The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING.
from Day to Day In Condensed Form
RESOLUTIONS and Bills.

The Puerto Rican tariff and government
Dill was discussed for nearly three hours
IN the senate on the eth, but little prog
ress was made on the measure The
Alaskan civil code bill was considered
during the morning hour and an amend
ment to set aside the secretary OF war s
permits for mining gold under the sea
precipitated lively debate, A resolu-
ton offered by Senator Harris (Kan.)
calling upon the secretary OF the in
terror to furnish the senate all papers
or charges filed with the government
| relating to G. M, Barnes, governor OF
oklahoma, was agreed to-. The house
debated the army appropriation bill the
discussion covering a wide range of top
les Mr. Lentz TO- denounced mill
tarism and the war In the Philippines,
winch drew heated reply from Mr..
Marsh Qll). Mr.. Carter (Kan) introduced
Dill to establish bureau of criminal in
formation in connection with the depart
ment of justice.
The senate on the 18th agreed to vote
OH the Puerto Rican government and
tariH bill on the afternoon of the Sd of
April, Senator Davis (Minn.), in the de-
bate on the measure, advocated free
trade between the United States and the
island, The Alaskan civil code bill was
discussed for "A short time. Senator Gal
IL
from the committee on pensions provid-
Ing for additional help for the committee,
stating that there were 1.750 senate bills
before the committee and hundreds of
mouse bills yet to come. .... The house de-
voted nearly tie whole day to the army
appropriation bill, a good deal of talk
taking place, little of which was pertinent
to the bill. The senate bill to approve a
revision of certain sales of Otoe and Mis-
Nnhrn k.
passed and the conference reports on the
urgent deficiency and pension appropria-
ton bills were agreed to.
In the senate on the 18th the propo-
sition to strike from the Puerto Rican
measure the provision levying Is per
cent OF the Dingley duties on the is
lands products was defeated by a. vote
of 16 to 49, Senator Beveridge Ond)
made a speech advocating reciprocity
between the United States and Puerto
Rico. Senator Plat IN. " introduced an
amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill, providing for a congress of the rep
resentatives of the various Indian tribes
Of the United States at the Buffalo PAN
american exposition and appropriating
100000 for the payment of the expenses
Of the congress, :. The house passed the
army appropriation bill. One of the
amendments adopted opens the soldiers
unteer and regular armies, incapacitated
by service during or since the Spanish
war
Senator Pettus (Ala) delivered the
funniest speech on the Both heard in the
senate for many years. 1t sparkled with
wit and sarcasm at the expense of SEN
ators Gallinger IN. H.) and Beveridge
Qnd) 1t was occasioned by the debate
on the Puerto Rican bill. Senator Davis
(Minn) introduced a bill for the extern
sion of the provisions of the laws re-
lating to the soldiers homes so as to
include soldiers who participated in the
Spanish war and the wars succeeding and
also to those participating in the Indian
wars. The house devoted most of the
day to war claims. three small bills being
passed. The conference report on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill was adopted
The feature of the senates session on
the 3lst was an exhaustive discussion
Of the Puerto Rican bill by Senator Fair
banks Gnd). He supported vigorously
the pending measure. Senator Pettus
(Ala) offered an amendment that the
legislative assembly of Puerto Rico shall
have no power or authority to enact any
law in conflict with the constitution of
the United States. The amendment was
hard weeks work by passing the forth
fcations appropriation bill. Not a single
was offered and the bill
passed as 1t came from the committee
It carries $7.0934SS. A resolution was
adopted re-electing the present board of
managers of the national soldiers home