The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-01-11

Aereu-CIVII and Criminal Cases in Alas
ka-IO Make One Territory Out of
Indian and Oklahoma Territories.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Senator FRYE
thursday introduced bill authoriz-
ing the secretary of the treasury to
nave eight vessels constructed for the
use OF the revenue cutter service, four
OF them to cost $3.50, 600 each. one of
them to cost $780, 900 and the other
three $40. 900 each. The first four are
TO be used in replacing the Seward,
the McLane, the ColfaX and Boutwell,,
and the last three in replacing the
Washington at Philadelphia harbor,
the Hamlin at Boston harbor and the
Chandler at New York harbor. The
$3.50, 900 vessel is to be used at the Co.
Iumbla river bar on the Pacific coast.
The bill was introduced at the instance
OF the treasury department The old
vessels to be replaced are complained
of as absOlete and unfit for the serv-
ices required.
The attorney general Thursday sent
to the senate, in compliance with a
resolution of inquiry, full statement
OF the transactions of his office in con-
nection with the proceedings looking
to the sale of the Kansas Pacific rail
road. The greater part of the reply
consists OF documents already in print.
he says the transaction has been in
compliance with the law organizing
the pacific railroads end in accordance
with the direction of President Cleve-
land
Representative Schafroth, of Colo
RADIO, introduced a bill Thursday to
amend the copyright law so as to ex-
cept photographs in publications from
the list of subjects which can by copy.
righted.
Representative Tongue, of Oregon,
introduced a bill Thursday providing
that all civil and criminal cases APP
pealed from the district court of the
United States for Alaska to the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
Ninth judicial district, and pending on
appeal on or prior to December 80,
1897, are to be considered as regularly
fled on appeal in the United States
supreme court as of date of filing in
the circuit court, and court clerks are
instructed to transmit papers accord
ingly. This is to meet recent de-
cisiOn of the court holding that such
was not the case.
Delegate Callahan, of Oklahoma, in
troduced bill Thursday to attach the
Indian territory to the territory of
Oklahoma and to erect the two terri
tories into one territory. The bill in
cludes all the lands of the five tribes of
Indians and the Quapaw Indian tribes.
The capital is to remain at Guthrie.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE house
committee on banking. and currency
made arrangements Thursday to hear
representatives of the Indianapolis
monetary commission on January -
relative to the bill for currency reform
prepared by that body. Those to APP
pear will be Judge Edmunds, repre-
-senting the commission and also repre-
senting the north and east; Judge R.
5. Taylor, of Terre Haute, Ind, repre-
senting the middle west; j. w. Frees,
of Salem. n. c., representing the gold
democratic sentiment of the south and
ex-Secretary Fairchild, of New York
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Representa-
tive Overstreet, of Indiana, introduced
IN the house Thursday a comprehen-
sive bill for carrying out the plan of
the monetary commission for the re-
form of the currency. The bill was
referred by Speaker Reed to the COM
mittee on banking, and Chairman
Walker has arranged to give early
hearings to Senator Edmunds, chair
man of the commission, and perhaps
to other members. The bill
contains AZ sections and en-
bodies in legislative form every
feature of the recommendations
of the commission. The earlier por-
ton, relating to the maintenance of
the gold standard, the creation of the
bureau of issue and redemption, and
the gradual retirement of the legal
tender notes, are embodied in the bill
in almost the same language as in the
report. The banking features are
more elaborate and carefully define the
character of guaranty fund for the
protection of notes issued upon assets
and the manner of redeeming the notes
of failed banks.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I'm the senate
Thursday Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, called
up and the senate passed the bill
providing for the holding of congress
of the representatives of different In
dian tribes of the United States at
Omaha in 1898, and appropriating
500, 600 therefor. Some minor amend
ments to the bill were made.
A bill appropriating $751; 900 for a
public building at Fergus Falls, Mimi,
was passed.
Temple Cup Returned to Its DOner.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE Tenn
pie Cup, the famous baseball trophy
for which the teams landing first and
second place in the national league
race have contested at the close of the
season for several years. has been re-
turned to its dOner, w. c. Temple, of
this city, in accordance with the action
taken at the last annual meeting of tina