Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-31
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.


Mr.. Bacon GA. Dinrru,luccd an amendment which
ne announced he would offer Ia the resolution
providing Tor the annexation of the Hawaiir
Islands Ia the United States. The Amendment
prov idc~ that the resolution shall not Ice cncc-
tive until the question III annexation shall have
been submitted to the qualified rlcr tors uf Ha-
waii aud passed upon allirmati,cly 10y
them. The amendment l. the same which MIR.
Bacon oGcrcd To the Hawaiian treaty and
which * sim pending, Mr. Allen tN"bD Sc
cured the passage of "A resolution calling upon
the secretary Of the interior for information
~ Ia the number uf all classes of pensioners.
including the percentage of men and, women
and children. carried ON the pension rolls.
Several bills of minor Importance were pas. ell.
HORSE The house Monday passed the hill
for the relief Of the survivors and victims oi
the Maine disaster The bill rcimhur>,.S the
surviving officers and men for the losses they
SUSTAINED To an amount not e. exceed a years
SEA pay and directs the payment of II >um equal
t. YEAR pay tn the legal heirs of those who
persisted. There was quite a spirited debate
over an amendment suggested by MIR. Cannon
Ia give the survivors each a years pay out ot
hand instead Of attempting To reimburse them
for actual losses Some old alleged scandals
in connection with the reimbursement OF
the survivors Of the Samoan disaster
rakcd up. hut the debate in the
end " saved from rather sordid tone by
beautiful tribute paid to the gallant dead 10y
MIR Cousins dad in short hut eloquent
speech. lie n: ouScd the galleries To Nponianc-
ous applause when he said that while the Vult-
urcS might hc watching over the dark waters
of Havana harbur for the hclatcd dead. above
all the eagles piercing eye was watching for
the truth Tn" remain Ter of the day was &C.
cupicd in the federation of the old claim uf
John Roach, the ship builder, for sa5lcn No
action was taken upon the claim
WaSHINDToN. March Il SENATE Senator
a N int uh had
been sent to him 10y the National IiuSinc>
Mems league. The purpose of the measure j.
to prov Idle u gold income for the United States.
feature of the senate proceedings Tuesday
Was an extended speech 10y Mr.. GaficTy DAD
in support nf the pending national quarau-
tine hill. In the course of his argument Mr..
CaGcry said that he wanted the whole quaran-
tine power in the hands of the United States
government. the only authority which could
make a Iuarant n" effective. Among the bills
passed was one To raise the age of protection
for girls in the District of Columbia and in the
territories To Is years.
HORSE Representative Tawncy Mimi a
member Of the sub committee OF the commit
tee on ways and means. TUESDAY submitted
substitute for the bill introduced by MIR. Pcarcc
tMoD, relating To adultcratcd flour. The sub
Stitut" has been drawn To meet objections to
the Pcarcc hill The naval appropria-
tion hill was reported To the
the contested election case Of Thorpe ". Ep-
pes. from the Fourth Virginia district. was
taken up and debated until o'clock, when the
house, owing To the illness of Mr.. shea, of Ken
lucky. who was Ia speak Tuesday afternoon,
adjourned until Wednesday
WASHINGToN. March a SESATE-In the
senate Wednesday Mr.. Carter (MontD called up
the bill making further provision for "A civil
government for Alaska. and resumed his speech
begun Tuesday, upon the measure. After
brief discussion OF the bill by Mr..
Carter Mr.. Perkins tCaL) offered a
long amendment to the measure. providing
for the placing of license upon al
most every kind of business and for the taxing
ana regulation of the liquor traffic. The tax on
Wholesale liquor establishment is fixed At
s2,00per year: upon a barroom or saloon in any
town Of more than I5D inhabitants 1880 a
year, and upon any retail liquor saloon in COM
muniticS Of less than 1870 inhabitants sl,OCO
per year
House. r. T. Thorpe was Wednesday given
the seat from the Fourth Virginia district
Sydney f.. EppcS. who obtained the certificate
Of election, was unScated by Il party vote
Mr.. Thorpe was given the seat by Il vote of
ial TO 1870 The republicans without /
break voted for Thorpe aud the demo-
Gratis and populistS. with the exception
Of Mr.. Howard (Ala). populSt, voted
for Eppes. Representative Berry "Wednesday
introduced n bill to pension. at $50 month,
Capt. j. w. Hardeman. of Covington. Ky,
Twenty-third Regular volunteers. Capt. Har-
deman was postmaster at Covington during the
Harrison admin, tration, and was unsuc-
ccs~ful candidate when Rcynold WAS appointed
by President Mckinley.
WASHISGToN. March 25.-SESATE The sem
ate Thursday passed a bill for the protection Of
song birds. providing that the importation in
to the United States of birds feathers or parts
Of birds for ornamental purposes be prohibited,
sn.ss
such articles in any territory Of the United
States or the District of Columbia At
$50, in accordance with previous no
tice, Mr.. Bate CTcnn.) presented resolutions in
memory of the late Senator Isham G. Harris.
of Tennessee. EulogieS were delivered by Mr..
Bate. MIR. Morrill, (NLD, Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) Mr.
Hoar (MasS.), Mr.. Hawley tCt). Mr.. Cok--ll
(NioD, Mr.. Stewart (Nev,), Mr.. Chiffon rrrz,s.
and Mr.. Turley (Tenn). At 4:ii p. m, rs /.
further mark of respect, the senate adjourned
until Monday.
HoUsE-The naval appropriation bill was
taken up in the House Thursday, and after
considerable difficulty an arrangement was
made TO close general debate at ! o'clock Sat
urday. The debate Thursday was not on SEN
sational lines. hut every radical expression
was checrcd to the echo by the crowded CALLER
les. The speeches of Messrs. Dayton.
Nv. Va) and Arnold Pa) both of
whom took advanced positions in favor of
aroused intense enthusiasm. As soon as the
journal was read, the motion of Mr.. Bou-
| tclle. chairman OF the naval committee, the
| house went into committee Of the whole. Mr..
Sherman Crep., y. W in the chair for the con-
sideration of the bill.
WASHINGTON, March a6-SFNATE-Not in
| session.
HoUsE-The stirring scenes of the Fifty-first
| congress, when members of the minority were
charging down the aisles protesting against
the rulings Of Speaker Reed, were recalled
| Friday in the turbulent protests made by the
| minority against ruling of the chair dur!ni
| the consideration Of the naval appropriation
| bill The ruling in effect compelled members
| to couiine their remarks under the five
| minute rule TO the subject before the
house. and made against Mr.. Hart
man oliver, rep Mont.), who attempted TO
| make a political speech. The ruling was de-
| nounced as a usurpation, and appeal after APP
| peal was taken. When all else failed every
| expedient was rcsorted to block progress with
| the bill As a result but four p gcs were dis
posed Of. Before the bill was taken up for
amendment Mr. Foss (rep, III, member Of
| the naval committee, made Il general speech in
advocacy Of II policy OF building up strong
| and powerful navy.
Fired an by State Troops.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 25.- Tow
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