The Forrest City times., 1901-01-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources
FIrTY.SixTH CONGRESS-.
[second session.l


 Tn the senate, on the 9th. by the decis' i've vote of S4 to 15. the house lrcVls!eh abalishing the army canteen, Fas cor cured in after a debate On the su9Je.t which occupied almost the entire day session Little other progress was made in the consideration Of the army reorsah- zation bill ll......In the house conslderatl92ii, 2i of the river and harbor approprlatlon olli occupied the entire day, but little prog ress was made. MT. Burton, in charge ti the bill, made an elaborate explanaueh or its provisions. while several members as- sailed 1t for not containing provisions Tor irrigation reservoirs.
 In the senate on the 10th, considerable progress was made with the army reoI- panization bill. the proceedings at tlm@ss being characterized by several sharp Coi loQuies some of which were Of declde"- ly personal nature. The amendments pr9. viding for the appointment of Generals Wilson. Lee and Shafter, to be major generals. and retired, prevailed, notwtn- standing bitter opposition. ied ,b Dy gysrerai S, debate on the river and narbor bill con tinued until four o'clock, when, the death of Representative Clarke, of New Hamp shire. being announced, the house ad- burned out of respect to his memory
 In the senate. on the 1lth, vigorous attack was made by MT. Bacon (Ga) oil that portion of the army reorganization bill which confers upon the president dis cretionary power to increase the strength of the army to the maximum limit fixed by the bill. The clause was strongly de- tended by MT. Platt tConn). Before ad- journment the reapportionment bill was passed precisely as 1t came from the house......In the house TO private pen sion bills were passed, among them one increasing the pension of Gen. Amerieus V. Rice from $36 to S1c0 per month. Gen Rice. who was formerly a member of congress, was wounded several times during the civil war and lost leg a. Vicksburg.
 The session of the senate, on the 12th. was devoted to the delivery of eu logies on the late Senator Cushman K. Davis, of Minnesota. In the house. after the passage of several bills the river and harbor appropriation bill was resumed, the main feature af which was an elaborate speech by Mir Catchings fMiss.) in defense of the ira proyement of the lower Mississippi. The speech received much attention and at it's close Mir. Catchings received an impress sive ovation.
 In the senate. on the 14th, the army re- organization bill being under considera- tion, MT. Teller. (Coll. speaking to an amendment he had offered, delivered d sensational denunciation of Gen. Eagan. former commissary- general of the United Staites army. and of the administration which had retired him as "a decoration and reward" Mir. Carter (Mont) ap- pcaled for an early passage of the bill declaring that delay now would mean an additional expenditure of $50o,000 a day Absolutely no progress was made with the disposed of finally..-.In the house District of Columbia business was postponed and the river and harbor bill was proceeded With, good progress being made. Many amendments were offered, but without exception all of them failed Of passage.