Owingsville outlook., 1898-01-20
FlFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-
First Regular Session

ance with his previous notice, Senator Davis,
chairman of the senate committee on foreign
relations. brought up the subject of the ratitl-
cation Of the Hawaiian annexation treaty In
the senate Monday. His motion was made
soon after the disposal of the routine mornin"
business aud the entire remainder of the day
session, except the time given to the coniirma-
tion of nominations was devoted to the COZ
Sidcration uf the qucS tion as tn whether t4e
treaty should hc considered in open session oi
behind closed doors in executive session
After debate of almost two hours upon this
point. an informal vote was taken. the ayes
nnd NOES not hcing drInandcd The decision
was overwhelmingly against an open session
HuTSE The opponents at tn" civil service
law hud much the best ot the debate in the
House Monday, ~ far ~ the number Of those
cnrarin" in II were concerned Mn" Of the
eleven speakers were uf the opposition. The
friends of the law are very anxious to shut un
further debate. and in this will have the
operation of Speaker Reed and the rules com
mittrc MIR. MuWly who has charge Of the
lin. gave notice that he would test the
sense uf the house Tuesday
motion Ia close the debate. The
opposition immediately sent word to all In
their ranks to he on hand. and they say they
will have M difficulty in defeating the motion.
WASuINGruN, Jan. T.. SENATE-ENcrpt for
lew minutes giNcI controversy over
some minor post Office cont rmationS. the en-
tire time nt the executive session of the senate
Tuesday was consumed by Senator Davis. Of
Minnesota. in u speech in support ~ Hawaiian
annexation. MIR Davis Is chairman OF the sen
ate committee on foreign relations aud his
speech was generally accepted ~ the scmi-oh-
Cial uttcrducc ui the majority Of the committee.
He spoke about two hours and when the senate
adjourned had not finished. Mr. Allen intro
duccd and secured the adoption of u resolution
calling upon the president for information in
relative a hpIDuarN
tween Venezuela and british Guiana and To in
form the senate whether the United states
now has any clerks or other employees at work
upon the Venezuelan boundary question and
also what part "f the tIWiUO appropriated for
the Venezuelan commission has been cNpcnd-
rd Al 3, p m. the senate adjourned.
H"U~E The ciyil service debate which was
inaurUratCd IN the house week ago was end
Cd Tuesday, II opened with "A row, hut ended
very tamCly. There was not even a vote on the
appropriation In the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation hill for the commission
upon which the debate was prCdlcatcd. The
republicans who are seeking 10 modify or re-
peal the law decided to let the debate come tu
close Tuesday. hut il required the casting
vote of the ~pca Scr to accomplish this.
wASuINGTuN. Jan. H. SENATE Senator
Davis continued and completed his speech in
n e executive session Of the senate Wednesday
"n the Hawaiian treaty. and was followed by
position. There was apparent Wednesday
disposition On the part Of some senators who
announce themselves undecided aS to what
course to pursue on the Hawaiian question 10
mix 1t with the Cuban problem. They are
friends of Cuba and their desire is To have the
administration take Il more pronounced posi-
tion in the interest of Cuba a return for their
assistance ON the Hawaiian treaty. AT 2:Sg
the senate adjourned.
House house Wednesday passed an
urgent deficiency bill carryinG SI,7iIsi3 one
of the items authorizing a further expenditure
of sianuO for the soldiers home at Danville.
ILL., for which SI.D.O1 was appropriated in the
last >undry ciyi. hill, was used by Dearmond
tdcm.. MOI aS a basis for a bitter personal at
ok upon Chairman Cannon. whose home is at
Danvillc The hill was passed. There was al
81 lively debate over the provision in the
hill requiring the owners of bullion hereafter
To pay the cost Of transporting bullion from
assay offices to the mintS.
WAsHINGToN. Jan. H-SENATE The senate
did not make great progress with the Hawaiian
annexation treaty Thursday. Several speeches
were delivered, hut In every instance the
speakers announced that Thursdays remarks
were merely preliminary to what they should
say before the close Of the debate. The execu-
tive session opened shortly after o'clock with
senator White ON the floor, but Senator Stew
art interrupted and others cut the California
senator out of the discussion. Those who
spoke were Senators Stewart, Frye and Nor
gan.
HoUsE-The house Thursday completed the
consideration Of the agricultural appropriation
bill in committee of the whole and then ad-
journcd upon the motion Of those opposed TO
the printing Of another edition Of the famous
Horse book There was the annual-if>tnt
over the question uf free seed distribution 10
the farmers. hut the effort To strike out the ~
preparation tfl30.HsD failed aS usual: the n..-
h..ir ,,f A.
important amendments adopted providfd
for the inspection of horse meat for expAt
purposes in the same way that the meat
cattle and other animals is now inSps
During the debate Thursday sCme very ,A''-'7
criticisms OF the proceedings in the sena torill
election in Ohio from Dr. Dearmort tdCu
MOI. called forth a warm defense ot Senau +,
Hanna from Mr.. Mahany (rep., n. ~, vEp
eulogized the Ohio senator as the man who hae
overthrown the bosses of the republican party
in lSq6
WASHINGTON, Jan. I5-SENATE-Almoss tst
entire four hours Of the executive session W.
the Senate Friday were devoted to the indireot
consideration OF the nomination of Hon. Josc pm
Mckenna, now attorney general, to be asso-
ciate Justice Of the supreme court The dis
cuSSion was the result of an effort on the part
OF Senator Allen, OF Nebraska (pop), to
secure postponemcnt for two weeks.
In the end compromise was reached
deferring consideration until week from Fri
day. the condition that the Nebraska SEN
ntor should agree to allow vote To be taken
on that day. The Hawaiian treaty was not
touched upon during the session. 1t was I:30
in the afternoon before an agreement was
reached for concluding the McKenna matter at
the sitting on next Friday. and by general con-
sent the senate postponed consideration of the
Hawaiian treaty until next Monday.
HoUsE-It was the intention OF the house
managers to proceed with the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill Friday but owing
TO the excited condition of affairs in Havana
and the wildly exaggerated reports afioat, they
decided to avoid the possibility of opening up a
Cuban debate by relinquishing the day TO the
committee on claims in charge of bills OF the
private calendar. Before this order was en-
tered upon the agricultural bill was passed.
Most of the day consumed in flibuster
against a bill To pay the publishing house Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, at
Nashville. Tenn, S2ss. 900 for the seizure and
use of the property Of that corporation during
the war.
WASHINGTON Jan. I7.-SENATE-No bnSi-
ness Of importance in the senate Saturday.
HorsE-Bills introduced: Requiring that all
employees on public works, aside from those
under contractors. he engaged by the engineer
in charge. the object being to fix beyond ques-
tion responsibility for those employed; provid-
ing that with exception of farm laborers. eight
hours shall constitute "A days work. The House
devoted two hours to general debate on the
army appropriation bill and the remainder of
the day to eulogizing the life and public Serv-
ices OF the late Representative Seth w. Mili-
ken of Maine. who served for IA wears in the