The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-06
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
(Eirat Session

senate-Whether the president shall or
der the construction of the battleship
bin or wait until the war In the far east
demonstrates the comparative utility OF
the big sea fighter and the torpedo poat
or submarine craft was question
Hale (Me.). on the adoption OF the con-
ference report. The military academy
bill, the last of the general appropriation
measures, was under consideration at the
hour when memorial services for the late
Representative Thompson (Ala) were be-
gum. .House-Hous passed a large num-
Der of bills, including Alaska delegate Dill:
The bill to authorize the construction or
a lighthouse end fog signal station at
Diamond Shoal, N. c., occasioned a long
debate, but fnally passed pa > rs without by e'S Ms.
Grosvenor for leave to print brought a
mild protest from him, which aroused MI.
Gaines (Tenn.), who charged that MI.
Grosvenor lac printed everything in the
record about President Roosevelt which
the president aid not do. AT e:N p. IN.
the house adjourned.
Senate-The senate, on the 26th, passed
the military acade appropriation Dill, the
last of the supply measures. The amend
ment suggested by the committee on mill
tary affairs for a ~reorganiza,lon o. fh :
number of camp sites were thrown out
on points of order. Mr.. Bacon concluded
his tariff speech. The senate; at . p m''
House-The heavy weights" had another
bout in the house, with Messrs. DaiZell
and Cochran as the combatants. me
days debate, but were more personal IN
character. AS on Saturday, the speakers
were greeted with vociferous applause
by their respective. colleagues, and the
bitterness OF party feeling ran high. Mr..
Dalzell had Mr. Cochran on the rack for
nearly two hours, during which time he
dealt Largely with Mn, that b gentleman safd1 showed : pei
him to have been consecutively a green
hacker. a sound money man and a Tree
silver man. Mr.. Cochran, thoroughly IN
dignant at times, denied the accusation
of Mr.. Dalzell, whom he arra1gned Tor
making statements which could not be
Substantiated.
Senate-The attention Of the senate, on
the 9th, was devoted to consideration of
reports of conference committee, set
speeches, passage of bills, to which there
was little or 10 objection, and an eXecu-
tive session. The final conference reports
on the sundry civil, general deficiency,
post office and the military academy ap-
preparations bills We're agreed to, prac-
made by Mr.. Cullom on the conduct OF
foreign affairs by Presidents Mckinley
and Roosevelt, by Mr.. Teller on public
land question and by Mr.. McLaurin on
House-In the presence of crowded gal
leries and almost a full membership,
Aliss), in the house, made speeches in
tended for the coming presidential cam
paign. The two speakers were wildly ap-
plauded by their respective sides, put
there was an absence of personalities
such as characterized the clash between
Messrs. Dalzell and Cochran: Indeed, the
best of humor prevailed. The house sat
until late in the afternoon, and then re
cessed until nine o'clock Wednesday
night.
Senate-With brief announcement and
a sharp rap of his well-worked gavel.
President protein Frye adjourned the
senate sine die at 2 p. M, on the 18th,
the hour liked by resolution of the houses
of congress. The occurrence was devoid
of usual incident, and the final close was
but slightly different from the end OF an
ordinary days sitting. The work of the
session had been concluded before. the
final word was said, SO that neither
rush nor confusion marked the end.
House-The closing of the second session
of the house of the Fifty-eighth congress
was made notable by the demonstration
which was evoked by a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Williams, the minority lead
er. testifying to the courtesy and impair
tial manner in which Speaker Cannon had
presided over the house. The resolution
was not of the p~erfunctory kind, but was
expressive of the kindly feeling which
men in the house of all parties enter
tanned toward him. In a graceful speech,
the speaker declared his appreciation of
the resolution. The members, after the
speaker announced final adjournment,
Joined in singing patriotic airs, and slowly
filed out of the hall after shaking hands
with the speaker and bidding him good-by.