Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-12-17
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

prescatcd no rem grkabe features There
werc "a scnltors IN their seats and II alb
,cutees The pres dents annual message was
read without apparently cVuking any special
interest The only exception TO that RUE was
= 10 the PORTIONS uf the message devoted tc
Armenian ouuraScs and TO the revolution In
cuba o. the first q these subject, the pres
dent states hiS lelicf. That the present
Somnrr prospect ia Iurkey will not he long
permitlcd To offend tne sight Of chriSten-
IUm"
HORSE The house devoted the first day OF
the ion principally to hearing the prrSi-
dents message Mr. W u Stokes, from the
seventh South CIrolInL district, was sworn
in The first Of the general appropriation
hills for the coming fiscal year the pen
sions was reported from the Appropriation
committee aud placed on the calendar The
Il, ath OF Ex-Spcaker Crisp Was announced
10y MIR Turner dcm, Ca. and the house. as
a mark 81 respect TO his memory. adjourned
until ruc-d y.
WASHINGTON Dec. -SENATE-The senate
sIcnt less than half an hour In se~ hon Tues
day and then adjourned until " cCncsday rs
mark Of respect To the memory Cf the late
Spc, l.rr Crisp The only business transacted
during the hllf hour was the presentation of
communications from several uf the dcTart-
ments and q peiitiunS some Of them favor
Ing the passage Of the ntnGlcy bill An tHprt
was IA lie b. MIR Gan tdrm., Fial To- get in
resolution ON the subject 81 cuba. hut aS That
stage Of mornIi = business ID not be- 81 reach
"a he was forced Ia wait Tor another DAY.
\oticc was given 10y Mr. tu.ium Ucp Ia lthat
he would next Thursday submit some remarks
IN that subject
HoTsE-1 he house prom pity got down to
lusIL, ~. rC-umIng the call f committees
where II left uf at the close cf last session
Under the call the committee on post Offices
ami post roads occupied nearly the" hours OF
the session. IN that period securing the pas
Ec Of three bills. The e were: ~ Author
iaGE the use of private postal cards CO au-
tEorizlUr the postmast, :, neral to allow an
ludy unity not exceeding 30 in any one case
Tor the loss d REGISTERED packages or
cttcrS. . authorizing the appoini-
meat Of letter carriers at Offices
where the free delivery system is not
established the cost thereof 10 he borne 10y
the patrons. She general p'nsion appropri-
alton hi WAS then ken up ard passed with
out amendment. I he documents IN tie con-
test Of Thomas b. Watson " j. {. e. Black
tor seat IN the FIfiy-tuurth congress from
the Tenth Georgia district. were received
from the clerk OF III house bv the speaker.
referred to tie committee on elections No.
At 40 the house ADJOURNED until Wednesday
WAsHINGroN Dee IO.-SENATE-T mde-
pnndcrCc Of tuba was the subject Of three
yoint resolutions Introduced by Senators
cameron rep. Pa. Minis (dem., Tex and
Cali al IN, fla) Something of poIitlcfl
sensation was produced by motion made by
the poiu,ist senator from Nebraska, Mr. Al
Ion. 10 take up the ningiey Till for action,
so as he stated to preclude the necessity
for an extra session. Al first objection
WIS made hy MIR Aldrlch Irep, r. ~.
but ftcr few minutes r Election MIR.
AldrlCh withdrew the Objection which was
thcreupon renewed by Mr. Palmer (den., I'D.
The muii m, however. was carried by yea
IN a 10
colloquy followed and was still n progress
when the morning hour expired The matter
then went over without further action, but
be taken up at any time that similar
motion is made by any senator The immi-
.r,tion bill came up as the unfinished bust
ness, but no action was taken upon II, and the
senate ut $50 IN adjourned until Thurs
d.y
HoUsE-Bills Passed: Extending until Julg
l. 1904 the period within which the University
Of Utah may occupy certIin public lands
granted to 1t; authorizing the secretary of the
interior to use the abandoned military reserv-
alton at Fort Bidwe!l Cal for an Indian
training school authorizing the joint entry and
equitable division OF lands when two or more
settlers locate homestead entries upon the
same tract Of agricultur 4 land before survey:
author Zing Flagstaff. AriZ to issue t750.O00 Of
bonds for a water works system; abolishIng
the arbitrary power Of the secretary Of the
stature. A senate bill WAS also passed au
thorziGg associations OF farmers and stock
raisers to locate and purchase public lands
for reservoir sites irrespective OF the home
stead or pre-emptlon acts The senate's in
crease Of the pension granted to Mrs Mary
Gould Carr, widow Of Gen. J. t. Carr. former
ly secretary Of the st tie OF New York, from
$50 to S75 per month was agreed to by vote
OF lac TO 81 The usual resolution distribute
ing the topics OF the presidents message to
the appropriate committees was reported
from the ways and means committee, and
agreed II
WASHINGTON Dec. 1.-THE Independence
of Cuba and the recosui.t, n 81 the insurgents
as n reru,srI- orrariz,d -oyer,. rnent mad two
advocates 1, rSc .cua.c .Vnur. law IN the per-
sons of Senate. Criscrl rem. MY and Call
dem Flal. NJ, C,;llorl -.l,yerei a carefully
preplred sreach a. ,.urort OF his views,
while Mr.. Call CO '-nted himself with q
brief discussion statement the bill to
restrict immigration was taken up as unhn-
lsheu ouslhess-a motion oy ME- Hloson
tdem' ma TO postpone lts consideration tiii
the hrst MONDAY III January having peeh ue-
feated Various amendments to the text OF
the bii were ouered or suggested out no
actlon was taken. AuJourned til Monday
HoUsE-The bill amending the law prohib-
iting alien ownership OF lands In the terri
tories SO as TO permit aliens to acquire pos
session unusr IOseclcSuTt OF ulotlgaSe ana
hold tn. land for ten years, within which
period they must pose OF it. was taken up
and discussed Under call OF committees,
bills were passed prohibiting the sale of
liquors in the capital building and protecting
the rights OF dramatic authors and musical
~ Sosaa ,ba H. ., m,,r,,asnrs %,
the Atlantic and Pacific railroad under
foreclosure of the mortgage authorized
by act o. April 70, M, was lad over until
onua t,i, 49, naS'"s &c. n,' n, ,s 30
new corporation for full value at par. on ac-
co,p, Of ,,opa, ,,,ia in or iohor ~ p,a,ori,I