The Forrest City times., 1902-06-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS.

Tn the senate on the llth. motion to discharge the committee on privileges and elections from further consideration Of the resolution providing for the submis- sien of an amendment to the constitution for the election of senators b. the people was defeated. q to &. after short de bate. Mir. Fairbanks, in carefully con- sidered speech. announced his conversion to the Panama route for the isthmian ca nal and gave his reasons therefor. hs senate agreed to vote finally on the Ntc- araCua canal bill and all pending amend- ments. on Thursday. June l.. the voting 70 begin at ?. m. Tn the house me Corliss Pacific cable bill was killed by striking out the enaeting clause or the measure. by vote of llG to IT.
 In the senate. on the l2th. the London dock charges bill was discussed for an hour and half, when. without being completed, it was laid aside and consid- eration of the isthmian canal question was resumed. MT Morgan tAlaD spoke three hours and half, discussing it's duced au amendment. providing for an issue of bonds for the construction of the canal. which was opposed by Mr. Nor gan, who maintained that the cost of con struction should be paid out Of the treas ury yS current receipts -.... Tn the house, the irrigation bill, which pagsed the sen ate some time age. was discussed under special rule. Several speeches were made in favor of the bill. and Mr. Ray chair man ef the judiciary committee made q long legal argument against it.
 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 establishment of reciprocal rebtions between the United States aHd Cuba. The mes sage WAS read. and then the se- cret session was resumed and continued until the senate adjourned .....In the house. the irrigation bill was passed by vote of lf6 10 B. Many amendments were offered. but, except those offered by the committee. only one was adopted.
 Tn the senate on the 14th the Me araguan canal bill was discussed for short time Mir Morgan tAla-1 continuing his speech in support of the measure and in criticism of the Panama project. The District of Columbia appropriation bill was passed. and a large number of pri- yate pension bills were disposed of. The day closed with eulogies on the late Rep resentative Stokes. of South Carolina. ...... In the house. a resolution calling upon the secretary of war for information as in the Philippines. was laid on the table bv party vote. 91 to 66 The latter part Of the session was devoted to private pen sion legislation l99 bills being passed.
 In the senate, on the 1eth the long pending London dock charges bill was passed. after which consideration of the isthmidn canal question was resumed. Messrs. Cullom and Kittridge delivering speeches in advocacy of the Panama route. A motion by MT. Proctor (Vtl to agree to a conference with the house on the army appropriation was so vigorously opposed that 1t was withdrawn for the present...-..In the house. under suspcn- sion of the rules. much miscellaneous business was transacted. including the adoption of resolution appropriating s25, fa0 for plans for d monument in Wash ington to Abraham Lincoln Two bills amending the pension laws were passed. The resolution calling on the secretary of war for his reasons for the dismissal of Rehocca J Taylor. q clerk in the depurt- ment, was laid on the table f6s to s4.