Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.
Second SESSION.

(Secono SeSsionJ
In the senate on the 2Sth, Mr.. quay IN
sisted on the Consideration Of the state
hood bill TO the exclusion OF otnst W. ~
ness, and objected to an attempt Dy MT
Plat to call up a eommittee ,'tpISc rJp4Sst dpcu-
ment In reply to a charge by Mr- f1aIe
that ne was confscating the time OF ths
senate, Mr.; quay rephed .has ,,ota taiie On The the
statehood bill The senate went INTO Io eA-
ecut,ve session, at the close OF wnich the
diplomatic and consular app approprianisIIin pr milf.
tary academy bill was passed without ,, ae
bate The Indian bill was taken up, pus
not completed. resolution was aaoptSSe fa1 he
calling on the postmaster -general I9r tnS
correspondence in the lnolanoia NMiss'l
post office case.
In the senate on the 27th, Mr.. quay
made an effort to hold conunuSo4u;s S4; t,,t
sion TO consider the statehood Dill Dut
failed He secured another bailot. NOV
ever, to test the sentiment OF the ssIlaee' ~
the vote standing II to y IN ms aS taso, 70
With the exception of an hour deyoteo W
a speech by Mr. Scott, of West virginia
on the pension laws, the statehood plli oc.
cupied the time of the senate during ny ny
dav. In the house about twenty pilis
reported from the Judiciary commit.ee, .,asa
most of them of a minor character, e @eao
passed A bin of general importahSe
nassed was one to meet the original pack
ages decision of the supreme court py
making intoxicating liquors imported ih.o
states subject to the Jurisdiction OF sncn
states. The bill is designed 10 prexsnil
evasion, under the original package oecl-
sion, of liquor laws in prohibition states;
The senate bill to increase the salaries Vi
federal judges was also passed.
In the senate, on the 2Sth, there was
a sharp debate when Mr. Rawlins called
up his resolution directing the secretaly
of war to furnish the senate the procseuIa
ings Of number OF courts martlai nc ne,u ~
tIcipated in by Senators Rawlins, BeVer.
idge. Carmack and Proctor, and was The a.
times of a very bitter character. Inc
statehood bill was taken up ana M
Lodge spoke In opposition to 1t. MI Aio-
rich offered an amendment to DIVIDE ths
business Of the senate with the statehoou
bill but IL failed to pass. 80. Inc mouse
made slow progress with the Indian ap-
propriation bill, Mr.. Burton (O) insisting
that the committee give an explanation
of every item. The senate amenamenoSs ~
10 the bill to amend the bankruptcy acs
were agreed to. The speaker appointed
Messrs Hildebrandt tO), Hughes tW;
VaO and Bartlett (Ga.) members OF tne
temporary committee on accounts 'ot the
next congress.
In the senate. on the 29th, Mr.. McLaurin
(Miss) urged the adoption of the Raw
Inns resolution calling on the secretary OF
war for the evidence IN certain couT ts
martial cases in the Philippines, on the
ground that army officers IN a nuinper
OF cases had brutally treated tlhplno men
and women, and he wanted them Weeueu
out of the army. Messrs Lodge and Bard
spoke in opposition to the statehood pin.
Messrs. Foraker and Clay contenoed that
Mr. Quay had precedent for his PROPOSE
tion to tack the statehood bin on an ap-
Precipitation bill. .... The house passed the
indian appropriation bill and began con-
sideration of the post office appropriation
bill. Mr.. Burton (O) continued his crit
icism of the extravaganza OF the lnulan
appropriation bill, but to little erect, as
few reductions were made. Mr.. Patterson
(Tenn) spoke for an hour and half on
the trust question, and Mr.. Reid (Ark.)
spoke on good roads.
In the senate, on the 30th, after the
transaction of some routine business, MT
Burrows (Mich) called up the resolution
relative TO the death of his late colleague
Hon. James Mcmillan, and paid an ear
nest tribute to his memory. He was tol'
lowed by other senators, after which, as
a further mark of respect, the senate ad.
iourned ...I In the house 1t was the iasl
private claims day of this congress, ano
as private bills were acted on favorably
despite the efforts of Messrs. Payne can
non and others to defeat some of them
Many of the claims were old ones, dating
back to the civil war, and some originated
prior to that time. There were seVera
bills to reimburse postmasters ana IN
ternal revenue collectors for stamps los
or stolen A bill was presented for pay OF
balance on contract for ice FURNISHED
the army hospitals In the Mississippi val
lev during the war the amount claimed
being $50 600. and is at the rate OF W cents
per 100 pounds.