The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-01-30
FIFTY-SEVEN7H CONGRESS.
Second Session.

| occurred IN which senators on both
| sides of the question charged the Otn-
| ers with Obstructing important legis-
| latiOn. Mr. Burnham continued his re-
| marks in opposition to the admission
of Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.
| During the morning hour Mr.. Fair
banks made an Intellectual attempt tc
| secure consideration of the immigra-
| ton bill. After an executive session
| the senate adjourned until Saturday.
HOuse-The house passed 235 pri-
vate pension bills. They included pen
| sions to the widow of Gen. Franz ST.
| gel at 500 month, the widow Of
Gen. Jas. S. Negley at $50 a month
and the widow of RI. Adm. Henry
Picking at $40. The Alaska delegate
bill was passed. 1t provides for the
representation Of the territory of Alas
| ka in the house of representatives by
| delegate. 1t also defines the citizen
| ship and the qualification of electors
| and creates the machinery for the cleo
| tons, the date of which shall be the
| last Tuesday in September. The first
| delegate is to be elected next autumn
and is to hold seat in the 58th con-
| gress.
Washington, Jan. 27.-Senate-Tn
the senate MIR. Quay, in charge of the
| omnibus statehood bill, insisted on it's
consideration to the exclusion of 9th
er business. When Senator Platt On.
Y.) attempted to call up a committee
report providing for the printing of a
document, Mr.. Quay objected. Mr.
Hale thereupOn declared that Mr.. Quay
! was cOnfscating the time of the sen
ate. The latter replied calmly that
this could be Obviated by allowing a
vote on the statehood bill. A resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Morgan (Ala) g.,
questioning the credentials of DR.. Her
ran, the Colombian charge d'affaires,
who signed with Secretary Hay the
canal treaty, caused the senate to go
into a long executive session. At it's
| conclusion the diplomatic and consul
lar appropriation bill was passed.
HOuse-Tne house made a new rec
ord in the matter of appropriation
bills. The military academy bill was
passed without a single word of de-
bate. The Indian bill. which followed,
was not completed Monday, as Mr..
Burton rep, o. made a long speech
on it in general criticism of the policy
Of the government toward the Indians.
A resolution was adopted calling on
the postmaster general for the CORE
spOndence in the Indianola. Miss, post
Office case.
Washington, Jan. 28.-Senate-Se
ator Quay made an effort Tuesday tC
hold the senate in continuous session
to consider the statehood bill, but fail
ed to hold a quorum and was COM
PEELED on that account to allow the SEN
ate to adjourn at 6:20 p. m. He Sc
cured another ballot, however. to test
the sentiment of the senate, the vote
standing II to 20 in his favor The
day was spent in consideration Of the
statehood bill with the exception of an
hour devoted to speech by Mr.. Scott
CIV. Va) on the pension laws.
House-Tle house devoted the day
to bills reported from the judiciary
committee, passing about 20. Most of
them were of a minor character. relat-
lag to the times of holding court, and
but twO of them were of general i'm
pOrtancc One was to get the original
package decision of the supreme court
by making intoxicating liquors import
ed into states subjCot to the juriSdic
tiCn of such states. The bill is the
senate bill to increase the salaries of
federal judges. It raises the salaries
of the chief justice of the supreme
court to $4,000; the associate justices
to $12500; circuit judges to $1,000;
district judges to $4,000; the chief jus
tice of the court of claims to $500;
associate justices to $4,000, and the
justices of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia to $4,000.
Washington, Jan. 29.-Senate--A
sharp debate was precipitated in the
senate Wednesday when Mr. Rawlins
called up his resolution directing the
secretary of war to furnish the senate
the proceedings of a number of courts
martial in the Philippines. In the
course of his remarks Mr.. Rawlins re.
ferred to the death of Father Angus
tin, and said he was murdered in cold
blood. This aroused the ire of Mr..
Beveridge, who demanded specifically
to know who had committed the cold
blOOded murder. Mr.. Proctor defend
ed Capt Cornelius NJ. BrOmwell who
had been mentioned in the Rawlins
resolution as being responsible for Fa-
Their Augustins death. The statehood
bill was taken up at 2 o'clock and Mr..
Lodge spoke in opposition to it. An
dIC6upL ny MI. AluIIcH 10 ulVIU0 TIE
business of the senate with the state
hood bill failed, and tae senate at 5 rs
o'clock adjuOrned.
HOuse-The house Wednesday made
slow progress with the Indian apprO-
priatiOn bill, covering only about eight
pages in over four hours. Mr.. Burton
CO.. hung on the flank of Mr.. Sherman
IN. ", who had charge of the bill,
and insisted upon an explanation of
every item. He succeeded in having
several appropriations cut down. In
the course Of the debate he furnished
some interesting statistics on the sub
ject of Indian education designed to
show that the more money the govern
ment spent the more helpless the In
dams became. The senate amend
ments to the bill to amend the bank
ruptcy act was agreed to.
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