The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FIeTY-SixTH

II the senate, on the 14th, the discussion
OF tho bill under the ten-minute
rule occupied the session, at times becom-
ing spirited and interesting. The amend
mei.- brought in by the finance committee
declaring that the provisions OF the bill
arc not intended to place obstacles in the
way OF international bimetalliSm, was the
most important involved in the debate.
and no vote upon it was reached......ln
the house the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill occupied the at
tentlon of members during the session,
the debate taking a wide range. merging,
hnally. into a somewhat caustic contro-
sersy between members from Missolrl
upon the Nesbit law and election methods
IN Missouri
In the senate. on the 18th, he senate
substitute for the house currency bill was
passed by the decisive majority of: Ayes,
a; nays, %. OF the amendments offered
the only two adopted were: One. offered
by the finance committee, keeping the
door open to internationa bimetallism,
for national banks with s25. 600 capital in
towns of more than 1900 inhabitants. AS
passed the bill makes the dollar of % $40
g sfandsrd Of Of gold | I,s ni M farms fl fine ern, tas
States money to be maintained at a pari-
ty with it:-....In the house consideration
OF the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriations bill was continued.
In the senate, on the 10th, discussion of
the Philippines question was resumed, Nj.
McEneryU a.) opposing the permanent ac-
cushion. of the islands, and Mr.. Stewart
CNev9 advocating the admission of the
products of any of the island possessions
OF the United States free. The bill pro-
viding a form of government for Alaska
was read..-...1n the house most of the
time of the session beyond that occupied
in the discussion of the civil service bill
was devoted to attacks upon a speech
made by Mr.. Sims dem. TENN. oil the
14ti, on the question of pensions. The
currency bill was then received from the
senate, its amendments disagreed to and
confereeS appointed.
The senate was not. in session on the
17th IN the house the Legislative, exc
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill was
passed after four days consideration, the
striker out In committee of the whole was
restored before the final vote or the bill
by a vote of 123 to "a. Mr.. Sulzer dem,
y. - charged the republican party with
fostering monster monopolieS," wniCn
drew forth a reply from Mr.. Grosvenor
rep %, who accused Sulzer of "hip-
podroming through the west as q vice
presidential candidate"
In the senate, on the 18th, a bill for the
benefit of claimants having cases pend
ing against the United States in the CIR
cult and district courts affected by q
certain act of 1898, was passed. Mr.. Hal
offered a resolution. which, after Il ion: |
constitutional debate, was adopted call
ing for information as to why the law If
congress relating to telephone charges
in the Distri't of Columbia had
not been enforced and practically WIS
inoperative...-..In the house the debats
on the Puerto Rican tariff bill. on all
hands conceded to be the most far-reacn-l
inS and important measure to be intro |
pected to last for several days. was b.
gun. |