Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-17
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST Regular Session.

rnt monopoly In the city OF tho chesapeake
Potomac Telephone 20. on account Of high
rates waS severely scored. Mr.. Carter tMontD
urged that the hill go over until Tuesday a. he
desired io offer an amendment relating to the
gas supply oI Washington.
HuUsE The spirit Of patriotism was ram
pant in the house Monday. and 10y almost
Unanimous NuIc the Iiawlcy hill, providing Tor
two additional regime atS OF artillery. was
passed under suspension uf the rules. No cf-
fort was made to uh>truct action, hut Mr.
Bailey the democratic leader. pleaded Tor
more timr than the forty minutes allowed un-
der the rule, and because n WAS refused, after
the hill had been passed he inaururatcd uh-
buster against District of Columbia legislation
TINT continued all day.
wAsnINGT"N, March o SENATE Tues
days session of the senate was largely devoted
To- the consideration of the District of Columbia
appropriation hill. After an extended discus
sion the hill containing provision for the re-
tluctiun Of about one half of the present rates
OF telephone charges IN the district. was pass
al \ bill To authorize the relocation and re-
building OF a pontoon bridge across the Mis-
sisSippi river NJ Prairie du Chen,
Wisconsin. was passed. The bill for
the relief Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. uf Tennessee, appropriatinS taNS.UO
was then passed after brief debate. At 40
y. m. message Was received from the hou-c
conveying to the senate the bill appropTiatinE
the house The bill was laid before the senate
aud on motion of Mir Allison uaD referred To
the committee on appropriations
House. In a spirit Of patriotism. with clo-
Quenr words ringing In their ears every MEM
her at the house of representative Tuesday
responded To the presidents first call To meet
the Spanish situation nv casting his vote for
hin placing in President MciirnlcyS hands
ss0O01a1 to he expended at his discretion for
defense.
were swept away and with
unanimous voice congress voted its
confdcuc.' in the administration. MANY mem
hers who were paired with absent colleagues
took the responsibility Of breaking their pairs,
an unprecedented thing In legislative annals in
order that they might 20 on record in support
Of this vast appropriation To maintain the dig
nifty and honor of their country. Speaker
Reed. who. the presiding officer, seldom
votes only In Of a tie. had his name called
and voted In his capacity a. a representative.
WASHINGTON. March 10 SENATE Prcsi-
dent Mcll inlcyS hands have been upheld by
both branches of the American congress. With
enthusiasm, fcryor and promptness almost UNI
paralrlCd in the senate. in time of peace, that
body Wednesday passed the emergency appro-
priatinn bill carrying slsS0D of deficiencies
and placing AT the disposal Of the preSidcn:
s5o10Wn for national defense. The vote
by which the measure was passed
unanimous Scvcnty-six short. sharp and en-
phatic speeches were delivered in favor Of the
bill each one being simply a ringing ave
during the roll call upon the passage OF the
measure Not only did every senator present
register his vote in favor of the hill but for
every absent member the authoritative an
nounccmcnt was made that IL he were present
be- would vote ave.
UoUSE-The house devoted itself TO routine
business Wednesday The legislative. exec
tive and judicial appropriation hill went
through its last stages in The a,loption of the
finau conference rcport and the remainder of
the day was consumed I'm the consideration of
III, s,nat, amendments IN the Indian apnru-
nriation hill Tho substitute for the senate
proyision regarding the oncniur of the In
compharre reservation WAS knocked out
ON !, noint of order and tho amendment
goes hack IN conference Tho desire Of the CON-
fcrces IN non-concur in tho senate free home
stead clause encountered hitter opposition and
an Arrangement was made whereby four hours
arc 10 no devo,cd 10 debate n nrcnosi,ion 10
concur submitted by MIR Eddy (MinnD MIR
Sherman. chairman Of the Indian committee.
declared that the free homestead provision
would 'oSi the government N''Woo" ne uo-
sHcN 10 'IIhlha'c " from thc ON ana mas 'no
support "' thc secretary OF inc INTERIOR
WASHINGTON March ll.-SENATE-No bust
ness OF real importance was transacted ny the
senate in open session Thursday. The session
lasted only an hour, the time being largely con-
sumcd in dispoSing Of routine morning bust
ness y few bills Of minor importance were
passed and the senate adjourned until Monday
UoUsE-After n debate in the house which
lasted more than five hours the senate amend-
mcnt to the Indian appropriation hill proyid-
ing for the free entry of coded Indian lands
was Thursday non -concurred in by vote Of