Woodville Republican., 1902-05-10
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
FIFrY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the 2Sth, house amend
ment to the oleomargarlne bill were
agreed to. Mr.. Simmons IN c. spoke liz
opposition to the Philippine government
bill. The conference report on the Chinese
exclusion bill was adopted, and consider
alton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill was begun, but not concluded. so. IN
the house, the general debate on the az
ricultural appropriation bill was contin-
ued and concluded, after which slow
progress was made, only Is of the 49 pages
Of the bill being disposed Of; The sensa-
tton of the day was a speech by Reple-
Gen. Jacob II. Smith for orders alleged
to have been issued by him in the Sarar
campaign.
In the senate, on the 29th, during the
further discussion of the Philippine gov
ernment bill, spirited discussion arose
on the subject of Gen. Smiths alleged
order not to take prisoners in the Island
Of Samar. Democrats denounced the order
to Kill and destroy, and republicans de-
Tended the administration, which had
promptly ordered a court-martial upon re-
ceipts Of the charges against Gen. Smith
80. In the house, the omnibus public
buildings appropriation bill, carrying ST.,
405, ,450 was passed, and consideration OF
the agricultural appropriation bill was re-
sumed, but only Neven pages we're dis
posed of.
In the senate. on the Soth. the bill for
the purchase of the Rosebud reservation
in South Dakota and the sundry civil APP
preparation bill were considered, but no
action was taken on them. A resolution
offered by Mr.. Patterson (Cal.) for tht
recall of Maj Gardner from the Philip
pines to testify before the Philippine
commissioners, precipitated warm dis
cussion. go. In the house, the agricultural
appropriation bill was passed and con-
sideration of the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill was begun. The Goldfogel
resolution, calling on the secretary OF
state for Information whether American
citizens of Jewish faith were excluded
from Russia, was adopted.
In the senate, on the 1st, both the Rose
bud reservation bill and the sundry civil
service appropriation bill received consid-
GRAFTON, but not final action. When the
Philippine government bill was taken up
Aguinaldo became the special subject OF
discussion, the failure of the Philippine
committee to call him as witnesses being
severely criticised by Mr.. Carmack
ator Foraker. ......In the house, most OF
the day was given to discussion of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
which was not completed. Mr.. Shuttue
(O.) spoke on industrial conditions, and
Mr.. Gaines fTenn.) in criticism of condi-
tions in the Philippines
In the senate, on the I'd, during the dis
cussion of the Philippine bill, lively dis
cussion was precipitated by Mr.. Pritchard
IN. c., charging corrupt and cruel prac-
tices in North Carolina to defraud the
negro of his vote, against which Mr..
Simmons IN C.) entered a general de-
NAL The Rosebud Indian reservation bill
and the sundry civil bill were again consid-
cred, but not completed. In the house the
anti-conspiracy bill reported from the ju-
dietary committee was passed without
word of debate. Among the other i'm
portant bills passed was the bill to pro-
vide diplomatic and consular officers for
the Republic of Cuba.