The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-01-24
FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS-.

washington, Jan. l1.-Senate-Th6
senate Thursday for a brief time had
under consideration the bill creating a
department of commerce and the dis
cussiOn tended to show that the meas
ure will have to be amended in many
particulars before it can receive the
approval of the senate Serious objec-
lions were raised to the transfer to
the proposed department of several
important bureaus now a part of other
departments of the government. A
large number of uncontested bills and
private pension measures were passed,
after which the senate adjourned until
Monday. Among the bills passed were
the following: Appropriating S125.000
for the construction of a public build
ing at Hammond, Ind.
Washington, Jan. 20.-House--Th
house of representatives was in ses-
sion less than an hour Saturday On
ly routine business was transacted,
the most important feature of which
was the reporting by Mr.. Cannon,
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations, of an urgent deficiency bill.
Bills passed: For the protection of
towns in the Indian territory; appro-
priating 100000 for a government ex-
hibit and floor space at the Charleston
exposition.
Washington, Jan. 21-Senate-On
behalf of the committee on Philippines.
Chairman Lodge reported the tariff
measure and gave notice that he would
call it up at o'clock Tuesday. Mr.
Rawlins (Utah), acting for the minor
ity of the committee, offered a sub
stitute for the bill of the majority.
During the greater part of Mondays
session the measure providing for the
establishment of a department of COM
merce was under consideration. Sen
atOr Mitchell introduced a bill author
izing the admission to soldiers homes
Of men who fought in the Indian wars
on the frontier.
HOuse-The time of the house of
representatives was occupied Monday
in general debate on the urgent def
cheney appropriation bill. An item in
the bill carrying 100000 for a mill
tary post at Manila precipitated a long
debate in which some of the ablest de-
bators on both sides of the house took
part.
Washington, Jan. 22.-Senate-For
nearly three hours Tuesday the senate
had under consideration the Philip
pine tariff bill. The measure was made
the unfinished business and probably
will hold that position of preference
until it shall have been voted on final
ly. A number of private pension bills
were passed, also the following: Ex-
tending the time for the construction
of a railroad, wagon and pedestrian
bridge over the Missouri river near
Council Bluffs, Ia, and Omaha, Neb.;
authorizing the construction of a num-
Der of bridges; appropriating $150,000
each for the erection of public build
ings in Muncie, Ind, and Anderson,
Ind; apprOpriating $150.000 for the es-
tablishment, control and maint enance
of the northern branch of the national
home for disabled volunteer soldiers
at Hot Springs, S. D., with an addi-
tiOnal appropriation of $4,000 for
transportation of inmates: appropriate
ing $4,000 for the erection of a pub
lie building at Bluefeld, W. Va; to
provide suitable bronze medals for the
survivors or their heirs of the officers
and crews of the United States YES
sells of war Cumberland, Congress and
Minnesota; appropriating 100000 for
the erection of a public building in
Wheeling, w. Va; placing Gen. James
LOngstreet on the retired list of the
army with the rank of major, the rank
he held when he entered the service of
the confederacy at the beginning of the
civil war; prohibiting vivisection in
the District of Columbia.
House-In the absence of other
pressing business the house managers
are allowing the widest latitude in the
debate on the urgent deficiency bill
now before the house. The irrigation
of arid lands in the west and the ad-
visibility of retaining control of the
Philippines were the main topics I'M
der discussion Tuesday. The follow
ing bills were introduced: A bill de-
signed to prevent the holding up of
trains for purposes of robbery. 1t pro-
vides a penalty of death or life impris-
onment for the guilty parties; for the
union of Oklahoma and Indian terri
tory as a state to be known as the
state of Oklahoma; to increase the
pay of rural free delivery carriers from
$500 to 5000 for the first year, $500
for the second and 1920 for the third
year.
Washington, Jan. -Senate-De-
bate of the Philippine tariff bill was
not continued Wednesday, no member
of the body being prepared to proceed
with the discussion. The bill provid-
ing for the establishment of a depart
ment of commerce was under discus
sion for nearly two hours. Little pro-
gress was made with it. Senator Ma
son introduced a bill prohibiting the
importation OF opium for smoking pur-
poses into the United States. Senator
FIatt introduced a bill providing for
the establishment of a home for lep-
ers in the United States.
House-SOme of the old partisan
fire was injected into the proceedings
of the house Wednesday when the
item in the urgent deficiency bill ap-
propriating 100000 for military post
at anlla, which the democrats have
been using as a text for speeches in
opposition to the Philippine policy of
the administration for the last three
days, was reached. Mr.. Cannon, in
charge Of the hill confessed that the