Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-05-31
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS


r 1T i 1"COUhlu CONuhLCC |
First session.
wAsHINGToS, May i2-SENATE-The senate
had another cCpiCrs dose Of San Pedro and
San Monica Monday Three o. tho members
Of the committee on commerce who opposed
the amendment offered by the chairman OF tho
committee, Mr.. Frye, designating santa
Monica as the place Tor deep sea haroor IN
California Senator'S Berry tArk), Vest MOI
And CaHrey hia i-srbpittHd remarks against
the amendment which Mr.. Berry described -
a most unjustifable and ine1cusable attempt
TO overrule public sentiment and to appropri-
ate money in the interest OF private greed anu
private gain
HOUSE, Bills passed; Extending for Two
years the period within which the Denison
Nur'hTrb Hiilrord -. may build its Ine
through Indian territory: Authorizing the Deh.
yer, Cripple Creek * Southwestern Ralli oac
Co, TO construct its line through the south
Platte and Plum Creek forest reservation in
Colorado. granting right Of way over public
lands in Colorado and Wyoming, except yell
lowstonc Park, for oil pipe lines: author
izing the Flagstaff and Canon Rail-
road company TO build its line through Grand
Canyon forest reservation in Arizonai author
iy'ng the bhiidI"g Of bridges over the He'd
rivcf betNCer Wisconsin and Minnesota. nnd
oyer the Missouri river at Columbia, No. and
authorizing the secretary OF the treasury to is
sue and enforce regulations for the safety OF
passenf cI excursions at any regatta or yacht
race oil tue nIvirahl" '7aters OF the United
States.
WAsHINGIoN May l3-SESATE- ami
mated contest which has proceeded for the
last four days In the senate over a deep-water
harbor on the southern coast of California was
brought to a close Tuesday by a compromise
between the conflicting interests. The issue
has been between the points Of santa Monica,
the terminus OF the southern Pacific and san
Pedro. the locality urged by the California
senator's An amendment urged BY Mr. Cor
man, Uniting the expenditure under the con-
tract authorizations TO $40 COO,OOO annually,
led to lengthy debate A motion by Mt Vest
TO table the amendment sailed-yeas 20. nsss
81 An agreement was reached TO dispose OF
tie bill By three o'clock wednesday.
HOUSE Bills introduced: By SyEg'sssmsn
McCreary tHy), to pension Mrs. Landram'
of Lancaster, Ky, widow Of William J.
Landram. Nineteenth Kentucky, at $50
per month, to pension Sarah Montgomery,
widow OF John L Montgomery, Second
Eeh'ucEy. Mexican war, Mt si2 per month
wAsH,SGroS, Say ii-stSArr 1.-The rivers
and harbors bill was passed Wednesday,,
lsavihg only three OF the annual ap-
preparation t'lis 10. be acted These
are the District of CUiu.nb'r BILL the
fortiiic atoms and the deficiency bill, -.
before either OF them is taken up, the Della
ware senatorial election case will have TO be
disposed OF. and TO that case Thursday and
Friday have been assigned. The amendment
which had been offered to the rivers and ha:-
bors bill Tuesday by Mr. German. Of Nary
land. limiting expenditures under the bill 10
siO. 90 900 year was Wednesday after a long
discussion, laid on the table by vote Of 10
toe
HotsE-The house was iEsiris hccnptcd
Wedn csday in the consideration OF the kilia-
keT. Downing contested election case. Mr.
/ Cook rep, lii } tesumins hts Argument In IA
vor of Rinaker The debate continued u"tU
/ night though several motions to adjourn were
| INTERCEPTED and defeated during the discussion
| The debate was participated in by Mr.. Lacy
! (rep, I'D in favor Of Downing, and palZeH
| (rep Pal who gave reasons for not asserting
| Z" the report for uhsaating Mr. Downing
| Mesers Hepburn lrep. Ia arid C6nholly trtp,
M strongly favored the seating of Mr.. Rina-
ker At $50 the house by vote of i:9 to 81, re-
/ committed the case to the committee on cleo
| lions No !. with instructions to recount such
| parts Of the vote deemed proper.
