The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-12-09
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
The House Passed the Bill to Pay
Expenses Of Strike Commission.
The Fill to Amend the immigration
Laws and Statehood Sill Were Un-
Ger scussion-President's Mes
sage Read in Both Branches.

Ger Discussion-Presiden Mes
sage Read in Both Branches.
Washington, Dec. -Senate-The
senate Wednesday began the real
work of disposing of the business be-
fore it although the session lasted only
an hour and hall, when an adjourn
ment was taken at 1870 o'clock out of
respect of the memory of Representa-
tives De Graffenreid and Sheppard, of
Texas. The bill to amend the immi-
grafton laws was under discussion.
Early in the day Mr.. Nelson, from the
committee on territories, reported a
substitute for the omnibus statehood
bill with the recommendation that Ok
lahOma and Indian territory be admit
ted in the union as one state under the
name of Oklahoma. When the immi-
grafton bill was brought up MIR. Quay
precipitated a discussion over the
status of the statehood bill, which was
terminated by a ruling from the chair
that beginning on December 10 it
would be the unfinished business and
that at the closing hour each day it
would be laid before the senate unless
displaced by vote Of that body.
House-The house Wednesday pass
cd the bill to appropriate $4,000 to de
fray the expenses of the anthracite
coal strike commission and then adj
Jcurned until Friday, when the London
dsclI charge bill will be considered.
There were two hours of discussion
Or the commission bill during which
the presidents course in creating the
commission was highly commended,
except by Mr. Burton, Missouri dem
ocrat, who contended that the commits
sion was created without authority of
law or constitution. There was some
criticism of the feature of the bill al
lowing double salaries to members of
the commission now in government
employ and also because the bill left
the amount of compensation of the
members to the president.
Washington, Dec -Senate-The
senate was in session Thursday one
hour and five minutes, most Of which
time was spent behind closed doors.
and petitions, and the adoption of a
concurrent resolution, calling on the
president for the papers in the Pious
fund case recently arbitrated before
The Hague tribunal, Mr.. Beverage
had read the resolutions adopted by
the delegates to the Oklahoma non
partisan convention favoring the ad-
vnieciO, Of OElabODoo oDd Indian forry
tory as one state and opposing the
house omnibus statehood bill. The
senate then went into executive SEES
sion and at LOS adjourned until Mon
day.
Washington, Dec 6.-The house de-
voted Friday to bills on the private
calendar The most important bill
passed was one to adjudicate in the
court Of claims the claims Of certain
importers of steel blooms who between
1879 and 1882 paid customs duties
equivalent to 40 per cent. ad valorem
when it is claimed the correct rate
should have been 80 per cent About
$350,000 is involved. A bill to pay
Smithmeyer & Pelz, architects of the
congressional library, $4,000 addition
al compensation was defeated. A bill
was passed authorizing the following
persons to accept presents and decora-
tons from foreign governments: Capt
b. H. Mccall. u. S. N; Drs. Eugene
Wasdin and H. B. Geddings. U. S. NJ.
H. s.. Henry E. Afford, W. A. Taylor,
H. W. Wiley, M. A. Carleton and John
l. Shuttle, of the department of agricul-
ture; John A. Okerman, of the Missis-
sippi river commission; Casper S.
CrOwniushield. United States CONNER
cial agent; Miss Anna Tolman Smith
and Lieut.. Col F. P. Phipps.
Washington, Dec. .-House-The
house Saturday passed the pension ap-
preparation bill carrying S139, 100000
without word of debate, and devoted
the remainder of the day to the pass
ing of bills on the calendar, quite
number of which were passed. To pre-
vent the passage of bill to prohibit
the military bands from engaging in
competition with private bands, w. A.
Smith (Mich.) made the point Of no
quorum, and the house thereupon adj
Journed 1t was agreed that the Lon
don dock charge bill should be consid-
cred and voted upon Monday. Repre-
sentative Payne, leader of the MAORI
ty, introduced a resolution in the house
for holiday adjournment from Deem
Der 20 to January 5. Mr.. Barthodlt
(Mo.) presented q resolution in the
house Saturday calling upon the secre-
tary of war for all reports received by
the war department upon the opera
tions of the anti-canteen law
Sudden Summons.
YneiIanti Mich Dec Q-Prnf An