The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Complied from Various Sources.
FirTY.SixTH CONGRESS-.

The senate was not In session on the
S0th. having adjourned over in Difference
to Decoration day.....:1n the house, the
regular order being withdrawn, the mo-
ton to strike out the %enacting clause of
the Chinese commission bill was defeated,
and the bill was again placed upon the
calendar. After passing 1870 pension bills
the house adjourned in honor of Decora-
ton day.
In the senate. on the 3lst, the sundrS
civil appropriation bill. carrying 5.Gr.Cp
for the Louisiana Purchase exposition 20
be held Iii st. Louis in 1906, was passed.
This leaves only the military academy and
the general deficiency appropriation bills
to be acted upon by the senate and these
were expected to be disposed of by The
2d......ln the house consideration of tie
resolution reported from the judiciary
committee proposing Il constitutional
amendment TO lodge iE congress the pow
er 10 define. egulate, control, prohibit or
dissolve trusts, monopolies or com!hla-
tons" was entered upon under Z special
order. which fixed ) p. n. of the 1st, fer
taking the vote. without opportunity 10
amend. A constitutional amendment re-
QuireS 4 two-thirdS vote to adopt.
In the senate. on the LIST, caustic debate
OF a political nature occurred upon SUI
Jects not themselves political. A memo
rial was presented from the people of
California asking the government TO pc
vide some relief for the starving people
OF lpdia. NJ Hale reported G further d.
agreement on the ava appropriation BIZ.
StNtIty-nlne private pension DlilS were
passed, as WAS. also, the military acale-
my appropriation bill. Consideration &:
the general deficiency appropriation bill
was begun-.....1n the house, the joint res
c!ution proposing a constitutional amend
rlent congress to regulate
trusts was defeated-l54 to 13l-less than
the necessary two-thirdS majority. the
vote was almost exclusively or party
lines, republicans favoring and democrats
and populists opposing the resolution.
In the senate, on the I'd, the Cuban cx-
tradition bill was passed: the general dc
hciency bill, the last Of the appropriation
bills, was passed, as was. also, the em>r-
gency river and harbor bill. The session
was concluded with eulogies of the late
Representative Green. of Nebraska......1n
the house the Littlefield antitrust bill to
ernond the Sherman act of 1890 to make Il
more effective in the prosecution Of trusts.
their agents, officers and attorneys, waS
passed, 2IS to i. Mr.. Mann rep. I'D
casting the negative vote. The announce
uent of the vote was cleered to the echo.
In the senate. on the 4th, the work of
the session being practically completed.
she session was more OF Il social function
than q business session. Nearly four of
the ten hours consumed was spent in
executive session. At the night session
many of the senators appeared in full
dress, and the galleries were thronged
No business of Importance was transact
ed--....ln the house, the conference report
on the Sundry civil appropriation bill was
agreed to as to the So 600. Ug appropriation
for the Louisiana Purchase exposition
and as to the item for the Mississippi
dispute were sent back to conference.
The disputed items in the District of
Columbia appropriation bill were agreed
to. and the bill sent to the president.