The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-10

The Regular Session Opens-Presidenti
Message Read.

message hcdus
WASHINGTON, Dec THE regular session
Of the Fifty fifth congress began at noon Mon
day when Vice President Hobart in the senate
and Speaker Reed in the house called these re-
SpectiVe bodies to order AS congress had al
ready organized last March, the opening ses-
sion was rather tame in comparison with the
usual first day. Precisely at II O'Clock
the gavel of Vice President Hobart fell
and the senate was called to order
The invocation was delivered by Rev. W.
H. Milburn, the blind chaplain. He made
beautiful and touching reference to our be
loved president who awaited news from the
bedside of the mother to whom he is devoted.
and prayed that she might have q peaceful
passage to the celestial shore. Seventy-seven
senators responded to their names ON the the
roll call The presidents message was read in
both houses. after which an adjournment was
had until Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S-SENATE-During the
session Tuesday 1O8 bills. many of which were
private pension measures, were introduced in
addition to several joint resolutions and some
senate resolutions. An interesting contest for
precedence in consideration between Mr..
Lodges immigration bill and the proposed leg
islation to confer authority upon the president
to act for the protection of the governments in
tereSt at the sale of the Kansas Pacific rail-
road was pending at the close of the SeS-
SiOn The probability is that it will be AMIGA
bly, arranged before the senate cOnveneS We'd
neSday. Mr.. H De s. Money, of Mississippi,
was introduced, and after some brief criticism
of the form of his credentials. the oath of office
was administered to him. Mr.. Money waS'aS-
signed to the seat formerly occupied by Mr..
Daniel, of Virginia, the latter securing the seat
in the center of the democratic side which was
occupied by the late Senator George.
HOUSE-The session of the house Tuesday,
though it lasted but two hours witnessed
lively SkirmiSh over the question of distribute
ing the presidents message to the various COM
mttees clothed with jurisdiction over the sub
jectS dealt with. The conflict of authority
came between the ways and means committee
and the banking and currency committee.
The battle ragged all along the line. Dur
ing the debate Gen. GrosvenOr, of Ohio, fired
the first gun against the civil service
law, and this also brought the friends
and enemies of that measure into
action. Mr.. johnson, of Indiana, in q ringing
warning declared that if bill to emaSculate
the civil service law were passed it would
meet the presidential veto. Eventually Mr..
Dingley, in Difference to the opposition of the
members of the banking and currency commit
tee, agreed to a modification of the order dis
tribution, so as to send to the ways and means
committee all matters relating to the rev
enues, the bonded debt of the country and the
treaties affecting the revenues" The resolu-
ton was then adopted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Wednesday's session
of the senate occupied less than an hour. the
time principally being consumed by members
in presentation of memorials, resolutions and
bills. A resolution presented by Mr.. Allen
(pOp, Neb.) declaring it to be the sense of the
senate that the United States should recognize
the political independence of Cuba, was made
the subject of some remarks by the Nebraska
senator, in course Of which he criticised the
president for not carrying into effect the pledge
of the republican party made in it's last ma
tional platform to recognize the independence
OF the Cuban republic. At the conclusion of
Mr.. Aliens remarks, the senate by resolution
Of Mr.. Hoar (MasS) adjourned as a mark of
respect to the memory of the late Ashley B.
Wright, one OF the members of the house Of
representatives from Massachusetts,
HOUSE-The session of the house Wednesday
lasted only Is minutes. Mr. w. 4. Stone (rep
Pa reported the pension appropriation BILL
the first Of the appropriation bills. and gave
notice that he would call it up Immediately
after the reading of the journal Thursday. The
committee on election and the committee on
banking and currency were given leave to sit
during the session of the house Then at 1871
the house adjourned