Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-02-18
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-
second session.

feconu session.
WAsHINGTpN. Zen p-SENATE- Practically
the wnolc Of Mondays scsS on of the senate
took vi &c hchind closed doors. the question
under consideration being the Anglo Amcri-
San treaty. concurrent resolution for the
withdrawal Of a hill from the President. ow.
lng to the discovery -: u substantial error In
II, led Mr IIll I" question tn, constitutions
alitN ~ such pruIu,t ion. and the matter went
over TOR further consideration
HOUSE Monday session OF the house of
representative, va, taken up almost wholly
In tho cousld ration ol business relating to
IN" District 81 tnlu nhir Nnlc Of them were
OF more than zoe n interest or inheritance
The copy 81 tho returns Of the votes of the
several states Cor PRESIDENT Il electors which
the law directs ~h n be- sent to the sprni,.r
were land before the house and will remain ON
the table untt Nh" official canvass Of the vote
l. made Wednesday
WASHINGrnN Feb IO-SEN.rF- Tuesday
a. ON Mogday the senate spent nearly In,
whole time uf II, session In wrestling hchinI
closed doors over the arbitration treaty
During the transaction Of tue rout n,
morning business the concurrent resolution
introduced Monday b. Mir Petrigrcw tsII
:. D. Withdrawing from the president a bill
passed 10y both houses IN rcl4tioa to the tim
Der culture law. WAS taken up and passed
JOINT resolution Was offered and referred look
inE 10 the payment Of some g.. utO To employee
Of the government printing office for leave al
House. --I'rc~Idcnt Cleveland ", : overrulrd
by the house Tuesday In the matter Of vetoes
Of two pension bulls They were for the ncue-
ht OF Rachel Patton and Caroline MoNait
widows OF SolilcrS who had rc-uar.icd and
lost their second hush ma. After A brief &c.
bate IN" conference report On the
immirrat'on hIl was agreed to-
"I7 10 b
wAsHINGrnN Feb IL-SENATF- BEFORE the
senate left is chamber "Wednesday 10 parr!ci-
pate with the l. q ISc Of representatives. In the
solemn fOrma itv OF counting III electoral
votes for president and vice pres dcnt Of the
Caitcd States. the only matter which came ur
for consideration Was Mir 1illmau = vdcm
a. hln IMPLYING and Classifying
the existing law as to the right OF
state authorities to seize Intoxicating
liquors bought into the state. II
was srrruuaus.v opposed by senators Sew
ell Urp. - Mills ui,m TcNl. and Vest
,d"m, MOI Aft"r the senate returned To it,
chamber the Nlcarasuan canal hill came up a.
the M haIshcd business. and Mr. Morgan
tdem.. Ala recognizing the impossibIlity Of
ITS passage this session. Withdrew It. giving
notice. however. that he would introduce il nj
the extra session and would press IL to a vote
The agricultural appropriation bill was then
t,krn up and after some discussion was
passed.
H"T-I--Thc house Joined "wednesday with
tn" ~caat" IA witnessing the count of the cleo
tor Il Not" Tor president AMI vice president OF
the United States for thu term beginning
NJ ,rcn !S.'1. and after the aunounccmrut of
Ihe rcsu adjourned until Thursday In the
hour prior 10 the assembling 81 the lOint con-
Ncntgou IN" foriincatip1 and the yost ONCE
sppropri { on bills were reported and placed
on the calendar \ senate bill was passed.
authorizing III" several courts Of appeals to
make tables ~ dues and charges. which the
supreme CoIrt e the United States shall
make uniform as nearly a. possible
" ASKING ron Feb l. -SESATE-The diplo-
matte and consulir appropriation bill, carry
ing an aggregate Of SiG9I.3iS was pissed after
some ctu>tic remarks by Mr. Morgan 1lcm-.
