The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-03-18
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.



WASHINGTON, March 1L-SENATE-No bust
ness of real Importance was transacted by the
senate in open session Thursday. The session
lasted only an hour, the time being largely con-
sumed in dispoSing of routine morning bust
ness. A few bills of minor Importance were
passed, and the senate adjourned until Monday.
HoUsE-After a debate in the house, which
lasted more than five hours, the senate amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill provid-
ing for the free entry of ceded Indian lands,
was Thursday non-concurred in by q vote Of
90 to 1876. The friends Of the free home clause
made gallant struggle, but they met the OPP
position Of some of the prominent leaders on
the republican side, MesSrs. Dingley, Gros-
venor, DalZell and Payne, and they were fur
Their weakened by the fact that many friends
of the proposition were alienated by the
belief that, drawn, the amendment would work
injury to the agricultural colleges Of the coun-
try. The senate amendment for the ratifca-
ton Of the Seminole treaty was also concurred
In after the substitute proposition offered by
the confereeS to 'ratify the Kiowa, Com
nance and Apache treaty had fallen under a
point of order. The action of the house Thurs
dae sends the bill back to conference with nom
concurrence on all the senate amendments.
WASHINGTON March 12-SENATE-Not in
session Friday.
HoUsE-The bill to pay the Bowman act
supplies furnished the union army during the
war was before the house Until o'clock, but
beyond completing the general debate little
progress was made. OF the eight hundred odd
claims in the bill all but few come from
the south and dilatory tactics were resorted
to, to prevent progress with the bill.
During the filibuStering the house was in an
uproar. At o'clock, after completing two
pages of the bill. the house recessed until 8
o'clock for an evening session to be devoted to
pension legislation After the evening session
the house adjourned over until Monday.
WASHINGTON March 15-SENATE-During
its session of three hours Monday the senate
passed considerable number of bills from the
general calendar. among the number being one
authorizing the construction of eight new rev.
enue cutters not exceeding in aggregate cost
the sum of s., OPS, 900. The national quarantine
bill was made the regular order of business
and will be taken up probably on Wednesday.
HOUsE-The district business was concluded
at 4:35 p. m. A senate bill was passed to
change the name of the port of collection Of
Suspension Bridge to Niagara Falls. a senate
bill passed which granted a right of way
through the Indian territory to the Dennison,
BOnham & New Orleans railroad; also a SEN
ate bill granting a right Of way through the
Winnebago Indian reservation to the Omaha
& Northern railroad; also to authorize the
Monroe Railroad Co. to construct bridge
across the Red river at Grand Ecore. At :
o'clock the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 16--SENATE-Aftel
the passage Tuesday of numerous bills from
the general calendar the senate began the
consideration Of the measure providing for q
national system of quarantine. Little beyond
the reading of the bill was accomplished
some desultory discussion occurring on ar
amendment offered by the committee, but nc
PROCESS being made on the general bill.
HOUsE-The house agreed Wednesday tc
consider the bill for the RELIEF of the lega
heirs Of the victims and survivors of the Maine
disaster as soon as the post Office appropria-
ton BILL which was taken up in the house
Tuesday, is out of the way. During the genera
debate on the post office bill members eagerly
took advantage of the latitude allowed in com
mittee of the whole on the state of the union Il
discuss various political questions and the de-
bate accordingly covered wide range. MeSsrs
Griggs dem, Ga.) and Walker (rep., Mass
| discussed the conditions Of the cotton industry
and Mr. Tawney rep, Mimi member of thC
ways and means committee, replied to the
speech of Mr.. Johnson (rep., Ind.) made some
time ago. as to the advisability of annexing the
] Hawaiian islands.
| WASHINGTON, March Bushes,
| in the legislative session of the senate Wed
nesday was confined to the passage of a few
| bills, largely of q local character. The ma
tional quarantine bill was not considered.
HoUsE-The post office appropriation bill
which was technically the subject before tht
house, was almost lost track Of in the debate
| Wednesday. AS on Tuesday numerous topics
were discussed, but Wednesday for the frs
time the Cuban-SpaniSh question, which
had been kept in the background here
| tofore. forged to the front. Mr.. Cochran (dem.
| Mo- brought the question into the arena ant
| in the course Of the debate that followed Mr.
Grosvenor co. took occasion to deny emphat
| ically the stories af1oat to the effec
that the president desired an early ad
J, journment of congress in order tina
, he might effect settlement will
/ out congressional interference. The subjec
| of Hawaiian annexation also came in for NOR
| attention. Mr.. Williams dem. MisS.) Mr.
Adams (rep. Pa.) and Mr.. Berry dem. Ky.)
all members of the foreign affairs committee
made speeches on the subject, the former il
| opposition and the two latter in favor Of TIT
| proposition.