Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-07
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-


WASHINGTON. March y SrNtTE \ scene
of intense was presented in the -tuat, Monday
| when The presidents m"-~alg" transmitting the
| bindings a.; the Maine coUri of inquiry was re-
,rNri The galleries were packed To the
uuur~ and The attendance of senator, was quit,
a~ large A. il has been AT any time during IN,
present session Ea,cr to ascertain the fulfill
inrS of the court, ScuIe~ uf members
1f the house after the adjournment Of thai
body. had hurried To the senate chamber and
the floor was crowded with them When
the rrauinr Of the presidents message Wa
begun. hush marked fen ov thu
chamber that one might have heard Q
Pin lall. TErouu bout the reading OF
both the message and the findings OF the
1. urt there was not the slightest dcmonStra-
tiun. Following closely upon the message and
findings came the speech of Mr. Money tMi>s.D
upun his recent observations In cuba and tho
deduction from them which he had made. He
spoke rNlrmporaucnu>lN, AMI his vigorous and
al time impa>-l ned clolucncc carried his
auditors IN fun sympathy with him Upon the
announcement of Representative Simpkins
death the ~cratc adjourned
HORST tn" reading: Of the president, mes
sarc IN The h,u-" Monday was listened Ia with
hrcathlc~s interest 10y the members and The
spectators in the galleries who were crowded
IN like SIrilu,S in u box. Just one wave Of
nppIu>" swept from floor To ceiling and then
the death Of Representative SimpknS tNass.D
wa announced and the house adjourned
WASHINGTON, March b. SENATE Cuban
resolutions were offered in the senate immcdi-
atriy after eonvCnng Tuesday by senators
Allrn. EawlinS. Foraker and FRYE All wcrt
referred to committee on foreign relations
Scvcnty-four private pensions were passed he
fore adjournment from 40 till p M. The
evening session was devoted to consideration
oi private appropriation bills.
luT~E The house Tuesday quietly proceed
ed with the order uf the day. The whole time
was devoted - the consideration Of the hill To
pay II .Ul"I claims Tor stores and supplies
furnished To the union toy LOYAL citizens 81 the
>uu'h during The war There was a bitter con-
test over a claim of S,liOO preferred by the
heirs al The willow ~ Gen. Robert r. Lee The
claim wa finally stricken cut and the bill was
passed The evening session Was devoted to
pension l"-l- latiun
WhSHINGTuN March 81 SENATE -Fcrrnis.
sion was Granted 10y the Sruat" Wednesday for
IN" foreign relations committee to sit during
the sessions of the senate Following this
action. the resolution providing for the rccn,-
milton Of IA" Independence OF Cuba introduced
! Tuesday hN Mr. Allen tNchl was at tn. request
Of Mr. Frye tMrl referred to Ia" foreign re-
laJion> committee without debate. Beyond
lEc~r two points, no reference was made Icy
ih,. senate L. the cuban question. Mr. Gallery
DAD concluded his speech on the national
4uarantiu" hill, after which the measure
making further provision for civil govern
mrnt for Alaska was passed.
HORSE Wild and uproariouS occur
red in the house Of representatives. Wednesday
when MIR. Bailey, the democratic leader at
tempted To force the hand of the republicans
upon proposition to ovcr-rulc the speaker
and pass resolution recognizing the inGcpcnd-
cncc OF the Cuban republic. lie was checrcd
on 10y the crowded galleries hut the members
II The majority refused tn support him. When
the vote was taken only two republicans
If.,f.1 a
the party lines. About a dozen more sat 81
lent in their seats and refused to vote.
The scene throughout was most dra-
| matte and the members and spectators
in the EallCrics were wrought up to
| high pitch Of excitement. Several times later
in the day durinl, the consideration Of the naval
bin whenever the Cuban question was
preached the members swarmrd about the
| speaker and the galleries chccred. This
especially the case when Mr.. Cummings (N.YD
| spoke Mr.. Boutcllc. who objected To IA request
| Tor extension of his time was Kissed.
| WASHINGTON. April l.-SESATE.-A appar-
-utly simple request made of the senate Thurs
| lay 10y Mr.. Frye (Mel on behalf of the foreign
citations committee. unexpectedly prrciptatcd
discussion ON the Cuban question. II finally
| ed To a passage at arms between Mr.. Chandler
| IN. h and Mr., Frye in which the former made
some sarcastic references to the conduct of the
| foreign relations committee and To the attitude
1
| cuban discussion the sundry civil appropria-
| ton was taken up and - pages of it dis
posed Of before adjournment.
! HORSE For three hours Thursday the pack
| II galleries and excited members Of the house
| Stoned Ia 4 passionate outhurst Of oratOry ON
| he cuban question during which the intensity
| IF feeling Was alternately manifested by cheers
| i"rrS and Kisses Time and again the excited
.hrongS IN the galleries were admuul>hcd to be
| silent and once at least 1t seemed as
# motion would he made to clear
| Them. The three speeches which stir
| red the assemblage TO its depths were
| made by Mr.. GroSvenor rep. o.. who IL was
| assumed spoke for the administration and
who practically pledged it to the cause Of free
| cuba; Mr.. Bailey Cdem.. Tex.). who announced
| he democratic position as for free Cuba with
| put war. if it could he avoided. but with war II
| necessary, and Mr.. johnson, Of Indiana. who
spoke for peace declaring that it was our duty
/ 70 go to the extreme in maRnaminity to avoid
| The horrors Of war.
| WASHINGTON. April e.--SESATE-I> the
| open session Friday Mr.. Chandrcr~tN. H
| sailed up the resolution he introduced Thurs
| lay, requesting; the president send the
| cuban consular correspondence to the senate,
and ut his suggestion II was referred tn the
| committee on foreign relations. Immediate
| Y aftcrwarl, however, he introduced an
| other resolution. which went over. calling upon
| he secretary of state for the same informal
| ION. Blils passed: To authorize the secretary
| # the interior to issue permit to the Amcri-
an Invalid society, Of Boston. to occupy 100
| lcrcS OF land on the abandoned Fort Stanton
| military reservation in New Mexico for a
| national Sanitarium for the treatment of
| pulmonary diseases; to ex end the right
| G communication to certain homestead
| settlers on lands in Oklahoma opened To set
| element under the provisions of laws; and to
| 'Xtcnd 2lOO to the University of Kansas
| ~ relief. At a:3S o'clock secret session
| Vas ordered. At 4:l0 the senate went from
| secret legislative SesSi' into executive and
| soon aflcTward adjourned until Monday
| HoUsE-Aftcr an exceedingly turbulent ses-
| sion Of six hours the house Friday passed the
| naval appropriation bill and then adjourned
| intii Monday. The war spirit was manifested
| n all the speeches nj OVERRIDE the naval COM
| nittce itself by increasing the number Of tor
| redo boats and torpedo boat destroyers
| - 81 the bill reported providing for
| out ~ The amendment of Mr.. Cannon.
| Hartman If the appropriations committee to
| 'cducc the number OF battle ships TO one
/ buried under an overwhelming majority The
| provision relating to armor plate. which in
| ordinary times would have precipitated de-
| 1atc of several days was disposed
| IF in ten minutes, proposition To de-
| crease the price agreed to in. the
| DILL from 500 to $500 per ton being drowned in
perfect chorus of noes. Mr.. Clnnon. during
The course Of the day, announced the belief OF
| majority of the members that war would Ice
| Ipon us wthina week and Mr. Dearmond (Mo)
| made notable speech. declaring that il hos
| .ilitics were to come it was duty to strike
/ the first blow