The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-17
N E WIS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FiETY-SixTH CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.; Fairbanks,
und) and Mr.. Butler IN. CO delivered
speeches on the financial bill, and Mr..
Carter tMont) made a vigorous address
would vote to seat Mr.. Quay, although
he had voted against. the seating. of Mr..
Corbett......ln the house considerable
miscellaneous business, much of it of
minor Importance was transacted. The
earlier part of the session was devoted to
District of Columbia business. The bill
Memorial and Historical association was
taken up, but action was defeated by fii-
clustering. led by Mr. Bailey (Tex)
In the senate nat on the 9Th, the conference
by a vote of A to ga majority OK u.
Early in the session discussion of the
Quay case was resumed by Mr.. Simon,
who replied to the speech made, on the
9Th, by, Mr.. Carter (Mont)......1n the
house the entire day was devoted to con-
sideration of the Aldrich- Robbins contest
hama district. Mr.. Robbins, the sitting
member, made speech Of an hour in his
own behalf, and other speeches were made
for and against the contestant.
In the senate, on the 7th, Mr.. Sullivan
(Nliss) offered resolution that the Phil
ippine islands are the rightful property,
honorably acquired, of the United States,
and that while the misguided Filipinos
continue the present war, brought on by
them, against the rightful authority of
the United States, so long as single gun
no expression of intention as to the flu
ture course of the United States with re-
spect to them should be made by the sem
ate. Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) then addressed
the senate on the Philippines question:. :.
In the house the session lasted but %
minutes. adjournment being taken out of
respect to the memory of Representative
Harmer, of Pennsylvania, the Father of
the House, who died on the 9Th
In the senate, on the Sth, formal discus
sion of the Puerto Rican tariff and gov
eminent bill was begun, the principal
speakers being Mr. roraker (rep,, o. and
ing in charge of the bill, vigorously de-
Tending its provisions, and the latter OPP
posing the meaure in a carefully-prepa
address. lin the house. CASTOR A. Rob
bama district, was unseated, and his
place given to William f. Aldrich, a re-
publican, who thus scored his third sue
p he Of
setting apart the second and fourth Fri
days In each month for pension legisla-
ton, but was withdrawn upon promise
of Mr.. Richardson. leader of the minori-
ty. that filibustering would not be in
dulged in.
In the senate, on the 9TH the feature Of
the open session was speech by Mr..
Lindsay Ky) on the Puerto Rican gov
eminent and tariff measure. He claimed
that under the treaty of Paris, which pro-
vided for the civil governments and po-
litical status of the native Inhabitants of
the islands, acquired by the United States
deal with Puerto Rico and the Philippines
as 1t saw it-giving free trade to the one,
and levylng tariff on the products of the
other. Discussion of the Mason Boer sym
pathy resolution was discussed behind
closed doors. In the house. 1t being the
first day pension session under the new
rule, 81 bills were favorably acted upon
in committee of the whole and suisse
OuentlV passed,