Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-07-14
FlFTY.FIFTH CONGRESS.



wAsHISGToN, July 6-SEsATE-The senate
was the only house Of congress 10 session Mon
day Resolutions calling upon the secretary of
war for information a. to experiments with
explosives and Inventions were passed and
consideration of the Hawaiian resolutions was
resumed Mr.. Allen (Neb) opposed the resO-
luton He laid down the proposition that
annexation involved the abandonment OF
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HOUSE Representative Berry. Of Kentucky,
q member Of the house committee on foreign
AFFAIRS, Tuesday introduced the following joint
resolution: Joint resolution rendering the
thanks of congress to Sehley, U. :. ~. and the
Officers and men under his command
Resolved. That the thanks OF congress
and OF the American people are hereby ten
dered to Commodore Schley, U =. N. and the
officers and men under his command, for their
heroic and distinguished conduct in destroy
Ing the spanish fleet in Cuban waters on the
third Of July last" The resolution was re-
ferred to the naval Affairs committee.
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amendments were voted down.
Hou,E-Tbe house wedne .dav. after A de-
| hate Of four hours concurred in the Senat,,
| amendment to the general defieieucy hill au-
| thorizinp The secretary Of the interim the
attorney general and the secretary of the
treasury 10 settle with the anproval Of the
| president the indebtedness of the Central and
Western Pacific roads 10 the governmept T.ha
| amendment was conquered in by a
| vote OF % to sd An amendment was
| offered and adop,ed 10 the Pacific railroad
amendment providing that unless settlement
was reached within one year the president
should begin foreclosure proceedings TO col
| lect ali money due the government. During
| the dav Mss>rs HiIborn 1rep. CALI. McRae
fdern ArkD Ncwl.nds silver. New. Castle
(pop. CALI. Barlow pop C.l), Deyries
| dem Cali. Fleming dem. Ca spoke In op-
position while Me>srs Grow trep. Pal Gros-
venor rep o., Hepburn Oep laJ and
Cannon rep. ILL., supported the
amendment The conference reports upon the
bills 10 increase the force OF the ordnance de-
partment and TO protect harbor defenses and
| fortihcations against injury were adopted
| The Dill granting an American registry to the
| naSsed ~ was ,I-o ano,h.r an,h ri,in, ,hc
| construction ~ a bridge over the yaIohrsh,
/ river in IeElore county Miss nv Inc waco
| q Nissis .inni VALLEY RR A. a.,s M tbe
/ hou.e adjourned
|
| WAsHiNGros, July s-SESArE- Late Thurs
day afternoon Dill comforting upon AdIt Gen.
| Corbin the rank. pay and allowances Of a
major general was pass d by the senate.
| when unanimous consent was asked by Mr..
Sewan rep, N j. for consideration of the
| DILL Mr.. Pettus dem, Ala-) objected. How
| ever. by vote the senate decided to recon-
| slider the Dill Bills passed; Fixing the days
ana allowance OF chaplalns OF volunteer regi-
| ments. making them the same as those OF q
/ mounted captain permitting oncers IN the
| lesular or volunteer army 10 hold positions as
| commissioners, superintendent or historians
| OF national parks Mr.. Allison called up the
! house re olution providing for the ADJOURN
/ ment OF congress Friday, and had II referred to
| the committee on appropriations.
| HoUsE-The day in the hou- e was given to
/ consideration of mea ures by unanimous con-
| sent Few Of Importance we're passed After
! the resolutions providing for insl adjournment
Friday was agreed TO. there was a clamor