The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-02-17
Fifty SECOND CONGRESS-
second Session.

second Session.
WAsHHGroS Feb 7-sESATE-senasor hi
called up ths BIZ '7troduocd BY Mr. Sherman
70 repeN we act oi July, 1890, providing for tho
purchase pI t5OO,COO ounces OF silver . mon,h,
and tho issue Of treasury notes, known as the
sherman law Mr.. HUI addressed the senate.
after wnPh vote was taken which resulted as
follows; yeas, %; nays, AZ
HotsE--A bill was introduced for the cstah
'.shfnens In the District Of Columbia Of q ma.
tionai university, where Instruction shall bo
gwen 10 VIC higher branches Of all departments
Of KNOW lcsH, practical 40 well as literary and
scicniihd and where facilities shall be fur.
nishsd for research and inyes tiga,iou Repre-.
senfsuNe Caldwell introduced In tho house q
Joint resolution appropriatins ,2,s0o TO enable
the secretary OF war 10 cause preliminary ex-
animation and survey TO be made Of the south
Crowu-h erees and the mouth Of MIL creek, in
Ctnctnna1 ior ascertaining The availability of
either or bon Of these locations for the purpose
Of IN Ice hsreor
wAepysros., Feb s-sErArE-ss-.,or
rfacrrSf ~ 4cet Tuesday at s.slsaiI1 "a,
which halSy &c % a.sa1llul shs, s2aasy saIl|
0ecdlSed hsss on Chffstf5ss day, fssS On mat
day benjamin. A Jones, clerk who had been
n the employ Of Maj Green Cl1g Goodloe pay
master OF tho marine corps, committed sui.
eide Jones, whilo in Mai Good os's employ
embezzled as and was under indctmen; for
tho crime ct the time he took his life. MT
Blsckburn's amendment provides for the pay.
ment by the government to Mai Goodlos the
amount stolen from him By jones. Senator
voorhees, introduced a proposed amendment 10
the sundry civil bill appropriating ,e,o0 TO be
paid to the heirs Of Bayiess ". Hama, Of
Indiana
HorsE-Little business transacted ReSre-
sentative Caldwell Introduced in the house a
large number Of petitions signed by labor organ.
iIatlons Of Cincinnati :arc!!cy The opening OF
the Worlds fair on Sunday.
WAsBISGroN, Feo s-SsSATE-Tne morn.
ing hour Wednesday was spent for the most
port In the consideration and passage OF bills on
the calendar, md considerable Y.osf was
made in that direction At ] O'Clock the sen
ators headed by vice~President Morton, snc
accompanied BY some Of It's principal officers
proceeded 70 the hall OF the house OF repre-
ssntatiyes, and there took part In the ccremon!
OF counting the votes for presidential electors
Afterwards the railroad automatic car-coup!e
bill was taken up and debated up 70 the hour 0
adjournment, without any definite action be!nI
taken
HOUSE -Represcnt Bacon, chairman o
the committee on banking. introduced I
resolution suspeudins pension" night on mex
Friday by providing thatif no vote is taken Of
the Cat. bill by Friday, February TO- md tn
bill is not disposed Of BY So'clock that day, tn
night SIS sion set aside for private pension mat
ter mar bs abrogsted. and The Cate bill takel
up III. house agreed 10 tho senate amend
mcnts TO the quarantine bill by vote Of 1911 4
2, and the bill Is now ready for the president
signature.
WASHINGTON, Feb io-sBSATE-The bil
introduced by Senator Faulkner, Of West Wiz
GINA the other day, granting permission Il
the G. o railroad TO construct bridge eros
the Big Sandy, joining with West Virginia ant
Kentucky was favorably reported the the sen
ate Thursday. In the senate committee OF tht
Whole, which WAS considering tho automatic
car-ceupling bill. during the discussion Senator
B-ice offered an amendment extending tho time
and tho amendment made . short speech ex
planning his reason for Introducing it Tit
was the junior senator from Ohios frst speed
in the seuste, except the announcement OF th'
title Of some petition he introduced. Wi,hou
conclud ne the consideration Of the bill the sen
ate adjourned
Houss-It was silver day in the house, ant
the friends o; silver were victorious in III
fsht by a majority of nine. They SUSTAINED
the demand for the previous question on IN
resoluusn setting apart Thursday aad Frida
| for The Gems d-ratio1 OF the bill repeating In
| Sherman act An analysis OF the vote show
| that the motion was supported by lO7 demo
Gratis, IS republicans and tho 10 populist or inde
pendent members IN" opposition Of clotur'
and silver repeal party consists Of l0i demo
| cra's and % republicans Mr.. Harter introdue
, cd a bill to pay Seth H. Kellogg, Of Lorsir
county, q, rs, $50 50 for cotton destroyed BY
| the U. $. authorities during the war
WASHINGTON Feb. ii.-SENATE-Tho DC
| bate IN The senate Friday on the railroad auto
matte coupler bill was not Of m enlivening OF
| interesting character The Vice president pre-
scented tho memorial Of the Chicago chamber Of
| commerce favorinG the annexation Of the Hl-
a.. r1A 80 shag