The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-03-10
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.


WASHINGTON. March d SENATE-During
almost the entire session Thursday the senate
was engaged in routine business. Three score
or more Of minor bills were passed.
the calendar being cleared entirely of
private pension bills and of measures
correcting military and naval records
Two measures of national importance
were passed, the Notifications appropriation
bill and the bill providing code OF criminal
laws for the District OF Alaska provision
for the high licensing OF the liquor trafic In
the latter measure created considerable dis
cusSion and an effort was made 10 incorporate
an absolute prohibition amendment, but IL
failed by decisive vote
HoUSE-NO conference reports on appro-
priation bills were pressing at O'Clock Thurs
day evening, and the house therefore paid its
last tribute OF respect to the memory OF the
late Representative Hurley On. " by ad-
journing until Friday at II o'clock. An at
tempt was made to consider the resolutions re-
ported by the judiciary committee declaring
that Gen. Wheeler and the three other mem
bers who accepted commissions in the army
had thereby vacated their seats. but the
house. by an overwhelming vote. re-
fused to consider them The vote stood
u ayes, cast by p republicans AZ
democrats and Is populistS. and I46 nays. cast
by lOl republicans. "A democrats and l popu-
list. half million dollars each was appropr-
ated for the Pan-American exposition at Buf-
falo, and the Ohio Centennial at Toledo The
senate bill carrying 81. 100000 for a new build
ing for the department of justice was passed
and two public building bills attached by the
senate to bills for public buildings in other
cities were agreed to.
WASHINGTON, March 4-SENATE-The ser
ate held an all day and night session Friday
and Saturday morning. With a determination
to complete the appropriation bills, the senate
began Immediately at 1 o'clock in the morn
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Friday night the army bill was passed, the de
| hclency bill having been passed nearly three
| hours before. conference report on the
| Alaska criminal code bill was presented and
| agreed to. partial report on the Sundry civil
| appropriation bill was agreed to. but the ina
| blllty Of the senate cOnfereeS to secure ar
agreement on the Hawaiian cable proposition
| created a heated discussion, in the course O.
! which Speaker Reed was alluded to in uncom-
| plimentary terms. The Toledo exposition bill
| carrying appropriation bill of $780, OO0 was
passed without debate.
| HOUSE-The house held night session last
| ing ong after midnight The motion to concur
in the Pacific cable amendment. modified sc
| as to include the other amendment appro-
! priating S350.0C0 for a cable steamer was de-
| feated, n to 102 Resolutions to give some
| house employees extra compensation developed
| some geod-natured debate, which eliminated
| in sharp exchange between Mr. GroSve-
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| displayed on both sides cooled rapidly, and the
| incident closed with assurances of distin-
| guiShed consideration on both sides. The mo-
| tiOn to concur in senate amendment for gov
eminent armor factory was lost, SO to 127, and
| the naval bill returned to conference.
| WASHINGTON. March 6-SENATE--ViceP Pres
dent Hobart declared the senate of the Fifty
| fifth congress adjourned Saturday at 12:08
| clock 1t was after continuous session, be-
! ginning at II o'clock on Friday, with the
exception of one hours recess dur
ing the forenoon. All the appropriation
pills were disposed of by the senate The res
olutiOns thanking Vice President Hobart and
President Pro TEN Frye were adopted. the
ice president responding in appropriate
,ddreSS, and the senate, which had been ia
a turmoil for several days. quietly came TO al
md.
| HOUSE-The last legislative act of the house
was the passage of joint resolution aUthoriz-
ing the acceptance by the United States of the
cession of a tract of land from the state oil
Massachusetts needed to extend the lines o.
the Boston navy yard. 1t was Has by
the clock. but the assistant dOorkeeper
with long pole set back the hand:
| ten minutes. This ocCasiOned loud LII
Suddenly some members down near the
rOstrum began singing. and above the din rose
the strains of My Country. TiS of Thee
Sweet Land of Liberty The air was taken
up, the galleries caught the inspiration and. Us
one man. everybody rose and joined in the
singing until. as one grand chorus. thousands
!Serevoicing the beautiful words of the national
anthem. The house adjourned sine die with
the singing of the doxology,