The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-04
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FIFTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
First \

Senate-The feature of the session VI
the senate, on the 22d, was a speech
former speech on the Isthmian canal. He
complained of the criticism of his utter
ances at that time, saying that he had
been misunderstood and misrepresented
occasion had been to secure full informa-
ton concerning the Panama revolt and
not to cast reflections on the president.
On the contrary he had the highest re-
gard for that official and intended to vote
for the treaty. He had upheld the treaty
throughout. The senate, at sos p. M,
p. m. adjourned. ..... House-The naval
appropriation bill encountered opposition
on the republican side of the house. Mr.:
Burton (O). chairman OF the rivers and
harborS committee, announced in a Wig.
orous speech that he could not uppor
the bill. Consideration OF the bill was
journed, &c of the 70 ages having been
read for amendment under the fve-min-
ute rule.
Senate-The routine business of the sem
ate, on the 23d, was broken into by an
executive session on the Panama n
treaty. After the vote on the treaty con-
sideration was begun of the agricultural
appropriation bill. More than two hours
was consumed in the discussion of an
amendment making an appropriation for
experiments in stock feeding. against
which a point of order was made by Mr..
Lodge. The amendment was finally agreed
to. The senate, at 5:25, adJou~rned...:..
Unconstitutional the house devoted the
entire day to cor sGnside,ati1 ,ha OF sv the m havas
rule, small rogress was made. Amend
ments were offered In profusion for the
perfection of the measure from a demo-
cratic standpoint, but all save an appro-
priation for the Charleston navy yard
were rejected. Just before ad1ournlng, at
$40 p; m. the house AUTHORIZED the print
ing of los copies of a "A rev directions
for destroying mosquitoes
Senate-The senate spent the greater
part of the oath discussing an amendment
to the agricultural appropriation bill
striking out the house provision giving
authority to the secretary of agriculture
to inspect imported food products when
misbranded or suspected OF 1mpurlty.
Consideration of the bill practically was
concluded, but final action on 1t was post
poned. The senate. at 5:10 p. m, ad-
journed.. .House-Two storm centers
naval appropriation bill in the house.
First the great lakes training station
went out of the bill on a point or order
after a wordy battle. The building pro-
gramme proposed in the bill then met
criticism and blocked further rogress of
the measure for the day. At 5:04 the
house adjourned.
Senate-The senate, on the 18th, passed
both the agricultural and legislative, eX-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill;
An amendment to the agricultural OIL!
suggested by Mr.. Hepburn Qdahol caused
an animated discussion. 1t contemplated
supervision of interstate commerce, so
as to prevent the transfer of plants or
seeds fraudulently marked from one state
to another. The amendment started a de-
bate on paternalism. 1t was ruled out on
a point or order. The bin was finally
passed and, at 5:45 p. m, the senate ad-
journed... ... House-The building pro-
gramme of the navy. as contained in the
pending naval bill. occupied the attention
of the house throughout the day. An
amendment was offered by Mr.. Roberts
(Mass) increasing the number of tor
pedoboats authorized from two to five,
but without acting on it the house, at
sos o'clock, adjourned.
Senate-The enate on the 26th, con-
sidered at some length the bill requiring
the use of American ships in carrying
government supplies, but without action
adjourned for want of a quorum. House
The house passed the naval appropria-
ton bill after having it under considera-
ton for a week. There was a party con-
test on a number of proposals during the
day, and especially or al effort to fix
the price of armor plate at the figure bid
ments were ruled out on points of order,
but republican leaders by parliamentary
tactics left the question of armor plate
in the discretion of the secretary of the
navy. An Intellectual attempt was made
to have the eight-hour law applied to all
ship construction. The contest over sub
marine boats was exciting. and an amend
ment was finally adopted which leaves
the question of the type of boat open,
but increases the amount of the appropri-
alton for such boats.