The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FirTY-SixTH CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the 11th, the greater portion of the session was occupied in the consideration and passage of the District or Columbia appropriation bill. As passed, the bill carries nearly eight million dol
 lars. The Pacific cable bill. appropriating sS.WcVvo for the construction of cable line between San Francisco and Honolulu.
 was passed without serious objection.....
 In the house the long struggle over the
 f'rerto Rican tariff bill ended in vote Of l61 to 153, by which the house con- cured in the senate amendments, regu- lating the tarin and enacting a complete and.
 In the senate, on the izth, an effort by
 Mir. Morgan to displace the present un- finished business-the Spooner Philippine bill-by the substitution in its stead of the Nicaragua canal bill, was defeated 15 to 8; but the Philippine measure had a narrow escape from displacement by the Alaskan civil code bill, the motion being defeated on roll call by two votes. The
 feature of the days proceedings was an exhaustive discussion of the Quay case by MT Burrows tMich.)...... In the house a resolution to authorize the secretary of the treasury to designate Repositories in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines,
 Tor the deposit of government funds, was aGopted. A senate bill extending the ben ehts of the general pension law to depend
 ent mothers of soldiers and sailors of the
 spanish war though married to confed- crate soldiers. was passed. The remain der of the day was devoted to the ques- tion of election of United States senators py leSlSlalureS or directly by the people. The senate was not in session on the lsth--- In the house a vote was taken on the resolution for d constitutional amend ment providing for the election of United states senators by direct vote of the peo- pie, which was adopted: Ayes, 240 nays, b. Fourteen republicans and one demo- crat voted against it. The remainder of the day was devoted to the consideration of private pension bills. During the de- pate there were several sharp attacks upon Mir. Talbert (dem., s. O for his course on delaying action on bills.
 In the senate, on the 14th little busi- ness was transacted beyond the passage of S3 private pension bills and some gen. eral measures of minor importance. The Alaskan civil code bill was under consid- eration for some time, but finally went over without action. .... In the house 5 private pension bills were passed, and mo- tfce was given that the naval appropria- ton bill would be called up on the 18th The remainder of the session was devoted to hearing eulogies on the late Gov Oliver r. Morton, of Indiana, in connection with the acceptance of his statue, which had been placed in Statuary hall of the capi- tol by the state which he served as war governor
 Ir the senate. on the 16th, consideration O. the Alaskan code bill occupied almost
 vloing for the mining of gold along the beach in the Cape Nome district was ler1ected after discussion lasting nearly Tour hours ...In the house consideration CT the naval appropriation bill was en- tered upon. The bill carries SIS, 900 0OO
 more than any previous naval bill, and Is HkeIy to precipitate @ severe struggle over the questions of armor plate, ship building in government yards, and the provision for the coast and geodetic sur yey. MT. Foss, acting chairman, and Mir. Cummings, ranking minority member of the committee, championed the bill.