The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-02-07
FlFTy-SEYENTH CONGRESS.

Washington, Jan. Senate-Foi
an hour Wednesday the senate had un.
der discussion the question whether
a censorship OF press dispatches eH.
| lists in Manila. While NO such turbu.
lent scenes as Tuesdays were enact.
ed the debate for a time was very
| srrited, The secretary OF war was
| Q oted as saying that no press cen.
| srship now existed in the Philip
piles.
House-The house adjourned after
/ ing In session 25 minutes. Mr.. Hop.
! ins tlll) reported the permanent
census bill and gave notice that he
would call II up Thursday. A request
! to make the oleOmargarine bill a spe.
cial order for next Monday was OBJ.
jected to on the democratic side.
| Washington. Jan. 81. - Senate
Thursdays session OF the senate was
entirely void of the tumultous scenes
| which characterized the sessions OF
! the past three days After the Phil.
ippine tariff measure was taken up
at 2, o'clock. Mr.. Tillman delivered a
speech devoted almost entirely to
! discussion OF the part his state took
IN the war for the independence Of
the colonies. Prior to taking up the
b Philippine bill the senate passed a
, number of unobjected bills on the cal.
endar.
House-The house passed the bill
for the creation OF permanent cen.
sus bureau The friends OF the civil
service law, who were opposed to max.
Ing the employees of the bureau ellgl,
BILE lot transfer or retention, were Over.
VIE lnlngly defeated, BY the t,rms
OF the bill the permanent organization
VIII succeed the present temporary tr.
Rnnliation July /. 1902. and all EN-.
plnyos on the rolls upon the date cf
the passage Of the act will become
eligible for transfer to other depart
mrntS or retention in the permanent
organization. The bill also provides
for manufacturing census in 1908
and for the collection OF certain spe.
eiai statistics annually. Early in the
session bill was passed for the pro
lection OF the lives of miners In the
territories
Washington. Feb. l,-senate-An
extended speech on tho pending Phil.
lpplne tarin bill was delivered In the
senate by Mr.. Morgan (Ala,), who de.
voted particular attention to an amend
ment he offered to the bill last week,
He maintained that the enactment of
the bill as II stands now would not be
a constitutional remedy for the situa.
tion the measure is designed to re.
lieye, but said with the adoption of
his amendment the bill would stand
the closest scrutiny of the courts. An
hour and half was devoted to con,
sideratlon OF a bill TO increase the
salaries Of judges of United States
courts, but no action was taken.
Honse-The house prepared to do
fond itself against what 1t considers
the threatened invasion by the senate
OF Its prerogatlYe in the matter OF rev
enue legislation by directing the ways
and means committee TO investigate
the subject and report to the house
Its conclusions. The action OF the
house was the outgrowth Of
the agitation in the senate Of the
claim that reciprocity treaties affecting
the customs revenues can be negoti.
ated without the concurrence OF the
house. Several private claims bills
were passed
Washington, Feb. 4.-Senate-An.
other spirited debate, with the Philip
pine bill as the text, was precipitated
in the senate Monday as the result of
some statements made by Mr.. Car
mack (dem., Tenn.l In the course OF
Rn extended speech on the general
philippine question, Prior to the TAX.
| lusr . he
ure providing for an increase In the
salaries OF United States judges was
under discussion for an hour. Bills in.
troduced. Fixing the salaries of post,
masters in Offices where the receipts
exceeded Sl,000,000 annually; to limit
the effect of the regulation of inter.
state commerce between the several
states In goods, wares and merchan.
disc, wholly or in part manufactured
by convict labor. or in any prison or
reformatory providing that the com
mandant OF the marine corps shall
have the rank, pay and allowances Of
q major general OF the army
House-The house devoted Monday
TO general debate upon the oleomargar.
inc bill The opponents of the meas
ure attempted to fillbuster at the open,
ing Of the session, but We're beaten
by more than two.thirds vote, Those
who antagonized the bill favored the
adoption OF the substitute which is de.
signed to prevent the, fraudulent sale
OF oleomargarine under the guise OF
butter. Representative Blakeney in.
troduced a bill limiting the price OF
sleeping car tickets on interstate rail.
way lines. The rates are 81 for an
upper and 25 cents extra for a lower
for 800 miles. with an increase for
longer distances.
Washington, Feb, 5,-Senate-After
brief discussion Tuesday the senate
passed the bill providing for 26 per
cent, increase lip the salaries of United
States judges. All amendments were
voted down, including one to increase
the salaries OF cabinet officers from
$4,000 to sl2,a00 a year During the
. remainder of the days session the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill
, was under consideration. the Philip
pine tariff measure being laid aside
temporarily John F Dryden was in
Quoted into Office IS the successor o
the late Senator William j. Sewell IN
-. Senator Jones (Ark) introduced
!, bill increasing from IS to sl2 pc
i month the pensions of Mexican wa
: Veterans under the act of January 29
1897, who have reached the age of Y
!. years or over.
a HoWse-Debate on the oleomargar
Inc bill continued Tuesday In tn,
I, house and the prospects are that |
!. vote will not be reached earlier thai
! Thursday. The opponents OF the bill
/ are making strong fight so far as thu
= presentation OF argument is con
. cerned
Charged With Arson.
}. panvllle, ILL.,, Feb. 4.-B onpen
r helm, wealthy merchant Of Hoopes