The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-13
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.



had under consideration the post office appro-
priation bill. The measure carries 500, %, 800.
being very much the heaviest of all the appro-
priation bills. The most important action TAX
en- upon the measure was the adoption Of an
amendment offered by Mr.. Tillman g. c. re-
ducing the number of deliveries of mail in all
cities of the country to number not exceeding
four each day. An important amendment to
the bill was one which will prevent star route
contractors from sub-letting their contracts
In order to get their money they must be able
TO swear that they performed the serv-
ice themselves. Just before adjournment
the senate passed an important war
measure authorizing the president and general
officers Of the army to supply the Cuban inSur-
gents with arms and munitions of war and en-
towering officers of the army serving in Cuba
10 supply needy inhabitants Of the island with
medicines and subsistence.
HoUsE-The house Thursday disposed of two
important measures. The Alaskan land bill
extending the homestead laws to and provid-
ing for certain railway rights of way in the dis
trict Of Alaska, amended by the senate and
agreed upon in conference, was passed. The
labor arbitrator measure, providing for the
arbitration of labor disputes between en-
ployes and certain common carriers, bill
which had received very wide Endorsement by
labor organizations throughout the country re-
ceived the approval of the house. number
of minor bills were also passed. The house
adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, May 7-SENATE-One war
measure was passed by the senate Friday 1t
was bill TO increase to Is the number of sur
geons in the United States army and to author
lie the secretary of war to employ as many
contract surgeons as he might deem necessary
Consideration for bill authorizing the post
master general to establish post offices in
military posts and camps was sought but un
der objection it went over until Monday. Al
most the entire session was consumed by
discussion of an amendment to the post Office
appropriation bill offered by Mr.. Pettigrew Is.
d. providing for a reduction of 20 per cent. in
the compensation of railroads for the trans
portatiOn of mails. The amendment was
still pending when the senate adjourned until
| Monday.
HOUsE-Not in session.
! WASHINGTON. May 10.-SENATE-In the SEN
! ate Monday the bill offered last Friday author
! iZing the postmaster general to establish post
offices at military posts and camps, in order to
facilitate the delivery of mail to soldiers, was
reported favOrably by the post offices and
| post roads committee and unanimously
| passed. Subsequently an amendment
to the post office appropriation bill
| was agreed to apprOpriating $4,000 to
carry the bill into effect. The post office ap-
preparation bill was under discussion during
| almost the entire session, the subject Of dis
cCsSion being the proposition to reduce the
| compensation of railroads 20 per cent. for car
rying mails. The amendment was defeated by
the decisive vote of 40 to8
HOUsE-The house Monday, by unanimous
and rising vote, rendered it's thanks to Commo-
dore Dewey and his officers and men for their
| gallantry at Manila bay, and next proceeded to
pass bill creating an additional rear admiral.
| The house Monday spent good deal of
time upon what is known as the immune
BILL or the senate bill TO provide for volun-
teer brigade of engineers and additional
| force of 10000 men especially accustomed to
J tropical climates. There was good deal Of
| opposition made TO the provision giving the
president the power TO appoint all the officeTF
| but every effort TO give the privates an OppoF-
| tunity TO elect their company or regimental
officers was defeated by party vote. The bill
as amended was passed and now goes To the
senate.
WASHINGTON. May 1i.-SENATE- war
measures were passed by the senate Tuesday.
One of them provided for carrying on the adj
| ditional work IN the adjutant generals ONCE
| the second authorized the enlistment of vol
unteer signal corps. two-thlrds of the
| members OF which must be expert cleo
! tricians or telegrapherS; the third
| was the sO-called immune bill. "
| passed by the house of representatives; and the
| fourth was measure suspending existing law
pointed. The post office appropriation bill.
! carrying appropriations which aggregate more
than 500, 000,O coo was passed after debate which
! has lasted for several days. determined
| effort was made by Mr.. Butler
! (pOp., n. c. to cut off the sum
| appropriated for the fast mail service between
New York and Washington to Atlanta and
New Orleans, and TO provide for two commit
tees to investigate postal affairs, but it was
| unsuccessful all amendments except those Of
| Tered by the committee on appropriations, be-
ing voted down.
HOUsE-The house was Tuesday in session
only so minutes, the early adjournment being
due to no urgent measures Of Importance be-
ing before the house and to general indiSpo-
sition to take up minor matters.
! WASHINGTON. May 12.--SENATE- For more
than three hours Wednesday afternoon tho
! senate discussed what is known as the railway
arbitration bill measure designed to adjust
by means of voluntary arbitration differences
! that may arise between railroad officials and
their employees. Mr. Kyle. rep. S. d. in
charge of the bill offered number Of
amendments which were agreed to- In order
| to meet objections raised to the measure Mr.
! HOar (rep.. Mass.) offered an amendment,
which was accepted. providing that no njunc-
| tion should be issued which should compel tho
J la6orer against his will to carry out any con-
tract for personal labor or service. The bill
was still under discussion when the senate adj
! 1Ourned
! HoUSE-After refusing Wednesday by vote
of 48 to 90 to consider the senate bill restrict
! ing immigration the house took up and de-
voted the session to the house resolution to
submit TO the states i proposition to amend
the constitution as to provide for the cleo
| tiOn of senators by direct vote. The amend
ment as proposed in the resolution. as re-
ported TO the house, left it in the discretion
| of the states to elect their senator's
| by direct vote or through their
| legislatures but an amendment by Mr. Under
wood (Ala.) making selection by popular vote
mandatory, was adopted and the resolution
was then passed. The house refused tc concur
, in the senate amendment to the post Office APP
| preparation bill and asked for a conference.
J The house set apart May 81 for eulogies upon
the late Senator George, of Mississippi, and at
( 5:C8 adjourned.
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