The Taney County republican., 1902-06-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL. pnocrEDrNGs.

In the senate. on the 18th. the greater
part OF the day was spent In executive
session. a message was received from the
president, urging the es!ablishm.n,
United States and Cuba. The mcs-
sag" was read. and then the Sc.
'rr' session was resumed and continued
untl III. senate adjourned. lin the
folHe. the irrigation bill was passed BY a
vote OF i.6 to %. Many amendments were
offered. bat. except those offered by tho
committee. only one was adopted.
In the senate. on the 18th. the Nc.
araGnan carM bill was discussed for q
short time. MIR. Morgan ,AIa.b continuing
his speech In support ~ The measure nnd
In criticism of the Panama project. Tue
District - Columbia appropriation bill
was pnsr'd. and II large number - lri-
sntc pension bills were disposed Of Tho
day closed with enlog!es On the late Rep
rcscntatiVe Stokes. of South Carolina......
3n IN. house. r"so'utiun calling upon
the secretary of whT for Information ~
to III. cost from all sources of the war
IN the Philippines war laid on the table
by "a party vui.. ~ fo A.. The latter part
OF the session was devoted 20 privst" pen
sion legislation. ls' bills being passed
In rhe s"nntc. on the 18th tn. long
pending London dock chgtg"a bill was
passed. after which C1n moderation Uf the
isthmlan canal question was resumed
Acssrs. Cuilum and krtri w" delive ing
speeches In advocacy of IN" Panama
route. A motion by Mr Proctor tNtD 20
Hgrcc To- a COnfct"nc" with the house on
the army appropriation was Ho vigorously
opposed that II was Withdrawn for the
present. ....,.in III" house, under susp"n-
sion of IN" rules much miscellaneous
business was transacted, Inc uhinG the
adoption of u resolution hIprOprlliins
81 GA for plans for q monument In Wash
ington to Abraham Lincoln Two bills
amending tn" I~'nsion laws were passed
The resolution calling ON the secretary Of
war for hiy reasons for tn" dismissal of
RohcCCa J. Taylor. a clsrk IN the depart
mcnt. was laid on III" table. !" TO !"
Ia the senate. on the i7ih the entire
days session was devoted tp further dis
cussion Of Tn" isthmus canal question.
McsNs Perkins ga }. SicAa't tNryl and
Morgan tAliLi advocated ia" adoption
~ IN. Nicaragua route, AMI Sir. Gal niger
| ~. H. made Il fuTccful argument IN IA
| yor NJ tn" Panama route. LII the
! house. tho dgy was taken up In consider
ing bills reported from tn" Judiciary com.
mittcc. hy FAR tn" most important of
which was the hill to amend the existing
bankruptcy Inv An offort to repeal the
present law was defeated. H. to l3i. The
bin passed amends the law In u pnrticu-
lars to meet defects made manifest by the
operation Uf tn" law III actual experience.
In the senate on the 18th. the ir,hmian
! canal question occupied practically the
! entire session. Extended speeches were
/ delivered hy Mr Spoancr fWisl and MIR
Hanna 90 tn favor ~ the Panama route,
and by Mr. roitus tAlaJ. who advocated
| III. selection ~ the Nicaragua route. Mr..
/ Teller COD briefly announced his supper,
/ Of the Panama project whil" Mr.. Jones
/ tArk Indicated hts leaning towards the
| same ruut". ..... In tn" house, the near ai'-
| prouch al III" end ot the session was
! fnr"rhnduwod Nv political speeches. Mr.
/ Richardson tTcnnl the leader ~ the mi
| nurity, nrrHignsd the rrpub lean party for
! iis failure to keep its platform promises.
I MIR. Cannon. chairman OF the appropria-
/ tions committee. In u brief reply, said he
wIr ready Ia go to the country on the
/ record Of the republican party. a night
I session was dclot"d 10 consideration of
! bills from committee on Indian affairs.