
nittee in an effort to cripple the coast |
IND geodetic survey in retaliation for the
efusal of the house to place the survey
II the waters of our insular possessions
nj naN |