| WASHINGTON, May Is -SENATE--The senate
| bill to restrict immigration by the application
/ OF thu illiteracy test was Thursday tbs ocsa-
/ sion Of the delivery Of two speeches. one
| against and one for the bill The iu-
| crease OF bounties on sugar recently pro-
| posed in the German rcichstag wa- no.
| ticcd in the senate Thursday by Mr. Canery
| OF Louisiana in some remarks on bill pro-
viding for an increase Of United States duties
| ih that ami similar eases The bill was re-
| ferrcd to the committee on finance. Mr.. Cal
| fiery argued that its passage was necessary in
order to prevent the destruction OF the sugar
| industry in the United States. Pension bills
| on the calendar were then taken up and sixty
/ were passed
! HoUsE-Under the special order q 'o-'ci
| last week. the house spent ,....., .--ioE
/ In cor 'ttee Of the whole. &C -..gSfs
| Pc -,.. ills Fifty-three Nee a,.c,
p .-sr ..r, nd reported TO the house for pas
.'..' the benciiciarics being the Wild
.S ~r - Orlando NJ Poe, Con John
>.'y... 3. Gen. Charles " Jameson,
r.E.f o.. .... al and ex-senator George +.
- r gr. ;hbert Smalls. the famous eol-
,.rH,4 p..u' and eX-cOngressman The contested
r'actioa case OF Henry T. Cheatham trep)
q. III: irecn Woodward tdcm.l from the Sec
&! ;trict OF North Carolina was disposed OF
! a., adoption OF n resolution reported from
.lc elections committee No. ., declaring
. % DIV ard entitled to the seat
~ IINGroS, May l6-SESATE-By n vote
& 81 TO so the senate determined Friday that
cary A Dupont WAS not entitled to n seat in
I the senate from the state OF Delaware Rsso-
| lutions were proposed by Mr. Morgan, OF Ala
| oSma, for inquiry as to our treaty
| rights with Spain. and Ivy Mr.. Gall
| lingcr. New Hampshire, relating to the
need OF additional tariff enactmerts. Sixty
! pension bills were passed, clearing the calen-
dar of all pension bills except the one recon-
| mended to pass over veto. Among the bills
passed were those pcnsioning the widow Of
| Brig. Gen. John Hough, at $50 per month: the
daughter of Gen. Phil Kearncy, at SIS the
widow Of Rear Admiral Queen, at S7a
! HOUSEHOLDS introduced: To reimburse
pielcrick CHAMBER for amount of internal rev.
enuc tax overpaid by him in 1874 This amount
not to exceed $500 to grant honorable dis
rharre IN Frank Miller IHffth Ohm A favor.
able committee report to the house has been
made the bill to pay James II. Smith, OF
| Manchester. o, s3lS for services fo:
nine months while he served musician in
the army, tn ugh he was never mustered into
| service The HOge-jltey election case from
the Sixth Virginia distric. was unanimously
decided in favor OF Mr.. Otey Cdem }. the sitting
| member After the night pension session the
house adjourned untii Monday
WASHINGTON. May ls-SENATE.-The Gu.
! ban ques tion was revived Saturday when Mr.
| Morgan (Ala }, who reported the original reso.
/ lutions spoke in favor of further and more de-
/ cisire sction toward the recognition Of the
, Cubans as bclli2,crrnts The senator declared
| ii To be the duty. OF congress to adopt joint
| resolutions on bellirercncy. which, unlike
( the previous concurrent resolutions. would
require the approval of the president, and
! thus fix responsibility. At the close of his
speech the senate adopted. without division
the resolutions intr' duced hv him. directing
the committee on foreign relations to inquire
into, and report on the treaty relations be-
tween the United states and Spain relating
| to the Au ericans now under condemnation at
| Havana: also requesting the president for the
recent diplomatic correspondence with Spain
~ this subject
ItrTsE-Not In session Saturday.
L. Danger Ok Being Lynched.
NiScEEsTER, Ky.,~ May is.-Aaron
Adams, who was shot nv lf''arG
Rainey at blooming i7'r, IS d"g.. ans