Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-04-09
FIFTY.FOURTH CONGRESS


ftrss session-
WASHINGTON. March 3i-SESArE-The sem
ate passed the bill to approve n compromise
and settlement between the United States and
the state of Arkansas The debts due from
the state OF Arkansas to the United States
are of long standing and much complicated and
confused Congress in Isgi conferred au-
thority upon the secretary of the treas
ury and secretary OF the interior to COM
promise these claims. Secretaries Carlisle
and Smith effected u compromise with
Gov. Clark, providing that upon the payment
by the state Of Arkansas to the United States
the sum OF $50! in money and the payment of
100 81 600 bonds Of the state held by the United
States the state to pay in all the sum of $780,
81: that all claims between the United States
and the state OF Arkansas be closed The SEN
ate also pissed a bill appropriating ~ 600 OOC
for a public building at indianapolis, Ind
also bill appropriating SIS So for the relief OF
persons who sustained by the explosion of an
ammunition chest of Battery F., U. = Artil-
lery. at Louisville.
HoUsE-The house Monday took up the con-
sideration OF the sundry civil appropriation
bill and disposed of Is OF the 100 pages before
adjournment Eight amendments to increase
the salaries of light house superintendent
from n, go to sl,sOO were adopted Congress-
man Cromwell introduced a bill in the house
Monday to amend Section 1926, OF the revised
statutes, 20 enable guardians OF insane to APP
ply for letters patent for their wards num-
Der Of private bills were also introduced
wAsHIsGroS. April l-SESATs-In the sem
ate Mr. Davis introduced q bill providing for
the election OF delegate in congress from
Alaska The post office appropriation bill,
carrying s93OOJ,OO1 was considered in part,
but not completed. Senator Georges speech,
In opposition to Mr. Dupont's claim to a seat.
occupied most OF the day. and was not COM
pleted In the post ONCE appropriation bill
the Tree delivery system had added to IL the
proviso that no part OF the sum should be used
for payment of post ofice inspectors.
HousE-The house Tuesday passed bill In
troduced by Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky. to pay
Clifton X. Anderson, of Danville. Ky, $40 for
stamps taken from his ONCE by burglars
Bills introduced: To pay John Sheehy lato
sergeant Fifteenth Ohio regiment also due
him as bounty; to grant honor
able discharge to Capt Theodore w.
Tallmadge Of the Ohio Volunteer militia: Q
joint resolution providing for the appointments
Of a mixed reciprocity commission OF five
members TO originate and perfect trade treat
les with European powers and governments of
the western hemisphere for submission to tho
president and BY him to be submitted for rati-
hcation to the senate.
WASHINGTON, April s-SESATE-The senate
completed consideration OF the post ONCE ap-
preparation bill. except the paragraph relat-
ing TO ocean mail subsidies Mr. Villas renew
ed his opposition to this form OF government
aid. Senator Butler tpop, N. c. introduced
n bill requiring the acceptance OF current
legal tender funds In payment of notes.
bonds private obligations. The SEN
ator explained that the purpose OF the meas
ure was to put a stop to gold notes, gold mort
cages, etc, which we're being wrung from the
people, owing to their dire financial distress
The senate, in passing the bill approving GER
tain acts of the legislative assembly OF New
Mexico, added an amendment validating the
sl72 500 of the bonds and Indebtedness OF Santa
Fe county, under refunding act
HoUsE-when the sundry civil appropriation
bill was reported to the house, the item OF
$500, which had appeared in the estimates of
the secretary OF the treasury for building
addition to the surgeons quarters OF the Ma
rine hospital at Cincinnati, had been stricken
out The house Indian affairs subcommittee.
charged with the preparation OF n bill for the
reorganization of the government of the Indian
territory, has completed its work. and a re-
port will be made to the full committee Thurs
day.
wAsHINGroS, April 3-SENArE-The post
office bill again went over after several
speeches The propriety Of abolishing coun-
try post Offices and absorbing them as branch
es of city offices was discussed The amend
ment was laid aside to allow Mr. Ellins (rep,
W. Va) to speak in support OF the subsidy
item He spoke of the British activity in
curing control Of the ocean commerce As
means OF reviving our ocean commerce, Mr..
Ellins advocated the re-enactment of the old
law giving ten per cent rebate on duties on
goods carried In American ships The senate
adjourned till Monday.
HoUsE-A battle against appropriations for
sectarian institutions occupied the house
Thursday. and at its close the sun
dry civil bill passed, The cause of the
trouble is the Howard university, coll
ored institution of Washington. for which an
appropriation OF s32.6OO was inserted in the
sundry civil bill Wednesday on motion
of Mr. Evans rep, Ky) Mr.. Evans
| moved substitute for the proviso
to the amendment appropriating $4,000 for the
Howard university, with the specific proviso
that none Of the appropriation was to be used
for the support Of the theological department
OF the university, the substitute was adopted.
Mr.. Hainer demanded the ayes and nays The
Evans amendment was adopted i2s to los Ad-
journed until Friday.
WASHINGTON. April 4-SENArE-Not in ses-
sion
HoUsE-Another forward step has been
taken towards the accom- plishment of the per-
manent improvements OF the greater Ohio
river Friday Chairman Hooker. of the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors. presented its re-
port to the house. The total appropriations
OF recognizing the belligerency of the Gu
bans was discussed again Friday by the
house, but no action was taken owing to Mr..
Boutelle's obstruction Mr.. Picker forced the
consideration of pension bills, to the exclusion
of the Cuban question. After 80 bills had been
passed in something more than an hour, Mr..
Erdman made a novel point of order, demand
ing after the bill had been ordered to be en-
| crossed that q copy OF the engrossed bill be
produced As this could not be done. the bill
was laid aside Adjourned until Saturday.
WASHINGTON. April o-Senste not in ses-
sion Saturday
HousE-The house discussed the Cuban
| resolutions at day and night sessions Satur-
day and decided to vote Monday. The resolu-
tions recognize Cuban belligerency and tender
. the friendly ofices of the United States for
| the settlement of the trouble Mr.. Fisher, of
| New York. offered q resolution In the
| house Saturday directing the secretary Of
| agriculture to comply in spirit with the reso
| luton OF congress directing the distribution OF
| seed, and to have the seeds inclosed in pack
ages in accordance with the directions OF sem
| ators and members; a bill granting a pension
| OF 800 per month to Gen. John NJ Thayer
| passed the house; the report OF the house COM
mittee on elections In the case OF w. c. Robert
| son VS.. George IL Harrison, from the Third
Alabama district. recommending the adoption
| of a resolution declaring Mr.. Harrison to be
/ entitled to his seat, was agreed to The ways
and means committee Saturday finished the
| consideration OF the "nlled cheese" question
and decided to report to the house the bill
drawn by Mr.. Tswney. OF Minnesota The pro-
| posed fines for doing business In filled cheese
without q license was reduced
seaton Munroe Found Dead.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Mr. Seaton
Munroe, a well known clubman, was
found dead in the lavatory of the Arno
hotel in this city at one o'clock Satur-
day morning. Munroe had been in the
cafe of the hotel for some time prior to
| ,,,iIpinbt and thnsa In did NOT