The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-26
IN CONGRESS.
The Arbitration Treaty. Canal Bill and
Rebellion in Cuba
Will Be Discussed in the SeDate-The
Bankruptcy Bill Likely to Be Called
Up-The New Inning grafton Bill VIII
Be introduced in the House.

the 1nSurrectlOn IN CuDd Will Oe AGAIN
discussed in the senate during the COM
ing week. Senator Turtle, of Indiana,
will open the Cuban debate Monday,
ostensibly on Senator Cameron's reso'
luton recognizing the independence OF
the Cuban republic. Mr.. Turpie will
devote a considerable portion OF his
time, however, as he said, to con-
sideration of the subject of the
independence of congress, with
such incidental structures on the
manifesto o. Secretary Olney as may
occur to plain, outspoken man who be-
lieves the executive department has
overstepped its proper function in
seeking to intimidate the senate by the
threat Of the veto power and the pre-
dicted defiance of contemplated legis.
lation, Mr.. Turpies' penchant for sar.
castle comments and his failure to con-
form to the polite language of diplO-
macy in attacking policies he believes
to be wrong, lead to the belief that his
speech may be piquant reading.
The condition of the Nicaragua bill
is particular, it is still the unfinished
business Senator Morgan, who has
given the subject careful consideration
says the bill is drawn so to come with
in terms of the concession granted by
Nicaragua, and he denies that the let
ter of minister Rodriguez has any
weight whatever. He will antagonize
the motion to send the bill back
to the committe if any is made.
and insist upon the vote on
the bill being taken. The debate in
the senate will probably be protracted
until the correspondence of Nicaragua
called for by Mr. Morgan's resolution
adopted Saturday, is received. Mean
while the Rodriguez letter will have
an important bearing upon the general
! treaty of arbitration which will be
| taken up by the senate committee in
special session Monday. Friends of
the Nicaraguan bill will antagonize
final action of the treaty until some
thing definite is done on the canal bill.
At the conclusion of Mr. Turpie's
| speech Monday the senate will listen
| to eulogies on the late eX-Speaxer Crisp.
| The bankruptcy bill, which was on the
| special order for 2 o'clock, will in all
| probability, be postponed a few
! days. The bill to provide for the rep
resentation of the United States by
commissioners at any international
monetary conference hereafter in the
bill called the Wolcott bill, will be con-
sidered Monday after the morning
! business.
Less than six weeks of the present
session of congress remain, and this
fact has impressed up the managers of
the house the necessity of more vigor.
ously pushing the appropriation bills
yet remaining to be considered. II
was stated Saturday by member OF
the committee on rules that the agri
cultural and Indian bills now on the
calendar would be the principal item.
! of business on the programme this
week. These bills, although carrying
comparatively small sums, usually give
rise to more debates than others on the
list. Their distribution, provided for
in the agricultural bill, is sure to
evoke criticism, and the Indian school
question can be relied upon to occupy
day or more of the time of the house
The Indian bill further con-
tains the provisions of the bill
reported two or three weeks ago, to
abolish the offices of Indian commits
sioner and assistant Indian commits
sioner, and confer their duties on 3
board of commissioners. This may be
promptly disposed of on point of or
der, but is more likely to be the occa-
sion of considerable talk before being
thus disposed Of The new immigra-
ton bill agreed upon by the conferees
will be presented to the house Monday
and the advocates of the measure will
endeavor to secure day later in the
week for it's consideration.
Calls on the Attorney General for Infor-
nation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Mr. Allen
(pop., Neb.) offered a resolution which
was agreed to without objection, call
ing on the attorney general to inform
the senate whether he had entered
into an agreement or stipulation with
the reorganization committee of the
Union Pacific railroad respect.
ing the foreclosure of the
government lien thereon and
the amount to be bid in the event
of the foreclosure of the lien, also to
send to the senate the full text of the
agreement or stipulation, together
with the names of the parties thereto,
and of the persons comprising the re-
oy-oa tinn we'll he