The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-01-30
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Second SESSION.


In the senate, on the, 18th, Mr. Baliey
CTeX) objected to consideration by unanl-
nous consent of all bills from the repuo-
from New York had interfered with
matter purely local to the state of Texas:
This created a discussion, which was
ended by the senate going into executive
session on the Cuban reciprocity treaty,
at the conclusion of which Mr.. Foraker
continued his remarks favoring statehood
for Oklahoma, Arizona and New Me,4lco-
........In the house considerable business
was transacted. Among the measures
passed was the senate Hawaiian fire
claims bill. The consular and diplomatic
lar budgets, was passed, and fair progress
was made with the District of Columola
the diplomatic bill Mr.. Slayden 8Tex2
made some serious charges against CnIteo
states consular R TepresenoaurT0ss enoT r0 declared
were unjustified.
In the senate, on the 20th, the legisla-
biz bill was etis passed am Mr.. Quay demanded an
immediate vote on the statehood Dill
which he said was being w1lltuIly 9o-
Structed by discussion. Mr.. Bever1dge de-
MED his assertion, and spoke on the meas
ure, opposing statehood for Oklahoma:
made some Intellectual attempts to fiX
day which vote on the bill could be
sition to the bill. -. The house passed
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill and began discussion of the Phlnp-
dispute was injected into the district ap-
preparation bill, and in the discussion MI,
Cochran CMo) denounced the course OF
the state department as a cowardly sur
render to Great Britain.
In the senate, on the 21st, Mr. Burnham
On. H.) spoke in opposition to the oInl-
bus statehood bill, after which MIR. CuHom
made an effort to get an executive session
Quay objected and the matter was put to
a vote, with the result that the senate,
yeeu%e ey HTee Session es 10 TO This IS TegadeG as
test vote on the statehood bill. In the
course of some remarks Mr.. Hoar took
occasion to crie-cise the president Tor ex.
pressing his approval or disapproVal OF
bills before congress had acted on them
A bill was passed amending an act ere
ating a new division in the western dis
trict of Missouri. In the house the day
was spent in debate the Philippine
coinage bill. A substitute was offered
proviQing for the introduction of the
American currency system into the ISL
ands, and it was asserted that this prop
osition had the support of Secretary Shaw
and other high officials of the treasury
department.
In the senate, on the 22d, the statehood
bill occupied almost the entire day. Some
routine matters were disposed of, and the
Legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was sent to conference,
Messrs. Cullom, Warren and Cockrell be-
ing named as conferees. After an eXecu-
tive session the senate adjourned. 49,. In
the house the Philippine coinage bill was
the order of business, and the report CT
jected and the substitute offered by the
minority, for the Introduction of Amerf-
can currency ana lne AMERICAN COlIldSC
system into the islands, was adopted. The
majority reported a bill to establish a gold
standard in the islands and to authorize
the coinage of silver pesos of 416 grains,
to be made legal tender at the rate of two
pesos for one gold dollar The substitute
provides that the lawful money of the
United States shall be legal tender in the
Philippines and declares the coinage laws
of the United States in full force there.
In the senate, the 23d. the statehood
bill was again under discussion and oc-
cupied most of the day, senators on both
sides charging the others with obstruct-
ing important Legislation. Mr.. Fairbanks
made an Intellectual effort for conSidera-
tion of the immigration bill. 49,. The
house passed 235 private pension bills
among them being one to the widow OF
Gen. Franz Sigel of 500 month; the wild
ow of Gen. James S. Negley, $50 a month,
and the widow of Rear-Admiral Picking,
$40 month. The Alaska delegate bill was
passed: 1t provides for the representa-
ton of the territory of Alaska in con-
gress by a delegate. The first delegate
is to be elected next autumn. and is to
take his seat in the Fifty-eighth con-