The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-26
AND NOTES..
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Second SESSION.

The senate, on the 18th, discussed the
bill to promote the efficiency of the mill
tia and also the omnibus statehood bill.
No progress was made on the militia bill.
Mr.. Dillingham; (Va.) occupied the time
of the senate in opposition to the omnfbu
statehood bin for most of the day, when
an executive session was had and the
senate adjourned ......ln the house the
senate bill for a union railway station IN
washington, to cost $4,000, 0OO, was passed.
An urgent deficiency bill was also passed,
which carried with 1t an appropriation or
100000 for Graduating the foot and mouth
disease in New England. A bill was
passed to provide for the allotment In
severalty of the lands of the New York
Indians.
In the senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Dflling-
ham concluded his remarks in opposition
to the omnibus statehood bill, and by
unanimous consent 1t was agreed that the
measure should go over until the senate
~reconvenes, on January s.. Mr.. Morgan
tAla.) criticised salaries paid the Isthmian
buttons were passed.......Mn the house
the bill was passed transferring from the
treasury department to the department OF
agriculture the power to establish regu-
lations for the suppression of contagious
diseases among live stock. Rapid rogress
was made on the legislative a%ppropria-
ton bill.
In the senate, on the 18th, the pension
appropriation bill, carrying $139, SAT, 600,
passed without discussion. An urgent de-
heiency bill was passed, carrying $1,14S,-
wv, VI WHICH sum @0uO, wv Is u tlldDl0 Inc
secretary of agriculture to stamp out the
New England epidemic of foot and mouth
disease. The militia bill was up for a
short time, after which Mr. Kean On. j.
called up the resolutions of regret at the
death of the late Senate Sewel. of New
Jersey, and spoke feelingly of the life and
character of the deceased. He was fol-
lowed by other senators, after which, as
a further mark of respect, the senate adj
journed until Saturday......I the house
the legislative appropriation bill was un-
der consideration. Mr.. Bartlett Ca Of
fered an amendment to appropriate $780,
600 to enforce the Sherman antitrust law.
This was amended by Mr.. Hepburn Qa.)
to change the language Of the resolution
and make the amount $500, 900. to be i'm
mediately available, and as amended the
resolution was agreed to without division.
January 81 was fixed as the time for hold
ing the exercises in connection with the
acceptance of the statues of Charles Car
roll and John Hansen, to be placed by
the state of Maryland in statuary hall.
The senate was not in session on the
1Sth......In the house a bill was passed
to reduce the duties or the products of
the Philippine islands coming into the
United States from rs per cent. of the
Dingley bill (the present duties) to % per
cent. of those rates. The discussion of
the pure food bill occupied some time.
The Mccall resolution. calling on the
state department for the correspondence
in the Venezuela embroglio, was adopted
The senate was not in session on the
19th......The house passed the pure food
bill by a vote of 72 to q. There was not
a quorum present, but the point was not
raised by the opponents Of the measure.