Ala on an item of S.O.O0l for minister plen-
Ipotentiary to the states Of Nicaragua. Costa
Rca and Salvador An agreement
reached to have the vote on the conference
report to the immi ration bill taken at d IN,
next Wednesday, At l:5J the senate went in
to executive session on the arbitration treaty
and continued to sit with closed doors till a. s.
when II adjourned
HousE-A displaced scm!-colon in the bill
providing for the reiundinc of the bonded IN
icbtcduess OF the several territories was the
innocent cause OF wholly unexpected debate
on the monetary question IN the house Thurs
day lasting two or three hours At Mr. knox's
suggestion the semi-colou was replaced by a
comma TN MIR. McMillan's suggestion tho
bond, other than the Arizona gold bonds
named were made payable in thu llwful
none. OF the United States, and the bill was
then Used The sundry civil appropriation
bill for the year ending June 81 lSgS,
ported by Mr. Cameron and IL ccd on the
ca endlr, NJ Il rtlett (Dem. G y presented
e unaniuu' $ report Of electl, Ms committee
No | upon t e contest Of Thomas +. Watson
vs. J c c Black from the Tenth district OF
Georgia. in favor of Bl ok, and stated that he
would call it up at the first opportunity
WASHINGTON. Feb 3-SENAIE-A joint
resolution was introduced Friday. declaring
q ha Inv Ilfttt ~ Of mil
abrogated The joint resolution went over,
till Saturday, Mr. Morgan announcing hi
purpose OF then addressing the senate upon il
The question of the right of the congress to
recsN trorn tae PTesidUat sSTt 10 MIN
for his approval Except to correct
an error in enSrossment
rollmenu came up again Friday, and
was. under a resolution offered by Mr.. Hill
dem. y -. referred to the JudiciIry COM
mittec for examination and report Mr.. Hill
also offered a resolution, which was agreed to,
directing the secretary Of state in the of
good offices with the Spaniel government to
have Sylvester Scovil, the American news
paper correspondent recently arrested in
Cuba. removed TO Havana IA order that he
NAV be under the more immediate care and
protection Of the United States consul gem
eraL Tie open session OF the senate lasted
for only an hour Then this galleries were
cleared the doors wers closed and the consid-
Grafton OF the arbitrat on treaty was resumed
in executive session. At p. m the senate
adjourned until saturday.
HoUsE-The day was devoted TO the con-
sidera ton Of the post ofiice appropriation bill
An effort to strike out the provision for spe-
ci mail facilities between Boston and New
Orleans defeat; q. but n amendment to
the section was agreed to making this service
operative between New York and New Or.
leans. This allowed reduction Of
about s.5OlO in this appropriation,
laay IA IN nr tun Al unent ne
OF minor Importance were aged to and the
bill passed Thu sundry civil 4 : Irop.iation
bill was ken up and its first reading begun
| Toe house adjourned until Saturday. doinE
away with the usual Friday night session
wAsHINGToN. Feb l5.-SENArE-Tne dis.
| cussion of the arbitration treaty in the ex-
| ecutive session Saturday took the course OF n
| constitutional q .bare II was precipitated by
| the presentation OF an amendment by Senator
| TurpIe. OF Indiana. TO the first article OF the
| treaty, providing that all questions to he SUBJ
mitted TO arbitration must be considered and
proposed by the treaty-making power, the
| president and the senate After a long debate
| the amendment was voted down Adjourned
| until Monday.
| HoUsE-Representative Cummings, of New
York. has introduced a resolution requesting
! the secretary OF state to give the house OF
| representatives. any inform Ition he may have
concerning the incident OF the stripping Of
| three lady p ssengers on board the United
States mail steamer olivette. in the harbor OF
| Havana, by Spanish soldiers ana detectives
| The resolution r"cItes that the alleged occur
! renee was described in "A New York paper.
TIE resolution was referred TO the committee
| On foreign affairs, and report is expected in
| a few days
Mary McCuliom IN Cleveland.
| CLEVELAND, O., Feb. l3-Mary Me-
Culllom, young woman whose disap-
pearance from her home in Brookville,
Ind, n week ago. caused a sensation,
is probably in Cleveland. Her father,
Thomas McCullom. had long con.
| f,r.,n.n NTH Dnli..n Snnnrint To hont