The Forrest City times., 1902-05-09
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS.

Tn the senate. on the 3oth. the bill for the purchase of the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota and the sundry civil ap- propriation bill We're considered. but no action was taken on them. A resolution offered by Mir. Patterson tCaiD for the recall of Maj Gardner from the Philip pines to testify before the Philippine commissioners. preCipitated a warm dis cussion......In the house the agricultural appropriation bill was passed and con- sideration of the District of Columbia ap- propriation bin was begun. The Goldfoge resolution. calling on the secretary of state for information whether American citizens Of Jewish faith were excluded from Russia. was adopted.
 In the senate. on the lst. both the Rose bud reservation bill and the sundry civil service appropriation bill received eonsid- eration. but not final action. When the Philippine government bill was taken up Aguinaldo became the special subject of discussion. the failure of the Philippine committee to call him witnesss being severely criticised by Mr. Carmaek fTenn.1 and others and Justified by Sen ator Foraker......l the house. most of the day was given to discussion of the District Of Columbia appropriation bill which was not completed. Mr. Shuttuc (0J spoke on industrial conditions. and Mir Gaines tTenn9 in criticism Of condi- tions in the Philippines.
 In the senate. on the 2d, during the dis cussion of the Philippine bill lively dis cussion was precipitated by NIT. Pritchard IN. e, charging corrupt and cruel prac tices iu North Carolina to defraud the negro Of his vote against which Mr. Simmons IN. e entered general de- nial. The Rosebud Indian reservation bill and the sundry eivilhill were gain consid- cred, but not complet ed. In the house the anti-conspiraCy bill reported from the tu- dietary committee was passed without word Of debate Among the other i'm portant bills passed was the bill to pro- vide diplomatic and consular officers for the Republic of Cuba.
 In the senate on the 3d during the discussion of the Philippine government bill, the republicans abandoned their practice cf allowing the democrats q clear fWis), Lodge tMassl and Foraker (O1 turned upon the denouncers of the ad- ministratiun. the army and Gov. Taft. speaking hotiy almost unrestrainedly in rehuke of those whom they charged with traducing them, and most spirited de bate was the result. Later the senate adjourned ont of respect to the memory of Representative Cummings, of New York whose death was announced ...... The house. after the announcement of the death of Representative Cummings hy Mr. Payne IN M and the appoint ment of funeral committee, as q mark Of respect adjourned.
 In the senate. on the 9th, the sundry civil appropriation bill and the Rosebud Indian rcserN ation bill were passed, after which the Philippine government bill was again taken up for discussion. Nr. Lodge tMaSs1 made set speech in VindCati0n of the president the secretary of var. the generals in the field and others who had been charged with cruelty toward the i FfiTAnos In brief reply, Mir. Rawlins UtahJ reiterated the charges as against the president. the secretary and senators like Senator LodEe....Fhc house Was not in st sSiCn.