The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-01-23
FlFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.

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features of the day were the defeat
OF claim of B. F. Moody & Co., OF
| Keokuk, Ia, for the payment of the
amount deducted from their contract
| for furnishing equipment to the Third
| Iowa cavalry by the famous commits
sion which unearthed the army con-
tract frauds in ST Louis in 1863 and
the fight of Mr.. Payne, the floor leader
OF the majority, against an omnibus
resolution to refer 90 southern claims.
aggregating 100000 for stores and
| supplies, taken by the union army dur
ing the civil war, to the court of
claims for finding of fact under the
Tucker act The former bill led to
lively controversy between two Iowa
members.
Washington, Jan O.-Senate-Mr.
Bailey (Tex) objected to considera-
! ton by unanimous consent of all bills
| from the republican side on the ground
that the senators from New York had
interfered with a matter purely local
to the state of Texas. A discussion
arose, which was terminated by Mr..
Cullom moving an executive session
| to consider the Cuban reciprocity
treaty. After half an hour in execu-
| tive session, the doors were re-opened
and Mr.. Foraker continued his re-
marks favoring statehood for Oklaho-
ma, Arizona and New Mexico.
House-The house transacted con-
| siderable business Monday. Several
| miscellaneous measures were passed
among them the senate Hawaiian fore
claims bill. The consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill, the third of
the regular budgets, were passed and
| fair progress was made with the Dis
| trict Of Columbia appropriation BILL
] During consideration of the diplomat
ic bill Mr.. Mcclellan On. " precipi-
| tated discussion concerning our dip
| lOmatic and consular service. which
| took a wide range and led to some
rather scandalous charges against our
consular representatives in Mexico by
Mr. Slayden (Tex). Mr.. Mcclellan
! submitted figures to show that our
| cOnSulates, compared with those of
| other first-claSS countries, were under
paid but overmanned. Mr.. Grosvencr
| co. declared the charges against our
consular officials were uniustified,
maintaining that it was the opinion of
European publicists that we had the
most efficient consular service in the
world.
| Washington, Jan. 21-Senate-Th
senate Tuesday passed the legislative,
| executive and judicial appropriation
| bill. When the statehood bill was ia
ken up Mr.. Quay demanded an imme-
date vote, coupling his demand with
| the statement that he did not care
| whether any senators desired to speak
| on the subject or not. Mr.. BeYeridge
| discussed the measure, opposing state
| hood for Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico. On the conclusion of his re-
marks, Mr. Quay submitted number
of propositions for the fixing Of a day
when vote could be taken. but to all
such Mr.. Beveridge objected Senator
Hanna spoke briefly in opposition to
| the bill.
! HouSe-The house passed the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
| and subsequently began consideration
Of the Philippine coinage bill. The
| general debate on the District bill was
largely devoted to discussion of the
| Alaska boundary line dispute Mr..
| Cochran (Mo) denounced as "a cow
ardly surrender" the course of the
/ state department. Mr. Hepburn Ga
took up the challenge and counterfeit
with the charge that democratic ad-
ministrations had surrendered the ter
ritOry between ATTITUDES 40 and "a: 40
and also the republic of Texas While
Mr.. Cochran was speaking of the
trucking policy of the United States
to Great Britain" a stylishly dressed
| young woman in the gallery leaned for.
ward and cried out: You lie." She
| then left the gallery
Washington, Jan. 22.-Senate-For
three hours Wednesday Mr. Burnham
! On. H) addressed the senate in oppo-
sitiOn to the omnibus statehood bill.
Becoming fatigued he suspended his
remarks until Thursday. Mr. Culloin
explained the necessity for consider
ing the Cuban reciprocity treaty and
appealed to Mr.. Quay to permit an ex.
ecutive session. The latter refused
and the matter was put to vote. with
the result that the senate refused to
go into executive session, 81 to q.
which was the first test vote on the
statehood bill. Toward the end of the
day Mr.. Hoar criticized the president
for expressing his approval or disap-
prevail of bills before congress had
acted on them.
| HOuSe-The house spent Wednesday
in debate on the Philippine coinage
bill. The minority offered substi
tute providing for the Introduction of
tie American currency system into the
| island and it received powerful sup
port from Mr.. Hill (rep., Ct.), who de-
clared on the floor that the PROPOSE
ton for the extension of the Ameri-
can system had the support of Score
tary Shaw and other high officials OF
the treasury department. Those who
participated in the debate were
Messrs. Cooper (Wis), Jones (VaJ,
Maddox (Ga), Patterson (Tenn.) Sha-
/ froth (Col) Crumpacker (Ind0. Will
liams GID, Hill (Ct) Cannon CID,
Robinson (Ind.) and Williams Miss. j.