The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-04-26
TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFrY.sEvENTH CONGRESS-

In the senate on the 10th, the drastic
Chinese exclusion bill, originally framed
by senators and representatives from the
Pacific coast, was defeated, and the SUD
stitute measure. offered by Senator Platt
Comm, containing the provisions OF inc
present exclusion law. and also applying
under the Jurisdiction of the unlteu
States, was passed-76 to l. The senate
then made the Philippine civil govern,
ment bill the unfinished business....,ln
the house, a motion to close general ae-
bate on the Cuban reciprocity bill on tne
18th, at 3 p. m, was carried by a vote oi
1853 TO 1913. Thirty-three republicans Noteu
against the notion, and y uenl3Sr.s
voted with the great body of republicans
in favor of It. The general debate on the
bill was featureless.
(Ala.). charm an of the isthmian canai
committee, made n four-hours speech
comparing the desirability and pracuea,
bility of the Nicaraguan and Panaina
routes. ~strenuously favoring the selection
of the former. The Chinese exclusion PHI
passed by the senate was substituted uor
cussion Of the Cuban reciprocity Dill was
continued, the feature of the debate beihs
a speech by Mr.. Cushman against tne
measure. Many other speeches: for ana
(Cal) declared that directly and indirect,
ly Cuba already had cost. the uniteu
States one thousand million dollars.
In the senate. on the 18th, So private
pension bills and a few other unimportant
measures were 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 to tentatively. but no action on me
bill was taken......In the house the u
ban reciprocity bill was passed by the
overwhelming majority of 24I to 52: the
ruling of the chair in committee OF the
whole on the question of the germaneness
of an amendment to remove the deier-
entail from refined sugar during the eN-
istence of the reciprocity agreement pro-
vided for In the bill having first been over
ruled by a vote Of III to l5o, ana me
amendment adopted in committee, lo4 10
los. and later in the house by the
still larger majority of 1879 to los, "a re-
puhlicans voting with the democrats
for the amendment
In the senate. on the 18th, nearly sixty
private pension bills were passed. 10
with numerous other measures OF
minor Importance. but little other DUST
ness was transacted. At three clock
character of the late Senato James IL.
KYLE. of South Dakota......1n the house
the fertilization bill was passed ana the
conference report on the legislative ap-
bill was agreed to. While the
bill was under discussion, Mr..
irosvenor announced that the amend
I'd on the 18th, had not only wiped out
he differential on sugar. but also
lid away with the countervailng
luty on sugar of the Dingley bill, Mr..
Mich.), in rejoinder, admitted that
he object the opposition had been to Kill
reciprocity On.
In the senate, on the Zist, the river and
larbor bill. carrying appropriations
amounting in the aggregate to about So
700. 600. was passed without one word of
discussion. The Philippine government
dill was taken up. but after a few min
ties informal discussion, went over.
n the house. consideration of the mill
AIRY appropriation bill, containing, In ad-
iition to the regular items, an appropria-
lion for the Improvement of the buildings
and grounds of the West Point military
academy Of $500 900. 5000, 900 of which is
appropriated in the bill, was begun:
Twenty-four of he 80 age of the bill
nern cnmnlnted