The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-05-18
FIFTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
summary Of Leadlng Erents.


Washington. May 1O.-Senate-The
ease involving the seat of Mr.. Clark,
Of Montana, was postponed until next
| Tuesday. a bill was passed to pay
Mary A. Swift $4,000, one years sal
airy of her husband, John +. Swift.
who died while serving as United
States minister to Japan. The ses-
sion was concluded with eulogies on
the late Representative Samuel Bair,
of Louisiana.
HOuse-By the very narrow margin
of two votes the house unseated Mr..
Crawford, of North Carolina, a demo-
crat, and seated in his place Mr.. Pear
son, of North Carolina. He is the
third republican to &c seated by the
present house. The minority resOlu-
ton declaring the sitting member en-
titled to the seat was defeated by one
vote.
Washington, May 11.-Senate-The
entire session was devoted to discus
sion of the naval appropriation bill.
1t was decided to vote on the measure
at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
HOuse-All records were broken in
passing private pension bills. There
were exactly $50 passed. The princi-
pal one among them was the senate
bill to pension the widow of the late
Gen. Guy V. Henry at the rate of 500
per month.
Washington, May 12.-Senate-The
session was entirely devoted to a con-
sideratiOn of the naval appropriation
bill. the main feature being a defeat
of the proposition TO erect a govern
ment plant for the production of ar
NOR.
HOuse-The session was brief and
OF no particular interest. a few bills
of minor Importance were passed.
Washington, May -Senate-The
naval appropriation bill was passed.
II provides 100000 for a govern
ment armOr plant in case armOr can
not be purchased for S445 per ton.
Other bills passed were the free
home" bill; to survey Cleveland har-
Dor, with a view to its further i'm
provement; for the improvement of
Snake river in Washington and Idaho:
providing for a collector of customs
for Hawaii
House-The general deficiency bill
was passed. 1t carries S3,S39, OIL The
debate was devoted principally to pO-
litical topics. The military academy
bill is the last of the supply bills vet
to be acted on by the house.
Washington, May 15.-Senate-Just
as the routine business was concluded
Mr.. Clark, of Montana, arose and in a
long speech announced that he had
sent his resignation to the governor
of Montana. The resolution relating
to Mr.. Clark went over, and the SEN
ate proceeded to the transaction of
routine business. Little business of
Importance was transacted.
HOuse-The military academy APP
preparation bill was passed and sent
to the senate. This is the last of the
general appropriation measures. and
the house viii be ready TO adjourn as
soon as the senate disposes of those it
has not passed and the two houses adj
just the differences in conference.
Washington, May 16.-Senate-
~ 100 bills were passed, n of them
being private pension bills, among
them being one granting 500 month
to the widow of Gen. LawtOn. All the
other bills were of a local nature.
HOuse-But little was accomplished
besides passing the senate bill to in
corporate the American National Red
Cross. No progress was made with
the Alaskan code bill. The conference
report on the District of Columbia
appropriation bill was returned after
p.- fanHaH Gabnfa