The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-03-30
FIFTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
FIRST session.

Washington. March q. -sonatc-Diacus.
sion Of the Porto Rican government nne
tarn bill was resumed. Mr.. Morgan. ~
/ Alahor7n, ore seating "a speech deannf
/ VIII some 1T the constitutional phases OF
| the measure. lie maintained that az
% the land. Il was impossible for the
/ United States 20 abandon either Porto
RICO or the Philippine lie held also,
/ that the constitution extended TO Ger.
1 tain extent az least over the acquired
| territory, and that tho inhn lltants ni
/ iorto Rico were citizens OF the United
House hc house entered upon the
/ consideration OF the Loud hill 20 restrict
the character Of publications entitled "a
pound rates as second class mail matter
| The bin has been before congress tf
several years. Mr. Loud defended the
taken sp Mr. snlr@r Delivered d. a denun-
/ ciasion ~ the administration Ia connsc-
ton with his resolution % inquiry Calling
upon the war department FOR Information
as 20 what fortlncations Great Britain
was erecting on the Canadian border
The committee on military anairs sub
mitted a reply Of Adjt. Gen. corbin say.
| Ing such information was secret. but
that Great britain was erecting no Wofkf
Mhica threatened our rights, The com
mittcc recommended that the resolution
lie upon the table. The house sustained
the committee.s Recommendation oy
vote Of 10 10 81.
Washington. March I.-Senatc-tpon
the authority OF the governor OF Alaska.
Mr.. Turner made the statement that con-
cessions for gold mining In tho bed OF
been granted By the secretary 81 war
and upon that statement be based rcso-
lution OF inquiry. The resolution was
agreed 60. In a few minutes and with
hcicncy bill was passed. with one or two
other measures % no Importance
up discussine The Loud IN, rsiatlne 70
second class mail matter. AIR. Loud has
sref To accept Two amendments. one
10 increase the sample copies which news
from 800 20 1000 and the other 60 limit
the provisions requiring newspapers 60
excess 1900 circulation. These are all
the concessions he viii make. lie says
the debate has strengthened the elil and
he believes II will pass.
Washington. March Ei-Scnatc-Almost
the entire session was spent IA the dis
cussion 81 the conference report upon
the Porto Rican appropriation bin. The
sition 20 criticisc the restoration Of the
house provision covering future collec-
lions % revenue, profcssing 20 nnd IA
,his action the desire 20 continue the
Housc-Afger . spirited discussion, 81
tending over three DAYS, the Loud btu
relating 60 Second cinss mall matter was
rccommittcd 90 the committee on post
offices by vote 81 fH 90 81 The ma
ioTity Ia favor % the motion 90 recon-
NMA VIZ - NtNA"lNA ANNMA " - FfNNNNfI
a. unlikely that the measure viii appear
again during the present congress Mr.
,6 e"a s,eF The ;,, yS's ,,, was seneanesd
Ear az he was concerned.
Washington. March IS Senate-Tho sem
ate Ndurtru the conference report nu the
rorto itican reuef elll BY vote % x 70
No democrat voted Tor the report bat
Mr.. stewart voted with the republicans
rri,eiosiiy h, a. 1,,ii,., :. , o ,,,.'.l
uerce attack upon the measure az agreed
upon Co. conference.
pension bills Late In the day NJ Tai
bert raireu the point u no quorum. The
eiiendance was small az the time bot a
afs.r "a e9u ~ az hel,e. rba ,',,,s,.,'
cncc report ~ the Porto hlcan reiiei bill
was rrefeutei and D. m. Saturday set
a. The Time for voting on o.
Washington March .t-scnafe-A bill
was passed authorizing che president a.
appoint commission 60 study and max
fuil report upgn che commercial end In
and arrrcurintiuF tss.n9 for thr payment
~ TIE espruees 81 she csuImiaeinn AZ
eepilas -ia, sh 81 ltsl 'M MOTEL , es
ths state ~ Indiana. M Fairbanks then
s .,i ihe senaie upog ~ re,.e.l q
ton aclng listened o. wltn CLOSE ntfrnslon
nf hiH colleague ana 10 many auditors
Orr the ruiiericf- Among those ln tho "a.
lon. r.ilct ~ the dead statesmen. and
other r, iafiYff
Iiause-The conference rri.,ff on the
Porto Elcnn relief bili vas passed by u
vote ~ ia o. Al. A nun Der % demo.
Gratis voted for the rcpurt Tho hil turns
over 90 che president over f1eiu.en %
customs receipts 20 be- expended in Porto
Rico. a OH was passed apuruuriaffur
5000 for designs FOR H suitable mrmuflal
IN Washington o. Ulysses = Grant. this
being the nrst step iu a movement 90 80
Cart an arch similar to the Arch ~ Trl-
umph In Paris. COMMUNICATING the illus
trioua soldier. statesman resolution
va passed qeklnR tho secretary 10 state
Tor Information on the "ougu door " The
house thcn devoted itself 90 euioFiea 20
The late Representative Epcs 81 Virginia
RESOLUTIONS 81 respect and culogy Wefe
mark Of respect, the house adjourned
Washington March I-Scnate - The
Alaskan civil code bill was under con.
sideration during the greater part of the
session. An amendment was agreed 20
liking a license upon almost every kind
Alaska. the license ranging frcn 30 60
k1o per annum. The measure had not
been disposed OF az the conclusion OF the
session.
House-Thc house began consideration
OF the army appropriation bill but the de-
confined 60 the discussion % army mat.
iers Chairman Hull IN charge % the bill
explained It's provisions. AR Jett criti-
ciacd the policy Of rushing officers
through the hiEn grades ~ the army Just
prior TO retirement Mr. Cox and Mr.
Increase OF the army as prcJudicial 70
the best Interests 81 the country and Mr.
Never discussed the Philippine policy OBJ
posing the retention % the islands.