The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
EIETY.SIxTH

In the senate, on the 25th, the confer.
ence report on the Hawaiian civil govern.
ment bill was agreed to: the agricultural
appropriation bill. carrying a little over
three million dollars. was passed. n the
Alaskan civil government bill was under
consideration for an hour. but no progress
was made. A joint resolution authorizing
the exhibit of government relics at the
New York Printing exposition was adopt
ed-.---.ln the house, the post Office APP
preparation bill being under consideration,
the item OF $4,000 for pneumatic tube
service-an increase of $4,000 over the
amount formerly Appropriateness
dropped from the bill, after sensational
charges of bribery of members by Pneu-
matte Tube Co. An amendment to re-
classify railway mail clerks went out on
a point of order.
II the senate, on the Goth. almost the
entire session was given up to considera-
tioI of the claim of Nathan B. Scott, CT
West Virginia. to his seat in the senate,
several speeches on both sides of the con-
tention being delivered. The case finally
went over without action.--...fn The
house the post office appropriation bill
was passed. The bill TO increase the sal
AIRY of the director of the census and the
salaries of supervisors of census by two
per cent. of the amount received by their
enumeratorS was passed. The final con-
ference report OF the Hawaiian govern
pom
In the senate, on the 9th, the resolu-
ton declaring Nathan B. Scott to be en-
titled to his seat in the senate from West
Virginia was adopted with but three dis
senting votes. The Alaskan and cotton
claims bills took up the rest of the day,
save for a. announcement concerning the
Clarke case......In the house 81 private
bills were passed, among them one grant
ing $40 a month to the widow of the late
col. John NJ. Stotsenberg, of the First
Nebraska, who was killed in the Philip
Zines. The conference report on the Ha-
waiian government bill was adopted, and
the bill sent to the president.
In the senate, on the 2Sth, Mr.. Petit
grew IS. d. introduced and asked imme-
diate consideration of a preamble and res
olut:on OF sympathy for the Beers of
South Africa in their war against Great
Britain. A vote to refer to the committee
on foreign relations disclosed the absence
OF a quorum, efforts to secure which
failed. Beyond the passage of a few bills
no business of Importance was transact
eG..-...ln the house a number of import
ant bills were passed, but most of the ses-
sion was devoted to senate bill to create
q commission to adjudicate claims of citi-
zens of the United States against Spain
assumed, by the treaty of Paris, by this
country. A bill to confer medals upon the
and crew of the revenue cutter
HUDSON, which rescued the torpedo boat
W!nslow, at C~ardenas. Cuba, was passed.
II the senate. on the Both. a motion to
the Pettigrew BOer-sympathy
resolution was voted down-29 to 20. 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
lowers of the department of agriculture
was passed. Senate bill to create a COM
Mission of five to investigate and report
upon the industrial n commercial con-
of China and Japan, and the bill
a constitutional amendment to dis
polygamists, etc, were considered.
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