The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-02-24
WHAT CONGRESS rs DOING.
Proceedings of Our National Lawmakers
from Day TO Day in Condensed Form
-Res0lutions and bills.

In the senate on the 18th two speeches
were made on the financial bill. The
first was delivered by Senator Allison
Qa.) in favor of the measure and the
second by Senator Jones (Nev.) against
1t. The latter declared hat the bill con-
ferred too great power on national banks
and fastened the country to a gold stan
dard....A joint resolution increasing the
limit of cost of the new government print
ing office Si29. 900 on account of increased
cost of building material was adopted
by the house. Mr.. Ball (Tex.) introduced
q resolution for a spe cial committee to
look after bills and resolutions relating
to trusts. Mr.. Levy IN. W introduced a
Dill to construct a ANAL connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Mr.. Gill
bert (ky.) introduced a bill for a national
military park at Perryville, Ky.
The senate on the 18th had the finan-
cial bill under discussion. After two
o'clock the debate proceeded under the
ten-minute rule and at times became
spirited and interesting. The committee
on pensions reported the tension appro-
priation bill The debate on the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill in the house strayed far from the
bill, touching the questions of govern
ment deposits in national banks, reckless
expenditures for pensions, and finally
drifting into the election methods in Mis-
sour. Mr.. Barthold (Mo.. raised the
latter question by attacking the Nesbitt
law. h army appropriate On bill was
afterwards reported and the house then
adjourned.
The senate substitute for the house
currency bill was passed by the senate
on the 18th by a vote of 46 to 30. Only
two amendments were adopted, viz: One
offered by the finance committee, keeping
the door open to international bimetal-
lism. and one by Senator Nelson (Minn.).
Dr0Nl6lnp n ta ax.I- In N M
capital in towns of not more thar 1000
inhabitants. The Hawaiian government
OIL was afterwards made the unfinished
business. house completed 26 of the
ia pages of the legislative, executive
ana judicial appropriation bill without
amendment. During the debate a va
rlely Oh topics were touched upC n.
Inc Bacon resolution declaring the pol-
icy or the United States toward t lie Phil
ipplnes was laid before the senate on
tne loth and caused a debate. Senator
McEnery CLa.( strongly opposed the per-
manent acquisition of the islands and be-
lleved the United States ought to relin-
quish tnem as soon as its authority was
Senator Stewart (Nev.1 thought
the products of the islands should be ad-
mitted into the United States free of
auty' The bill providing for a govern
hent Tor the Hawaiian islands was then
read The house having disagreed to
me senate amendments to the financial
Dill Senators Aldrich Or. -, Allison Ga)
ana Jones (Ark.) were appointed confer
'es. line house in committee of the
%noie struck out from the legislative bill
III provision for the civil service commits
non A warm discussion took place over
ne statement of Mr.. Sims Glenn that
lortherh soldiers in the Spanish war
were more clamorous for pensions than
'outhern soldiers and Mr.. Pearre (Md.)
,rouent out an indignant denial from Mr.
,ItzSerald (Alass.) by stating that nun
'reds of Massachusetts soldiers who
ever smeiIed powder had applied for
,eisions' Inc house, on motion of Mr..
'Verstreet Qnd.) disagreed to the senate
to the currency bill.
Inc senate was not in session on the
house passed the legislative
preparation bill after putting in the
pproprlation for the civil service com
p.ssioh' winch was defeated in COM
ii.tee OF the whole the previous day. A
was to provide a chaplain
OF each regiment in the army. AnriI
,as set apart for eulogies en- the late
ir. Bland MOI.