The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-12-17
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-EiGHTH CONGRESS.
Second SESSION.

SENATE-The senate, on the eth.
| reached a decision to vote on the Philip
pine civil government bill providing for
the construction of railroads in the ISL
ands on the 10th instant, and in addition
transacted considerable other business.
Mr.. Platt, of New York, created some
thing of a stir by introducing a bill pro-
viding for q reduction OF the congression-
al representation of the southern states,
of those states are deprived of their right
to vote. The discussion of the time for
voting On the Philippine bill brought out
the fact that there Is a general under
standing that the Christmas holiday re-
cess will begin on the 18th ~instant......
HOUSE-The house was in session only
Is minutes. Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsyl-
vania. offered the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, carrying
SIS, 1873. 200 for expenses for the fiscal year,
beginning July l, 1905. On motion of Mr..
Payne, OF New York, a republican floor
leader, the house agreed to the usual dis
tribution OF the several parts of the pres
| ident'S message to the committees or the
house having Jurisdiction: There being
no further business. Mr.. Payne's motion
to adjourn, made at 12:15, was carried.
SENATE-The senate held only a short
session, on the Sth, and adjourned until
Monday. An attempt to secure consid.
Grafton of the pure food bill was defeated
by a demand of Mr.. Aldrich that the bill
be read at length, which brought an OBJ
lection from Mr.. Tillman, who did not
want the time consumed. Mr.: Tillman
brought the case of William Crum, the
4 AOlClA GU ma " -
Charleston, S. c., into prominence by ask
ing for a report from the committee on
judiciary as to the status of recess APP
p~ointments. The senate, at 12:29, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Aldrich, went into executive
| session, and at 12:45 adjourned 49,:
| HOTSE-The annual fight on the civil
house. during consideration OF the leglS-
lative appropriation bin. The discussion
brought cut some "Semi-humorous COM
ment on the last presidential election. 1t
related to the lack of votes which were
cast for Judge Parker. Mr.. Williams; OF
Mississippi, and Mr., Grosvenor, OF Ohto,
participated in this feature of the debatet
The session lasted five hours and htteen'
minutes. At 5:16 p. m. the house ad-
| journeds until Friday.
| SENATE-The senate was not in session
on the 9th. having adjourned until Mon
day......H OUSE-The house passed the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
mittee, and adjourned until Monday. The
civil service committee provisions dis
posed of, there was NJ long debate on any
item. Throughout the session the policy
of retrenchment held full sway, and all
attempt to increase salaries failed. Inc
house passed a resolution to adjourn on
December Il until January 4, 1903, for the
usual Christmas holidays.
SENATE-The senate. on the 18th, had
under consideration the pare food ana
Philippine government bills. Debate on
the former was confined to calling atten-
ton to the inadequaCy of the protection
accorded the people of the United states
against impure foods and drugs. Inc
discussion of the Philippines bill related
solely to the question of the guarantee
by the Philippines government of the in
come or interests on the bonds on rail-
roads of those islands. Mr.. Spooner, OF
| Wisconsin. was the leader in the critf-
cism......H OUSE-The house transacted
quite a large amount of miscellaneous
business, starting with pension bills, and
considering the Hill financial bill later
in the daV. A number of bills of local
character were passed, and an adjourn
ment was forced for lack of a quorum
when an attempt was made to pass the
Joint resolution granting the use or the
Washington monument lot for the Amer
lean railway appliance exhibition. The
bill transferring the forest reserves from
the department of the Interior 10 the
agricultural department, which has been
pending in congress for several years,
was passed.