The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-02-18
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
First Regular Session

udy inc 1uuIdu appropriation Dill was unuef
discussion. The reading of the bill was COM
pleted and all of the committee amendments
were adopted. Subsequently several amend
mentS OF minor character were attached to
the measure. Mr. Allen (Neb.) enlivened
the proceedings few minutes be-
fore adjournment by making an at
tack upon Speaker Reed for preventing
the enactment, as the Nebraska senator declar-
ed, of meritorious legislation, sent to the house
of representatives by the senate. He denounc-
ed the speakers action in this regard as dis
grace TO congress and TO the American people.
When point OF order was made against him
for the use of improper language concerning
the other branch OF congress, Mr. Allen said
he was stating only the truth and that he was
responsible here or elsewhere at any time for
his statement
HOUSE-The house was in a very bad temper
Thursday and the whole session was consumed
in tilibustering against two bills of minor i'm
portance, one to issue a duplicate check and
the other TO make ROckland. Me. sub port of
entry. Neither got further than the engrOss-
ment and third reading. The trouble arose over
the enforcement of the rule against the dis
cusSion of irrelevant subjects when Mr.. Handy
(dem.. DELI attempted TO reply on the floor
during the consideration of those bills to a let
ter recently written by Thomas +. Bayard
secretary of state under the Cleveland admin
iStratiOn, in denunciatiOn of the free silver
uCIuOCLdCN. hOl1 CdlI lOllONGu IOAl Gull all Ody
long and partisan feeling reached high pitch.
Finally when it became evident that no
progress could pc made with the bills pre-
sented an adjournment was taken until Mon
day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-SENATE-COnside
ton of the Indian appropriation bill was re-
sumed by the senate Friday and after being
amended 10 some extent the measure was
passed. The most important amendment to
the bill was that offered by Mr.. Pettigrew
Is. d. which. if finally enacted will
restore the free homestead law so far as it re-
iateS to Indian lands ceded TO the United States
for which lands the settlers have been obliged
to pay the purchase price paid to the Indians.
The bill. carries appropriations aggregating
nearly S., 100000
HOUSE-NOt in session.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-SENATE-The senate
devoted four hours in executive session Mon
day to the consideration of the Hawaiian
treaty. The principal speech was made by
Senator Pettigrew, this being the third install
ment of his remarks upon the subject. Sena-
tor Morgan's resolution was passed calling on
the president for copies of the report of the
consul general and of the conSulS of the United
States in Cuba written and received since March
T. 1897 which relate to the state of war in that
island, and the condition of the people there;
also whether any agent of a government in
Cuba has been accredited to this government,
or the president of this government with
authority to negotiate treaty of reciprocity
or any other commercial agreement with the
United States.
HOUSE-COnSidcrable unnecessary excitement
was caused among the members of the house
Monday by the rumOr broadly circulated be-
fore the house convened that important action
relative to Cuba was TO be taken. 1t turned
out to be simply a'reSolution OF inquiry unani-
mouSly reported by the foreign affairs commit
tee last week calling on the state department
for information as to the condition
of the concentrates in Cuba and the progress
made in Spain'S effort to induce the Cubans
to accept autonomy. The resolution was adopt
ed without division. Another resolution was
adopted calling for the correspondence relat-
ing to the exclusion of our fruits, beef and
horses from Germany. The remainder of the
day was devoted to District of Columbia bust
ness.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16-SENATE-Ar esolu-
ton of inquiry offered Monday by Mr.. Harris
(Kan.) precipitated spirited discussion of the
Pacific railroad question in the senate Tues
day. The resolution called upon the attorney
general for the reasons which induced him &c
abandon his plan of redeeming the first mort
gage bonds OF the Kansas Pacific branch of the
Union Pacific and having the road oper-
ated by receiver Mr.. Harris de
nounced the present plan to sell the road
at the bid of the reorganization committee, as
defrauding the government of something more
than S6,000000. Mr.. Foraker (O.) explained
the view taken of the matter by the admins
tratiOn showing the president was convinced
the reorganization committee proposed to pay
for the road all that it was worth. The resolu-
ton was finally passed in amended form.
| HOUSE-The house put in a busy day. The
time was devoted to the consideration of bills
| and joint resolutions presented under the
call of committees and Is of more orless public
importance were passed An order was also
entered by unanimous consent for the cOnsid-
Grafton of the Loud bill relating to second
class mail matter. on March /, , and g. and the
order for the consideration of the bankruptcy
bill. which begins Wednesday, was modified sc
that the final vote shall be taken on Saturday
instead of Monday as arranged last week.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-SENATE-A discus
sion upon coast defenSeS was the interesting
feature of the senate Wednesday, Many sena-
tors took the ground that the appropriation
should be for the full amount estimated by the
war department, instead of some four millions
less. Senators Perkins and Hale said that ii
was the policy of the appropriation committee
to make an annual expenditure of 80 000, 900 d
year for Notifications. Senators Stewart
Hawley, Chandler and Lodge spoke in favor OF
| increases. Senator Teller also advocated lib
eral expenditures. and during his remarks
made significant illusions to Cuba and Hawaii.
which is to continue until Saturday, when a
vote will be taken opened in the house We'd
nesday but it attracted little attention. the in
tereSt of the members being entirely absorbed
by the disaster to the Maine. Just before the
house adjourned Mr. BOuteHe, chairman of the
naval committee, presented a resolution,
which was unanimously adopted. expressing
regret for the disaster. coincidence with the
families of those who lost their lives and sym
pathy with the injured.
Death of Miss. Isabella Franklin Jones.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 17.-Miss
Isabella Franklin Jones, one of the
leading Christian Scientists of the
United States, who came to this city
two months ago from Chicago, is dead,
of pneumonia, complicated with
measles. She did not have a physician
during her illness, and when the case
was reported to Coroner Bedford he
determined to make an investigation
Miss Jones was a. years of age, and
well known throughout the west as a
staunch advocate of Christian Science
healing.
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