Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-04-26
TOPICS OF The DAY.
IEws FROM EvERYwHERI
F,rVv-s,Srn coN0Ress

N the senate on the isth. consi.i~rs,i,-
y th" Aiaskan code htli s..asut,ie.t almost
~ -ntir~ session. The arn@ndFasnt pro-
sss@s !, ,f IN M mining q x.,d slsns IN.
etrstee after discussion is.strx mar,
.o"t hour. In the house consideration
,. " Naval apprgpria,ion elli vas IN.
uI-t uNon The btu carries ~ ss ~
mnrr than an, prevtou. naval hfi. and
nss.y N prertpttsie a .evs-. struggle
ger me question. II srrnor plate. -hi-,-
ss',unE susE N government yards. md re
ion fer the ceast and x-s,-i-fie sur.
Wy Mr foss. setting chairman and Mr
tumrinss. rsnkinK minority r--erns~r of
the committee ehamptou~,i the htii
u the senate. on the i-th. the f-atur.
=. me session va a speech BY Mr. Hnas
tMas- c~c, ryinx more than thr~. hsHr-
" its DELIVERY. IN opposition 20 the psiisy
% trip-rfst-m. upon witch. ha Dc.
,isred. ~. government had embarked.
y vas iaeoricu-iY prepared argument.
and vas delivered vi,h forc- and vigof
In the .heu.> the second DAYS f~bst.
On the naval appropriation btu -. con
etli and ~a-. s- rule devoid sf inter
--tina features IN. general sseat. %
the TN Vas brought 80 a rio--
In the senate. on the 18Th almost sh-
snttr~ session ss- Devoted 20 considers.
tior Of the Alaskan civil rn.l~ btii NJ
stewart tNev delivering a thr~~-hesfs
V~erh IN the mining laws % tho rnt,~.i
states anf their relation 10 the pr0ps&...l
amsniner. ~ Mr Hsn-brouxh as 10 ths
nights - alien ioratorr % claims osh.r
stnstcrs vigorously denounced the pad
ins amendment .... In the h~u.~ the Dc
hats On the naval appropriation ktil ur.
der the Ave minute rule occupied airastsi
the entire session srs afforded cccssisa
for shsrs tiit between Ns-srs. s.rps-
Nsnor tpl and Williams Nisst some
prosr-s- va. made With the bill but
most cf the eon'rvverted points vent
over
tr the senate. on the is,h. a iasn, ress-
luton ras rs..sd providing Tor the al.
rltnisrzticn of civii AFFAIRS In Puerto
Hiec renting the appointment Of on.
GERS unAfr the Puerto Rican government
law The Alaskan rtvil code bili ~as
aksfn wider Consideration the debate con.
ttnuinE on the Hsn-hrouxh amendment
In the house practically tho whole IA ;
~a- spsnt IN DEBATING q proposition In IN.
laval riii designed to turn over 10 th'
navy the survey and charting Of the Wa
ters OF fnhs. Puerto Ri~o and the Phil
lpptn.-. which vas nnaiiy defeated. ami
an amendment sppropriattnx nasa fai
these surveys by the coast and g~osietis
survey vss passed.
In the senate. on the 9th. the confer,
ence report on the Hawaiian civil govern
rent bill occupied most % IN. session
The report was subjected to sharp crit
ctsm. and nnal action Was not reached
The Alaskan civil code bill was consii
cred briefly. Senator Foraker pronounce,
an suloxy on the late Lorenzo psnford.
representative from Ohio. and the senate
adopted appropriate resolutions .... In tn.
house two amendments TO modify the pro-
vision Of the naval appropriation hill foi
the Increase of the navy. one proposing q
add stu gurhrnts and IN. other TO @trfk.
out the provision for the battle ships
were DEFEATED A protractsd struggle oVei
the srr1or plate provision suited tn strfs
| tng ont the words at cost not to -xcs,,,
ia ton. including royalties