The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-06-20
FIFTY SEVENTH CONGRESS.

lnlululdu canal question. MT. morgan
(Ala.) occupied the floor for three
hours and half.
House-The house adopted a spc-
cial rule for the consideration of the
irrigation bill which passed the senate
some time ago and devoted the day TO
general debate Of the measure. Fri
day the bill will be read for amend
ment under the five minute rule.
Washington, June 14.-Senate-Dur-
ing the greater part of Friday the SEN
ate was in executive session, the nom
ination Of Capt. Crozier to be chief of
ordnance Of the army being the partic-
ular subject under consideration. The
presidents message urging the estab-
lishment Of reciprocity relations be-
tween the United States and Cuba
was received after the senate had
gone into secret session. The doors
were opened, the message was read
and the secret session was resumed.
House-The house passed the irriga-
ton bill by vote of 146 to SO. Many
amendments were offered, but only
one except nose offered by the COM
mittee. was adopted.
Washington, June 7.-Senate-Aft-
er a discussion extending over parts
of several days the senate Monday
passed what is popularity known as the
London dock charges bill. The oppo-
sition to the measure practically col
lapsed and it was passed without di-
vision. Bills were passed as follows:
Authorizing the Santa Pacific rail-
road to sell or lease it's railroad prop
erty and franchises; authorizing the
secretary of war to donate to the gov
ernor of Massachusetts not to exceed
900 pounds of condemned bronze
cannon to be used IN the erection of
an equestrian statue of L4aj. Gen.
Charles DeYens, in Worcester county,
Mass; TO amend the revised statutes
relating to shipping so that the oath
as to the ownership Of any vessel Of
fered for register may be made by any
authorized agent of the corporation
owning the vessel.
House-The house transacted some
miscellaneous business under suspen-
sion of the rules. 1t included the
adoption of resolutions appropriating
$4,000 for the preparation of plans
for memorial in this city to Abra-
ham Lincoln, 100000 toward the cree
ton of a monument to the prison
ship martyrs who died off Brooklyn
as a result of the cruelties to which
they were subjected by the British dur
ing the revolutionary war, and S10-
600 for the erection of a monument at
Fredericksburg Va, to the memory
of Gen. Hugh Mercer, who was killed
during the revolutionary war. Two
bills were passed to amend the gen.
eral pension laws, one to provide for
the restoration to the pension rolls Of
the widows of soldiers who sui sequent-
ly married and were again widowed
and one to increase the pension Of
those who have lost limb or were to-
tally disabled while in the military or
naval service.
Washington, June 10. - Senate
Throughout Tuesdays session of the
senate the isthmian canal question was
under consideration. Speeches were
delivered by Messrs. Perkins (Cal) i,
Gallinger On. HI, Stewart New and
Morgan (Ala.) All advocated the
adoption of the Nicaraguan route ex-
cept Mr.. Gallinger, who made force
full argument in favor of the Panama
route.
House-The house spent the day
considering bills reported from the
j
important measure was that to amend
the existing bankruptcy law. The mi
nority made a vigorous effort to repeal
the present law, but was overwhel-
mingIy defeated, SIS to 1877. The bill
passed amends the law in Is particu-
lars to meet defects which, it is said,
experience has proven. The most i'm
portant amendment is one to define
preference, to meet the supreme court
decision in the case of Pirie versus the
Chicago Title and Trust Co. Four ad-
ditiOnal grounds for refusing a dis
charge in bankruptcy also are asked:
First, obtaining property on credit on
materially false statements; second,
making fraudulent transfer Of prop
erty; thiEd, having been granted or
denied q discharge in bankruptcy with
in six years. and, fourth, having re-
| fused to obey the order of the court
or refusal to answer material ques-
tons approved by the court. An even
ing session was held for the considera-
tion Of bills reported from the Indian
committee.
Washington. June 19.-Senate-In-
| terest in the isthmian canal question
increases as the time for final vote in
the senate approaches. Thursday at
2 o'clock the voting on the amend
ments to the pending Nicaraguan ca.
nal bill will begin and final dispO-
sition of the matter is expected to be
reached afterward. The senate We'd
nesday devoted practically it's entire
session to consideration of the canal
question.
HOuse-The near approach of the
end of the present session of congress
was signalized by a general political
speech by Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.) the
leader of the minority. Taking ad-
vantage of the latitude allowed dur
! ing general debate on the deficiency
appropriation bill he delivered a set
speech of an hour and a half Mr.
Bartlett (dem., Ga.) offered an amend
ment to the deficiency bill to reimburse
the Cuban government for the salary
allowed by Secretary Root to Gov.
| Gen. Wood out Of the island revenues.
In the course Of some remarks early
in the session Mr.. Cannon declared
! that if he could have his way congress
would adjourn sine die before July f..
The general deficiency appropriation
bill. the last Of the supply bills. was
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