The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-02-04
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session.

| resolution and the pending amendments there
to. When the senate Thursday took up the
resolution the agreement made last week that.
| the final vote upon 1t should be taken before
| adjournment Thursday was changed in order
| that all senators might have an opportunity to
| speak The speeches will be confined to
| Is minutes each. Thursdays session con-
/ tinued for more than six hours, the resolution
! being under discussion throughout practically
| the entire session. The speeches in support
of the resolution were delivered by Mr.. Daniel
(Va.) Mr.. Lindsay Ky), Mr.. Smith IN. j.
and Mr.. Cockrell (No.), Mr.. Daniel concluding
| the speech he began Wednesday evening. Mr..
Lodge (Mass.) and Mr.. Caf1ery (dem., La.) OPP
posed the resolution. While the speeches for
| the most part were studied efforts, the session
was replete with lively incidents and spicy
! eolloQuieS.
+ HoUsE-The house Thursday finally succeed
ed in passing the Indian appropriation bill and
| political debate which has been raging since
Monday was transferred to the District OF CO.
/ lumbia bill. which followed IT, The only two
| important changes made in the Indian
I bill as passed, were the elimination OF
| the provisions for the leasing OF
the GilSonite mineral lands OF the
! Kiowa, Comanche, Apache and Wichita reSer-
walton. both of which went out on points OF
order. The features of the debate Thursday
were the speeches OF Mr.. Hartman Silver rep),
| Montana, in denunciatiOn of the financial policy
of the administration, and of Mr. BOlliver (rep,,
| 1d) III T6ply W InO BCICEdl dGIdCho VI bnS up
| position.
debate. animated at all times and occasionally
acrimonious, which occupied the greater part
of this week. the senate Friday evening by the
| decisive vote of a u 81 passed the Teller con-
| current resolution. The resolution is -practi-
cal reafirmation of that of Stanley Matthews
| in 1873 and is as follows: THAT all the bonds
| of the United States issued or authorized to
| be issued under the said acts of congress here
| in-before fecited are payable. principal and in
| tereSt at the option of the government Of the
United States in silver dollars of the coinage Of
| the United States containing four hundred and
twelve and one-half grains each of standard
Silver; and that TO restore to- its coinage such
| silver coins as a legal tender in payment OF
said bonds, principal and interest, is not in
| violation of the public faith nor in derogatiOn
of the rights of the public creditor" All eff
| forts to amend the resolution were voted down
by majoritieS ranging from five to- %. Mr..
| Lodges gold standard subs titute being defeat
ed by the latter majority. The vote on the
| Lodge amendment was, yeas "A, nays S. Ad-
jourRcd until Monday. ....-...
| HoUSE-The bill to pay the book publishing
company of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, S2S8.0OO for damages sustained by that
| corporation during the war, after encOuntering
| an obstinate fIibuster which STAYED OF vote
ron two previous private bill days, Spiloted
| TO it's passage in the house Friday by Mr..
measure. The friends of the measure proved
themselves in an overwhelming majority, and
the opposition Friday finding it could hold out
no longer reluctantly yielded. The vote on
the bill was 1857.
/ WASHINGTON. Feb. Observation-Disclosures
session of the senate lasted six hours, two Of the
| general appropriation bills, that for the army
carrying 1913 49, 49, and that for the Legislative
judicial and executive departments carrying
S21 658520 were passed. the latter cOnSiS ting of
121 pages. occupying the attention of the senate
during the greater part Of the session. After
a brief executive session the senate adjourned.
HOUSE-The house Monday buried the Teller
resolution declaring the bonds of the United
States payable in silver under an adverse ma
jority of 81 votes. The repusIicanS were solid
ly arrayed in opposition, with Two exceptions,
Mr.. Linney, of North Carolina who voted with
the democrats and populists, and Mr.. White, OF
North Carolina, the only colored member or
the house who answered present when his
name was called. The assertions. from the
democratic side were Mr.. McAleer. of Pennsyl-
vania, and Mr.. Elliott, OF South Carolina.
Both voted with the republicans against the
proposition Speaker Reed. although not Gus
tomary to-vote, had his name called. and amid
the cheers of his followers went record in
opposition to the resolution. The vote was
reached after, five hours of debate, under Il
special order adopted ct the opening of the
session Monday. The debate was at times fast
cidents beyond the kissing of Mr.-Rhea of
Kentucky, when he said that as the author of
the crime OF 70, the hottest place in hades
would be reserved for the present secretary Of
the state. The vote on the resolution was
ayes l32, nays 1872.
WASH1NGToN Feb. 2-SENATE-No bust
ness of importance was transacted by the SEN
ate in open session Tuesday. The feature of
the short session was statementmade by Mr.
Clark rep, WyO.) as matter of personal
privilege, concerning his vote in favor of the
Teller resolution. lie maintained that his vote
was in no way inconsistent with his republic
anism and declared that he would notF permit
amy body to read him out of the party aS,he was
satisfied the masses of the party would not
convict him of political hcreSy.
HoUsE-The house devoted most of the SEES
sion Tuesday to the District OF Columbia ap-
Preparation bill but had not completed it at
the time OF Adjournment Some politics were
injected into the debate just at the close the
feature OF which bitter deuunciation of
Mr.. w. a. Stone (Pa) by Mr.. Mahany (rep.,
N. " for the formers position in favor OF the
immigration bill Mr.. Stone did not see fit to
reply. Before the district bill was taken up
several bills and resolutions OF minor impor-
ance were passed.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 3-SENATE-Beyond the
reading Of the agricultural appropriation bill
and agreeing to the amendments proposed by
the committee the senate transacted no bust
ness OF Importance in open session WedneS-
day. The greater part Of tho afternoon was
paSsed.in executive session. the discussion be-
ing upon the Hawaiian annexation treaty.
J HOUSE-Thc house. after three days spent on
the District Of Columbia appropriation. mostly
| In political discussion passed the measure
Wednesday and then took up the bill to pro-
vide Notifications and coast dcfenSeS OF the
country. Several OF the democrats, notable
Mr.. Mcclellan IN. ". criticised the measure
because it cut down appropriations for these
works below what has been appropriated in
recent years.
Guilty of Numbering Her Husband.
ST. SCHOLAsTIoUE,Q Que. Feb. 3. Mrs
Isidore Peirier was found guilty We'd
nesday of the murder of her husband.
! The woman took the verdict coOlly