The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-20

First Regular Session.

0hSdSCu III lHJ0TSJdJ0 commerce ana Jn0lf ell
ployers --popularly known as the railway ar
duration bill The most important amend
ment TO the measure was that offered by Mr..
Hoar (MasS.) which provides that courts shall
issue no injunction against rail-
way employees which shall compel
them to give their personal service to a COM
pany against their will A bill was passed
removing all disabilities imposed by the Four
teenth amendment to the constitution upon
persons who were at one time engaged in re-
belllon against the United States. The wal
revenue bill was reported to the senate and
notice was given that it would be taken up
next Monday for consideration.
HoUsE-The house Thursday effected but
little legislation. An important measure pro-
vlding for a special line of coast defense YES
sells and the enlistment Of men adequate to
man them was passed. The senate bill to es-
taDllSh volunteer signal corps was passed
without amendment. A resolution was passed
calling upon the secretary of war for
information relative to the construction of a
ship canal at Sabine Pass. Tex, and its proba-
bic effect upon the depth of the harbor at that
point The house voted to insist its nom
surrence in the amendment to the bill provid-
ing for the Cuba people and the speaker named
as conferees Messrs Marsh Qll), Griffin CWis.)
and Cox (Tenn.).
WASHINGTON, May 14-SENATE-No bust
neSs of importance
HOUSE-The entire session of the house
Friday was devoted to pension and private
claim bills. The house agreed to adjourn until
Monday. and at pm. recessed until o'clock,
The evening session to be devoted to
pension business. AT the night
session the house, in commit
tee of the whole voted to grant a pension of
80 per month to Maj. Gen. CasSius NJ. Clay, of
Whitehall, Ky. The famous old veteran of
the Mexican and civil wars, was repre-
sented the owner of the extensive
estate known as whitehall" but with an
income insufficient to meet his expenses.
Sen. Clay is now drawing Sc per month
As Mexican veteran. and is "a years of age.
bill granting pension to the widow of Brig.
Gen. Daniel Macauley was acted upon favor
ably. A total of 46 bills were passed in COM
nittee of the whole and six were passed finally
oy the house.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-SENATE- de-
pate upon the war revenue measure was be-
gun in the senate Monday. The opening state
nent for the committee on finance was made
Oy Mr.. Allison Qa.), the ranking member in
The absence of Mr.. Morrill, (Vt). 1t was eSti-
mated that the bill as it came from
;he house of representatives would raise
about SlOO,000,O00 a year. AS reported
from the senate committee Mr.. Allison
estimates that it will raise $751;, 497, O66. APP
pended is reorganization of the amount of
'evenue to be derived by the government under
he present law and under the bill as il was
reported from the senate committee on finance.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Alllson's statement
:he bill was made the unfinished business and
twill be pressed to passage as soon as possible.
HOUsE-The house Monday received it's
irst veto from President Mckinley and voted
unanimously to sustain the executive. The
veto was of bill comforting upon the court of
;laims jurisdiction in private claims case of
ong standing. The day was given to considera-
ion OF bills under suspension Of the rules the
measures of chief Importance being one
atifying an agreement for the allotment and
opening to settlement of The Commanche Kio-
Ea and Apache lands in Oklahoma; and TO eS-
,ablish an assay Office at Seattle. Wash.
WASHINGTON, May 1S-SENATE-COnsder
Jle progress was made by the senate Tuesday
n considering the war revenue measures Mr..
tones (Ark.) presented in a general statement
he views of the democratic members of the
nance committee. He maintained that the
axes imposed by the pending bill ought TO be
evled upon property and not upon consump-
don; that the policy OF the republican party
always had been TO impose taxes upon
consumption, while that OF the demo-
cratic party was TO impose it upon prop
erty. He believed that taxation that would
raise $50, 100000 would be amply sufficient
to be carried by this bill. and that if the ex-
lgencies of the war should demonstrate that
more money was needed congress could pro-
vide it later. He opposed the proposition to
ssue bonds and certificates of Indebtedness
ar in excess of the requirements of the war,
md held that the expenses should be paid by
the government as the war progresses.
HOUsE-The house held brief session Tues
lay. Two important bills e1ecting labor were
passed. one limiting the labor of persons en-
ployed upon government works and in govern
nent service to eight hours daily and the 9TH
sr providing for the equipment of a non-parti-
san labor commission to consider legislative
problems affecting labor.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-SENATE-The fea-
ture of Wednesdays session of the senate was
the speech of Turpie (dem,. Ind) upon the
war revenue measures. He strongly commended
that a bond issue was unnecessary; that all
che funds required for the prosecution Of
the war could be realized through the
proposed inheritance tax, by the tax on
corporations. by the coinage Of the
silver seigniorage and by the issue of legal
tender notes. These four means of obtaining
money would yield to the government during
she next year. he maintained, fully $500, COG, 000
An amount in excess of the estimated sum nee
esSary for the conduct of the war. The speech
was Enthusiastically beautiful in dictiOn
and close and forceful in reasoning
Senators on both sides of the chamber
gave it undivided attention. Considerable
progress was made IN the reading or the Dill.
which included, naturally. the consideration of
the amendments proposed by the committee
Through the influence Of Mr. German (dem.,
Md the Imprisonment penalty was stricken
out of some of the sections relating to VIOLA
lions of the stamp tax. After an extended de-
pate part of which occurred in secret
legislative session, the conference report on
che bill suspending certain parts of the exist
ng law relating to the purchase of supplies by
the war department was adopted The bill
permitting officers of the regular army to &C
cept staff appointments in the volunteer army
without losing their rank or place in the regu-
ar service was passed.
HoUsE-The house adjourned Wednesday
after a session lasting only an hour and half
An Intellectual effort was made to pass bill
prohibiting the publication Of information
concerning the strength of the country's forti-
fcations Without word of debate the def
cheney pension bill was passed
Startling Phenomenon in LapOrte County.
AUBURN, Ind, May ia startling
phenomenon on the Peterson farm, in
TaDOrta county has created intense