The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
IRE WEEKS NENS
 IERSELY OUTLINED
An Epitome of the Most Impor- tant Events at Home and
 Abroad the Past Week.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH.
Glimpse at What Congre.s Is Do- ing Together With Carefully Dfsested and Condensed Comptla- ton of Current News Items, Both Domestic and Foreign.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
 The house, for the third time, un. seated a democratic representative from the Twelfth Missouri district, in the person of Ernest E. Wood, with out dissenting vote, and Harry M Coudrey the republican contestant was seated.
 The house, in committee of the whole, passed the pure food bill by a vote of 240 to IT, At. the instance of MT. sherman, of New York, it was amended so that puryeyors may still cheat on weight and measure.
 The senate confirmed the nomina- ton of Benjamin F. Barnes, assistant secretary to the president. as post master at Washington, D. c.
 The house, by a vote of PIG to 4. adopted the conference report on the rate bill
 By an unanimous vote the house adopted a joint resolution, previously adopted by the senate. expressing the sympathy of the people of the United States with the Hebrews on account of the massacres of their brethren in Russia
 The senate passed the house bill appropriating $25,O0O a year for the travelling expenses of the president by vote of F to 20.
 The sundfy civil bill as passed by the senate contains the following Hereafter there shall not be main tained at any branch home of the na- tional home for volunteer soldiers, any bar or canteen for the sale of beer or wine or other liquors of intoxi- eating quality
 The senate, following the lead of the house adopted the lock type for the Panama canal, thus ending the dispute between the advocates of the sea canal and the lock type.
 In opening the discussion on the pure food bill in the house. Mf. Mann, of Illinois, with an array of samples of various edibles and drinkables, scales and measures, gave a practical demonstration of how the people are defrauded and their health tempered With by short weights and measures and adulterants.
 The senate passed the St. Louis free bridge bill With an amendment granting the right of eminent domain In Missouri and Illinos. The bill went back to the house for concurrence in the amendment, which was promptly done. and the bill now only needs ex- ecutive sanction to became law.
 The house passed, 176 to 6S, the bill appropriating $25. .O00 for the travel ing expenses of the president for the next fiscal year, IS democrats voting with the majority.
 The joint resolution increasing the terms of representatives in congress to four years failed to receive the nee essary two-thirds vote, under suspen- sion of the rules, and is dead for this session
 The house passed a bill. under sus- pension of the rules, requiring com mon carriers to check passengers baggage through to destination where transportation, when regular through ticket, or part mileage over connect ing lines is presented.
 The house passed the agricultural appropriation bill with the amended substitute for the Beveridge meat in spection amendment The matter Will now be threshed out in conference
 GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
 With each succeeding Sunday the lid is being screwed down tighter at Louisville, Ky.
 The Norwegian delegation that went from the United States to attend the coronation of King Haakon and Queen Maud at Trondhiem were received by the royal couple at the palace, where an address was presented on behalf of the Norwegians in America, for which the king expressed his pro found thanks.
 Mrs. Emma KaufmaBn, who Is charged with causing the death of Agnes Polreis, a domestic, at Sioux Falls. s. D., has been admitted to bail in the sum of $2:.000, on the order of the state supreme court.
 Count Witte has telegraphed Elm peror Nicholas that the Bialystok massacre for which he holds the min istry responsible, has completely neu- tralized his efforts to conciliate for eign opinion.
 James Locke and John Wallace, prominent farmers, were held up and murdered on the road between Foss and Arapahoe, Okla, by stranger, thought to be insane, who had hired Locke to drive him across the coun- try. the murderer was arrested It Foss.
 The Dominion government has for warded to James D. Phelan and the Red Cross at San Francisco $S0000 of the s1OO,OOO appropriated by the Dominion parliament, to be used in general relief work.
 The special federal grand jury at Cape Girardeau Mo. returned two true bills in the New Madrid county peonage cases, including Charles NJ, Smith, James E. Smith, Bentam'h Fields, Charles M. Smith, Jr, Rex Smith, William Woods, Floyd Woo-s Benjamin Stone and w. Lee Rodgefs