The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-20
AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
EIFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Second Session,

NoSNcih oSSSlotisf
spoke on the Rawlins resolution calling
on the secretary of war for reports from
certain courts martial. He charged that
soldiers hac become so common that they
could not bear investigations, and criti-
cised the conduct of both the president
ued his speech on the statehood bill, and
several senators INDUCED in a debate on
the question of the interference Of the
spoke in favor of statehood for New Mex
ico......The house spent almost the entire
day on two District of Columbia appro-
eminent to advance $4,000, 600 to the dis
trict n the other the conference report
on the union station bill. The former
was defeated and the latter sent back TO
conference.
In the senate, on the 10th, the statehood
bill was again up. and Mr.. Morgan &Aia.l
spoke on It for some time. MI. Hanna
presented the conference report on the
department of commerce bill, delaying a
final vote on. 1t until the 18th, in order
that it may be printed. The conference
report on the general STAFF bill was agreed
to and a number of bills were ~pasSed...:..
In the house, after some discussion, the
conference report on the department OF
commerce bill was adopted by a vote OF
251 to 10, one republican and nine demo-
Gratis voting against it. The remainder
of the day was devoted to the sundry
a sarcastic vein of the Hanna bill to pen
sion ex-slaves, but Mr.. Richardson
CTenn.) took a serious view of the mat
Cannon that the passage of such a meas
ure was not contemplated. Mr.. Richard
son said that adventures in the south
were using the bill to impose on ignorant
and credulous negroes.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Hanna
called up the conference report on the
department of bill, and it was
agreed to without debate, and now goes
to the president. Mr.. Morgan resumed
his remarks on the statehood bill, but
branched off on the subject of the pro-
posed treaty with Colombia. Mr.. Depew
began a speech in opposition to the state
hood bill, but did not fnish......ln the
house fair progress was made with the
s smsnS me civil Of ap MbiGh Mr ca nI1; b bna
given notice were adopted. They call for
an appropriation of $500, 600 for work on
the main % b 66n n q Of the capitol; and a q
new office building for members $l50.o0U
is appropriated, the cost of the building
to be So, 100, 00.
In the senate. on the 18th, with the ex-
ception of a few minutes during which
some routine business was transacted,
the session was behind closed doors. AT
the conclusion of the executive session
the senate adjourned lin the house
slow progress was made with the sundry
civil bill. the delays being occasioned by
protracted discussion of the item in the
bill for the maintenance of the White
House, and a considerable debate on the
item appropriating So, 600, 600 for the relief
of distress in the Philippines, an amend
ment to cut this amendment in half be-
ing defeated. but the language of the
paragraph was so modified as to require
annual reports of the expenditure of the
money.
In the senate, on the 18th, an immense
crowd was present to hear the invocation
of Gen. William Booth, founder and COM
mander-in-chief of the Salvation army.
When the statehood bill came up Mr.. De-
pew resumed his remarks, attacking the
Mormon church because, he said, he be-
lieved its members still cling to the prac-
tice of polygamy. Mr.. Rawlins replied.
saying that if the Mormons were not in
terfered with they would work out their
w destiny. After an executive session
the senate adjourned LIN the house the
Elkins bill. to prohibit rebates to ship
pers, was passed by a vote of 241 to 6.
Several republican members practically
announced that with the passage of this
bill the antitrust legislation for this ses-
sion of congress would be complete. The
remainder of the day was devoted to the
sundry civil appropriation bill. which was
practically completed, but no effort was
made to pass it, as there was no quorum
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