Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-04
OPEN SESSION
OF the United states Senate Draws a
Crowd Sunday Afternoon.
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WASHINGTON March L. An omen sos
sion of thc United States senate uu a
Sunday afternoon = such Il rcmarSgi.r
aud unusual Occurrences an 80 much
at variance with the Religions Srrti.
mcnt of the country that crowd, were
attracted 10 tine north wing Of the can
itrl an hour before o'c.orh in the al
trruaun, the time IL which the senate
at hal!-plSt in thr morning had
taken 4 recess. All classes anu cnuil-
tions of poop" wyr' in the crowd. some
wcrr "n hand early enough 10 obtain
seats in that ~rctIrn ot the gallrri,,
that is open IL the general public.
Others who were Tn" hn.arr, al tickets
Ia reserved section, presented them
and were = limited, - long a. any
space was left. Ihp,, who cuul get
inside stationed themselves near the
gallery doors waiting their chances ~
admission or wan !rrlng listirsSIy mp
aad down the marble stairca>rS aud
the spacious halls. As To the senators
themselves, the day seemed to make ur
difference L. them They were pre-
rnt in about the usual number, a
vote taken soon alter the proceedings
began showed that there were nearly
seventy senator, in the hall some ui
them being pair-l- Nor vA> there any
NO icrab,c distinction - L. the men
representing tho New Ldg.daI states
and the men representing sections Of
the country where Sabbath observance
is not 50 general or strict, and cuisines,
went ON lust a. it dos on week days.
Ii WAS strictly business session. and
cons liberation of the suniry evil ap-
preparation bill was immediately re
sumcd, the question being ON those
committee amendments which were
passed over without action Saturday
night. The first of these appropriated
Sl.GS5, l5d To pay the producers of sugar
the balance of their claim, for bounty
under the Mckinley law. On this NJ.
Vest dem, MOI demanded the yeas
ana nays and il was agreed to-3. To Il.
The next amendments were those
making appropriations for the great
river and harbor improvements under
contracts authorized by former river
and harbor bills, the various amounts
being generally reduced by the com
mittce about - per cent from the
figures fixed by the house. Eight or
nine pages of those amendments were
disposed of with little debate but the
item appropriating Sl00,0oJ to prevent
the Mississippi river from breaking in-
to the Cache river near Cairo, Ill.,, pro-
volled an extended discussion, during
which the whole subject of the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river was
gone over.
An item in relation to electric light
ing in the District of Columbia t.
which Mr.. Hill (dem., y. " was up
posed gave that senator an opportuni-
ty of expressing his views in relation
To a sunday session of the senate lie
had doubted the propriety of the sen.
ate meeting on Sunday to enact legisla-
tion for the people of the
United States. His attention had
been called to various petit
tons presented by honorable senators
asking for "a rest day" for the District
of Columbia. and he had been disposed
to acquiesce in the sentiment expressed
in these petitions. lie also remem-
bered that the senator from Michigan
MIR. McMillanl, who had suggested
this senate amendment. had in
troduced n bill to Protect the
first day of the week. commonly
called Sunday. as n day of rest
and " orship in the District of Colum-
bia." That bill, if it had passed, was
broad enough to prevent any legisla
ton on this day. For those reasons he
hesitated to engage in a general de.
bate. but now, TO be serious" he
continued.
Have YOU not been serious all the
time?" a senator asked in low tones.
That is a reflection on the remarks
which have made" Mr. Hill replied;
and then he went on with his state
ment.
The amendment was adopted.
The last week of the Fifty-fourth
congress finds the senate with the
great appropriation bills in a more
backward state than for several years.
Six of the annual appropriation bud
gets have become laws with the APP.
proval of the president. The Indian
bill and the post office bill, the
latter of which was passed at an
early hour Sunday morning. are in
conference There are now before the
senate the fortiiieationS, District of Co
lumbia, the sunday civil and naval
bills. The sun Try civil bill was under
discussion sunday afternoon. This
and the naval and district bills prom
Use TO be prolific in debate, SO that the
sena te will be compelled to give closer
attention to its work during the few
remaining days than il has up to this
time. The general deficiency bill will
he reported from committee Monday.
IL the debate is prolonged, as some
senators appear To be content to have
it, there will be good grounds for the
belief that at least two of the bills
may fail altogether.
Russia In Accord With other Powers.
VIENNA, March 1.-The Politisch
Correspondent semi-ofiicially denies
the statement that Russia would or.
der Greece to recall her fleet and all
her troops from Crete within three
days. II says that Russia is in com
plete agreement with the other pow.
ers.
Venezuels Commission at an End.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Vevezue
Ian commission terminated its exist
ence Saturday at noon, when its mem.
bers. Justice Brewer, Frederick Il.
Coudert, Andrew d. White. Justice