The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-03-04
FIFTY-FLFTH CONGRESS-.
Writ Regular Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-SENATE-A feature
of the senate's session Thursday was the speech,
of Mr.. Spooner (Wis,) on the right of Henry
w. Corbett to a seat in the senate from Ore
gon, under appointment of the governor. Mr..
Spooner made a constitutional argument in
favor Of seating Mr.. Corbett and had not con-
cluded when the senate adjourned. An effort
was made to obtain consideration of the
Alaskan homestead and right of way bill, but
on parliamentary technicality it went over
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Allen
CNeb.) to appoint committe Of five senators
to investigate the Cuban situation was with
drawn by its author when it was laid before
the senate.
HoUSE-The house devoted itself strictly to
business Thursday and disposed of 30 addition
al pages of the sundry civil appropriation bill
The fact that the government is preparing for
contingencies was recognized in the house
Thursday when Chairman Cannon, who has
been laboring to keep down appropriations,
accepted without a word of protest an amend
ment to increase the appropriation to
care for the unused machinery at the Spring
fieled arsenal. Mr.. Gillett explained that neces-
sitv for using this machinery might occur at
any time. Resolutions which were objected to
a few weeks ago for the appointment of two
ex-naval cadets to positions in the engineer
corps of the navy were also adopted. One of
them will fill a vacancy caused by the death of
Lieut. Merritt, of the Maine.
WASHINGTON, Feb 26-SENATE-The SEN
ate Friday confirmed a number of appoint
ments among them Col H. c. COrbin to be ad
jutant general of the army with rank of briga-
der general Little business of importance
was transacted Friday.
HOUSE-A long and somewhat exciting de-
bate over the question of river and harbOr APP
preparations was precipitated in the house
during the consideration of the sundry civil
bill Friday. Mr.. Berry (Ky) succeeded in Sc
curing the adoption of an amendment increaS-
ing the appropriation for the Kentucky river
from 100000 to $780, 900. Only four pages of the
bill were disposed of Friday. The senate
amendments to the army appropriation bill
were agreed to without debate. An unsuccesS-
full effort was made to secure consideration of
the bill passed by the senate for two additional
regiments of artillery but on objection from
Mr.. Cox (dem.. TENN it went over. An
amendment appropriating S15OOOO for Yaquina
Bay, Ore was pending when the house at
o'clock recessed until 8. the evening session to
be devoted to private pension bills.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-SENArE- During the
greater part of the SenateS session Saturday
the right of Henry w. Corbett to a seat
from the state of Oregon was under discussion.
Mr.. Thurston CNeb) in an extended
speech opposed the admission of Mr.. COrbett
while MeSSrs. Foraker, Kyle and Mantle sup
case, it has been agreed, will be taken next
Monday at 3p. m.
HoUsE-The house did not complete the
consideration of the sundry civil bill Saturday,
but Chairman Cannon held the floor with it IN
til adjournment, refusing to yield to Mr.. BOu-
telle (Me.), the chairman of the naval COM
mittee who was anxious to secure conSidera-
ton for the bill reported by his committe for
the relief of the victims and sur
vivors of the Maine disaster. After
20 pages of the sundry civil bill were disposed
Saturday. many efforts were made by differ
ent members to inject river and harbor items
into the bill, three of them being successful
amendments appropriating 100000 for Cleve-
land harbor, $4,000 for Wilmington, Del, and
increasing the appropriation for Boston harbor
from 100000 to S25O,OOO-were adopted.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-SENATE-HOn. H.
W. Corbett was Monday denied admission to
the senate as a senator from Oregon on the
appointment by the governor by the decisive
vote of 50 to 10. Speeches were made against
the admission of Mr.. Corbett by Bacon (Ga}
and Burrows (dich.), and in favor Of his adj
mission by Morgan (Ala.). After disposing of
the Corbett case. the senate began the consid-
Grafton of the Alaska homestead and railway
right of way bill and had not concluded it when
| it adjourned.
| HOUSE-Tbe house passed the sundry civil
| appropriation bill Monday after four days de-
| bate The most important action was the
elimination of the appropriation for our repre-
| SentatiOn at the Paris exposition on point of
order. On Friday last the house, in commit
| tee of the whole where there is no record of
| the vote, knocked out a provision in
| the bill for an appropriation to pay
/ those who furnish the government with
information leading to the conviction of the viO-
lators of the internal revenue laws and Monday
| in committee an extra months pay was voted
to the employs of the house. Both these propo-
sitions commanded very respectable majority
in the committee but when the members voted
on all calls in the house both of them were
| overwhelmingly defeated. Several minor bills
were passed, after the sunday civil bill was
| disposed of.
| WASHINGTON, March 2.-SENATE-Mr. Hoar
renewed his motion of Monday that the senate
| disagree to the house amendments to the bank
| ruptcy bill, and that committee of conference
| be appointed. Mr.. Stewart spoke until clock.
when the Alaska homestead and right of way
bill was laid before the senate, Mr.. Stew
art announcing that he would continue his adj
dress Wednesday. Mr.. Rawlins (Utah), con-
tinued his speech begun Monday, in OppoSi-
| tion to the general features of the bill. He re-
| iterated his charge that the bill, as framed
| gave dishonest spectators marked advan-
tage over the public generally. No action was
| taken. E
| HOUSE-The house Tuesday entered upon
| the consideration of the Loud bill relative tC
| Second-claSS matter. The bill is identical
with the bill passed at the last congress, but
Mr.. Loud. its author, gave notice of an amend
| ment permitting the transmission al
pound rates of sample copies up tC
ten cents of the bonifde circulation OF
the newspaper periodical Only three
speeches were delivered Tuesday. Mr.. Loud
made an exhaustive speech in its favor; Mr.
Moon (dem. TENN spoke in opposition to the
bill and Mr.. Perkins (rep. Ia) in favor of it
The debate will continue until Thursday when
| the vote will be taken ut o'clock.
| WASHINGTON, March 3.-SENATE-We dneS-
| days debate in the senate on the Alaskan
homestead and railway right of way bill was
| decidedly spirited. Mr.. Carter (Mont.) de-
livered vigorous speech in reply to that made
during the past two days by Mr. Rawlins
| (Utah). One of the special features of the de-
bate was a speech delivered by Mr.
Elkins (W. Va) in which he
| explained that the Canadian Pa
| ciic railway was enabled to make war upon
| American interests, and how and why the ag-
/ gressions of that great railroad ought to be
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