The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04
FIFTYTHIRD CONGRESS.


very attentive hearing on the part Of the many
senators and crowded galleries He did not
think the bin perfect but il should be passed
The closing part OF his speech was the most ei'
fective and the most calculated 10 attract at
tention In IL he declared openly his contempt
for the traditions OF the senate so far as endless
debate and the right OF obstruction we're con
cerned, and sad that II the forty-four demo
cratic senators had the same purpose a. he \
had, and II there was forty-ifth democrat in 1
the chair, the senate would pass the bill in less
than forty-eight hours
HousE-No business OF importance trans
acted Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, April sd SrNATE-Mr Sher /
man (rep, o., member Of the finance com,
mitiee, stated that he had been Authorized by |
the committee 10 offer az amendment which DO !
thought would remove Ire Objections Of bNlld'
ing associations 10 the Income tax bill lho
amendment he said. IA cover OIL building
associations whose pusinas Il is TO loan money
70 other shareholders or TO receive deposits Tor
them The tariff bill was then taken up fot
consideration paragraph by paragraph, the
formal reading Of the It'll in ex;ensO heinz dis
pensed with With the FIRST line OF the bill
there was an amendment reported by the
finance commitieol TO tx the time Hhcn the nc.
is TO take eject, the Soth Of June, lssl instead
Of the ist a bill and resolution on the SUI.
iecto the expected ARRIVAL in the capital o.
Coxey ard his followers was introduced ptier
TO adjournment bY the ponuiisi senators irosa
Kansas and Nebraska.
HousG- Over four hours Of Wednesdays
session Of the house was devoted 10 q eonslaer'
alton in committee Of the whole Of the dipo'
matte and eonsular appropriation bill for the
year ending June 81 1904 Bat seven pages OF
the bill were disposed q in that time. great
mart OF the session was consumed in an attack
upon the Chinese treaty, now pendins N mo
senate Considerably time was also given 10
general though somewhat desultory discussion
Of the consular Zoe system, upon motion By
Mr. Hepburn rep, Ia.l 10 require all consals
receiving salaries OF s. 010a year and upwards
to cover all their fees into the treasury.
WASHINGTON April s7.-SENArE-The reso-
luton which the populisI senator from Neoras'
ka, Mr.. Allen. offered o. Wednesday, was taken
up In the senate Thursday and led 10 discus
sion in which Mt Allen bad to resist single
handed, the attacks mado from both sides OF
the chamber First In The arena q conflict
was Nh. Vest o., MOI, who expressed himself
in favor OF Furnishing rather than welcoming
men who had tramplrd on the law ami under
taken 10 secure transportation 10 Washington
BY force o. arms, and be declared that there
must be no position Of faliering, but that "ihe
whole issue must be met hcre and now" Next
in the list was the young senator from Col
orado ,Mr Wolcoti who, In ringing and earn.
est tones, denounced the resolution as cring-
ing Invitation TO thousands Of people who were
preuariug to invade the capitol. some peaceably
and on foot, some BY stolen railroad trains,
some by beggary AMI all OF them for no useful
purpose
HoUsE-The FIRST reply 10 the call issued by
SerEeant.at Arms Snow in pursuance Of the
| democratic cancus action, announcing his pur-
Il. frfrt n
deduct from members salary for absence ex.
cept for sickness was hearl In the house Thurs
day Mr. Mabon REP, Pa offered as mat
Ter OF privilege q resolution relating thereto
declaring IL TO be an infringement upon the dig
| rity and privilege OF members and wholly IN.
| authorized by law An exciting discussion TO-
I lowed at the end q which Speaker Crisp ruled
that the resolution did not present aquestion
OF privilege A similar ruling upon another
resolution presenting the matter in another
\ fern was followed by an appeal BY MI. Mahon.
| This was laid on the table The diplomatic and
/ consular appropriation BIZ was then taken rp
| in committee Of the whole and finally consid-
i cred AT O'Clock it was reported to the house
and passed
! WAsHISGroS, April 2S-SEEATE Senator
PETER introduced bin Friday to provide for q
/ collection Of the debts due from the Union Pa.
| eific Railroad Co. The bill authorizes the sale
Of the road, and provides that in case no bid is
made equal 10 the amount Of the Indebtedness
the government shall bid in the property aud
operate the road. The president Friday sent
TO the senate the following nominations. Har
~ 4 Briggs United States attorney for The
Western district Of Wisconsin Postmaster
Ohio-John IL HirL Wilmington; Frank NJ
Root, Berea Indiana-John r Heasion, Win
chester; Thos. J. Smith, Frankfort.
HousE-The bill making appropriations fo
the support Of the department OF agrieulturl
for the fiscal year, 1885, was completed by tn
house committee on agriculture Friday Tn
amounts appropriated by the bill have not ye
been footed up but they will approximate
total OF g. i5O001, as compared with an apprC
priation Of 25se.0J0 for the current fiscal yeal
Under an arrangement reached by 'unsnimo1
consent the house DISPOSED OF all the p.iva,
pension and relief bills TWENTY-FIVE in nrmb,
reported by the committee OF the whole iroi
Friday nights session SO far this session A.
O'Clock tho house took recess until o'cloel
The evening session TO he devoted to privai
pension and relief bills.
WAsBISGToS May t-SEEATE-An exciiin
sllirlnish between the majority in the sena
and the republican minority furnished Mondl
an interesting development Of the battle oyl
the tariff bill The exchange OF hostiliii,
brought out renewed admissions that amen
ments to the pending bill which would seriou
ly change iis character are being prepared GU
| side Of the senate chamber and outside OF n
room Of the finance committee. Mr. Quaylh,
ltolS the floor and delivered the third install
meut Of his speech against the tariff bill n
sisted By Mt. Gaihnser IN the reading OF ST
usicS
HoUss-When the house met at noon No
day Mr, Meikleiohn. o, Nebraska, called I
senate bill for The construction Of a Bird.
across ihe Ni0Dgara nv ?, pe1r The iowa Of y
traska Cltc, Noa., and &. aas pissed Al l.;
the house won't into eam'l'tt' Il he whole
consider tho army appropr.jt on bill The q
preparation Cor ihc purch .se o. machine gal
improved musl5ci ealiber vas raised from 4
OBJ 10 s.00W An amendment striking out 4
provision tliaf hereafter no appointment
should he made to tho grade Of assistant :,
gcon until tho nunDer is reduced 10 %. AMI n
the number hereafter should not exceed 81, W
disagreed 20 bg The vote Of 6! to o.. Mr. Oui
waite offered 0 committee amendment that
appointment Of assistant adiuiant general vi
rank OF major should be made until the nu
] Der Of officers In that grade had been redue
below four and that hereafter there should
only four officers in said grade, ard that FUR
promotions in aljutant general, ptymas.er u
similar branches SHOULD DO filed from the nc
loves, grade. The amendment was agreed
IS by vote Of 40 ioSa