The Forrest City times., 1900-05-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FIrTY-SixTH CONGRESS-.

Tn the senate. on the 18th, the confer ence report on the Hawaiian civil govern ment bill was agreed to; the agricultural appropriation bill, carrying a little over three million dollars, was passed, and the Alaskan civil government bill was under consideration for an hour. but no progress was made. joint resolution authorizing the exhibit of government relics at the New York Printing exposition was adopt ed. ..ln the house, the post office ap- the item of S725, 900 for pneumatic tube service-an increase of $50o0o0 over the amount formerly appropriated-was charges of bribery of members by Pneu- matic Tube Co. An amendment to re- classify railway mail clerks went out on point of order.
 entire session was given up to considera- tion of the claim of Nathan B. Scott. of West Virginia. to his seat in the senate. tention being delivered The case finally went over without action. In the house the post office appropriation bill was passed The bill to increase the sal ary of the director of the census and the salaries of supervisors of census by two per cent. of the amount received by their enumerators was passed. The final con- ference report on the Hawaiian govern upon.
 In the senate, on the 27th. the resolu- tion declaring Nathan B. Scott to be en- titled to his seat in the senate from West
 
 senting votes. The Alaskan and cotton claims bills took up the rest of the day, save for an announcement concerning the Clarke case. e......In the house 91 private bills were passed, among them one grant ing $40 a month to the widow of the late Col. John M. Stotsenberg. of the First Nebraska, who was killed in the Philip pines. The conference report on the Ha- waiian government bill was adopted, and the bill sent to the president.
 In the senate. on the 18th. MT. Petit grew tS. D. introduced and asked imme- diatc consideration of preamble and res- olut.on of sympathy for the Boers of South Africa in their war against Great on foreign relations disclosed the absence ot a quorum, efforts to secure which failed. Beyond the passage of few bills ru business of importance was transact cd. In the house number of import ant bills were passed, but most of the ses- sion was devoted to senate bill to create Q commission to adjudicate claims of citi- zens of the United States against Spain assumed, by the treaty of Paris, by this country. A bill to confer medals upon the officers and crew of the revenue cutter Hudson, which rescued the torpedo boat Wlnslow, at Cardenas, Cuba, was passed.
 IT. the senate, on the 30th. 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 a com mission of five to investigate and report upon the industrial and commercial con- oltlons of China and Japan, and the bill for constitutional amendment to dis qualify polygamistS etc, were considered, each developing much opposition.