The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-02-01
FIFTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.


senate Friday a ch enthusiastically
forceful and eloquent address in
support of the shipping bill. The
address, which occupied just an hour,
was In the nature of an appeal for
the upbuilding of the American mer-
chant marine by the granting of sub
sides, as provided for in the pending
measure.
HOuse-The house Friday adopted
the conference report upon the army
reorganization bill. The contest over
it was brief, Mr.. Hull, chairman of
the military affairs committee, pre-
venting prolonged debate. The con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, carrying something over $1,7OO,-
600, was reported. 1t provides $4,000
for purchasing land at Picking for the
United States legation there. Min
lister COnger having advised the eX-
tension. Other changes made by the
bill are: Salary of minister to Boz
livia increased from $4,000 to $500;
consulate established at Neu Chwang,
China, at $4,000, and at Moscow, Rus
STA, at $1,000; consulate at Chung
King, China, abolished; consul gen
eral at COnstantinople made United
States agent at Sofia, Bulgaria, and
salary raised from $500 to $4,000.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-Senate-No
business of Importance transacted in
the senate Saturday.
House-The following bills and res
OlutiOns were introduced Saturday:
By Representative Berry, directing
the secretary of the treasury to pay
to Margaret Kennedy, sole heir and
eXecutriX of John Kennedy, STAG for
fences and property destroyed by
United States troops during the civil
war. BY Representative Smith (Ey.)
authorizing the appointment of Geo.
n. Jesse as q special employee of the
house of representatives at salary
of $1,000 a year. Representative
Southland introduced a resolution in
the house, making a special order,
after the revenue cutter service bill.
of the Hill bill, to maintain the parity
of gold and silver. The house COM
mittee on rules refused to report IA
vorably on the resolution unless the
senate should guarantee that the bill
would receive attention in that body
during the present session. The lat
ter having been refused, it is likely
that the Hill bill will not become a
law at this session. The house passed
the bill introduced by Representative
Berry to pension Mrs. Mary COnneTy,
of Falmouth, at the rate of SO
month.
Washington, Jan. 29.-Senate-Th
senate Monday listened to a speech
from Senator Towne (Minn.). Since
he entered the senate a few weeks
ago, on appointment of Gov. Lind,
the young Minnesotan has had little
opportunity to display his talents.
As his reputation as an orator had
preceded him, there was much inter
est in his speech, which was in advo-
cacy of his resolution for cessation
of hostilities in the Philippines.
.House-The major portion OF. the
day in the house was occupied in the
transaction of District of Columbia
business. The bill to revise and codi-
fly the postal laws, which has been
under consideration at intervals for
ten days, was finally passed Monday.
Its friends succeeded in combining the
measure strictly to the purpose for
which it was framed-a codifcation
and revision of existing laws.
Washington, Jan. 3O.-Senate-Sen-
ator Frye gave notice in the senate
that he intended to keep the shipping
bill to the front, even against apprO-
priation bills, not yielding to them
without vote of the senate. 1t in
Dictated disposition on the part of
the senate leaders TO force to an ear
~ issue the question whether the
shipping bill is going to pass at this
session. Senator Turner (Wash.)
spoke Tuesday in severe arraignment
of the bill. The Indian appropriation
bill was passed early in the day.
HOuse-The house spent Tuesday
upon the agricultural appropriation
bill. 1t was used as a vehicle for the
introduction of several general
speeches,
Washington, Jan. 31.-Senate-Th
shipping bill was kept to the front
in the senate Wednesday. No appre-
ciabie progress was made, most of
the time being occupied by Mr.. Tur-
ley (Tenn.) and Mr.. Jones (Ark.) in
speeches opposing the bill.
House-The anti-polygamy crusade
which resulted in driving Mr. Rob-
erts. Utah's representative, from his
seat at the last session had an echo
in the house Wednesday during the
consideration of the agricultural app
preparation DILL. When the section
making appropriations for agricul-
tural colleges of the several states
was reached Mr.. Lands dnd.) Of
fered an amendment providing that
no money should be paid to the col
lege in Utah until the secretary of
agriculture was satisfied that no
trustee or teacher in the institution
practiced pOlygamy. Mr.. King, who
succeeded Mr.. Roberts, tried in vain
to head it off with a point of order
and then inveighed against it as sim
ply an aftermath of the Roberts cru
SADIE. He insisted that polygamy~wass
thing OF the past. The bill was
passed.