The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources. FIrTY.sixTH cONGReSS.
lSecond Session.l


 In the senate. on the 27th, the confer ence report on the fortifications bill was accepted. At the night session the sen- ate passed the army appropriation pili, containing the propositions of the repuo- lican majority for the temporary govern ment of the Philippines. and for the tu- ture relations between the United States and Cuba. Many amendments were offered to both propositions, but were voted down. ....In the house conference reports on the Qualifications. District of of, Columbia rana ana to, The naval appropriation bill was sent back to conference.
 In the senate. on the 2Sth, an immense amount of business was disposed of. I ne river and harbor 5ill. carr ying appropria- uons exceeding $J0, ,bW 0oO was passed without discussion. The conference report on the war revenue reduction bill was adopted, and final conference reports were made and agreed to on the diplomatic and Hlls, and another corference ordered on the post office appropria tion bill. Con ference reports on several other measures were agreed to- and several minor bills were passed. In the house number ofim- portant conference reports were adopted. among them that on ihe war revenue re- duction bill, was adopted without diyis- ion. Final rer orts on the diplomatic and consular and the agricultural appropria- tion bills were also adopted.
 Tn the senate on the 1st the greater part of the session was devoted to discussion of the sundry civil appropriation bill. The bills appropflating S590.tH0 for the Buffalo Pan-American exposition: s5,oo0,0oo for the St Louis Louisiana purchase exposition, and s250,o00, for the Charleston tS. co in- terstate and West Indies exposition, were attached to the bill as riders. .... In the house the senate amendments to the army appropriation bill were concurred in l59 to l34. The final conference report upon the Indian appropriation bill was St. Louis exposition bill (which agreed to Sunday elosing) was agreed to and the bill was sent back to conference.
 .l... st..0 ficiency bill, the last of the great appro- priation Iills, passed. The omnibus public building bill. increasing the appro- priation for public buildings in S2 states te an aggregate amount of $2.0o0.00o, was a'so passed. night session was de- voted largely to listening to speech from ,an Mr o Chandler Sa urging an investiEa a. as senator from Montana.....In the house the legislative appropria- ton bill was finally disposed of, a stage which gave promise that there would be no failure of important legisla- tion. Under suspension of the rules a number of bills were passed including the omnibus public building bill.
 In the senate on the 4th. the conference report on the sundry civil bill was adopt ed after the riders making appropriations for the fairs at St. Icuis Buffalo and Charleston, S. C., has been stricken ont. and then. on motion of Senator Vest. the conference report on the house bill maz- ing appropriation or sh,eoO0O0 for the St. Louis Worlds fair was taken up and agreed to. Mir. Carter. retiring sen- ator from Montana. declared his intention of talking the river and harbor bill to death, and successfully accomplished that feat. holding the floor for B consecutive hours, and until the ceremony of induet- ing the -president-el into off, ice was begun. Upon being sworn in. Vice President Roosevelt immedia Iely called the senate of the Fifty-seyenth h congress to order. The new members were sworn in. and the sorate. in body, at- tended the inangura ion of President Mo kinley and adjourned until the 5th h h, | the house. Mir. Richardson CTennO mi nority leader, presented resolutions of re- gard Tor the retiring speaker which wer; adopted by a rising vote. MT. Henderson thanked the members for their consider ate co-operation, and declared the sessions ot the F1fty-slXth congress closed