The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-12-13
The HOLIDAY RECESS.
Congress viii Adjourn December
10 Until January 8.
Bill introduced Authorizing the State
Department to ESpend Money For
Miss Stones Ransom-oth.
er Measures introduced.


Washington. Dec. 5.-Practically
the entire time OF th5 senate Wednes.
day was devoted to the introduction
OF bills and resolutions. Among them
were the following; For the admis-
sion OF Mexico as state: to prevent
ihe dissertation OF the American nng
and TO increase the pay Of letter car
Iiers for Il committee of five to inyes-
tigale trade relations with the Orient:
Tor tho establishment OF department
OF commerce. to make the census bu.
rcan permanent. creating a national
bureau OF criminal Identification. to
repeal the bankruptcy law. for tho
laying ot cable to Hawaii and the
Philippines; authorizing the creation
5t a forest reserve OF 100000 acres
IN the APPALACHIAN mounts OF Virginia.
North Carolina. Tennessee and Geor-
gia, subjecting national banks to the
Gsury laws Of the state In which they
arc located. creating a national mill.
lary park ut Valley Forge
Washington. Dec. 6.--in the senate
Thursday tho presiding officer an.
nounccd the following senators as the
committee TO act. with the committee
from the house. to consider by what
token OF respect congress may ex.
press It's deep scnslbili,y at the death
Of tho late President Mckinley:
Mcssrs, Foraker. (OJ. Allison. tIal.
Fairbanks. tIndJ. Kcan. IN. J.(, Aid
rich, (t ~. Nelson. tMinn). Perkins,
tCall Jones, (Ask.l. Morgan. tAla).
Cockrcll tMoD. and McEncry. tLa).
AZ 2 30 o'clock the senate went into
executive session. and at 40 adjourn.
ed until Monday.
Washington, Dec. There was a
large attendance on tho noor when the
house met Friday. but there were only
q few spectators In tho galleries Mr..
Gaines tTennD who has Just return.
ed from tho Philippines. was sworn In.
Speaker Henderson then announced
the appointment OF tho following com.
mittccs Ways and Means Republic.
ans Payne IN ". Dalzell (Pa.l.
Hopkins lillO. GrosveHor to.), Rus.
sell tCU. Steele tlnd.). Tawney
fMinn) }. Mccall Mass Long (Kan) J.
Bahcock (wis.). Melcalfo (Cal) Dem.
ocrats Richardson tTenn), Robert.
son ULal. Swanson tva,). Mcclellan
! IN W, Newlands (Ney.), Cooper
| tToN) Appropriations Republicansi
Cannon tlll). Bingham lPa), Homen'
way (lnd y Barney tWis). Moody
| tMassl Van Voorhla tO1, McCieary
CMinnl. Littnuer tN ". Brownlow
tTenn Gardner (Mlchl. Burkett
| tNrh) Democrats. L.-ingstoE tGs /.
| NcRac tArkl. Bell tColD Pierce
! trcnnl. Benton (MoO. Taylor (Ala }.
Enrolled Bills Republicans Wach.
tcr MIDI Rail tDcl j. Durk tPaD. Cur
rict IN ~ Democrats Lloyd (Mo).
Edwards (Montl
Washington. Dec. 10 Sepate -
/ Among the bills introduced Monday
were the following To enable naval
courts martial and naval courts Of ln'
1uiry to compel Il attendance OF ci'
william witnesses. 20 pqua!le the pay
nt officers OF tic navy wits those OF
| corresponding ran, s In the army and
marinc corHa 20 nrthorise m increase
IN the crl.ici rrcc " th' marine
corr riy,ag the t'nltol STA = iuris
diction In cascs Of lvnchi;ss and maxi
inr the crime OF pa 'lpation1n\lynch
lngs punishable by dcath; TO e5tabiist
mining experiment stations Ia aid oI
The deyrlourcnt OF the mineral re
sourccs of t'io uritcd States grant
lnr 100 acres OF Land each for tho use
OF the plants OF Industrial institutions
located on thr public domain; author
king the use OF sl0O00O Of the un
clnimed funds of tho frecdmen's bu
rcau for tho establishment Of homI
tor aged and n7rm colorcd people
approprlatlng sl-nol annually from
the sale OF public lands for the sup
port of nm Institution for the indus
trial education OF women 10 prohibl
Chinese immigration. providing for I
code OF land laws for the territory o
Hawaii. classifying tho salaries o
post Office cleiks and fixing an eight
bour day for post Office employees,
Washington. Dec. IL Senate-Th,
I open session Tuesday was devoted 4
routine business, ouch us the presen
tation OF petitions. memorials an,
bills The senate then went into exec
utlve session on motion OF Senate
Lodge. who has charge OF the Hay
pauncetote treaty, and adjourned a
1855 o'clock a bill was Introduce
by Mr. Clay providing for the repea
of the bankruptcy law. Senator MOI
: gan introduced bill providing for tn
8 construction OF Nicaraguan cana
/. The bill provides for an aggregate al
/ preparation Of slS4000000
/ Iouse-A concurrent resolution pre-
a vldlng for a holiday recess from d,
!, ccmber 10 to January was passed
: About l.500 bills and resolutions wer
introduced Tuesday most Of them r,
prints Of measures proposed at TO
mer sessions Among the new bill
were those OF Mr.. Shattuc (0.) fo
: tho exclusion and deportation OF allie
Q anarchists, and OF Mr. Wilcox. tho de
r cgate from Hawaii. for the retiremor
d of Hawaiian silver colnaga Repr,
4 sentative Ryan IN W. authorizin
!. the state depart ment to eSpond sue
n amount as Ia necessary to secure, tn
!. release OF Miss Stone, the missionar
held by Turkish brigands House a,
iourned until Friday.