The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-12-16
FIFTY-SEVEMTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.

WaSUIURIOu,
most the entire session of the senate
was devoted to discussion Of the omni-
bus statehood bill. The bill came over
as the unfinished business from the
last session and by agreement Wed
nesday was fixed for calling 1t up.
Early in the morning hour Mr.. Quay
submitted a report of his own and its
reading occupied the time of the sen
ate until 2 o'clock when tae statehood
bill was laid before the senate. Mr..
Beveridge. chairman of the committee
on territories, then presented the com
mittee report giving the reasons for
recommending joint statehood OF OK
lahoma and Indian territory, and for
not favoring the omnibus bill. In the
course of the reading of the several
reports and the statehood bill the SEN
ate passed a bill refunding certain
revenue taxes to owners of private
dies and also a bill relieving certain
importers from the duty on tea placed
in bonded warehouses. Just before adj
journment Mr.. Nelson secured permits
der to perfect it.
House-The feature Of the house pro-
ceedings was a thoughtful speech by
the venerable Galusha A. Grow, of
Pennsylvania, on the relations between
labor and capital. Another bill
was passed in general terms designed
to relieve the tea importers from the
effect of the recent decision of the cir
cult court in New York imposing the
ten cent war duty on tea imported in
bond prior to the time when tea is
restored to the free list. January l,
1903 Another bill to refund the du-
ties collected on merchandise from
1>orto Rico and the Philippines during
the period between the ratification OF
the treaty of Paris and the cOngres-
sionaI revenue acts for those islands
also was provided. The pure food bill
was made a continuing order.
Washington, Dec. 12.-Senate-
senate passed, with several amend
ments. the bill fixing the compensa-
ton of the anthracite coal strike com
mission and it now goes to conference.
The sentiment of the senate was
strongly in favor of allowing the mem
bers of the commission who are not in
the civil or military service of the
government lump sum for their serv-
ice and after considerable debate $4,.
600 was settled upon as the proper
amount, thus taking the matter out OF
the hands of the president, as the bill
originally provided. Several other
amendments to the bill were adopted
fixing the expenses Of the commission
ers and the assistant recorders at SIU
per day instead of SIS and leaving the
question of the amount of salary OF
the assistant recorders and employees
to the commission. The name of the
commission was changed to "Anthra
cite Coal Strike Arbitration" At
O'Clock the statehood bill came u
and there was @ brisk exchange be
tween Mr. Quay, who favors the omni
bus bill, and senators who oppose il
regarding it's consideration. Mr.. Quay
| and Mr. Bate said they were ready
to vote. Mr.. Beverage. Mr.. Lodge
Mr.. Hale and others protested against
pressing the bill so soon after it was
reported and it went over till Monday
House-The house Thursday devot
ed practically the whole day to discus
sion of a resolution to limit the period
or taking testimony in the Wagner
Butler contested election case to 40
days, and finally adopted a resolution
to that effect by party vote-155 tC
11S. The nurpose of the resolution
is to permit the house to pass on the
case during this session. The house
agreed to hold a session on Sunday
January %, for the purpose of paying
tribute to the memories of the late
Representative Russell, of Connect
cut, End Sheppard and De Graffenreid
Of Texas
Washington, Dec. 13.-House--Fri
day was devoted to consideration OF
private pension bills. The calendar
was cleared, 173 bills being passed
None of them was of essential inter
est. The bill to appropriate $1,0OOOOC
for the eradication of foot and mouth
| disease in New England was made g
special order for next Tuesday with
the understanding that only the leg
islative features of the bill would be
considered and that the appropriation
would be reported from the appropria
ions committee.
Wants Military Camps in Kentucky.