The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-07
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FlFTY-ElGHTH CONGRESS.
(First SESSION.

TT HSl 6SCStOi.I
Senate-Whether the president shall or
der the construction of the battleShlI
provided for in the naval Appropriation
bill or wait until the war in the far easl
the big sea fighter and the torpedo Doal
or submarine craft was a queSIoI
raised in the senate, on the 18th, by Mr.
Hale CMe.), on the adoption or 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 CAla:) were be-
gun. d. House-House passed a large mum
Der of bills, including Alaska delegate bill:
The bill to authorize the construction OF
a lighthouse end fog signal station al
Diamond ShOal, N. G, occasloned a ions
debate but tirally passed without dlEiS-
ion. AT objection to a request by Mr.
Grosvenor for leave to print brought a
mild protest from him, which aroused Mr..
Gaines CTenn.), who charged that Mr.
GrGsvenor had printed everything IN tne
I record about President Roosevelt Whlch
the president aid not do. AT 5:4O p. m.
the house adjourned.
Senate-The senate, on the 18th, passed
the military acade appropriations DILL Ine
last Of the supply measures. The amend
ment suggested by the committee on mill
tary affairs for a reorganization OF the
medical and for the establishment or a
numbe of camp sites were thrown out
on points of order. Mr.. Bacon concluded
his tariff speech. The senate, at . p. m,
took a recess until Wednesday,. -:
use w cav AANA
bout in the house, with Messrs. DalZell
and Cochran as the Combatants. The
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 ne
dealt largely with that gentIeman,s pc;
him m Ia va hpPn nSPCntlNRlX a green
hacker, a sound money man and a free
silver man. Mr.. Cochran, thoroughly in
Of Mr.. DalZell, whom he arraigned foI
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 no objection. and an execu-
tive session. The final conference reports
on the sundry civil. general deficiency
post office and the military academy APP
preparations bills were agreed to. prac-
tically without opposition. Speeches were
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
the old age pension order and trusts....;.
House-In the presence Of crowded gal
Messrs. N Littiefeld Nfe.5 and Williams:
CMiss), in the house, made speeches in
tended for the coming presidential cam
paign. The two speakers were wildly APP
plauded by their respective sides, but
there was an absence of personalities
such as characterized the clash between
Messrs. DalzeIl and Cochran. Indeed, the
best of humor prevailed. The nous 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 fixed 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 ar
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.
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
err, 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 resolution. The members, after the
speaker announced final adjournment,
joined in singing patriotic airs, and slowly
filed out of the hall after shaking hands
the speaker and bidding him good-by.