The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-13
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS.
(Second SESSION.

In the senate, on the I'd, the army ap'
preparation bill was under consideration
On request of Mr.. Pettus, who wished to
offer some amendments, 1t went over UNI
til the Sd. The statehood bill was up for
a short time. Messrs. Bard and Quarles
speaking in opposition to it. After a
brief executive session the senate ad-
journed out of respect to the memory OF
the late Representative Rumple, of Iowa.
THE house passed about forty bills
under supervision of the rules. The most
important was a bill to authorize the re-
sumption of the negotiations with Great
Britain for the preservation of the
Alaskan fur seals. The bill a~ppropriat-
of agriculture building was passed. a
bill was passed advancing Brig Gen. II.
G.. Merriam, retired, to the grade OF ma
Jor general on the retired list.
In the senate, on the Sd. the bill to fur
Their regulate railroad transportation was
passed. 1t is one of a number of meas
ures concerning corporations, ana mas
army appropriation bill was passed. but
the provision establishing a general staff
was eliminated. An amendment was in
corporated to place the chief of staff eX-
clusively under the direction of the presl-
dent. The bill will now go TO conference.
In the house the day was mostly spent
on claim bills coming over from las1
week. Mr.. Payne On. W fought them
all, but succeeded in defeating only three
of them. After these bills were disposed
of general debate On the post otilce OH
WAS resumed, ana MI INObp M. 80
dressed the house on the trust question.
In the senate. on the 4th, there was a
lively passage of words etwee Mr.. Gal
linger and Mr.. Beveridge, the former de-
claring in positive terms that Mr. BeVer-
idge and his friends were prolonglng
the statehood bill debate in pursuance OF
a deliberate and premeditated system OF
obstruction" The general stan Dill was
reconsidered and passed with an amend
ment putting the chief of staff under the
direction of the president, and the sec
rotary of war under the direction OF the
president. LIN the house the debate on
the post office appropriation bill was en-
livened by a discussion of the tarlff ques-
ton, a number of members taking part.
The annual attempt to strike out the APP
preparations for special mai facilities pc
tween Washington and New Orleans, and
Kansas City and Newton, kas., was
made by Mr.. Talbot IS. c., who made a
motion to eliminate the provisions. The
motion was pending when the house ad-
journed.
In the senate, on the 5th, the discussion
of the statehood bill was continued, but
it soon turned to the question of polygamy
and the influence of the Mormon church
over politics occupied a large share of
the debate Mr.. Gallinger said he was in
favor of an amendment to the statehood
bill covering the question of polygamy as
strongly and firmly as possible. Without
transacting any business, the senate
went into executive session and soon af-
terward adjourned. 80. The house continued
the debate on the antitrust bill. The bill
to expedite antitrust prosecutions passed
without debate. The post office appro-
priaion bill was passed before the trust
bills were taken up. The death of Mr..
Moody, of North Carolina, was an
n and out of respect to his MEM
orv the house at once adjourned until Fri
day.
In the senate, on the 9Th, Mr.. Morgan
spoke on his resolution calling on the Sec
rotary of the navy for correspondence re-
garding the military occupation of the
bays of Panama and Colon. The senate
went into executive session, and Mr.. Nor
gan continued his remarks, alleging that
the S3,000,0 which the United States paid
to Colombia would go to the insurgents
who made peace last year. In open ses-
sion he predicted that if the United States
continued its policy with reference to the
construction of an sthmian canal. war
with Colombia was inevitable. The sem
ate then adjourned out of respect to the
memory of the late Representative Moody,
of North Carolina, who died Thursday.
In the house general debate on the anti
trust bill began at ten o'clock in the
morning and continued until six in the
evening: A final vote on the bill will be
taken Saturday.