The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-04-25
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
eIFTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the senate on the 18th. the drastic
Chinese exclusion bill. originally framed
by senator's and representatives from the
Pacific coast vas defeated and the SUP.
stitute measure offered by senator Platt
conn, containing the provisions OF the
present exclusion law. and also applying
that exclusion to all the iusuiar territory
under the Jurisdiction Of the hlttd
States. was pasSed-76 70 J. The senate
then made the Philippine civil govern
ment bill the unfinished business -.-.- IN
the house. motion 10 close general de-
bate on the Cuban reciprocity bill on the
18th at D. m. was carried by a vote OF
l52 20 IA Thirty-three republicans voted
against the motion. ana : dvih l5t, ~
in favor IF It. The general debate on me
Siil was featureless.
In the senate on the Eth. Mr.. Morgan
tAIa1. chairman Of the isthmian canal
committee. made fourhuurs speech,
comparing the desirability aud practled-
5ilijy OF the Siearaguan AID Panama
routes strenuously faNoriug the selection
~ the former The Chinese exclusion blli
passed by the senate was substituted for
,he house bill. In the house. the dis
cussion Of the Cuban reciprocity bill was
continued. the feature OF the debate being
"a speech by Mr. Cushmau against the
measure Many other speeches Tor and
against the till were made Mr. Loud
tCaJ1 declared that directly and indirect.
~ cuba already had cost the United
States one thousand million dollars.
In the senate. on the 18th - private
pension bills and few other uninpurtant
measures We're passed. after which the
bill To provide "A temporary form OF gov
eminent for the Philippine Islands was
read and the committee Amendments were
agreed 10 tentatively. but no action o. the
bill was taken......In the house the Gu
ban reciprocity bill Wis passed BY the
oVerW helmiug majority Of "a to 3 the
ruling of the chair in committee OF the
whole on the question Of the germaneness
Of an amendment TO remove the defer
eutial from refined sugar during the ex-
lsteuce Of the reciprocity agreement pro-
vided for In the bill having first been over
ruled by vote OF IL 70 1870, and the
amendment adopted In committee. ia 70
10. and later in the house 10y the
still larger majority Of lH 70 10 "a re-
puhlieans voting with the democrats
for the amendment.
In the senate. on the 18th. nearly sixty
private pension bills were passed, to-
gether with numerous other measures OF
minor importance. but little other bust
ness was transacted At three clock
eulogies were pronounced on the life and
character OF the late Senator James II.
Kyle. Of South Daknta-..---In tn house
the fertilization bill Was passed and tho
conference report on the legislative APP
preparation bill MS agreed to " lille the
former bin Was under discussion, Mr..
Gresvener announced that me amt I'd
menf to the Cuban reciprocity bill adopt
the dinereniial on sugar. tut also
did away with the eaunterNailng
duty on sugar OF tn lJlnEIs| Dill MI
Weeks mich ,. In reJoinder. admitted that
the object the opposition had been TO Kill
the reciprocity bill.
In the senate on the 2lst the river and
harbor bill. carrying appropriations
in the aggregate TO about SO
0aN. 60 was passed without one word Ct
discussion. The Philippine government
bill Was taken up. but after few min
utes' informal discussion. went over ....s-
In the house consideration Of the mill
tary aUprapriatiau bill containing. in ad
dition 10 the regular items. an apprupria-
ton fer the Improvement Of the buildings
and grounds Of the West Point military
academy Of S. 5gumu s. 10 81 Of which i
appropriated In the bill was begun.
Twenty -four OF ne % pages OF Tie bin
were completed.