Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-29
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.
Second SESSION.

In the senate. on the 18th, Mr.. Bailey
CTex.) objected to consideration Dy uhaHf-
nous consent of all bills from the repuD-
lican side, on the ground that the senators
from New fGrk had interfered with q
matter purely local TO the state OF ieAas.
This created discussion, Wnlch t..a Mas
ended by the senate going into execuuve
session on the Cuban reciprocity trealy,
at the conclusion of which Mr. forakel
continued his remarks fayoring statehoou
for Oklahoma, Arizona and New MeNico.
.... In the house considerable business
was transacted. Among the measures
passed was the senate Hawanan ~ ie
claims bill. The consular and dlplomduc
appropriation bill, the third OF the regu-
lar budgets, was passed, and fair progress
was made with the District OF CoiuinDla
appropriation bill In the discussion on VI
the diplomatic bill Mr. Slayden lTexg
made some serious charges against Onlteo
States consular representatives N MeAl5 s
co, which Mr.. Grosvenor %. deciareo
were unjustified-
In the senate, on the goth, the legisia-
tive, executive and judicial approprlauon
bill was passed. Mr.. Quay demahoeu a. ~
which he said was being willfully OBJ
structed by discussion. Mr.. BeVerloge ue
MED his assertion, and spoke on the meas meas
ure. opposing statehood for 0E 0kiano9ms; onax
made some Intellectual attempts to TX a
day on which vote on the bill could %
taken. Mr.. Hanna spoke briefy IN pei oppoii
sition to the bill. 49,. The house passseu pss
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill and began discussion of the Philip
pine coinage bill. The Alaska BOUNDARY
dispute was injected into the district ap-
preparation bill, and in the discussion M;
Cochran CMo) denounced the course ol
the state department as cowardiy sur
render to Great Britain.
IN H spoke in opposition to the onrl-
bus statehood bill, after which Mr.. Clninri Culioir
made an effort to get an executlVe sesS,u.i I
on the Cuban reciprocity treaty. MI.
Quay objected and the matter was put 70
vote, with the result that the senate,
by a vote of 81 to q, refused to go INTO
executive session. This is regarded as
test vote on thu statehood bill; In the
course of some remarks Mr.. Hoar TOOK
occasion to cri..cise the president Tor eX.
pressing his approval or disapproVai OF
bills before congress had acted on them.
A bill was passed amending an act ere
ating a new division in the western ols-
trct of Missouri the tne houie ine das
coinage bill. A substitute was offered
providing for the introduction OF tne
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 CockreH be-
ing named as conferees. After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned In
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 introduction of Amerl-
can currency and the American coinage
system into the islands, was adopted. Inc
majority reported bill to establish gold
standard in the islands and to authorize
the coinage of silver pesos of 4l6 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, senators 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 235 private pension bills
among them being one to the widow OF
Gen. Franz Sigel of 500 month; the wild
ow of Gen. James S. Negley $50 month,
and the widow of Rear-Admfral Picking,
$40 month. The Alaska delegate bill was
passed. 1t provides for the representa-
ton of the territory of Alaska In con-
gress by delegate. The first delegate
Is to be elected next autumn, and Is to
take his seat in the Fifty-eighth con-
greSS.