The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13
THE CANAL BILL.
Senator Morgan Hopes to Have Action
Taken on the Measure Soon.
1t Is Thought the House Will Pass the PEN
sion Appropriation Bill Before the
HOlidays-The Army keor-
ganization Bill Called.

WASHINGTON, Oecs Ia nc COURSE
of proceedings in the senate this week
will depend upon the disposition that
is made of the Nicaragua canal bill.
1t is Senator Morgan's intention to
call up this measure Monday, and he
has expressed the hope that he will
secure action at the Monday session.
Few of his most sanguine co-workers
agree with him in this opinion,
and the best indication is that
unless an agreement can be reached
for postponement, several days at least
will be consumed in it's consideration,
The opponents of the measure will
meet its supporters with a proposition
to defer consideration until after the
Christmas holidays, and they
will give as their reason for
this request the fact that the
report of the government commission
appointed to investigate the feasibility
of the canal has not yet been made,
urging the Importance of receiving the
information which the commission
will be able to furnish before acting
upon so important question. If the
bill is taken up in earnest it will COLI
sumo the greater portion of the SEN
ate's time until finally disposed Of
Another subject on the calendar is
the anti-scalping bill which Senator
Cullom has informed the senate he will
seek to get up at an early day, but he
will meet with opposition if he makes
the effort and is not likely to succeed
thus early in the session.
The special order for Monday at 2
o'clock is the bill providing for the
registry of foreign built ships, but if
the Nicaragua bill should be taken up,
the registry bill would not be allowed
to consume much time. Senator Nor
rill has given notice of a motion Tues
day to consider the bill providing for
the purchase of site for the United
States supreme court, but the proceed
ings with reference to this measure
will be confined to a speech by the Yer
mont senator.
The urgent army deficiency bill will
receive attention early in the week.
The committee on appropriations will
meet Monday, and it is not believed
that more than one meeting on the bill
will be necessary.
Senator Allison, chairman of the COM
mittee, hopes, therefore, to get the bill
before the senate for consideration
Tuesday.
1t has been prophesised that the
army bill would be used as pretext
for discussion of the Spanish war, and
the fear of such a course has not eE-
tirely subsidized.
Beyond the first three days there is
no programme mapped out for the
house this week. Monday will be de-
voted, under the rules, to the consider
ton of business relating to the District
of Columbia and on Tuesday the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
will be taken up. This is in pursuance
of the determination of the leaders tC
give the appropriation bills the right
of way whenever one is ready. There
is nothing in the district bill this year
to attract opposition and unless the
unexpected happens the bill ought tc
pass Tuesday or Wednesday at the
latest. The appropriations sub-com-
mittee on pensions will commence
work on the pension appropriations
bill Monday, but it can hardly be ready
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expected, however, that it will be
passed before the holidays. 1t is
possible that Chairman Hull, of
the military affairs committee, will
be able to bring in. the army re-
organization bill as soon as the
district appropriation bill is ont
of the way. He is exceedingly
anxious to get tho bill into the house
is particularly solicitous that it should
pass the house before the holidays. If
it should follow the district bill a very
interesting debate wIl be precipitated.
The future policy of the governmer. is
ordained in the bill for the increase
of the standing army, and the whole
subject will be opened up. The
democrats are divided upon the
question of increasing the regular
army, but how far the opposi-
ton will go in antagonizing the meas
ure it is impossible to forecast. Only
last week during the debate on the ur-
gent deficiency bill, Mr.. De Almond, of
Missouri, one of the leaders, evaded a
direct reply when the question was
put fairly at him by Mr.. Cannon, chair
man of the appropriations committee.
If the army reorganization bill doei
not come up the various committees,
under the call, will probably be al
lowed to clean up business which they
have on the calendar.
| Shot Through the Nrck.
GRAFTON, w. Va, Dee. 12.-Luther
Wiseman, a farmer, while getting up