The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-04-12

LATER NEWS.
IN the senate, on tho 9th. after the
morning hour, the unfinished business,
the Spooncr Philippine hill, was taken
up. Mr. Lodge gave notice that, uu the
nth, he would ask the senate either
then "a vote upon the measure or iE
time for final vote upon it COnsid'
Grafton ~ the Indian appropriation bin
was then Resumed, but without dispos.
ing of II the senate, after short cN-
ccutnr -cssIon adjourned In the
house. after four day D debate, the sub.
stitutc for the srnatc bill providing for
"a territorial form of government for
Hawaii WIS passed, after unsuccessful
attempts at amendment.
The Kentucky court of appeals d."
cidrd, uu the oh, against the republic
uu governor aud lieutenant governor
and in favor OF the democratic contest
ANTS. holding that the action ~ the
Legislature IN the ease was final and
the court had uu jurisdiction. Two OF
the republican Judges reluctantly sub
scrib,a io the snmr principle. Will"
drprecaling the alleged injustice done.
One republican judge disscutcd. The
case will bc taken to the supreme
court Of the United States.
The secretary OF war. on the 9th.
sent To the senate the original record
OF the proceedings Of the military
court which conducted the beef In.
Vuiry ut last year. This was done in
rr-punsr tu resolution calling for
copy Of the record. The secretary ~.
pIniucd that the record covered I,5pO
iNpowri'tcu pages. and TO copy f.
would oycupl the time Of two copyisls
for ,i> months.
The designations uf two Of the facul
Is of Brown university WIS announced
on the 9th Prof Hammond Lamont
Of the Rhetoric department. has dr
ccpird yull 10 the managing tlIi-r-
ship uf the New York Evening Post,
aud Miller Moore Fugg. instructor in
public speaking and uratury, rcsiyLrd
to pursue higher literature ubroad.
The New York state Legislature ad.
journrd sine die on the 9th. One of
the last bills passed in the assembly
was hc one appropriating S200,o0O for
a survey uf the state canals, looking
toward their enlargement so as to per.
NIT If the passage Of bargcs through
them.
Senator Lodge introduced amend.
mcHts 10 the army appropriation bill,
OF the 9TH, giving tu the commanding
officer of the army the rank ot lieu
tenant general. and to the adiutant
general the rank of ma jOr general.
In the senate, on the 7th, almost
the entire session was devoted Co con-
alteration OF an amendment to the In
dinn appropriation bill providing Tor
the continugnc" of the government 4
employ ment Of contract Indian schools.
The debate took 4 wide range. the
whole question of sccraTian schools be-
ing gone over ~ length, In the
house resolution was adopted calling
upon the secretary of war for inforum-
tion as to whether Charles T.. Magoun,
the legal advisor ui the IuAulnr Int
rcRu, had ever rendered an opinion
TINT, b, the treaty with Spain, the CON
hiitutiun was extended over Puerto
Rico and the Philippines. The session
was largely devoted to eulogies OF the
late Richard Parks Rland, for &c years
d member Of the house.
Fred Titus. proprietor Of the Depot
restaurant nj Peru, Ind, was proha-
bly, fatally stabbcd, and his brother
Steve seriously cut, ON the sth, hy two
unknown men. The men, who were
intoxicated. refused 20 pay for their
lunch. aud insultcd Mrs Fred Titus.
They werr driven away, hut later re-
turned, when the stnbhing occurred.
Fire, on the Sth, partly destroyed
the piano aud organ factory Of the
NJ. Schultz Co.. corner Morgan and
Superior streets, Chicago. rntailing d
loss of s50,0OO, covered by insurance.
The cause Is thought to have brcn
spontaneous combustion.
Capt. Charles u. Sigshec, L. ). ",
arrived at 81. Paul. Mimi. on he sh,
from Fargo and the Red River valley,
and after quiet day at his hotel in
that city, left nt nigh, for Chicago,
en- route TO Washington.
The rural free delivery system of the
post Office department has grown 20
such proportions that IL has been
found necessary to create two new di.
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