The Forrest City times., 1900-04-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FiETY-SIxTH CONGRESS.

In the senate. on the 2sth. an agreement was reached to vote on the Puerto Rican government and tariff hill on the 3d. Consideration of the Alaskan bin was re- sumed \ few bills of minor importance were passed. among them one author izing the adjustment of rights of settlers on the Navajo Indian reservation in Ari- zena ......ln the house practically the whole day was devoted to consideration miner amendments were adopted. and about half of the bill was considered. There was good deal of extemporaneous d. bate during the day. little of which was pertinent to the bill.
 In the senate, on the 29th. the proposi- ton to strike from the Puerto Rican Diii the provision leyying l5 per cent. of the Dingley tariff duties on Puerto Rican products was defeated, 16 to 8. This Is regarded as presaging the passage of the bill, but not as accurately indicating the final vote...... In the house. after four days stormy debate, the army appropria- ton bill was passed. One of the amend ments adopted opens the soldiers home to officers and men of the volunteer and regular armies incapacitated by service during or since the Spanish war.
 In the senate, on, the 3oth, the entire session ss S, was devoted to consideration of were delivered, and considerable progress was made with the bill. A highly hu- morous speech by Mr. Pettus tAla.l was the feature of the day.....In the house the day was devoted to war claims. The bill to remunerate the British Cable Co.,, TOT expenses incurred Tn repairing the Manila cable. cut by Admiral Dewey, and the bill of citizens of certain border coun- ties or Pennsylvania which suffered losses during the various incursions of rebel foi ces into that state during the war were defeated. Several minor claim bills were passed
 Tn the senate, on the 31st, action upon ame ndments to the Puerto Rican bill was completed, with the exception of two, which were laid over until the 2d by rC quest. It was agreed to vote upon the pef ding amendments and the bill at four 0 clock on the 3d. The feature of the ses- sion was an exhaustive speech on the pending measure by Mir. Fairbanks Und who unrequivocally supported the bill. . In the house the Qualifications appropri- ation bill carrying g, ,093 4SS was passed without single amendment having been oIteIed to the measure as reported rom committee. A resolution was adopted to re-elect the present hoard of managers os the National Soldiers home
 In the senate. on the 2d, more than sev- en hours of vigorous debate, before gal leries that were crowded from opening to close, was given to the Puerto Rican tariff and government bill. The speeches were good. and the running debates unusuatv bright and lively. The near approach "a the hour at which the final vote should be taken lent dramatic interest to every word that was uttered. In the house resolution, presented by MT. Payne. the floor leader of the majority. and which foreshadowed possible reduction of the p' esent war taxes, was adopted. Under suspension of the rules bills were passed opening to settlement 4lS000 acres in the Fort Hall Indian reservation and g. 500,0oo acres in Oklahoma and dividing the northern judicial district of New York into two districts.