Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
DoINGs IN CONGRESS.
Bills. Resolutions aud Messages Before the
Senate and House and How They
Are Disposed OF.


in regard to the equality of the Negro
was carried on and Booker Washington
should be appointed to the cabinet h
would vote for his confirmation. Senator
Fairbanks Und) submitted an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill which pro
Vides Tor Il site for hall of records fol
the government in Washington to cosi
S440.G coo. Senator McCumber On. d. in
| PRODUCED the pure food bill as proposed
amendment to the agricultural appropria'
tion bill. The agricultural appropriation
bill was reported by the senate commit.
tee on agriculture. The Quay statehood
amendment remains as part of the bill
THE house passed the general def
cheney appropriation bill. the last of tht
regular supply bills. 1t carries $lSe9S,-
ISL The bill to amend the railroad safety
appliance act was sent to conference
A bill was passed to exempt from taxa
tion the property of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The Indianols. Miss, post office case
took UP the major portion of the time OF
the senate on the 24th. Senator Tiilmar
(S. CO spoke for three hours on the race
question. During the morning hour sew
eral bills and resolutions wero passed
ard consideration was given the bill to
further provide for the safekeeping OF
public money on deposit in national
banks. The agricultural appropriation
bill was also considered and the COM
mittee amendments We're agreed to, ex-
cept the statehood rider, which was
passed over. The house passed the Phil
ippine currency bill, accepting the senate
bill so far as 1t relates to the islands.
The contested election case of Wagner
versus Butler was under consideration
for a time and the democrats began a
filibuster, which they threaten to con-
tinue if the case be pressed. The case
was laid over until the next day. Mr..
Greene (Mass.), from the committee on
merchant marine and fisheries. favorably
reported the joint resolution providing for
joint commission to investigate the
policy of international navigation.
The senate on the 25th made rapid
progress The statehood riders to the
agricultural and post office appropria-
tion bills were withdrawn and both bills
passed. The house amendments to the
Philippine currency bill were agreed to
with but slight discussion, thus sending
the bill to the president. The sundry
civil bill was nearly completed. large
number of pension bills also were passed.
The conferees of the senate and house
reached an agreement on the differences
between the two houses on the Indian
appropriation bill and the senate accept
ed the report. The house adopted the
In In "a cat tha hin 70 he nresi-
49, IN, Eou,lar o,,rrencv bilI was de-
Sotea IN dos,,ltory uav Mr. CLAYTON
Ih1oS deIirered a mock funeral GRAFTON
on the bill. The other speakers were
Messrs Pugsley IN ", Shallenberger
(Neb) and Thompson (Ala.). The con-
ference report on the bill to increase the
pensions of those who have lost limbs
in the military service of the country
trod,,oo5 - corrnrrent resoIrtion for the
=, ,Iros;Sa,,t - tsr,s o,t on wbat terms Great
p....n:,, ,,o,,Ia ,o~sant 70 ceda to the
IT.;tas ctotas +he doroinion of Canada.
- he for,,ed in duo time into one or
-" ~ go "a ad,,,itted into the union
49,, 81, e,,,a1ity with the other states.
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passed after a number of amendments
had been added to it. The senate went
into executive session at 1:4O p. M ana
devoted the remainder of the day to the
Panama canal treaty AT 5:45 O'Clock the
doors were reopened. Senator Hoar
(Mass.) presented the conference report
on the bill to protect the president ana
1t went over and the senate then at 5'31
D. m adjourned. Amid scenes which re-
called the memorable and exciting Gays
of the Flfty-first congress, when party
feeling ran tiercely and the hall of rep
reSeHtdllNeS ieSo"iIucu -.
tions of the alleged thigh handed meth
ods of the majority. James j. Butter
(Mo.) was unseated by the house ana
George C. r. Wagner was seated III
his place. The democrats had decided
at a caucus that if this case was called
up they would prosecute hilpuster IRON
now until March 4. and they began the
fight as soon as the gavel fell at noon
Roll call followed roll call ana II loon
over three hours to approve the Jourha
of Wednesdays proceedings. Inc cios-
ing chapter was dramatic Mr.. Da.%ei =.
(Pa / who was in the chair, refused tc
recognize Il demand for division. and MT
Richardson CTenn.), the minority leaoer
stood in his place and denounced ms ms
course in unmeasured terms amld 'h'
1eers of the republican side.
The senate on the 9th passed the nava
and the military academy appropriation