The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
EIeTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.

Ir the senate on the 14th. the discussion ! ot tho financial bill under the ten-minrte 1 rule occupied the session, at times becom- [ Ing spirited and interesting. The amend- meisr brought in by the finance committee declaring that the provisions Of the bili are not intended to place obstacles in the way of international bimetallism, was the most important involved In the debate. Z and nc vote upon fl was reached -..-. In ! the house the legislative. executive ana Judicial appropriation bill occupied the st. tention Of members during the session, the debate taking a wide range. merging, uhaliy. into somewhat caustic contro- Nefsy between members from Missouri upon the Nssbit law and election methods in Missouri.
 In the senate on the 18th. the senate substitute for the house currency bin was passed by the decisive majority of: Ayes, 4i; nays. Zs. Of the amendments offered the only two adopted were: One offered by the finance committee, keeping the door open tO international bimetallism, a'id one by Mir. Nelson (AIinnD providing Tor national banks with S25, GO capital in 1 towns of more thar 4.0g0 inhabitants. As passed the btli makes the dollar of 25 S-I0 grains Of gold, nine-tenths fine. the
 standard of value. all forms of United States money to be maintained at peri- " wlth t.-... In the house consideration or the legislative. executive and judicial appropriations hfll was continued. In the senate, on the 18th, discussion os the Philippines question was resumed. Nr. McEnery La loppesing the permanent ac- quisitlon or the islands, and Mr. Stewart ! products Of any of the island possessions
 os the United States free. The bill pro- NidinS a form Of government for Alaska was read. the house most of the time of the session beyond that occupied
 Tn the discussion of the civil service bill
 was devoted to attacks upon a speech made by Mr. Sims tdem.. Tenn) on the l4th on the question of pensions. The
 currency bill was then received from the
 senate, it's amendments disagreed to and
 conferees appointed
 The senate was not in session on the ltth. .....ln the house the legislative ex-
 ecutive and judicial appropriation bill was
 passed after four days consideration. the
 ciVll service appropriation which was
 striker out in committee of the whole was
 restored before the final vote on the bill
 N. f.l charged the republican party with
 fostering monster monopoies." which
 drew forth 2 reply from Mir Grosvenor Gep.. O., who accused SulZer of hip
 podrOmins through the west as 0 vice
 presidential candidate"
 In the senate on the 10th. a bill for the
 benefit Of claimants having cases pend-
 Ing against the United States in the CIT
 cut and district courts affected by a
 certain act of i&S, was passed MT Hale
 offered a resolution which after a long
 ing for informa ti0n as to why the law ef congress reia tns to telephone charges
 in the Distri of Colunbia had
 not been enfoT= ad and practically WIS Hoperauxo....s.E the house the debate
 on the Puerto Riean tariff bill on 5fI
 hands conceded to be the most far-reaca
 ing and important measure to be intro
 pected to last for several days, was be
 gun.