The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-01-14
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
First Regular Session.

ures which received favorable consideration
were the bills providing for congress of the
representatives of the Indian tribes Of the
United States to be held IN omaha during tho
progress of the International exposition this
year: bills providing for the erection of public
buildings at Fergus Falls. Mimi. and NewpOri
News. Va. and a measure to protect the name
and insignia of the Red Cross society. At
o'clock the senate adjourned until Friday.
HcUsE-The friends and enemies of the civil
service law exchanged brOadSideS in the house
Thursday. The heaviest guns on each side
were brought into action. Mr.. GroSvenor co.
and Mr.. johnson Qnd) each made exhaustive
spesehes and kept their respective sides in
constant furore
WASHINGTON Jan. S.-SENATE-The feature
of the senate session was a speech delivered
by Mr.. Teller (COl) regarding press reports
that the recent efforts to make 1t appear thai
Secretary Gage had rendered his resignation
as member of the cabinet to President Nc
Kinley were a part of conspiracy of the silver
men to disrupt the cabinet and create
dissention between the president and his ad.
visers. Mr. Teller branded the publ.
cation as an insult to the advocates
of the free coinage OF silver He
was salts fed that the president and Secretary
Gage were in full accord upon the financial
question. He attacked the republican party
because it was a party advocating the gold
standard and expressed his intention of doing
all in his power to defeat the party in 1900 and
to drag the present administration from power
because the policy of the party was. in his
opinion, inimical to the best and highest inter-
ests of the people of the United States.
HoUsE-The civil service debate continued
throughout the day in the house. Ali efforts
to fix time for its termination failed and it is
certain to now run over into the next week.
The interest in the discussion does not seem tc
abate. The debate Friday was without marked
incident. The speakers were Mr.. Gillette
| (DIass.), Burton (O), republicans and FitZger-
aid in support of the law MeSsrs Cummings
(dem.. n. ", Faris (rep. Ind.) Mahany rep.
n. ", briggs (dem., n. W and Bardley
| dem, N. W in opposition to, and Mr.. Kerr
| rep, o. in favor of the modification of the
law. At 1855 the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-SENATE-In accord
| ance with his previous notice. Senator Davis,
chairman of the senate committee on foreign
relations, brought up the subject of the ratii-
| cation of the Hawaiian annexation treaty in
| the senate Monday. His motion was made
SOON after the disposal of the routine morning
| business and the entire remainder of the day IS
| session except the time given to the confirma-
| tion of nominations was devoted to the con-
| SideratiOn of the queS ton as to whether the
| treaty should be considered in open session OF
| behind closed doors in executive session.
After a debate of almost two hours upon this
| point. an informal vote was taken, the ayes
| and noes not being demanded. Uhe decision
was Overwhelmingly against an Opel- session.
| HOUSE-The opponents of the civil service
| law had much the best Of the debate in the
| House Monday, so far as the number Of those
| engaging in it were concerned. Nine of the
| eleven speakers were of the opposition. The
| friends of the law are very anxious to shut of
| further debate, and in this will have the CO.
| operation of Speaker Reed and the rules com
| mittee. Mr. Moody. who has charge of the
| bill, gave notice that he would test the
! sense of the house Tuesday on
motion to close the debate. The
opposition Immediately sent word TO all il
| their ranks to be on hand, and they say they
will have no difficulty in defeating the motion
| WASHINGTON. Jan. -SENATE-Except fol
few minutes given to controversy over
| some minor post office conf rmatiOns, the en-
tire time of the executive session of the senate
! Tuesday was consumed by Senator Davis. OF
| Minnesota, in a speech in support of Hawaiian
annexation. Mr. Davis is chairman of the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations and his
speech was generally accepted as the semi off
| cial utterance of the majority Of the committee
! He spoke about two hours and when the senate
| adjourned had not finished. Mr.. Allen intro
| duced and secured the adoption of a resolution
| calling upon the preSide3y for information il
| his possession relative to the boundary line be-
| tween Venezuela and British Guiana and to In
| form the senate whether the United States
now has any clerks or other employees at worl
upon the Venezuelan boundary question anC
also what part of the 100000 appropriated fo1
| the Venezuelan commission has been expend
ed. At 1875 p. m, the senate adjourned.
HoUsE-The civil service debate which was
| inaugurated in the house a week ago was end
ed Tuesday. 1t opened with a row, but ended
| very tamely. There was not even a vote on the
| appropriation in the legislative, executive an(
| judicial appropriation bill for the commission
| upon which the debate was predicated. The
republicans who are seeking to modify or re-
| pea the law decided to let the debate come tt
| close Tuesday, but it required the casting
| vote of the speaker to accomplish this. There
| are conflicting statements as to the situation
in which the future conduct Of the war agains
the civil service law is left. All the republic
an opponents of the law agree that the fight i!
to be kept up and it is positively stated by Mr.
Pearson rep, n. c. that assurances have
been received from those in authority in the
house that an opportunity will be given in the
| future for the consideration OF bill to modify
| the law. But from other sources the state
ment can not be confirmed.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-SENATE- Senator
| Davis continued and completed his speech in
| the executive session of the senate Wednesday
on the Hawaiian treaty, and was followed by
| Senator Allen, of Nebraska, who spoke in op.
position. There was apparent Wednesday
disposition on the part of some senators whC
| announce themselves undecided as to what
| course to pursue on the Hawaiian question Il
| mix it with the Cuban problem. They art
| friends of Cuba, and their desire is to have thu
administration take a more pronounced posi-
ton in the interest of Cuba as return for theil
assistance on the Hawaiian treaty. At 2:5
the senate adjourned.
HOUsE-The house Wednesday passed al
urgent deficiency bill carrying S1,741,S 43. On
of the items authorizing a further expenditure
of $4,000 for the soldiers home at Danville
Ill, for which $4,000 was appropriated in TIT
last sundry civi, bill, was used by DearmOnC
dem, Mo- as a basis for a bitter personal at
tack upon Chairman Cannon, whose home is a
Danville The bill was passed. There was al
so lively debate over the provision in tn,
! bill requiring the owners of bullion hereafte
to pay the cost of transporting bullion from
assay offices to the minis.
Government Relief Expedition.
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan, 13.-The gov
eminent relief expedition will star