Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
WEEKLY REPORT or PaooE sDINGs
IN CONGRESS.
What the Law Makers are Doing at the
National Capital---Brlef summary Of
Each weok's Proceedings Cleaned From
the Late Press Dispatohes.

Each Weok's Proceedings Cleaned From
the Late Press Dispatohes.
Monday. Foraker in charge
OF the Porto Rican bill, announced at
today's session of the senate that be-
ginning with tomorrow session he
would press the measure to q vote a.
soon as possible. Senator Hanna,
speaking TO a.questIon Of personal priv
ilege, vigorously denied an interview
with republican member Of the house
OF representatives, whose name was
not given, published In Washing ton
paper alleging that the passage of the
Porto Rico bill would be in pursuance
to deal by which the republican ma
tional committee was to get contlibu-
tion, Mr.. Hanna denounced the article
as malicious lie.
Tuesday. Little PROGRESSES was made
by the senate today with the Porto
Rican tariff and government bill. 1t
was under discussion for nearly three
hours but the greater part of the time
was consumed in the consideration Of
free coinage amendment offered by
Mr.. Morgan.
Wednesday. The senate today
agreed to vote on the Porto Rican gov
ernment ard tariff bill Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock An important utter
ance was made later in the day on the
bill by Mr.. Davis, of Minnesota, who
advocated free trade between the Unit
ed States and Porto Ricu. His speech
was comparatively brief, but his reas-
oning was SO close and cogent that he
crowded into small space an immense
amount of well digestsd information
and careful thought. His principal
proposition was that the necessary
money to be raised by taxation ahould
not be raised by duty levied upon
Porto Rican products, but by an In
ternal revenue tax levied on rum and
tobacco produced on the island.
Thursday. A direct vote was taken
by the senate today on the propositi on
TO strike from the Porto Ri,an measure
levying fifteen per cent of the Dingley
law duties on Porto Rican products.
The proposition was defeated py vote
of l6 to 3S. While the vote is regard
ed as presaging the passage Of the
pending measure it is not regarded as
being final.
Friday. ay.-Considerable progress was
mads with the Porto Rioan measure
during the day, most OF the committee
amendments and several offered by
senators being disposed OF. Bills were
passed as follows: For the relief of
the heirs Of Lawrence D. Bailey, ratl-
flying an appropriation by the legisls-
ture of Oklahoma out OF the Morrell
fund for the use Of the University at
L3ngston for colored students A res
olution offered yesterday yMr. Jones,
of Arkansas, directing the secretary of
war to send the senate copy OF the
proceedings OF the court of inquiry
c-lIad ~ investigate the com missary
department of the army, was passed
Saturday. so far as the committee
in charge of the measure is concerned
the Porto Rican bill was completed to-
day with exception Of two amend
ments which senators had requested
should lay over until Monday. The
final two days debate on the bill will
begin at II o'clock Monday. At 4
o'cl ock Tuesday the vote will be taken
on the pending amendments and the
bill. The following bills were passed:
Granting lands to the state of Alabama
for the education of colored students
at Montgomery and Troy, Ala, to
refund to w. T. Scott and one other
$2,75O each, which they had paid as
sursiies Of Davis B. Bonfoy, OF Texas.
For the relief of Gilman Sawielle To
enable John Collinson, subject Of
Great Britain to dispose of his right,
tile and interest to certain lands situ-
ated in New Mexico
HOUSE.
Monday The house today entered
upon the consideration of tho army ap-
preparation bill but the debate was
without exciting incident being conhn-
ed to the discussion OF the army mat
ters. Chairman Hull In charge of the
bill made a statement regarding its
contents.
Tuesday. There was. some lively de-
hate IN the holse TODAY during the