The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-03-21
FIFn.StvENTH CONGRESS.

Again Wednesday the ship subsidy
bill occupied practically the entire
time OF the senate. The fqlowlag
bills were passed Appropriadng 81.
900 for an examination N the property
Of the Little Kanawha River NRyiga.
tion Co. OF West Virginia; appropriate.
ing 81 100000 for public building at
Sherman. Tex relating TO the re
demptlon OF Hawaiian silver coins and
silver certificates and the substitu.
tion therefor Of American silver coins.
after the section giving the territorial
government OF Hawaii the benefit OF
the seignorage had been stricken out.
appropriatlng 100000 for public
building at Charlottesville, Va, re
ducing the number of appraisers at
the ports OF Philadelphia and Boston
from two to one, amending the revised
statutes so as TO allow each major gen
eral OF the army to have three aides
and each brigadier general two aides
A joint resolution was agreed to au.
thOrzing army and navy officers who
served in the Chinese campaign in
1890 10 wear the distinctive badges OF
the organizations to which they belong
on all occasions OF ceremony.
House General debate on the post
office appropriation bill continued In
the house number OF topics being
discussed The house adjourned at
4 80 ont OF respect to the memory OF
Doorkccper Glenn,
Washington. March H. Senate
After the passage OF considerable
number OF unobjected and unlmpor-
tAnt bills Thursday the senate resum'
( I'D consideration OF the shin subsidy
I measure
House The house closed general
j debate on the post office appropria'
4 ton bill aud completed consideration
4 of . Of the q pages OF the bill No
I amendments were adopted The prin-
i Cipa portion OF the general debate
+ Thursday was devoted to the discus
sion OF the appropriation for several
mail faculties Mr. jenkins tWis }
presented detailed statement OF his
reasons Tor his theory that Cuba is
now under the sovereignty Of the Unit.
ed States which sovereignty he con
tends can not he alicnatcd without
an act OF oongress,
Washington, March IS Senate
Throughout the session Of tho senate
Friday the ship subsidy bill was un
der consideration, The measure was
discussed by Mr Foraker tOD, Mr.
Mel .aurn CMIssl and Mr.. Harris
(KRn,l
House The house passed the post
ONCE appropriation bill The only
amendment OF Importance adopted
was one to Incorporate in the proyis
ion Of the bill to classify tho rura
free delivery service. passed few
DAYS ago Quite number OF othel
bills were passed including three bill
for marine hospitals at buffalo, Sayah
nah and PittSburg Tho Burleson res
Dlution calling pn the secretary o
state for the facts relative 70 the cas-,
iot Dr Thomas and wife who desired
20 30 TO South Africa TO distribute re
lief funds, was adopted after a shor
( debate In the course OF which Mr., Hit
chairman Of the committee on for
tigu affairs introduced letter from
Secretary Hay explaining what tn
department Of state had done In tn
premises
? Washington. March lS Senate
& After prolonged debate the senat
Monday passed the ship subsidy bill
the final vote upon the measure bein
A. to 81 Senators Allison and Doll
var Tia Spooner and Quarles (Wis.
aud Proctor and Dillingham; (Vt). r,
ppblicans. voted against final passag
ur the bill, and Senator McLaurin q
O. voted for It. Some amendment
/ to the bill were adopted but they wer
y all agreed TO those In charge OF IN
i mcasure, the friends Of the bin yotin
4. / down all other amendments with III
+. exception Of amendments offered
Mr Allll9 aud accepted by Mr., Fry
" limiting the time OF the operation
u contracts madd undc the provision
" Of tho bill to July tNl9EO and proW
y ing that the amount OF the eIpendltu
r.- under the mail subsidy paragrar
d should not at any time exceed 5000
600 annually, none Of the amendmen
agreed TO materially affected the bi
as il was reported from the commer'
committee,
House The house Monday begs
" consideration OF the river and harb'
bill Mir Burton tQ) mado ag 0
tended speech In explanation OF Il
a measure in the course OF which he pr
scented many interesting facts relau'
to 1t Several other members spbl
" briefly on the measure,
20 Washington, March lS--Seuate
II For three hours Tuesday the sena
c had under consideration the oil ~
* ydlng for the protection Of tho pre-
m dent OF the United States and for q
a. punishment by United States courts
those who commit assault upon hi
Mr. Bacon (Gal opposed the bill al
MIR Hoar Mass and Mr. Mason (ll
supported Il Earlier In the day
y lively debate was preoIpitated by I
y yfort OF Mr.. Rawllns (Utahl to ha
u printed as document some Phil
" pine correspondence Eventually I
lo. matter was ordered printed as reque
TO ed. 'rhirty.nlne private pension bi
g were passed and the calendar clear
"a House-The general debate on
" river and harbor appropriation
was enlivened Tuesday by Mr III
30 hurn (lal, who made his annual
slaught on the measure, Contrary
le his usual custom, MIR Hepburn fou
nd several things In the bill to reco
le mend, although some OF bis Gritlcis
mi were quite severe The other speak
40 OF the day wore Messrs Ball (Te
=" and Lawrence (Mass). both memb
OF the committee, and Messrs. WI
CKyl Thompson and Burnett tAl
who spoke In favor OF improveme
raj of interests TO their districts. II v
an agreed that general debate on the
IN should close Wednesday at 8 o'cio
cd. Saturday, April 20. was set aside
MI memorial services on the late Rel
Al. sentative Stokes ts ca, and the
" Representative Crump (Mlehl,
Fh. SUE. Canal Bloekea