The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-07-23
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
EXTRAORDINARY ses.ion.

railway affairs occupied the attention OF the
senate throughout the day and the Harris res
olution relating to the pending judicial pro-
ceedings against the Union Pacific road final
ly went over until Friday. Early in the day
Senators Stewart and White INDUCED in sharp
personalities in connection With the contest
over the San Pedro (Cal deep water harbor
The Joint resolution was passed accepting the
invitation of France to participate in the
Paris exposition of 1900
HoUSE-No business was transacted by the
house Thursday. Immediately after the jour
nal was approved recess was taken on Mr..
Cannon's motion until Friday, Mr. Cannon
having given assurance to Mr.. Bailey that in
MS opinion partial complete conference
report on the deficiency blu would be ready
by that time.
WASHINGTON. July H-SENATE-The open
session of the senate was brief and uneventfuI
FRIDAY. The Harries resolution relating To
the Union Pacific railroad was further dis
cussed. Al 80 the senate went into executive
session. remaining behind closed doors until 6
O'Clock and then adjourned until Saturday.
HoUsE-Tne house Friday agreed to the par
tlaI conference report on the general deficien-
cy appropriation bill was then concurred in,
tins senate amendment fixing the limit of cost
Oh armor plate for the three battleships now
building, at 1900 per ton This was the main
point In dispute between the two houses.
strong effort was made to induce the house to
agree 10 substitute proposition fixing
the limit at S4O0. as recommend
ed by the secretary of the navy. but
after three hours debate the house by a vote
OF l42 tc 45 concurred in the senate amend
ment. On motion of Mr.. Frederick (rep.
kaS) the senate resolution directing the sec
rotary of war to issue ZOO tents for the use of
the Grand Army encampment at Leavenworth
kas., next October. was adopted Mr. Can
non then called up the conference report on
the general deficiency bill which meantime
mad been agreed to by the senate The house
concurred in the senate amendment appropri-
ating $1,000 for removing Instructions in the
kootenai river Montana Adjourned until
Monday.
WASHINGTON July 2O.-SENArE-Monday
In the senate principally devoted to a
discussion on Mr.. Harris resolution relating
to the Union Pacific railroad Mr. Morgan OF
Alabama, concluded his remarks in favor Of
the resolution and Mr. Stewart spoke in op-
position to it, Mr.. ThurSton OF Nebraska
was speaking In opposition when at O'Clock
the senate went into executive session and
shortly thcreafterward adjourned.
HoUsE-The conference report on the tariff
Dill was adopted by the house shortly after
midnight Tuesday morning by a vote of 1875 to
lis, and at noon Tuesday the report will 60 to
the senate for action there. This eclipses all
previous records The result was accom-
pllshed after II hours OF CO ntinuous debate.
But two speeches were made by the republic
ans, one by Gov. Dinglev in opening the de-
D
closing it The democrats were thus
forced to put forth speaker after
speaker In all ten democrats and one popu-
list speeches were made, Messrs. Wheeler
Ala), Swanson (Va.), Ball Lanham and Bal
ley (Tex), Kelly IN. d., Fleming (Ga.), Han
dy Oel), Mcdowell O), Berry (Ky.) and Nc
MILAN Glenn being the speakers The sugar
schedule was the main point of assault but
the most interesting feature of the debate oc-
CURED when Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Mcmillan the
two rival democratic leaders. crossed swords
on the question of orthodoxy of the raw ma
terial doctrine. the former opposing and the
latter champOning it.
WASHINGTON, July 2L-SENATE-The tariff
conference report was presented to the senate
Tuesday, but little progress was made on it
beyond the formal reading of about two thirds
of the report. There was no indication of
when the final vote would oe reached.
During the day Mr.. Tillman (dem
c. openly threatened a tilibuster until next
December if cotton bagging and cotton ties
were not restored to the free list, but the
threat was regarded as somewhat facetous
The sugar amendments occasioned long de-
bate, during which Mr.. Allison stated that the
conference rates were lower than those of the
senate. and largely concession to the house
Senators Vest Jones, Berry and White ques-
toned this statement, urging that the sugar
trust secured larger benefits from the confer
ence schedule than from any previously Of
fered. The lumber amendment also brought
animated criticism from Senators Teller and
Pettigrew. Early in the day the senate passed
JOINT resolution authorizing and requesting
the president to take all necessary StepS for
the release of the Competitor prisoners from
prison in Havana
WASHINGTON. July % SENATE-The sem
ate concluded the formal reading of the tariff
conference report Wednesday, The debate
was spiritless in the main Early in the day
Mr.. Jones (Ark) made a contest against
the conference committee on the ground that
it had exceeded its authority in so amend
ing the paragraph relating to printing
paper as to place retaliatory duty against
the countries paying export bounty on
wood pulp. His point of order was debated at
much length, and finally overrued by Vice
President Hobart. This removed the only OBJ
stacle thus far encountered by the report The
reciprocity amendment and the amendment
of the stamp tax on bonds and stocks devel-
oped much criticism.
HoUsE--When the house met Wednesday
Mr. Evans rep, ky.), from the committee on
ways and means, reported joint resolution
requesting the president to make such inves-
LEGATIONS as will elicit all theta in reference
to the restrictions put upon the sale OF Amer
lean tobacco in foreign countries under what
are known as the reggie" or government con-
tracts 1t also authorizes the president to
enter into negotiations with governments of
those countries with a view to obtaining a
modification or removal of these restrictions
Passed.
To Put "a Steamer on the Yukon River.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, July %
Owing to the present rush to the
Klondyke gold fields and the still
greater rush which is expected next |
spring the Puget Sound Tngboat Co. |
has decided to put a steamer on the |
Yukon river to carry passengers and |
freight from st. Michaels to Circle City |
and the Klondyke valley. Steam boat |
men here estimate that beginning |
about the first of next April large !
steamer can leave the sound for Alaska |
daily with all the passenger and |
freight accomm odations crowded.
Miners Going To Michigan.
HoUGHToN, Mich, July 22.--Several |
hundred miners from Ohio and Penn
sylvania bituminous coal districts have |
reached here in the past few days in
search of work and report that thou
sands more arc coming drawn Nv re-