The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-05-19
WHAT CONGRESS- IS DOING.
Proceedings of Our National
from Day 70 Day In Condemned Form
RESOLUTIONS and Btlls.

The senate on the sth concluded the COM
sideration of the naval appropriation bill.
| with the exception Of that section re-
lating to armor and armament, which
will be considered In secret legislative
| session. During the morning hour a
number of minor bills were passed. The
house devoted most of the day to the
consideration of private bills recon-
mended from the committee on claims
and ten bills were passed. The action
of the ways and means committee In re-
| porting against a resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury for in
formation regarding the materials used
In the manufacture of oleomargarine was
overruled.
The senate on the 9th practically de-
| voted it's entire session to the section
of the naval appropriation bill relating
to armor and armament, the debate
Ringing largely on the proposition that
the government should erect an armor
| plant of it's own. No action was taken
on the proposition. 80. The house consid-
| cred the contested election case of Pear
| son versus Crawford from the Ninth North
| Carolina district. The report of the ma
| jority was against the sitting member, a
democrat, on the general ground that Mr..
Parsons election was prevented by fraud
| and bloodshed. The minority deny all
the allegations of the majority. The
debate was on party issues. Mr.. McClel-
len IN. " introduced a bill repeating the
war revenue tax on beer.
In the senate on the 10th the case in
volving the seat of Senator Clark (Mont.)
was postponed until the 18th. Senator
Gallinger IN. H. addressed the senate
on the resolution declaring that 1.-The
| present phenomenal prosperity of the
| country Is due to the policy of protec-
ton as embodied in the Dingley tariff
law The naval bill was laid aside and
~eulogies Oh the late Congressman Baird
La.) We're delivered and an adjourn
ment afterwards taken out of respect to
his memoir The house, by the very
narrow margin of two votes, unseated
Mr.. Crawford IN. c.. a democrat, and
seated in his place Mr.. Pearson. He is
the third republican to be seated by the
present house. The minority resolution
declaring the sitting member entitled to
the seat was defeated by one vote. An
adjournment was taken at 4:20 p. m.
No disposition was made in the sem
ate on the 18th Of the naval appropria-
ton bill, but 1t was agreed to take a vote
on the armor plate section the mex day.
Senator Lodge (Mass.) made a notable
speech upon the necessity of building up
the United States navy without delay. A
resolution was introduced by Senator Da-
Wis (Minn.) expressing the gratitude OF
Americans for the erection in Paris OF
the Lafayette statue. house passed
exactly $50 private pension bills and Their
adjourned until the 18th.
Advocates of a government armor plate
factory met defeat in the senate on the
18th, and, at the same time, by a flibus.
ter. prevented final action on the naval
bill, and the senate adjourned until the
18th, will the question still undecided
A resolution was adopted thanking
France for allowing the United States te
erect a statue of Lafayette in Paris....
The house was not in session.