The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-14
A HUGE PROTEST.
Against the Annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands to United States.
Uage's Plan OF Naming New Revenue Cut
ters-Census Observation-Disclosures and
Enlargement of Dry DOcks-RepOrt
on Condition of the Mississippi.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-In the house
Thursday Mr.. Fleming, of Georgia, in
PRODUCED bill authorizing an investi-
cation of the books, accounts and
methods of railroads which have re-
ceived aid from the United States. 1t
provides that in the presidents iudg-
ment the secretary of the treasuary
shall redeem or otherwise clear off the
paramount lien, mortgage or other in
cumbrance of government aided rail-
roads by paying the sums lawfully
due out of the treasury. or may bid and
purchase for the United States the
property subject to such incum brance
at any sale or sales made under any
order of the court or any Judgment or
decree of foreclosure of such incunb-
rance or any lien or mortgages or in
terest of the United States.
Secretary Gage has adopted a plan
for naming new vessels of the revenue
cutter service. The old system of
naming vessels was to call the. after
secretaries sometimes senators or
members of the house, and sometimes
clerks. Hereafter, however, these YES
sells will receive the names of tribes of
Indians. The cutter launched at Cleve-
land Wednesday has been named the
Algonquin, and another will be called
the OnondagO. 1t is not unlikely that
the names of the old cutters Smith and
Sperry will be changed in conformity
with the new plan.
The senate committee on cOncenSuS
Thursday authorized Senator Carter to
report favOrably the bill introduced at
the last session of congress to provide
for the twelfth census and for subse-
quent censuses, with an amendment
taking the chief clerk, the disbursing
clerk and the chief statiscian out of
the classified service as provided in the
original bill. The bill provides for the
immediate appointment of a director
of census at a salary of $4,000; an as
sistant director, chief clerk and five
chief StatiscianS.
The senate committee on commerce
Thursday beard an informal report
from Senator Nelson, chairman of the
subcommittee to examine and report
upon the condition of the Mississippi
river. The subcommittee will make a
partial report and will be authorized
to continue and complete the investi-
CATION.
Representative Lounderlager, OF New
Jersey, introduced bill Thursday for
constructing dry docks and enlarging
those already built in number Of cit
les. The bill appropriates S., 600 900
each for the construction of dry docks
at Portsmouth, n. H., not to cost over
81, 100, 900; Boston, Mass, not to cost
over 81 $50, 900; Algiers, La, not to cost
over s., 100000. The other appropria-
tiOns made in the bill are: Are to en-
large and improve dry docks at Brook
Ign, n. Y. 1886, 500; League Island, Pa.
1885, $50; Norfolk, Va, 100000, and to
construct wharf at Port Royal, s. c.,
$75, 000
Senator Hoar Thursday presented a
monster protest in the senate from ma
tive Hawaiians against the annexation
of the Hawaiian islands to the United
States. The protest filed several hun
dred pages of foolscap paper and was
forwarded by EnOch Johnson and Lila
X. AhOlo, secretaries respectively of
the Hawaiian Patriotic league and the
Hawaiian WOman'S Patriotic league,
who made certificates that the sigma
lures were all genuine. Of the 81, 269
signers 10000 were women and 100
were foreigners. The petition was
printed in both the English and Ha-
waiian languages and was very brief,
merely protesting against annexa-
ton to the United States in any shape
or form
The presentation of the petition was
witnessed by the native Hawaiians
comprising the delegation now here to
oppose annexation who made their
first visit to the capitol Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O--Although no
formal action has been taken, a pretty
general understanding has been reach
ed by the leaders in the house of repre-
sentatives as to the course of legisla-
ton in the near future. This contem-
plates the disposal of appropriations
bills as fast as they are ready for con-
sideration. After these the bankruptcy,
bill will be given the first opportunity
for a hearing. This measure will be
reported by Chairman Henderson, OF
the judiciary committee, before the
holiday recess, but it will not be taken
up by the house until after the recess.
1t is understood that Speaker Reed and
the committee on rules will be dis
posed to give this bill every advantage
in the way of securing early time for
debate.
1t is equally well understood that for
the present there will be no effort to
take up financial legislation on the
floor of the house. This is due mainly
to the fact that strong impression
prevails among members of the house
that the committee on banking and
currency will not be able to reconcile
the many conflicting interests inside
of the committee.
Aside from bankruptcy and appro-
priation bills, some emergency meas
ures, such as that relating TO Behring
sea, introduced by Mr.. Hit, will have
hearing, as they involve questions OF
general policy and are not likely to
meet with opposition. With these ex-
ceptions, the disposition of the house
1aodarc will no 70 lxaa,1 ,.oRioo1 loric1a