Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-26
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
CSeond SESSION.


In the senate. on the 10th. there was no
debate on the statehood bill: The indian
appropriation-bill and the Philippine cur.
rency bill were both passed. Mr- Sest
called attention to point OF order wnicn
he made against one of the provisions on
the Indian appropriation bill, on Iie
ground that Ii was new Legislation; ne
said the senate had passed the fhinp-
pine government bill as a rider to the
army appropriation bill, and yet ruled
other appropriations out. All rules were
Violated, he said a when malHrityM N Moran wSs IN
spoke on question OF personal prlFi-
lege, and complained that there was a
betrayal of the senate In the mater oi
what transpIred at executive sessions;
1.-THE house disposed OF a NUMBER oi
bills, the most important measure passSo
being the senate bill TO amend tne ran
way safety appliance law. A speeiai OF, OH
der was adopted which practically wiii
make the Fowler currency bill continu-
ing order for the remainder OF the ses-
sion.
In the senate, on the 17th. the confer
ence report on the army appropriation ION
bill was agreed TO. Discussion OF the
statehood bill was resumed, Mr.. Depew
continuing his remarks in opposition 10
II. Toward the end of the session MT.
Teller declared that himself and the eoun-
try had been insuited by some OF Mr.
Depew's references to the unequal repre-
sentation in the senate. At 400 p. m. the
senate adjourned. The house began
consideration Of the naval appropriation
Dill uDder tne operation Oh n
made the new legislation relative TO the
Increase Of the personnel of the navy ano
for the increase of the naval academy IN
order. The general debate OH the bill was
without special feature The paragraph
in the bill providing for s25o0oO for a
naval station on the great lakes was
stricken out on a point OF order; Mr,
clash before the naval bill was taken up
the former charging the latter with nav
ing perverted the record.
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lively debate over Senator Quay's reso-
luton declaring it to be the sense of the
senate that there should be "A vote on the
statehood bill before the adjournment OF
congress To this proposition Senator
McComas reoffered Mr.. Platt's cloture
resolution, introduced two years ago,
which was pending when the senate went
into executive session. The debate was
very general. and brought out the tact
that the senate was strongly opposed 10
cloturee in any form The house. by "a a
ence report on the army appropriation
bill because OF its provisions for the re-
tirement OF civil war officers at an ad-
yanced grade and permitting oiIlcers 70
deposit money with the government az
three per Gent interest, and sent the blil
back to conference. The remainder OF the
day was devoted TO the naval BILL. on
which but little progress was made.
In the senate on the 18th. only an hour
and 20 minutes was spent in open session,
and this time was devoted to routine
business ana passing Utlsy 81 NlQ sShcA~
Importance. Senator Bailey secured con-
sideration of the Sabine Pass port Dill,
which has been the subject of consldera.
BILE controversy, but a. vote was not
reached -. The house, after a,protracted
session. passed the naval appropriation
bill A great many amendments were Of
fered TO the provisions relating to the m
crease of the personnel and the authorl-
zation of new ships to be built, the most
important amendment adopted being one
TO authorize the secretary of the navy In
his discretion to purchase or contract Tor
submarine torpedo boats after inVest-
cation of their merits, and approprlatlns
$500, 600 for that purpose. AS passed lne
bill provides for three new battleships
and an armored cruiser, two steel tram
ing ships and one wooden brig for train
ing purposes, in addition 10 tine SUD
marine boats discretionary authorized.
In the senate. on the 10th, the entire
day was spent In executive session con-
$3.50 p. mi a recess was taken until the
2lst, at II o'clock. No vote was taken
on any of the amendments which nave
been prepared by Senator Morgan. .....
The house passed the fortiications APP.
preparation bill, adopted the conference
reports on the bill for the protection OF
the president and on the legislative, eX-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bin,
and then spent about three hours
wrangling over the Fowler currency bill.
When the house was ready for action on
the bill the democrats began to fflibuster,
Mr. Bartlett (Ga.) declaring Ii was use
less TO waste time on n measure whlch IL
WAS not intended should become law.
The house finally got into committee OF
the whole to consider the bill, but ad-
journed on account of the lateness OF the
hour