The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14

DCufke S66kEan, In d SpSScA LII Usic
House, attacked the special pensiea
order Of the President, and urged the
House to maintain its independence.
He said that if President Cleveland
was the first offender he should be
condemned also. He asserts that
Congress has lost caste and the Sen
ate has overriddcn it. His motion to
inquire into the authority for issuing
the order. was defeated by vote Of
1903 to 100s u Aekxa
] The United States Weather Bu-
/ reau has issued special bulletin, Civ
ing forecast of the stage of the
river. The Bureau predicts that the
Mississippi River below Vicksburg
will continue to rise, and will reach
the danger line of Is feet at New Or
leans in six orgeight days; that the
Atchafalaya, having reached the dan
ger line Of 81 feet at Melville, will
continne to rise slowly for at least
ten days.
Tho Senate has agreed to the
House amendment on the Philippine
Shipping Bill, which passes the
bill. 1t goes into effect July /, 1906.
In the discussion on the appropria-
ton for the postofice, Mr. Spooner
took occasion to defend Postmaster
General Payne and praise Charles
Emory Smith.
The subject of rental Of cancelIing
machines has been discussed in the
Senate and charges made that there
was an attempt to "give Beavers a
bill of health. - Mr.. Patterson ar
gued that the Chinese exclusion laws
would cease to operate on Dec. z, and
there would be no barrier to the en-
try of Chinese, but the position was
controverted by others.
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1t is unlikely that any better Chi
|ncse exclusion treaty, as far as China
is concerned, can be adopted, and if
none IS, the Geary Law, which is
harder than the present treaty, will
be enforced. s*t =
The House has passed the Philip
pine Shipping Bill, making it opera
tive July l, 1906. 1t also passed the
bill appropriating $475,C0O for the
Exposition at Portland.
By vote of s to 3 the House COM
mittee on irrigation of arid lands de-
feated the bill to repeal the desert
land laws. The vote was taken after
protracted hearings.
An information bureau is to be es-
tablished at Ellis Island to inform
immigrants regarding the different
desirable localities for settlement.
Congressman Davey is Chairman of
a committee to report on bill to pre-
vent introduction and dissemination
Of insect pests and plant diseases.
Representative Ransdall explains
that he opposed Mr. Edwards for Con-
gressional Secretary because North
ern man was needed.
The Washington Star proposes
John Sharp Williams for Chairman of
the Democratic National Committee.
A resolution has been adopted ac-
cepting from Polish citizens a statue
of General Thaddeus Koskiusko.
The port CT entry Of the port of
Pearl River has been changed from
Shieldsboro to Gulfport.
James r. Parsons, Jr., will be nam
ed as Consul General in Mexico, to
succeed Barlow. 4
The House Committee reported
against the repeal Of the Desert Land
Law.
The trial Of Tyner and Barrett will
be commenced May 2.
Pass to President.
St. Louis. -"Pass No. / to the
World IS Fair Grounds during the reg
ular exposition PERIOD" has been
made out in the name Of Theodore
Roosevelt, President Of the United
States. 1t will be issued to the Presi-
dent next week. A special series of