The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-03-21
FIFTY SEVENTH CONGRESS.

the pIOJeCLlOQ OF the president OF the
United States was under consideration.
Mr.. Spooner (Wis.) contended that the
government had an absolute and in
herent right to protect itself against
assault made either upon its or upon
any of its officers. He maintained that
an assault on the president was. in the
very nature of things, an assault up
on the government, for there never
was time when the president was
not in the exercise of the duties of
his Office. Mr.. Bailey (Tex) spoke
briefly upon the bill. The Texas sena-
tor said he could not support the
measure as it stands because he could
conceive of an assault made upon the
president as a personal and not as an
official of the government. The as
sailant ought to be punished precise
ly as if he had assaulted any other
citizen.
House-The house made fair pro-
gress with the river and harbor bill.
After the close of general debate, %
of the 116 pages of the bill were dis
posed Of No amendments were adopt
ed. The general debate Wednesday
was featureless.
Washington, March 14.-Senate-
After the passage of a considerable
number of unObjected and unimpor-
tant bills Thursday the senate resum-
ed consideration of the ship subsidy
measure.
House-The house closed general
debate on the post Office appropria-
ton bill and completed consideration
of II of the q pages of the bill. No
amendments were adopted. The prin-
cipal portion of the general debate
Thursday was devoted to the discus
sion of the appropriation for several
mail facilities. Mr.. Jenkins (Wis.)
presented a detailed statement of his
reasons for his theory that Cuba is
now under the sovereignty Of the Unit
| ed States, which sovereignty he con-
| tends can not be alienated without
an act of congress.
Washington, March 15.-Senate-
Throughout the session of the senate
Friday the ship subsidy bill was I'M
! der consideration. The measure was
discussed by Mr.. Foraker co., Mr.
McLaurin (Miss.) and Mr.. Harris
(Kan.).
House-The house passed the post
Office appropriation bill The only
amendment of Importance adopted
was one to incorporate in the provis-
ion of the bill to classify the rural
free delivery service, passed a few
| days ago. Quite a number of other
bills were passed, including three bills
| for marine hospitals at Buffalo, Savan-
nah and Pittsburg. The Burleson res
| OlutiOn calling on the secretary of
state for the facts relative to the case
of DR.. Thomas and wife who desired
to go to South Africa to distribute re-
| lief funds, was adopted after a short
debate In the course of which Mr.. Hit.
chairman of the committee on for
eign affairs, introduced letter from
Secretary Hay explaining what the
department of state had done in the
premises.
Washington, March 1s.-Senate-
After prolonged debate the senate
Monday passed the ship subsidy bill,
the final vote upon the measure being
AZ to 81. Senators Allison and Dolli-
var (Ia.), Spooner and Quarles (Wis.)
and Proctor and Dillingham; (Vt.), re-
publicans, voted against final passage
of the bill, and Senator McLaurin IS.
c. voted for it. Some amendments
to the bill were adopted, but they were
all agreed to those in charge of the
measure, the friends of the bill voting
down all other amendments. With the
exception of amendments offered by
Mr.. Allison and accepted by Mr.. Frye,
limiting the time of the operation OF
contracts made under the provisions
of the bill to July 1, 1920, and provid-
ing that the amount of the expenditure
under the mail subsidy paragraph
should not at any time exceed $8,00O,-
900 annually, none of the amendments
agreed to materially affected the bill
as it was reported from the commerce
committee.
House-The house Monday began
consideration of the river and harbor
bill. Mr.. Burton CO., made an ex-
tended speech in explanation of the
measure in the course of which he pre-
scented many interesting facts relative
to it. Several other members spoke
briefly on the measure.
Washington, March 19.-Senate-
For three hours Tuesday the senate
had under consideration the dill Iro-
viding for the protection of The pTesi-
| OSuC VI the Oull6Q OldLSS anu LOT the
punishment by United States courts of
those who commit assault upon him.
Mr.. Bacon (Ga.) opposed the bill and
Mr.. HOar (Mass.) and Mr.. Mason CID
supported it. Earlier in the day a
lively debate was precipitated by the
effort of Mr. Rawlins (Utah) to have
printed as a document some Philip
pine correspondence. Eventually the
matter was ordered printed as request
ed. Thirty-nine private pension bills
were passed and the calendar cleared.
House-The general debate on the
river and harbOr appropriation bill
was enlivened Tuesday by Mr.. Hep
burn (Ia.), who made his annual on
slaught on the measure. Contrary to
his usual custom, Mr.. Hepburn found
several things in the bill to recon-
mend, although some of his criticisms
were quite severe. The other speakers
of the day were Messrs. Ball (TeX)
and Lawrence (Mass.), both members
of the committee, and Messrs. White
(Ky0, Thompson and Burnett (Ala.)
who spoke in favor of improvements
of interests to their districts. 1t was
agreed that general debate on the bill
should close Wednesday at o'clock