The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS.
Second SESSION.

In the senate, on the Sth, all the COM
mittee amendments to the immigration
bill were adopted with the exception of
one providing an educational test, and the
committees action in striking out a sec
ton prohibiting the sale of liquors in the
Capitol building was conquered IN, An
amendment fixing a three-dollar head-taX
on each immigrant coming into the United
States was also adopted. Other amend
mentS were acted on, and the bill went
oVer......ln the house a little unimportant
business was transacted, and Mr.. Sher-
man On. " offered resolutions expressive
of the sense of the house on the death of
Its former speaker, Thomas b. Reed, al
ter which adjournment was had.
In the senate on the 9th, most of the
day was devoted to the immigration bill
and a number of amendments were adopt
ton (kas.) to admit Chinese laborers to
Hawaii was laid on the table. The pro-
vision In the bill for prohibiting the sale
of liquor in the capitol building caused
some criticism of the house for putting 1t
in the bill, but it was retained. The mill
tia bill was discussed and will be taken
up again Thursday...:.:In the house the
London dock charges bill was debated for
four hours, and finally killed by striking
out the enacting clause by a vote of 13S
ayes to 129 noes. h house then adj
Journed.
In the senate, on the 10th, almost the
entire session was devoted to discussion
of the omnibus statehood bill, which had
come over as unfinished business from
ioSN StSSiOIi, put III results WE'RE IedCltu.
A bill was passed, which had been passed
by the house earlier in the day, to re-
lieye the conditions growing out of the
house the feature of the day was a
thoughtful speech by Hon. Galusha A.
Grow (Pa.) on the relations OF labor and
capital. AT the end of the present ses-
sion he %retires, at the age of 10, after a
career In public life extending over half
a century. A bill was passed designed to
relieve the tea importers from the effect
of the recent decision of the United
States court in New York. The pure food
bill was made a continuing order until it
is disposed of.
In the senate, on the 18th, the bill fix
ing the compensation of the anthracite
coal strike commission was passed, and
Will go to conference. The statehood bill
was taken up, and after some brisk de-
bate between those who favored the ON
nlbuS bill and those who opposed it, the
bill went over till Monday. The house
cussion of a resolution to limit the period
Of time of taking the testimony In the
Wagoner-Butler contested election case
to 40 days, and finally adopted a resolu-
ton to that effect by a party vote-155 to
lis. The purpose of the resolution Is to
allow the house to pass on the case at
this session. The house agreed to hold a
session on Sunday, January %, efor the
purpose of paying tribute to the memo
rles OF the late Representatives Russell, of
Connecticut, and Sheppard and De Graf
fenreid. of Texas.
The senate was not in session on the
l2th......In the house the day was de-
voted to consideration of private pension
bills, 13 being passed. The bill to ap-
propriate $1,00,00 0 for the eradication of
the foot and mouth disease was made the
special order for the 10th.