Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-05-07
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE,
FIFTY.EloATH CONGRESS.

tIfirst SESSION.
Sen9 te--Nhether the president shall or
der The construction of the battleshlp
provided for in the naval appropriation
bill or walt until the war Iii the far east
demonstrates tho comparative utility Of
the big aen tighter and the torpedo boat
or submarine craft was question
raised IN the senate, on the 25th by Mr.
Hale tMeJ, on the adoption Of the con-
ference report. The military academy
bill, the last uf the general appropriation
measures wls under consideration ~ the
hour whon MEMORIAL services for the late
Representative. Thompson (Alal were be-
gun. llouss House passed a large num-
Der of bille, including Alaska delegate bill,
The bill to authorize the construction of
Z lighthouse and fog signal station AZ
Diamond Shoal, ~ G., occasioned long
debate but frally passed without diyls-
ion. An objection TO a request by Mr.
GrosNenor for leave to PRINT prough.
mild protest from him, which aroused NJ
lanes tlehl'l VINO chhtstu mn ~, ~
urosNeh1r ha1 prlh,eu ouerS t,,i,is II, in
RECORD hupout ltsSldoh, "oJseNsim slmo " %"'n' -
the president hld not no. Al DIV " H.
the mouse adjourned a., a,, .,
senate- ne senelo, Oh We fp,h, ir r'sssu nv
thc mlltafy atadc appropriation plll, wy
hsl "t me suppiy measures. ne aileui'u,
m.ht suggested by the coinmlt,,e Oh MI.
medical ana Tor the estapnshinent OF
number OF camp sites were thrown 9ut
on points of order Mr.. Bacon concluded
ms tarlH speech. lhc senate, at . p nH
TOOK a. recess unlli WEDNESDAY ~. ~,
bo in me bhsa bsa43 %]f" MIX Messrs n4s paze
and CockrHn ~ the combatants.,, 1he
speeeheH were renewal ot ast Aatur-
day debate, hut were more personal III
character. As ON saturday the speakers
were greeted WIN NoCHerous dppiausr
hy their respective colleagues, ana thc
bitterness of party feeling ran high. MI
palzell had Mr. Cochran on me rack ioi
nearly, two hours, during which lline Ne
dealt largely with that sent9Inans po,
litical history which, ne said, showed
MN to nave been consrcutlyeiN green
pHckcr, suuuu nl"n-S man Nl'u y ts'
Siver man ar. 'o,Siaii ~, ous,S a,, ,t,
uk ,aht AZ times, uvl'et Wv 1., i us,' -, -
ol mr., palaelh whonl ne arthlgSnou lpa a
making statements WHICH cou'o hot pe
suoStanualed.
Senale-lhe attention OF the SeHale, on
the Z.th' was DEVOTED 70 eonsluetatloh oi
reports OF conference comnitlee' Stl
speeches, passage al bllls, to Whlch tner"
was little or no objection, ana an eNecu-
I'VE session Inc hnAl conference reports
on the sundry civil general dchciency'
post ONCE ana the mlltaiy academy hp-
preparations bills were agreeu io' prac-
teal without opposition Speeches We're
made by Mr.. Cullom ON the conduct or
foreign affairs by Iresidents Mckinley
and Roosevelt. by Mr., Tcller on publlc
land question and by Mr.. Mcbaurln on
the old age pension order and trusts.
House-ln the presence OF crowded gar
leries and almost q full memhershlp
Messrs, l.ttleneld (MeD ana Nllliams
tMissl, In the house, made speeches IN
tended for the coming presidential cam
palgn The two speakers were wildly ap-
paudcd by their respective sides but
there was an absence of personalities