The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-04
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
F~iF-Y.EiGHTH CONGRESS.
I'm Special Session.

Senate-In the senate. on the 23d, Mr..
Cullom, from the committee on foreign
relations. favorably reported the Cuban
reciprocity bill, without amendment, ana
1t was agreed to make the bill the reg.
ular order on December z, the first day or
the regular session, and to vote on 1t De-
cember 16. Senator Carmack CTenn.) IN
reduced a resolution instructing the SEN
ate committee IN organization, conduct
and expenditures of the legislative depart
ments. to investigate the charges or COR
In the administration of affairs of the
post office department. Witnesses were
examined by the committee on military
affairs which is investigating the conduct
of Gen. Wood while stationed In Cuba
...... House-But little business was trans
acted in the house on the 23d. Opposition
to adjourn the extra session before pass,
ing the Cuban reciprocity bill was argued
by Mr.. Cannon, after which the house
adjourned.
S~enate-The Panama canal question was
again the leading topic under consldera-
ton by the senate on the oath. MT. MOT
gan continued his review of the history
of the efforts which have been made TO
secure the isthmian canal. The committee
on military affairs again took up the case
of Gen. Wood, nominated by the presl-
dent to be Encouragement, and whose con-
duct during his administration of AFFAIRS
in Cuba is being investigated. At 4:O the
senate went into executive session. ad-
journing a few minutes LATER. House
lIllIIltulCil tlN upoD ColNCilil6 NhS ioNS~
on the 24th, the question of refusing TO
concur in the senate's proposition to ad-
journ before final action had been taken
on the Cuban reciprocity bill was dis
cussed. Mr.. Payne moved that the house
adjourn until the 9th, which was carried,
and at l2:4o the house adjourned.
Senate-The senate, on the 18th, com
pleted the appointment of committees for
the Fifty-eighth congress, adopted the
motion providing for the reconsideration
of the vote by which the Newlands JOINT
was referred to committee, and made the
Cuban reciprocity bill the unfinished bust
ness. When the Cuban reciprocity phi
was taken up as unfinished business. Mr..
Carmack (Tenn.) took the floor and spoke
at length in opposition to the measure;
He closed with a plea for general tariH
revision. When Mr.: Carmack concluded,
Mr.. Newlands, of Nevada, made a de-
Tense of his resolution recently introduced
for Cuban statehood. Mr.. Teller (Col.),
in answer to Mr.. Newlands. said that
debate as to the merits of the resolution
he wanted to protest against the state
ment that Cuba is in any manner a de-
tendency of this government and declared
that such contention would be set down
by any international lawyer as the height
of absurdity; hat the passage of the
Platt amendment could not in any way
interfere with the sovereignty OF CUBA
The senate, after a short executive ses-
sion, adjourned until the 9th.
Senate-Very few members heard the
opening prayer III lue senate OH the ZilH:
Upon motion of Mr.. Allison, it was agreed
that when adjournment be taken it be
until December l. The Cuban reciprocity
bill, was called up by Mr.. Cullom, but no
one being prepared to speak upon it, the
senate at 1920 closed the doors for the
consideration of executive business. and
- minutes later adjourned. House
Tie house met on the 9th, and after
much discussion. adjourned until Deem
Der l. The proceedings were marked by
a debate on the motion to adjourn over,
during which the minority took the re-
publicans to task for not proceeding to
the transaction of business. Mr.. Williams
(Miss.), the minority leader, protested
against the inactivity of the house, ask
ing if the majority We're afraid to trust
themselves. He said that while the speak
er had not been able, as he knew, to name
all the committees, yet there were mat
ters which the ways and means commit
tee. already organized, could consider,
citing among other things the resolution
relative to Canadian reciprocity. Assist
ant Secretary to the President Barnes
presented to the house a communication
from President Roosevelt on the Panama
revolution; and at lis the house adj
journed.