The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-27
NE VS. AND NOTES..
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Second Session,

In the senate, on the 10Th, there was nc
debate on the statehood bill. The Indian
appropriation bill and the Philippine cur
rency, bin were both passed. Mr.. Vest
called attention to a point of order which
ne made against one of the provisions OF
the ndian appropriation bill, on the
said the senate had passed the Philip
pine government bill as a rider to the
army appropriation bill. n yet ruled
Violated, he said, when a majority was in
FAVOR OF my measure. Mr.. Morgan
spoke on a question, OF personal prfvi-
lege. and complained that there was q
betrayal of the senate in the matter OF
what transpired at executive sessions.
:..;-.The house disposed of a number OF
bills, the most important measure passed
way safety appliance law. A special or.
der was adopted which practically will
make the Fowler currency bill a continu-
Ing order for the remainder of the ses-
sion.
In the senate, on the 18th. the confer
ence report on, the army appropriation
bill was agreed to. Discussion Of the
continuing his remarks In opposition to
it.. Toward the end of the session Mr.
Teller declared that himself and the coun-
Depew's references to the unequal repre-
sentation in the senate. At 4:05 p. m. the
senate adjourned. THE house began
consideration of the naval appropriation
bill under the operation of a rule which
made the new legislation relative to the
increase of the personnel of the navy and
for the increase of the naval academy in
order. The general debate on the bill was
without special feature. The paragraph
In the bill providing for $250,000 for a
naval station on the great lakes was
Lfttlefield and Mr.. Sulzer had quite a
clash before the naval bill was taken up,
the former charging the latter with hav-
ing perverted the record.
In the senate on tho 18th thara was a
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,
into executive session. The debate was
very general, and brought out the fact
that the senate was strongly opposed to
o5of iority IN Of any TO f0rm'; reiac,a6 h nous con oy a
ence report on the army appropriation
bill because of its provisions for the re-
of civil war officers at an ad-
vanced grade and permitting officers to
deposit money with the government at
three per cent. interest, and sent the bill
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 DlllS OF no general
Importance. Senator Bailey secured con-
Sideration of the Sabine Pass port bill,
which has been the subject of considera-
BILE controversy, but a vote was not
The house, after a protracted
session, passed the naval appropriation
bill. A great many amendments were Of
fered to the provisions relating to the in
crease of the personnel and the authori-
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 for
submarine torpedo boats after investi-
cation of their merits, and appropriating
$500, 600 for that purpose. AS passed the
bill provides for three new battleships
and an armored cruiser, two steel train
ing ships and one wooden brig for train
ing purposes, in addition to the sub
marine boats discretionary authorized.
In the senate, on the Goth, the entire
day was spent in executive session con-
$50 p. m. a recess was taken until the
21st, at II o'clock. No vote was taken
on any of the amendments which have
been prepared by Senator Morgan......
The house passed the Notifications 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 bill,
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 filibuSter,
Mr.. Bartlett (Ga.) declaring it was use
less to waste time on a measure which 1t
was not intended should become a law
The house finally got into committee of
%journed on account of the lateness of the
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