The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.
COMPLIED from Various Sources.
FIETY.SixTH CONGRESS-.

in the Senate on the 4th the session
oreped with a lively and interesting dis.
cpssion OF the Quay case. in the course "f
which Mr.. Wolcott apologized for Lam
euiIee used by him on the day previous,
6isclaim:ng any intention of being Cfel-
sive to anybody. and, least of all, to his
friend. Mr.; Lodge. 1t was agreed to take
up the Quay case on the 5th, and the
Spoo::er bill was made the unfinished bus
inecS....In the House many speeches We're
E.ide on the Hawaiian bill, several o.
them entirely Irrelevant n most eyc1t-
iirg episode of the days proceedings Was
q wordy Wal lctween Mr.. Pugh Gep.,
Ky. J.. and Mr.. Wheeler dem, ky.), dur
ing :: discussion of the Kentucky situa.
ton. Mr. Pugh accused Mr.. Wheeler of
n:isrepres enting facts, but afterwards dis
clairned any charge of personal intention
to CiStort facts.
In the senate. on the 9Th, most of tn,
session was held behind closed doors
considering the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
During the comparatively brief open seS-
sion Mr.. Gallinger IN. h made a %consti-
tutional argument against the seating oil
Hon. NJ. S. Quay as senator from Penn
I'm the house the bill to pro-
vide Il territorial government for Hawaii
O'clock previously agreed upon for TAX
ing the vote. arrived. and it was decided
to continue its consideration, under the
five minute rule, until finished. Several
important amendments We're agreed to.
In the senate, On the 9Th. after the
morning hour. the unfinished business, the
Spooner Philippine bill, was taken M. Mr..
Lodge gave notice that, on the 18th, he
would ask the senate either then 10 vote
uDon the measure or fix Il time for Il final
vote upon it. Consideration of the Indian.
appropriation bill was then resumed, BAT
without ~disposing of IL. the senate, after
q short executive session, adjourned-...ln
the house, after four days debate, the
substitute for the senate bill providing
for a territorial form of government for
Hawaii was passed, after unsuccessful at
temptS at amendment.
In the senate, on the 9Th. almost the en-
tire session was devoted to consideration
of an amendment to the Indian approprl-
of the governments employment OF con-
tract Indian schools. The debate took u
wide range. the whole question of see
tartan schools being gone over at length.
......In the house a reSolutifl was adopt
ed calling upon the secretary of war TO:
information as to whether Charles r.
Magoon. the legal advisor Of the insular
bureau, had ever rendered an opinion that.
by the treaty with Spain, the constitution
was extended over Puerto Rico and the
Philippines. The session was largely de-
voted to eulogies of the late Richard
Parks Bland, for &c years a member OF the
house.
In the senate, on the 9th, the indian APP
preparation bill, carrying SS.4l4, 600, was
passed without division, the SectaTian
school amendment being rejected by a
vote of 80 to 16. An unsuccessful effort
was made to fix a date for a vote OF the
resolution to seat Mr.. Quay as a senator
from Pennsylvania. The Alaskan civil
code bill was taken up and discussed for
two hours......ln the house the agricul-
tural bill was under consideration. and
was made the vehicle of considerable
deSultory debate on irrelevant topics.
of the 81 pages being covered before ad-
journment.