The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-07-20
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


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Second session.
WASHINGTON. July ll-SENArE Mr. Pe1ei
| tpop., kan.) made most remarkable speech
IN the senate Tuesday in speaking Of the iahel
trouble He prophesicd trouble, and called at
tcntion to the public danger making the star;
! ling declaration that he would not only abolish
the senate hu, would second an effort 20 ahol-
ish the house OF representatives for is defeus,
OF monopolios and have the country governed
by one man from each state This sensational
utterance. which capped the climax OF a long
iucendiary speech made the few senators
who remained Ia the chamber look at ont
another IN astonishmcnt When Senator uavi.
made his speech there was gathering upon
the floor and in the galleries TO hear the words
OF the Minnesota statesman. lie had not sp0k'
en- over mirute when Senator pcner was on
his feet attempting to DENY that he had de-
Tended tho Chicago mob senator Davis would
not be interrupted, and the Kansas populisi
was forced to listen 10 an analysis OF his
ideas
HOUSE No business OF Importance trans
acted Tuesday
WASHINGTON, July SENATE Three OF
the annual appropriation bills were passed by
the Senate Wednesday practically Without
discussion and with little more eousumptioEot
time than TINT occupied by the clerk in robd-
ing them. They were the diplomatic and con-
sular the invalid pension and the military
academy bills The pension bill appropriated
a round Sl5000O0N Mr. Daniels introduced "a
resolution indorsing she executive in his
prompt and vigorous measures 20 fcpcl and re-
pulse the interference Of lawlCSs men with the
due process Of the laws OF the United states,
with the transportation Of hematls and with
commerce and declares that the action Of the
president and his administration has the fun
sympathy and support OF the law abiding
masses Of the people and will be supported by
al the departments OF the government and by
the resources Of the entire nation
HOUSE Tho democratic conferces ON the
taril bill continued their session Wednesday
No agreement was reached on any OF the
schedules passed in review by them. for the
reason that the sugar trust. whisky trust.
cottOnseed oil trust and standard oil trust de-
mand that their interests shall be taken care
Of The declaration has been made that un-
less the senate amendments are agreed to, no
tariff bill can be passed, and the house con
ferees find themselves faced with stone wall
that appears insurmountahle
WASHINGTON. July IL SENATE. Thursday
the army and fQrtihratiun bills we're passed
anu lIuNitHa lAihNt Nh INT NANEI UNI
Those still on the calendar are the District OF
Columbia Indian legislative sundl civil
agriculture and general deficiency An amend
mcnt TO the sundy civil appropriation bill was
presented by Mr. Henderson tR, Neb), and
referred TO the committee on appropriations, to
pay to the families OF the twenty clerks who
lost their lives through the falling Of Ford 5
Theater bnilding 5000 each. The army bill
being under consideration Mr. Mills ID TcX.l
moved TO strike out the paragraph requiring
vacancies in the pay department TO be allied
from the next lowest grade in the line OF the
army Adopted
HousE-The house Thursday passed an even
dozen bills OF general Character and agreed to
senate amendments TO two others These lat
ter we're the more important being the bill to
provide for the admission Of Utah into the
Union. and the post ONCE appropriation bill for
the year ending June 20, iSaa They now 20 to
the president Tor his signature, and II be acts
promptly the post Office bill will be the first to
become law, Eleven Of the thirteen bills
were reported from the committee on foreign
affairs
WASHINGTON july li.-SESArE Upon mo-
tion Of Senator Brice the senate Friday after
noon decided 10 increase the appropriation for
surveying the proposed ship canals in Ohio
from $4,000 TO sa00OO The bill when Il went
10 the senate, carried s.5,n0 for this survey.
The senate committee cut il 10 $1,000 There
upon Mr.. Brice undertook to restore the
amount and partially succeeded As the item
stands several proposed routes will be sur
veyed The chief thing done by the senate was
the passage OF the river and harbor bill and al
most completion Of the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill
h. -,
conferees upon the bill making appropriations
for the payment Of pensions for the year end
ing June 80, 1885, the house accomplished but
little business. and that only o. preliminary
nature The entire session Of the day was
spent In consideration Of measures on the pri-
vate calendar Two OF them, one known as
the omnibus resolution. recommending a
bulk OF thirty-seyen claims, amounting TO
o. 0i0OO0 TO the court Of claims for inyestiga-
tion, were ordered TO be reported to the house
uniayOrably One bill was given a favorable
recommendation, and the rest Of the session
was occupied in discussing a fourth
WAsHINGToS July i6, SENATE No bust
ness Of Importance was transacted saturday
Senator Allen the Nebraska populist rose 70
question Of personal privilege. lie said that
having been absent from the city until Friday
he had not seen the report published in some
newspapers representing him as having COM
mitted misconduct while under the influence
Of intoxicating liquors. The statement was
he said, absolutely false. There was not
shadow OF excuse foflt It was an untruthful
statement
HousE- The greater part OF Saturdays pro-
eeedings in the house were given over 10 eulo-
gies to the late Representative George W
Houk. Of Dayton o, Mr.. SOrg the successor Of
the dead congressman. delivered most feel
ing address Congressm Pearson has Sc
cured the passage Of q bill appropriating 500
to compensate Matthew S Priest, of Steuben-
Vile, O.. for services rendered by him for the
government OF the United States from March
10 to August q, 1888 as an engineer on the
steamers Silver Wave and Moderator in pass
ing the batteries Of vicksburg Warrenton and
Grand Gulf and for repairing the steamers,
This claim has been pending several con
crosses
WAsHISGToN July l7-SENATE Two more
appropriation bills the legislative executive
and Judicial and the District Of Columbia
were disposed Of BY the senate Monday The
agricultural appropriation bill was also con-
sldered and was on the point Of being passed
but there were several Individual amendments
left 10 be considered Tuesday This leaves
but three more appropriation bills to be con-
sidered-the Indian, sundry civil and deficiency
and OF these only the first has come from the
committee The anti-option bill which has
been On the vice president table since IL came
from the house several weeks ago. was Mon
day referred to the committee on agriculture
and forestry The conference report on the
military academy appropriation bill was
agreed to
HOUSE, The house Monday indorsed the ad-
minstration by adopting without division Nc
Crearys resolution supporting the presidents
course IN the matter Of the strike The reso-
luton Is similar to the one which Mr. Storer
tried to introduce but for which purpose
Speaker pro TEN Richardson refused TO rccog-
ntze him, holding that ii Was best TO
infer that everybody indursed il than
TO run the risk Of contest The re-
maindcr OF the day was spent 10 an effort to
press the Bailey bankruptcy bin but nl-
though IL was engrossed and read third time
the quorum failed on the final vote and the
vote on the anal passage viii be taken the first
thing Tuesday
Heaviest OF All Gables.
HEARTS CONTENT, n. r.. July II
The work Of laying the new Anglo
cable, which has the heaviest weight
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