The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-04-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
F~iFTY-EIeHTH CONGRESS.
(First SESSION.


Senate-After waiting with much pa
thence for many days. Mr.. Hepburn, on
the 9Th. found opportunity TO speak 70
Technicaiiy the speech was in support OF
a resolution calling on the secretary OF
agriculture to send to the senate the re-
suits of the Investigations made by mis-
department into adulterated FOODS, put IN
reality IL was in support OF the pure 1000
bill. The greater part or the REMAINDER
of the day was devoted to Mr.. Quarles
amendment for grading the salaries or
rural free delivery carriers. Finally 1t
was declared out of order. the post
the senate when 1t ldjourned......House
In a five hour session the house passed
II bills relating to the District OF Column
bia, including one Incorporating the Car
man omnibus claims bill, carrying APP
proximately $22S COO for the paymen OF
was taken up, and Mr.. Cushman (Wash.)
made a long explanation of the measure,
setting out the necessities OF the terri
tory in the way OF republican In con-
gress. At $40 p. m. adjournment was
taken.
Senate-The senate. on the 7th, listened
The galleries were we'll filled. and the
speakers were given close attention. Those
who spoke were Messrs. Foraker, Scott,
Cockrell, Plat Comm, Cullom, Black
burn. Elkins, Fairbanks, Daniel, Perkins,
Depew, Beveridge. Dolliver, Kearns and
Dick. At ABB p. m. the senate adjourned
as another mark of respect. House
The SNayne impeachment proceeding.
which has been looked upon as the only
possible block to an early adjournment OF
congress, was disposed of in five minutes
in the house by the adoption of a resolu-
ton making the case a special order for
December IL. next. In the meantime the
judiciary committee is to take additional
testimony in the case. After disposing
Of a conference report on the army ap-
preparation bill, the house took up the
bill extending the coastwise laws to the
and hr q nta nf I'D m lhl
adopted a special rule to vote on this
bill after a debate of two hours. This de-
bate was aus save ilye minutes
when the house adjourned at $3.50 O'Clock.
Senate-The contracts for concelling
machines used by the post office depart
ment was debated at length In the senate,
on the Sth, in connection with the post
office appropriation bill. Mr.. CulbersOn
introduced an amendment reducing the
rental of the machines. and the demo-
cratic senators charged that the rental
now paid was the same that was paid
under the contracts made by George w.
Beavers, when he was chief of the salary
and Allowance division of the post office
department., and that they were exces-
siVe. The post office bill was still under
consideration when the senate adjourned
$500. House-The house passed a large
of bills. including the Philippine
shipping bill, and the bill appropriating
$3.50 10 in aid of the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial exposition, to be held in Portland.
Ore, in 1895. The only amendment made
to the Philippine shipping bill was one
extending until July l. 1906, the time when
the law shall become operative. 1t 600
D. m. house adjourned.
Senate-In the senate, on the 9th, Mr..
Spooner replied to the democratic STRIFE
lures OH the conduct of the post office
and also traversed quite an
course of the postmaster-general in the
irregularities of his department., and
charged that the effort upon the. part of
the democratic senator to secure a con-
inquiry was in the interest or
political policy. Several bills of minor
were passed. The bill for the
appropriation for the Portland, Ore, and
for cOastwise shipping were passed final
ly by accepting the house amendments.
session, and at $50 p. m. adj
journed ...... HOuSe-The recent executive
order of the president relating to age as
of reasonable disability fur
peal by Mr.. BOurke Cochran On. " to
the members of the house to uphold the
dignity of that body by refusing TO sub
NIT to what he alleged to be the usurpa-
ton of the executive authority of con-
gress by the executive. In anticipation
of Mr.. Cockran's speech, almost every
seat was occupied on the floor and the
galleries were filled to overlooking. Mr..
Cochran held his audience throughout,
his remarks frequently were punctu-
with loud applause from both sides
Of the chamber.
Senate-The Culberson amendment to
the post office appropriation bill prOvid-
ing for a commission to investigate the
post office department was before the
senate, on the 18th, and after being ruled
out of order in modified form. was pend
ing when the senate adjourned. Mr.. Cor
man made an earnest plea for an investi-
saying the post office department
had cast reflections upon members of
congress and that a thorough examina-
ton should be had. Mr.. Aldrich answered
that the amendment finally modified
meant nothing; that if an investigation
vas to be had it. should be "a live one"
ported by the committee on rivers and
harbOrs appropriating 100000 for the
restoration or maintenance of channels.
Or of other river and harbor improve
nents. Mr.. Burton, chairman of the
committee. in explaining the bill, urged
he adoption of settled principles with
to river and harbor work. Mr..
Clark (Mo.) made a plea for the improve
nent of the Missouri river. Quite a large
lumber of bills of minor Importance were
passed. At sos o'clock p. m. the house
adjourned.