The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-30
E VS. AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FlFTy-sEvENTH coNeREss.
Second SESSION.

In the senate. on the 10th, Mr. Bailey
(Tex.) objected TO consideration by unanf-
nous consent of all bills from the repub-
lican side, on the ground that the senators
from New fark had interfered with a
matter purely local to the state of Texas.
This created a discussion, which was
ended by the senate going into executive
session on the Cuban reciprocity treaty,
at the conclusion of which Mr.. Foraker
continued his remarks ~favoring statehood
Tor Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.
........In the house considerable business
was transacted. Among the measures
passed was the senate Hawaiian fire
appropriation bill, the third of the regu-
lar budgets, was passed, and fair progress
was made with the District of Columbia
the diplomatic bill Mr.. Slayden (Tex.l
made some serious charges gains United
States consular representatives in Mexi,
were unjustifed.
II the senate, on the goth, the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill was passed. Mr.. Quay demanded an
which he said was being willfully OBJ
structed by discussion. Mr.. Beveridge de-
MED his assertion, and spoke on the meas
Arizona and New Mexico. Mr.. Quay
made some Intellectual attempts to fix a
day on which a vote on the bill could be
sition to the bill -. The house passed
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill and began discussion of the Phllip-
pine coinage bill. The Alaska boundary
dispute was injected into the district APP
preparation bill, and in the discussion Mr..
Cochran CMo.) denounced the course OF
the state department as a cowardly sur
render to Great Britain. e
In the senate, on the 21st, Mr.. Burnham
On. H.) spoke in opposition to the omni-
bus statehood bill, after which Mr.. Cullom
made an effort to get an executive session
on the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Mr..
Quay objected and the matter was put to
a vote, with the result that the senate,
executive session. This is regarded as a
test vote on the statehood bill. In the
course of some remarks Mr.. Hoar. took
pressing his approval or disapproval OF
bills before ongress had acted on them.
A bill was passed amending an act ere
ating a new division in the western dis
trict of Missouri. In the house the day
was spent in debate on the Philippine
coinage bill: A substitute was offered
providlng for the introduction of the
American currency system into the ISL
ands, and it was asserted that this prop
osition had the support of Secretary Shaw
and other high officials of the treasury
department.
In the senate, on the 22d, the statehood
bill occupied almost the entire day. Some
routine matters were disposed of, and the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was sent to conference,
MeSsrs. Cullom, Warren and Cockreu be-
ing named as conferees. After an execu-
tive session the senate ADJOURNED. ....ln
the house the Philippine coinage bill was
the order of business, and the report of
the committee on insular affairs was re-
jected and the substitute offered by the
minority, for the ntroduct of Ameri-
can currency and the American coinage
system into the islands, was adopted. The
majority reported a bill to establish a gold
standard in the Islands and to authorize
the coinage of silver pesos of Ais grains,
to be made legal tender at the rate of two
pesos for one gold dollar. The substitute
| provides that the lawful money of the
United States shall be legal tender in the
Philippines and declares the coinage laws
of the United States in full force there.
In the senate, on the 23d, the statehood
bill was again under discussion and oc-
cupied most of the day, senator's on both
sides charging the others with obstruct-
ing important legislation. Mr.. Fairbanks
made an Intellectual effort for considera-
ton of the immigration bill. The
house passed 2S private pension bills
among them being one to the widow of
Gen. Franz Sigel of 800 a month; the wild
ow of Gen. James S. Negley, $50 a month,
and the widow of Rear-Admiral Picking,
$40 a month. The Alaska delegate bill was
passed. 1t provides for the representa-
ton of the territory of Alaska in con-
gress by a delegate. The first delegate
is to be elected next autumn, and is to
take his seat in the Fifty-eighth con-
greSS.