The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-02-10
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.


Mr.. Spooner CWis). He took for his text the
| anti-expansion resolution offered by MIR. Vest
| but did not confine himself closely to that pro-
posed declaration Of policy. He discussed the
question OF expansion in all Of its phases and
| urged the ratification of the peace treaty as the
best means OF bringing the burning question
| home 10 the people themselves. AT the con-
J clusion Of his speech he received the warm
| congra tulations of many of his colleagues.
| notable among whom was Mr.. Tillman Is. c.
with whom he had had a sharp personal tilt in
| the course of his argument
| HoUsE-The river and harbor BILL carrying
slightly more than $50 O00. 600 passed the house
| Thursday by vote of 100 to z. This is the
| largest Majority any river and harbor bill has
| ever obtained in the house The bill attracted
| little opposition and every effort to amend il
| in important particular failed. Saturday
| February IL. set apart for paying trib-
| ute TO the memory Of the late Mr.. Dingley, OF
| Maine
| WASHINGTON. Feb. 4-SENATE-For more
than five hours Friday the senate listened tc
| argument in opposition to expansion and ir
| opposition to the ratification of the treaty OF
| peace. The speakers were Mr. Money (Miss.)
| and Mr.. Daniel (Va). The formers address
was brief as he did net enter into the con-
| stitutional phases Of the question. He Vigor-
| ously antagoniZed the ratification of the treaty
| holding that by such action the FilipinOs
| would be admitted to the union as citizens and
| that if they were not capable of self govern
| ment we did not want them. Mr.. Daniel made
| an exhaustive argument in which he covered
| all the points in controversy.
| HOUsE-Most of the time of the house during
| the three hours session Friday was consumed
| in flibuStering against relief bills the pri-
| vate calendar. The flibuster was finally sue
| ceSSful and the house adjourned without taking
| up the bill. The conference report on the dig
| lomatic appropriation bill was adopted.
| WASHINGTON, Feb 5.-SENATE-A number
of Cnr1t Nrc r,r1a ,ofsaa Of
ments they will offer to the river and harbor
| bill the most important of which are the Jol-
| lowing; Mr. Carter, apprOptiating S5.OOO.O,0 for
| the construction of storage reservoirs and irri-
cation canals in the arid land states. Mr.. CAT
frey, apprOpriating S1OO0.0O0 for the improve
ment of the southwest pass Of the Mississippi
river so as to make ship canal 80 feet in
depth. Mr.. Turner. aprropriating $4,000 for
dredging Salmon Bay and improving the water
| way connecting Puget Sound Salmon Bay
with Lakes Union and Washington. so as 10
| make 1t available as q ship canal Mr. Perkins.
appropriating $4,000 for the improvement of
the harbOr at Wilmington. Cal. and also one
authorizing the appointment of a commission
TO locate naval coaling station the Cali
fornia coast. south of San Francisco.
HOUSE-The house committee on invalid
pensions reported favorably the senate bill
pensioning Gen. John NJ. Palmer. of Illinois,
the amount being reduced from 800 to $50
| WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.--SENATE-The treaty
of peace negotiated between the commission
ers of the United States and Spain at Paris
was Monday ratified by the United States SEN
ate. the vote being 81 ayes to p nays or one
! vote more than the two thirds majority nee
essary to secure senatorial concurrence in a
treaty document. After the ratification OF the
treaty. the senate. in open session, took up 81
joint resolution offered by Mt McEnery dem.
L).. declaring a policy for the Philip
pines and an effort was made to adopt it, but
| ~ tod fI,a . bo
resolution went over until Tuesday; uMr. Hoar
proposed amendment providing that the
proposed government in the Philippines should
! be with the consent of the people thereof"
, A motion TO lay on the table prevailed, % to
4. Mr.. Hoar then moved to amend the reso-
) luton by inserting the words ''or to force a
government upon them against their will -
Tabled.
HoUSE-Monday was suspension day in the
, house aud quite number of bills were passed,
several Of them of importance. The census
bill prepared by the house committee went
through by a vote of III to A. The bill differs
5 in several essential features from the senate
bill. Mr.. Grow rep. Pa) offered reSolu-
ton for constitutional amendment providing
that peace treaties shall be ratified by ma
iority of the senate He said that it was very
singular that majority of the two houses
could make war. while two-thirdS Of the senate
were required to make peace.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8--SENATE For two
hours or more the senate Tuesday had the res
q oluIion decla Tatory of policy of this govern
ment in the Philippines under discussion but
no vote was reached, and the resolution went
finally to the calendar In accordance with
notice given Monday evening. Mr.. Till
mcn dem, s. c. addressed the senate up
on the resolution, making a character
istic and picturesque argument. Mr.. Lodge
? (rep. Mass) followed with a strong reply to
, Mr.. Tillman in which he stated clearly and di-
49,
United States in the Philippines The Indian
= appropriation bill was taken up but had not
been completed when the senate adjourned
HOUsE-Tuesday and Wednesday were set
aside for the consideration of public building
bills. The committee had reported 78 bills for
buildings in So states. authorizing in the ag-
( gregate expenditure Of S14,C60,9OO Little
or no opposition developed Tuesday and bills
were favorably acted upon almos.
as rapidly as they could be
: read There was, however. more or less good
natured chatting throughout the session. AS q
result 4CO bills. carrying, or authorizing appro'
priations aggregating s1l 1864 ,OC0 had been laid
. aside with favorable recommendations befor
adjournment was reached.
WASHINGTON, Feb 9.-SENATE-The senate
confined itself largely to the transaction G.
routine business Wednesday. The Indian ap
preparation bill which has been pending foI
= | several weeks was completed and passed. Thi
L ton bill was taken up but after "a pages of il
: had been disposed it laid aside for thi
= day \ few measures OF minor importance
we're passed.
ROUsE-The net result of the work durni
I The two days allotted for the consideration o.
public building bills in the house was the pas.
sage OF a single bill providing for the erection;
Q Of a building at NewIArt News. Va. at a cos
| Of So 600. Sixty-fve bills in all. carrying o.
authorizing the expenditure of $l2.O0l0O vert
3 favorably considered in committee Of the
| whole when the committee rose Wednesday
but because seventeen other bills re.
| ported had not been acted upoE
G in committee filibustering tactics were resort
q ed TO and all Efforts to advance :the bills favor
: | ably acted upon in committee were blocked
The second bill appropriating $4,000 for q
! building at Blair City, Neb. got as far as the
r, | third reading when demand for the produc
ton of the engrossed bill prevented it from
s being placed upon its passage. The previous
= | question had been ordered on the Altoona Pa.
bill. carrying s125,0OO when the house adj
y iourned. so that it will be the unfinished bust
f ness Thursday.
I Indian Appropriation BIN Passed Senate