The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.

h the SCI lte. on the iath. the biil pro NtulnE for the protection of the presi- dent nf the United States was under con sideratian during the entire session IL Was argued on one side that tEe govern meut had an absolute and inherent rtgnt ta protect itself and is officers from as- saa.t and on the other that an ass.."it HllEat Dc made upon the president as person and not as an official of the gov eminent. which ought ta be punished pre- clsely as an assault upon any other ciu- zen.s-...ln In the house fair progress was made with the river and harbor biii. z or the lle pages of the bill being disposed oi. No amendments were adopted, and me general debate was featUTeleSs-
 Tn the senate. on the 3oth. the d1y was devoted 10 consideration of the b.h for protection Of the president Of the united States numerous speeches lseiaS u'adc for and against the measure reU new points were raised The principal argu- meut made against the bill was that icd- eral officers ought to be treated sn ne courts precisely as are other citizens .---- Tn the house very slow progress was male with the river and harbor bill The com mittee again succeeded in defeating every amendment offered.
 In the senate. on the esf. the bill to re- dlce the war revenue taxes was passed without division. and after ouiy one short speech had been made The bill 10 pro- vide for the protection of the president, after being under discussion the greater portion Of the day. Was passed hS a vote of = to E. all amendments having been rejected In the house the river and harbor bill. which had been under discus sion for week. was passed. the amount of the appropriation being precisely as Y came from the senate-sea sss. .2s1. including authorizations
 The senate was not in session on the 24d ....In the house consideration Of 1he case of Moss Xs Rhea from the Third Kentucky district was be- gun. In this case the committee on elections divided on party lines. the majority sustaining the view that MT. Khea the democrat. was entitled 10 re- tain his seat. In the lace of the returns Mir. Rhea had l56 plurality. According 10 votes rejected under the Goebel election law would transform this plurality for khea into q plurality for Moss of q. An agreement was made whereby the vote should be taken next Tuesday. The unan- imous report of the committee in the case of Spears Vs. Burnett from the seventh Alabama district confirming the title of the sitting member of his seat was adopt- ed Several bills of minor importance were passed.
 In the senate, on the 2.th few bills Of minor importance were passed and then the oleomargarine bill Was taken up. Mr- Proctor, chairman Of the committee on agriculture. made the opening state ment in support of the measure. which he said will protect an honest product from a fraud" The bill places tax of ten cents pound on Oleomargarine colorcd in imitation of butter. and reduces the present tax of two cents per pound on oieomargarine in its uncolored state to onc-quarter of one cent per pound. .....In the house. during the discussion of the Moss Rhea contested-election case. Mir Borelug injected an attack on the Gaehel election law into the discus into debate on an issue not directly in- NoINed in the case.