Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-06-30
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Glrss Regular sessloa

WASHINGTON. June 2l.-SENATE- Discu,-
sion 10y the senate OF the question of Hawaiian |
annexation was begun Monday In open session |
At the very opening Of the question the OPP |
ponents Of annexation quite Unexpectedly |
scored point by preventing a yea AMI nay /
vote I'm taking up he resolutions. The oppon-
entS Of annexation were decidedly pleased at |
preventing a shov uf strength but ut 40 /
Monday afternoon Mr. White afforded the |
friends OF annexation the opportunity they had |
been Uwaitiu" He moved to adjourn AMI |
like q flash. Mr.. Davis demanded Tho
yeas and nays The motion, the voie upon |
which was test Of strength between the |
friends and opponents Of annexation. was de- |
fcated dcci>iVcly-4i To Il. Having gained hi |
point in developing the numerical weakness OF
the opposition. Mr.. Davis readily agreed 10
enter u motion for an executive session The |
proceedings Of the day indicate clearly that
there j. to he no debate upon the Hawaiian
question in the ordinary aeeeptation Of that
term.
HoTSE-Thc house Monday passed the gen.
eral de icicnry bill carrying t@sLO0DOOO The
bill occ. stoned little debate and itpaSSed prac
ticallv D. reported To the house from the COM
fnittee on appr"priai ions. The remainder OF
the day was given to District Of Columbia
business. At 49, o'clock the house adjourned.
WASHISGToS, June .: SENATE-IntereSt 10
the discussion OF Hawaiian annexation which
is proceeding in the sen ,te already has begun
to flag. Early in the present session the sen
ate debated the question behind closed doors
for six weeks. During trat time a ma ority of
the speakers were accorded close attention. IL
IL evident from the proceedings Tuesday
that the senators will not become en-
thu~ilStc over arguments which are
not now new to them. Tuesday
Mr.. White. dem. CALI the leader OF the op-
ronents Of annexation. spoke for three hours
and half His argument skllful and
was presented with Oraturical ability, but II
failed L. command The attention from senators
IL really deserved. Among the bills passed was
one providing severe penalties for the malic-
ious injury or destruction 81 submarine mines,
torpclGcs, fortihcationS or other coast de-
lenses
HOUSE After passing several bills ~ minor
Importance Tue >day the Louise in committee
of the whole considered without dIspuSins Of q
Dill to refer to the court 81 claims certain
claims of persons for property taken oT de-
stroyed by the confederate invaSionS into the
southern counties of Pennsylvania The hlll
brought on a long debate in which IL WAS Wig
| oruu>ly advocated and opposed
| WNsHINGTON June y SENATE Opponents
| of the annexation Of Hawaii again Occupicd
| the attention of the senate Wednesday. Mr.
| White tdcn., CALI resumed hi speech begun
| Tuesday. but after speaking two hours yielded
| the floor to Mr. Pcttigrcw g.. D.. who dis
cussed the resolutions for an hpr.r AL! > E2l-
| Mr. White has not conclude. ht- spcrt n
| MIR rettigrcw taking up the argument against
| the resolutions merely 20 AFFORD him an
| opportunity 10 rest The conference report on
| the Indian Appropriation bill was pre- en.el &c
| the senate and read, hut no effort made to
| dispose Of il. II was Sh rply criticised, how
| ever. and the indications are that it, adoption
| will he contest Il because Of the elimination OF
| the senate free homestead amendment and the
| Acknowledgements OF the rigdt in certain cir
/ cumstances and conditions VI Indians to lease
/ mineral lands.
/ HoUsE-A bill Incorporating the National
/ Congress Of Mothers was passed when the
/ house met Wednesday Mr.. simpson (pOp.,
| Kan.l created -omcthlnS Of a diversion by ris-
| ing to a question Of personal privilege. He
| proceeded To read from a report Of RepreSen-
| tative GTOSvCnOr'S speech before the
| Ohio republican convention, in which the
| Ohio member reported say-
/ ing. after referring to the oppose
| TO the republicans In the house having voted
| in the interest Of the 'rcconccntradOS" for the
.S0,00,tOJ APPROPRIATED that 'nire out Of ten
| of those gentlemen" had voted no on every
| subsequent appropriation bin for the suffer-
| ing soldiers of the Onion Mr. Dalzell rep.
| Pa made the point that it was not matter
To warrant the Kansas member in rising to
| personal privilege. and the speaker upheld the
| IonL
| WASHINGTON June 2L-SENATE-D Discus
| sion in the senate Of the Hawaiian annexation
question was interrupted Thursday by Mr..
| RawlinS IL ahi wi a speech in which he
| Critici- ed vigorously the provision embodied
in the conf renee report on the Indian appro-
| priation hill VIII ch acknowledges the right Of
Indians to lease mineral lands their res
CrvatiOnS. He declared that IL a far
| graver matter than the annexation OF
the Hawaiian islands. as it would involve
the ces>ion to the Indians of the mineral
| rights in territory exceedin: 50OOOO1O acres Of
! land not including the territory of Alaska.
| He charges that spectators had obtained al
ready leases to much Of these lands. and il the
| provision proposed by the committee was
| adopted the government would lose tens of
millions Of dollars The resolution offered
| Wednesday by Mr. Jones (ArkD, directing the
committee on public lands to investigate the
Official conduct Of Special Agent c. A. NJ.
| SchlierhOlZ- who is charged with unlawfully
| seizing timber. was asain considered.
HoUsE-At Thursdays session Of the house
| further agreements upon the sundry civil bill
| were reported from the committee confer
ence and adopted and further conference upon
| the remaining points in difference was request
ed. A large number Of bills Of minor import
ance were passed and 81 pension and relief
measures were disposed 81 pursuant to the
! recommendations reached last Friday in COM
| mittee OF the whole Under the leadership
| of Representatives annOn and Baker.
tnl). bill to restore Maj. Wham to his for
mer rank and status in the army with all back
pay and allow noes. passed the house unani-
| mously. Maj Wham. who was in the gallery
at the moment, received many congratulations
from members on the floor of the house. Upon
| Mr.. Dingley'S motion made early in the day
the house AT I:2s adjourned until Monday.
| WAsHINGToN, June 25--SENATE--The con-
ference report on the bankruptcy bill was dis
posed of by the senate FRIDAY without debate.
AT the request Of senators, Mr.. Nelson (Mnn
the author OF the senate bankruptcy measure
made brief explanation Of the bill aS agreed
upon by the confereeS. The report was agreed
to by n vote Of - to IT. The Hawaiian annex
alton resolutions were under dscuSSoa
throughout the session. except during a briei
time when routine business WAS disposed Of
The speakers Friday were McEnery (dem
La.) who concluded his address Thursday, ant
Mr.. Turley dem. TENN who presented con.
stitutiOnal argument against the resolutions
Three measures designed to cilitate the worl
of the war department we're passed without
controversy
| HoUsE-Not in session.
| VIII Be Uscd "a "a Transport.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25 The
steamer Peru arrived Friday from