The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-02-25
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session.


declaring the senate's opposition to the contr-
nation of the sale Of the Kansas Pacific rail-
road. After the disposition of the resolution
the Corbett case was discussed by Mr.. Pettus
(Ala.) and Mr.. Hoar CMass.), an agreement
having first been reached to take final vote
upon the case on Mondy, February 2e. The
senate then at 4:10 pm. went into executive
session and five minutes afterward adjourned.
HoUsE-The debate on the bankruptcy bill
dragged along listlessly in the house Thursday,
interest in it being overshadOwed, as on We'd
nesday. by the Maine disaster. The speeches
on the floor attracted almost no attention and
were delivered in most instances to handful
of members AT sos the house recessed until
Friday morning
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-SENATE-A debate
decided in it's sensations, was Unexpectedly
precipitated in the sanate Friday over the con-
sideratiOn of the resolution of Mr.. Allen (Neb)
directing the committee on naval affairs to in
vestigate the disaster TO the battleShip Maine.
An arrangement has been made for the adop-
ton of the resolution, with minor amend
ment without debate. Mr.. Mason
Qn) however proposed substi-
tute, providing for an investigation
TO be conducted by a Joint committee of the
two branches of congress. The resolution
went to the calendar. A resolution, offered by
Mr.. Hale, appropriating 100000 for raising the
warship Maine and saving what property could
be saved was passed without a dissenting
voice. Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE-The house debated the bankruptcy
bill until Friday noon and then Immediately
after the reading of the journal Mr.. Boutelle
rep. Me), chairman of the naval committee.
asked unanimous consent for the consideration
of the resolution prepared by the navy depart
ment and passed by the senate appropriating
100000 for the purpose of raising the Maine,
ETC. The resolution was adopted unanimously.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-SENATE--For three
hours Monday the senate had under discussion
the bill providing for the taking of the 18th
and subsequent census. 1t was so amended as
TO place the census bureau under the secre-
tary of the interior, but the extended discus
sion which followed disclosed so wide
a divergence of views on the part
of senators as to the various feat
ures of the measure that no further action
was taken. A resolution offered by Mr.. Allen
(Neb.) directing the committee naval af-
fairs to make an investigation of the disaster
10 the battleship Maine was adopted without
debate.
HOUSE-Tuesday was private bill day in the
house. but little was accomplished owing to
the fact that most of the time was consumed in
the passage of private pension bills coming
over from the Friday night session three
weeks ago. The feature of the day was the
spirited contest over the bill to pay New
berry college, Lutheran institution in South
Carolina, $4,000 for damages by federal
troops. 1t was finally passed. On
motion of Mr.. Bailey, the democratic leader,
the house voted $3.50 to observe Washington'S
birthday by adjourning over Tuesday, but Mr..
| Dingley raised the point of no quorum and be-
| fore further action could be taken the house
recessed under the rule until o'clock. The
republicans desire to go ahead with the sundry
civil appropriation bill Tuesday
! WASHINGTON. Feb %. SENATE After
Washington's farewell address was read by
| Mr.. Lodge, Mr.. Hale (Ct), chairman of the
military affairs committee, called up the bill
providing for the enlistment of two additional
regiments of artillery for service for manning
! the heavy coast defense batteries which
| congress has provided during the past two
| years The bill, after q short debate,
! passed by a vote of 80 to 4. The negative votes
were cast by Messrs. Bate CTenn.). Clay (Ga.)
Chiffon, (Tex) and Vest MO). Mr.
| Morgan (Ala) secured the adOp
ton of the following resolution:
THAT the committee on naval affairs
| is instructed to inquire and report whether a
man-of-war, equal at least to any warship in
the world, to be named the George Washing
ton, be built, armed and commissioned
| within period Of u months by the use of the
! facilities of the ship yards machine shops
mines and forests of the United States. where
ever the me are found, and that the commit
tee have leave to report at any time by bill or
! otherwise" The resolution was adopted with
out debate.
HOUsE-W ashington's birthday was cele-
! brated in the house, after a motion of Mr..
| Bailey to adjourn had been voted down, with
vast deal of political Speechmaking and it was
also SignaliZed by the firing of the first gun in
| opposition to Hawaiian annexation. Mr.. John
| son, an Indiana republican, delivered a speech
| that electrified the house and the galleries in
| denunciatiOn Of what he termed an attempt to
cut loose from the traditional policy of the
Tinted States enter a scheme n "a
| ton that had proved the ruin of empires and
of nations.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-SENATE-W ednes-
| day while the senate had under consideration
| the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
a sharp debate on the Cuban situation was pre-
! cipitated by Mr.. Allen CNeb.). who offered as
an amendment the resolution passed
| by the senate year ago recognizing
| the belligerent rights of the Cuban
| insurgents. The debate became general and
occupied nearly four hours Mr.. Hale made
| the point of order against the amendment that
it was general legislation and had under the
| rules no place in the bill. The vice president
sustained the point and Mr. Allen took an ap-
| peal from the ruling. Appeal not sustained.
4oUsE-A variety of subjects occupied the
| attention Of the house during the considera-
! tion of the Sundry civil appropriation bill. Mr.
| Mahany On. Y. made an attack on the patri-
Otism of some of the social leaders of New
YORK, Wnom ne SAID held nigh reVel while the
| nation was bowed down with grief over the
| 10 of life resulting from the Maine explosion
| The southern members who have for
| years been fighting the appropriation
| for ''informers'' on illicit diStilleries
succeeded in killing the appropriation income
/ of the whole, but Chairman Cannon gave no.
| tice that he would demand an aye and no vote
in the house Representative Barrett (Mass)
| has introduced resolution allowing the naval
! affairs committee to incorporate in the naval
| appropriation bill a provision for an appropri-
alton not to exceed S. 735 900 for new dry docks
! or extensions to sting ones at Boston, New
| York, Norfolk, Port Royal, New Orleans and
| Mare Island, Cal.
Boys Start for KIOndike.
Upton, Ind, Feb. 24-Charles Tim
mons, Fred Gilberly, Oby Sparkin and
| Walter Wright, none over Is, from