Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-02-23
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.



drawing on, gaueing. marking and r,m val q,
y irit>. - that spirits may be- drawn III II
packages smaller than barrels AMI put In i've
gallon cans for export purposes The
senate non-conCurrrd in the house amend
mcnts 10 the bills granting pensions
Ia Mrs Scmp!e, daughter of President Tyler
ana Gen John NJ Palmer, and sent them {,
conference. Consideration Of the agricultural
appropriation hill was then begun.
HouNk-ln the house Monday a resumption
al the discussion Of the receipts and cNpcndI-
lures OF the treasury. which attracted c"nSd-
cradle attention last week was again precIpt-
lated by Mr. SulIer tdem.. y. ". who offered
hgureS a. To the cost Of the steamship subsidy
bill Mr.. Cannon reiterated his statement of
last week regarding The ship subsidy hill aud
the Nlcararuan canal hill MIR. Paine. chair
man al the committee. reported the subsidy
mn Ater having completed ~ pages Of the
mn the committee rose, and AT : ~ = III the
house adjourned
wAsHINGroS Feb is --SfS,rE--Thc unani-
nous consent agreement reached 10y the SEN
ate Saturday to vote Tuesday afternoon ON the
resolution OF Mr. McEnery dem La dcclar-
ing policy OF this government In the Philip
pines was not yncated In accordance with
that agreement the vote was taken On the
resolution at 30 Tuesday and 1t wa,
adopted ~ To ~ II was noticeable that
several democrats who were present and not
paired rrfrnined from voting An amendment
offered toy MIR bacon olem GaI several days
ago was defeated. The vote on the amendment
Was a tie ~ to .p-and Vice President Hob IT
east the deciding vote against the proposition
HoTsE-1he Nicaragua canal hill wa, Offered
in the house Tuesday afternoon A. an amend
ment Ia the sundry civil appropriation hill Ivy
MIR Hepburn uaD, chairman Of the committee
that reported it. ana the leaders on the rcSpcc-
tive sides are engaged in y fierce struggle which
involves the fate Of the measure AT this session.
WASHINGTON. Feb III -SEN,rr-In the
senate Wednesday Mr.. McEncry DAD. as a
question OF pe.rs. nal privilege. made emphati
denial of the statement that his resolution
adopted by the senate Tuesday wa, introduced
IN the interest of the sugar growers Of I.oui>i-
ana. \ hill extending the cordial
appreciation Of congress To Mis-
Helen NJ llcr Gould fer Ialio,ic services dur-
Ing the recent war and providing tlat the
president should present to her a gold medal
was pas G. Afr the executive session an
effort was made I, obtain nm a,r cmert IN
hold an evening session to read the Alaska
coo e bill but il fail,d
Horsr-The house "Wednesday settled the
fate ot the Nicaragua canal bill in this con
rress 10y refusing 10 override the decision Of
the chair in committee of the whole. when the
chair held that the canal bin offered a. an
amendment by Mr. Hepburn was out
Of order. The friends of the Nicaragua
bill were very confident Tuesday and We'd
ncsday that they would triumph, hut after
four hours of debate the chair was sustained
l2;-I0p Mr. Bailey the democratic leader
made an argument in favor of the view that
the amendment was in order
WAsHISGToN Feb I7-SEN,rE- army
reorganization bill was reported to the senate
Thursday. and Mr. Hawiey tConnl chairman
% the military affairs committee CAV, notice
that he would move to ~ oceed to its consider
alton at the earliest possible time The naval
personnel hill was taken up and read. but no
effort made TO proceed further
with its consideration. The military academy
appropriation bill was passed. The post
office appropriation bill was under considcra-
,ion during the greater part of the afternoon.
hut was not disposed OF finally spirited
debate occurred over the amendment of the
senate committee providing for an appropria-
ton to secure fast mail service between New
York and Washington and Atlanta and New
Orleans. The anne ndment was retained in the
bill.
HorsE--Two very sensational and unexpect-
cd things happened In the house Thursday dur
ing the cons lde ton of the sundry civil bill
The paragraph carrying the appropriation of
so 900 coo for payment to Spain under the
terms Of the peace treaty was stricken out
upon q point of order made by Mr. Wheeler
dem, XVI. who declared that he opnosed
the appropriation on lrinciple and would
resort to any technically TO defeat H..
The point of order was debated for hours H.,
determination Ringing upon the question O:
W hether the ratification of the treaty l.y tn.
senate and It's signing by the president vital
lied IL without the action of the SuaniSb
cortes Warrant OF law was necessary 10 max,
the appropriation in order Mr. Hopkins Irer
M who was in the chair sustained the ,niur
Of order against IT, and on an appeal his deci>-
ion was sustained. la9 to sd
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is SESATE-At Its ses-
sion Friday the senvte adopted a resolution
instruc,ing the vice president of the United
States. as president OF the senate to express
to the government and the people of France
the sympathy of the senate in the bereaSe-
ment that has fallen upon the French republic
in the death OF President Faure The nava,
personnel bill, for which the navy department
has been contending for so many years. was
passed 10y the senate Friday afternoon. Itwas
under discussion for several hours but was
passed Practically in the form in which il was
reported by the senate committee The re-
mainder OF the days session was devoted Il
passage OF bills on the private pension calen-
dar. a in number and TO the reading of the
Alaska code bill.
HoUsE-The house Friday finally passed the
sundry civil appropriation bill to which IL had
devoted over week. No important amend.
ment had been adopted. The speakers ruling
upon the motion to recommit the bill.
with instructions to incorporate IL in the Mica
ragua canal amendment was sustained Is
TO 90 The nav i appropriation bill was taken
up and over half the bill was completed during
the remainder Of the day. There was no gen
eral opposition to the measure although il
The largest naval apnronr,,,ion huI eye,
passed by congress.
ann n, n, ren @nsasA ,,l me sen
preparation bill but failed to complete it
After an animated discussion of the pneumatic