Iron County register., 1900-05-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Complied from Various Sources.
FIETY-SixTH CONGRESS.

II the senate on the 3Oth, a motion to
consider the Pettigrew Boer-sympathy
resolution was voted down-29 to 90 The
conference report on the joint Porto Rico
resolution was agreed to. The Alaskan
civil code bill occupied most of the ses-
sion, but no progress was made. Some
bills of minor importance were passed.
In the house the Lacey bill to enlarge the
powers of the department of agriculture
was passed. Senate bill to create a COM
mission of five to investigate and report
upon the industrial and commercial con,
for a constitutional amendment to DIS
qualify polygamists. etc, were considered,
each developing much opposition.
In the senate, on the 1st, the Alaskan
civil code BILL which had been under con-
siGeration for more than two months, was
TaSSed. To make this possible MI Carter
location of mining claims and all other
points in dispute The army appropriation
and fourteen million dollars. was then
taken up. An amendment forbidding the
pCIc chase of supplies from known trusts
was defeated. In the house for the
first time in the 80 years of inter-oceanic
canal discussion, a bill looking to the
actual construction of a canal was taken
up. and during an all-day discussion de-
veICped much opposition, on various
points, from members, all of whom de-
claTed thcmS elves friends of a proper bill
at proper time.
In the senate, on the I'd, the army ap-
preparation bill being under consideration.
the administration was bitterly attacked
cOmmodations afforded the returning vol
unteers from the Philippines. and Mr..
Pettigrew, for not diScharging the South
Dakota volunteers when their time had
eXpired......In the house, after the storm
lest debate of the present session, the
Nicaragua canal bill was passed by the
remarkable vote of 225 to 80. 1t authorizes
the president to acquire the necessary ter
ritory from Nicaragua and Costa Rica
and the secretary of war, under direction
of the president, to eXcavate and con-
struct the canal, and makes Immediately
available S10000.000 of a total appropria>
ton of $140 100000 toward the project con-
templated.
In the senate. on the Sd, the motion of
Mr. Hoar to take up the resolution de-
not duly elected to the senate, was
adopted, and further consideration of the
matter postponed for a week. The army
appropriation bill was passed. The ses-
Der of pension bills....In the house the
"free homes bill was passed without
division. The remainder of the days ses-
sion was devoted to consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill, the last,
but one, of the great supply bills.
In the senate. on the 4th, after debate
lasting only three hours, the army reor-
ganization bill was passed. In military
circles this is regarded as the most i'm
portant measure acted upon by the pres
enI session, revolutionizing, as it does,
the entire present staff arrangements.
ton bill was under consideration, and i3
of the 1872 pages of the measure were
completed. Much of the time was con-
sumed by the members of the naval COM
and geodetic survey in retaliation for the
refusal of the house to place the survey
of the waters of our insular possessions
in the hands of the navy.