Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-02-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY,
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FlrTY-SlxTH CONGRESS.
[Second SESSION.

toecOnu SESSION.
IN the senate, ON the 1lth. the naval an
pIoptldtlon Dill was passed early in the
pesslon. The shipping bill was then taken
up ana Kept before the senate during the
remainder OF the legislative day.. In
the mousse, Mr., Payne, chairman Of the
Ways ana means committee submitted
Wy Wy re5olutloh of committee to disagree
WIN the substitute proposed by the SEN
VIC as an amendment to the war revenue
REDUCTION b.ll, and asked for a conference
WIN the senate This precipitated lively
IeDate on he constitutional limitations OF
tne Ie, power or the senate over revenue
legislation initiated by the house which
consumed most of the days session.
In the senate, On the 18th, the entire sss"
SION was devoted to consideration OF the
agricultural appropriation bill, which was
niue moro than hal. completed. DuriaE
the debate the administration of the de,
partment Of agriculture received many
c0Wmehdations from both sides OF the
chamDer. ....ln the house the anony-
nous letter rejecting upon Mr. Perry S.
ucath introduced. on the llth, by Mr.
SSulLsf, was oXpuuged from the record.
me mousse then passed the army appro-
Priatlon Bill and entered upon eonsidera-
tion of the suudry dvii bill, the last OF the
Dig appropriation bills.
In the senate. on the 18th, the greater
part OF the day was passed, in executive
session, In counting the electoral votes for
president and vicp-president of the Unlt-
ed States Late in the afternoon the
doors We're opened and consideration Of
the agricultural appropriation bill was
resumed. At night session the District
or Columbia code bill was read.....Gn he
mouse, excepting IN hour and a half con-
sumed In counting the electoral vote and
promulgating the Icsult of the presidan-
tial election, the entire day was devoted
70 the sundrN civil appropriation bill.
General debate upon the measure was
completed, hut little progress was made
with the bill
In the senate, on the 1ith practically
the entire day was devoted to further
consideration Of the agricultural appro-
priation bill Messrs Hale (Me) and
Lodge tMass) Ilade speeches of warning
against the enormous appropriations by
the present congress. brief night ses-
sion was held for further reading Of the
District of Columbia cCde bill.....l In the
house, the sundry civil appropriation bill
being under consideration, lively debate
on party lines ensucu In connection with
the sale of the old New York CUSTOM
house to the National City bank. The
motion giving riso to the debate was de-
feated by strict party vote, FOrty-threo
Of the 1871 pages Of the bill were com
pleted.
in the senate, On the 18th the agrlcul
tural appropriation lill was passed after
having been under discussion nearly rour
lays. The remainder of the session was
devoted to discussion of the ship subsidy
bill, during which It was made apparent
that the opponents Of the measure were
determined by all means TO prevent vote
on the bill at this session Of Congress....,.
In the house The entire session was vast
ed in an endeNvOr by Mr. Cannon, chair
man of the appropriations committee TO
force consideration of tho sundry civil ap-
propriatiOn bill, and an effort by the mi
noritV to devote the laV to consideration