The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-03-08
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FiETY-SixTH CONGRESS.
Tsecond SESSION.

In the senate. on the .sth. the army ap-
Preparation bill being under consideration
when the Philippine amendment was
reached. a Cuban amendment was AIS
offered and the session was occupied "
debate on these propositions. 70 Mh.s.
sharp opposition VAS developed on tHs
democratic side. An evening session was
held 10 allow time TO continue the debate
$50. In the house the senate anne nli ,s1Dl
10 the naval appropriation biH strih.l.5
out the provision for two battlesnl!'S ahu
appeals OF the house confereesl py a al
majority. Mr.. Tawney asked unanimous
consen; 10 disagree 20 the senate ah''i.ut
mcrts TO the 81. Louis exposition pii'
but Mr. Shepherd CTvx) objected
In the senate. on the 18th. the army APP
preparation bin being under consideratiohs'
discussing at length 10th the Philipplns
and Cutan mendments and occupylus
nearly the endre session the '.insnn
ment laying restrictions upon the SaIe -
public lands and the granting. OF iran
chises in the Philippines was adop.eu- -, =,
In the house A partial report on tne al,
dian appropriation bill was agreed 10 anu
the bill was sent back 70 conference. lie
conference report on the naval Dill W.
beaten on account q the item Sser navy
department The remainder OF the uAs
was lost by n heated discussion over w
Withholding OF a speech from the puonc
printer by the speaker
In the senate. on the nth. the confer
ence report on the fortfcarons bill was
accepted. Al the night session the sen
ate passed the army appropriation plil'
Containing the prof1. .Sitions OF the repuo-
iican majority for the temporary govern
ment Of the Philippines. and for the ~
ture relations between the United states
and Cuba Many amendments were oner.a
10 both propositions. but were voted down.
LIN the house conference reports on the
Notifications. District of Columbia anu
military appropriation Hills were agrees
10. The naval appropriation Dill was sehs
back 10 conference.
In the senate. on the 18th. an I'm mense
amount OF business was disposed OF. ne
river and harbor Oil. carrying appropTla-
lions exceeding 80 l',W.. was pasSeu
Without discussion. The conference report
IN me war revenue reduction bill was
aio-te1. and final conference reports were
made and agreed TO on the diplomatic ana
consular and agricultural appropriation
bills and another cCrfcrence ordered on
the post once appropriation bill Con-
ference reports on several other measures
We're agreed 20. and several minor nllls
were passed. In the house number o. I'M
portanr conference reports Nere adopted.
among them that on the war revenue re-
fuction bill. was adopted without diVis-
ION. Final rey orts on the diplomatic ara
consular and the agricultural appropria-
ton bills we're also adopted
In the senate, on the ist the greater part
OF the session was devotsI TO discussion
Of the sundry civil appropriation DILL. InS
bills approprlating 5000 for the BulIlio
Pan-American exposition. sSr'eo ior me
St. Louis Louisiana purchase exposition
and 5000. for the Charleston Is o. IN
te-state and West indies exposition. were
attached 10 the bill as riders. lin tile
army appropriation bill were concu-red in
10 to iA The final conference report
upon the Indian approprs Arion bill Was
adopted The conference report on the
sunday clossrEl was agreed TO and tho
bill was sent back 10 conference