The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-06-10
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session.

senate adjourned Thursday evening the wax
revenue measure so far as the finance com
mittee is concerned. was completed WIN tne
execution of the bond provision and the
amendments proposed by the democrats IN lieu
of the bond paragraph While no agreement
was reached fixing time for the taking OF a
final vote upon the bill, it was the expressed
opinion on both sides of the chamber
that a vote would be taken Friday before
adjournment Mr.. Allison, rep, Ia.) in charge
of the measure, announced that he would ask
the senate to remain in session Friday until a
vote was reached. All of the committee
amendments except those noted, were agreed
to Thursday afternoon. Several efforts were
made to amend or eliminate the committee
amendments but the efforts in each case were
unsuccessful Mr.. Butler pop, n. c. had
the floor for three hours and a
half. Within 10 minutes after he began TO
speak he brought on a general political en-
gagement which lasted for more than an honr'
HoUsE-The house practically without de-
bate passed Thursday the urgency deficiency
bill providing for emergency expenses OF the
army and navy departments incident to the
war. 1t was based upon estimates received re-
Gently from the departments and carried items
contemplated in the Philippine expedition and
the early movement upon Cuba.
WASHINGTON, June --SENATE-While the
war revenue measure was not passed by the
senate Friday, two very important votes were
taken, one on proposition to coin the silver
bullion in the treasury and to issue silver GER
tlfcates against the coin, and the other on the
bond proposition presented by the republican
minority Of the committee on finance. In lieu
of the seigniorage amendment offered by the
majority of the finance committee, Mr. Wolcott
rep, COLI proposed an amendment directing
the secretary of the treasury to coin the silver
bullion in the treasury and to issue silver GER
tificateS against it. After some discussion
agreed to 48 to 81. several republicans voting
for it. Mr.. Aldrich (rep. R.I.) then pressed the
amendment of the minority of the finance
committee, providing for the issue of one hun
dred millions of certificates of Indebtedness
and three hundred millions of bonds, to be
used exclusively for the payment of the
penSeS of the war. After an extended debate.
the question was brought to an issue and by
the decisive vote of 10 to 81 the bond amend
ment was incorporated in the bill, as a subSti-
tute for the amendment to issue legal tender
notes
HOUSE-The house Friday consumed much
time, but without result, considering a bill to
authorize the president to restore to his rank
and duty Maj. Joseph w. Wham. paymaSter in
the army. who was suspended in 1890 upon half
pay until 1904 through court-maT tial proceed
ingS and executive action Mr. Talbert dem,
s. O. by unanimous consent, proceeded to
speak 20 minutes in opposition To a bond issue
| as proposed in the revenue bill FOrty-nine
private pension and relief bills were passed
and at 2:40 o'clock p. N. the house took recess
until p.
| o'clock Saturday evening the war revenue bill
passed the senate. An amendment to place q
! duty of ten cents on all tea imported into the
| United States was adopted, also an amend
| ment providing for a tax graduated according
| to price upon all articles sold under patent
rio
use and which are not otherwise taxed by the
| bill. Through an amendment offered by Lind
| say (dem.,K the senate decided not to place
| a stamp tax upon bundles of newspapers,
wholly or partially printed, which weigh less
! than 100 pounds. A tax of four cents a b. rrel
was placed on adulterated -four and a stamp
| tax of one cent on every ticket emitting the
holder to a seat in a palace or parlor car or
berth in a sleeping car, the company
| selling the seat berth being
required to afix the stamp. The income tax
was defeated. Mr.. Allen moved that the SEN
ate insist upon its amendments and that the
cOnferees be appointed. The motion was
agreed to and MesSrs. Allison, Aldrich and
Jones (Ark.) were named as cOnferees. The
measure now goes back to the house.
| WASHINGTON, June 7-SENATE-Beyon the
passage of an urgent deficiency bill made
necessary by the war with Spain, the senate
accomplished little Monday. The deficiency
measure carries appropriations for the war and
| navy establishments aggregating ST. 745. COO
These appropriations are in addition to the
amounts to be carried later by the general de-
| ficiency bill. During the greater part of the
session the measure providing for the taking
of the twelfth and subsequent censuses was
under consideration, but no progress was made
towards its completion.
| HOUSE--After the revenue bill was sent to
| conference the session OF the house Monday
| +O btrc= iv
suspension of the rules, q number of bills be-
ing passed. Adjournment was taken pending
| the disposal of measure providing code OF
criminal law and procedure for Alaska.
WASHINGTON, June S.-SENATE-The bill
for the protection of the people of the Indian
| territory passed 1t provides for the allOt-
ment in Severalty of certain lands to the In
dams of the territory, the payment of interest
claims to the Chickasaw Indians and the rati-
ficatiOn of the agreement affected with the In
dams by the Dawes commission. The discus
sion of the census bill precipitated q civil SER
vice debate which had not been concluded
when the senate adjourned.
HOUsE-After disposing of the urgent wal
deficiency bill as passed, with amendments by
| the senate, the house Tuesday considered the
conference report upon the Sundry civil bill,
The report so far as it embodied agreements
was adopted and the house then began voting
| severally upon the senate amendments. upon
which no agreement had been reached in con-
ference. OF these there are a. The house
Tuesday considered eight of these, acting
| favorably upon three and rejecting the re-
| mainder. Consideration will con tinue Wednes-
| day.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-SENATE-A bill pro-
viding for the taking of the 18th census was
passed Wednesday. after q debate which &C.
cupied the greater part of three days. Under
it, if it should become a law. director of the
census. an assistant director and five expert
statisticians will be appointed Immediately tC
make the preliminary arrangements for the
taking of the census of 1900. A determined eff
fort was made to provide that the employees OF
the census bureau should be examined and
certified by the civil service commission. but
it failed by a vote of Is to 81. A provision was
inserted that not more than tWO-thirdS Of the
supervisors and enumerators should belong to
one political party.