The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session.


WASHINGTON. July 1.-SENArE- te Thurs
day afternoon the senate cleared the legisa-
tive decks for what may be the final action up
on the Hawaiian annexation resolutions
Through its action Thursday the last of the
appropriation bills that has been pending in
conference was disposed of and was law be-
fore midnight. After a debate lasting three
hours the senate finally receded from its
amendments to the sundry civil and adopted
the conference report on Indian appropriation
bill. Mr.. Allison Qa.) in charge of the bills
explained that it was necessary that the re-
ports should be agreed to Thursday as that
was the last day Of the fiscal year. He pointed
out that if the bills were not laws by mid
night, they would have to be passed again by
the two branches of congress.
HoUSE-An attempt to secure the passage
OF the bill to incorporate the International
American bank met with determined oppOsi-
ton Thursday in the house. Filibustering
was INDUCED in, but it was not eff
fective in preventing the consideration
OF the bill Adjournment, however was
forced before a vote upon the measure
could be reached 1t will be urged Friday
The house Thursday adopted the report upon
the Indian appropriation bill, insisted unani-
mously upon its disagreementS to the senate
amendments to the Sundry civil bill and sent
the general deficiency bill to conference
WASHINGTON, July 2-SENATE--For nearly
six hours Friday the senate had under discus
sion the Hawaiian annexation resolutions.
The first formal speech in favor of the resolu-
ton was delivered by Mr.. PettuS (dem., Ala.).
His address was strong and patriotic. AS u
democrat he maintained that the question
was IN no sense party issue,
but the proposition was one which
ought to command, in the circumstances, the
support of men of all parties He had a heat
ed colloquy with Mr.. Cafery dem. La.). in
the course of which the latter in timated that
the Alabama senator was afflicted with senil-
lty. MIR. Pettus' retort vigorous and re-
sentful of what he termed an insult Mr. CAT
fiery subsequently disclaimed any intention of
insulting Mr.. PettuS.
HoUsE-Friday session OF the house was of
little legislative interest. A few private bills
were passed and some conference reports of
minor Importance were adopted. Adjourn
ment, which involved the abandonment of the
evening pension session. was taken until
Tuesday. Mr.. McCleary rep, Mimi. of the
committee on banking and currency, who
presented the recent report upon the banking
and currency BILL arose in the house to a ques-
ton of personal privilege. reading from q
Washington paper in which the committee
was charged with plagiarism in taking much of
its report from the June number of the Jour
nal of Banking. He denied the charge.
w ASHINGTON, july 0.-SENATE-Ihe senate
was the only house of congress in session Mon
day. Resolutions calling upon the secretary Of
war for information as to experiments with
explosives and inventions were passed and
consideration of the Hawaiian resolutions was
resumed. Mr.. Allen (Neb.) opposed the reso-
luton. He laid down the proposition that
annexation involved the abandonment of
the Monroe doctrine and the traditional
foreign policy of this country He de-
clared that Porto Rico. Cuba and the Phil
lppineS should be made Independent. Spain
should pay the entire cost of the war and the
war should not end with any increase of this
governments territorial possessions. At noon
Senator Turpie Qnd) read the Declaration of
independence. During the session u large
number of pension bills were passed.
WASHINGTON, July 6--SENATE- debate
upon the Hawaiian resolutions continued in
the senate. Three speeches were made. Mr..
Hoar MASS in advocating annexation made
notable speech against it, and any policy of
general territorial expansion as a sequence to
the war Mr.. Lindsay Ky.) opposed the reSO-
lutionS directing his attack principally against
their constitutionality. Mr. White Cali re-
sumed his speech in opposition.
Representative Berry of Kentucky,
q member of the house committee on foreign
affairs, Tuesday introduced the following joint
resolution: Joint resolution rendering the
thanks of congress to Schley, L. S. N. and the
officers and men under his command.
and Of the American people are hereby ten
dered to Commodore Schley, L. S. N. and the
officers and men under his command, for their
heroic and distinguished conduct in destroy
ing the Spanish feet in Cuban waters on the
third of July last The resolution was re-
ferred to the naval affairs committee
WASHINGTON, July Observation-Disclosures
resolutions to annex the islands of Hawaii
passed the senate late Wednesday afternoon
by vote of AZ to 81 The resolutions as passed i
were precisely as they passed the house The
president of the senate and speaker of the
house signed the document ard the president
will attach his signature Thursday. Several
amendments were voted down.
HoUSE.-The house Wednesday after a de-
bate of four hours concurred in the senate
amendment TO the general deficiency bill au-
thoriZing the secretary of the interior; the
attorney general and the secretary of the
treasury to settle with the approval of the
president the indebtedness OF the Central and
Western Pacific roads to the government The
amendment was cOncurred in by
vote of 90 to Sc An amendment was
offered and adopted to the Pacific railroad
amendment providing that unless settlement
was reached within one year, the president
should begin foreclosure proceedings to col
lect all money due the government During
the day MeSsrs HilbOrn (rep. CALI. McRae
(dem. Ark, NewlandS Silver, New Castle
pOp. CALI, Barlow pop. CALI, Devries
(dem. CALI Fleming (dem Ga.) spoke in OPP
position while MeSsrS Grow (rep. Pa GrOs-
venOr rep o., Hepburn rep la and
Cannon rep. Ill., supported the
amendment. The conference reports upon the
bills TO increase the force of the ordnance de-
partment and to protect harbOr defenSes and
fortihcstions against injury were adopted
The bill granting an American registry to the
steamship Titania Of San Francisco was
passed, as was also another authorizing the
construction of a bridge over the YalobuSha
river in LeFlore county Miss. by the YazoO
& Mississippi Valley r Z. At 4:55 p. m. the
house adjourned.