The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-02
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Extraordinary Session.


WASHINGTON March 26 -SENATE-The sen.
ate spent two hours and forty minutes in dis
cussing in secret session the pending amend
ments to the arbitration treaty. No special
progress was made toward the final result.
Before taking up that matter the ques-
ton of acting the appointment
Of senator's by governors of states.
where the state legislature should
have elected senator's, came up in the case of
John A Henderson, appointed by the govern
or of Florida to Ill the vacancy caused by the
expiration OF the term of Senator Call on the
third of March. After the executive session
the bankruptcy bill taken up and read in
full. and then Mr. Nelson rep, MinnD Of
fered substitute for it. which was also read
in full The reading of the two bills occupied
an hour and twenty minutes.
HoUsE-Thursday was the last day of gen.
eral debate on the tariff bill under the order
adopted last week, but because Mr.. Bailey'S
throat would not allow him to speak Thursday
afternoon, an agreement was made to give two
hours to general debate just before taking the
vote next Wednesday. which will be
occupied by himself and Mr.. Dingley.
WASHINGTON, March 21-SENATE-Wit
the exception of the first hour the whole of
Fridays session was spent by the senate be-
hind closed doors where not only was the
bitratiOn treaty discussed in some of its bear
lngs. but also the party organization of the
Senate-no definite results being arrived at on
either subject During the opening ses-
sion the civil service commission was
subjected to another raking down at the hands
of Mr. Gallinger rep, n. HI. Resolutions of
inquiry were offered and adopted as to the
future disposition OF the Union Pacific rail-
way property, and to the arrest and impris-
onment of the American sailors in Cuba At
p m. the senate adjourned until Monday
next
HoUsE-The consideration of the tariff bill
under the five-minute rule, for the purpose OF
amendment which it was expected would be
strictly business, opened with the liveliest
political contest of the session. lasting for
nearly three hours. 1t began promptly on the
reading of the PREDATORY paragraph of the bill.
to which Mr. Dockery dem. MOI offered
an amendment authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to admit free of duty any article
the production and price of which was con-
trolled by a trust in the United States.
WASHINGTON. March 80 -SENATE-Not in
session Saturday.
HOUSE--The progress of the house the
tariff bill WAS even slower Saturday than Fri
day. Only five more of the l6! pages of the
bill were disposed Of making IA pages in all
in the two of the five days allowed for con-
sideratjon under the Ave-minute rule.
At this rate only 81 pages of the
bill will be disposed of before the bill comes
to final vote. Only five amendments were
adopted Saturday, all of minor impor lance.
and each an amendment OF the ways and
in the tariff, with occasional lncursions into
the realm of the financial theories, furnished
fruitful topics for the members
WASHINGTON, March 30--SENATE.-The
senate Monday spent about an hour in open
session and about two hours and u half in Sc
cret session discussing the arbitration treaty.
A remonstrance against the treaty was pre-
sented from the Monroe Doctrine club, Of
Philadelphia, which characteriZes it as
/ ''craftily contrived TO advance the interests
| of England and to coerce the United States
into the adoption of reciprocity treaty with
Canada" A bill appropriating S25O0O0 to be
| expended in saving life and property endan-
! gered by the great floods in the Mississippi
valley reported and passed.
HOUSE - The rumored dissatisfaction
! among the members of the house with the
schedules of the tariff bill was manifested
| Monday when Messrs. Mccall and Levering,
| of Massachus etts, protested against the high
: rates of duty imposed in the wooden and cot
| ton schedules. The former said it was the
| wooden schedule in the Mckinley bill that
had caused the reaction against the protect
i i've system resulting in the loss of the house.
| the senate and the presidency At 5:95 the
committee rose. and the house passed the
| senate joint resolution. making Immediately
available S250,000 for the protection of the
| lower Mississippi, with amendment carry
ing some of the more pressing items in the
deficiency bill. passed week before last
| y.
| open session of the senate Tuesday lasted un-
Til p m, and the senate resumed behind
closed doors the consideration of the arbitra-
ton treaty. spending two and half hours in
the discussion. To the 1.404 bills that had
been introduced up to the close of Mon
Tuesday to bring the whole num-
Der above the figure of 1900 - the
majority of them being pension bills The
house amendments to the joint resolution
passed Tuesday by the senate. approprlating
$250.00O to aid in protecting the life and
property in the Mississippi floods. were COLI
Cured in by the senate. and the joint reso-
luton was sent to the president.
HOUSE-Tuesday was nearly all occupied in
| dispoSing of amendments offered by the COM
mittee ways and means, most of which
went to perfecting the phraseolOgy, or making
classification clearer An amendment putting
books maps and charts imported for the use
of schools, colleges ard public libraries on the
| free list. was agreed to- also one restoring
| the Mckinley rates on horses and mules. At
! 4o'clock the reading of the bill where the COM
mittee left of Saturday last was resumed,
and in the last hour of the day four additional
pages were passed, over 20 in all Mr.
Hopkins (rep nL). mem Der of the commit
tee ways and means. assured Mr.. McMil-
lin dem. Tenn that if his associates would
! not unnecessarily delay consideration of the
) bill The sugar schedules would be reached in
! Jlnc TO ACT upon IT, AlIcr the COnulILe0
| rose an unavailing effort was made to reach
| an agreement to extend the limit for debate
from to O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, the
last two hours TO BE- under the rules for gen.
| eral debate.
WASHINGTON. April L-SENATE-The SEN
! ate spent the larger part of its session We'd
| nesday in secret conclave. At l2:25 it pro-
ceeded to the consideration of executive bus
! mess. and that included not only the arbitra-
| ton treaty. but the question of filling the
| vacancies on the standing committees. The
/ only matter of public interest that occurred
in the open session were two resolutions on
the subject OF Cuba, and both of them went
| over without action till Thursday. The first
| was offered By Mr. Mills dem, Tex in
! structing the committee on foreign relations
| to inquire what obligation, if any, the United
/ States has assumed toward the people CT
/ Cuba by maintaining the right to prevent the
! acquisition of the island by any European
power and compelling them to rem1in subject
| to the dominion of Spain The other was that
! offered Tuesday by Mr.. Morgan (dem.. Ala.)
in relation to the letters from Maxine Gomez
| to Presidents Cleveland and Mckinley
onEf y -1l $50