The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-02-26
FIFTY-EIeATH CONGRESS.
Regular Session.


feature of Mondays session of the SEN
ate was a speech from Mr. Hoar in ex-
PLANTATION of his former speech on the
isthmian canal situation He complain
ed of the criticisms of his utteranceS
at that time, saying that he had been
misunderstood and misrepresented and
contended that his intention on that
occasion had been to secure full in
formation concerning the Panama re-
volt and not to cast reflections on the
president. On the contrary, he had
the highest regard for that official and
intended to vote for the treaty. Other
speeches were made during the day by
Mr.. Carmack, whose remarks were
devoted to a censure of Minister Bu-
nau-Varilla, and by Mr.. Cullom, who
as chairman Of the committee on for
eign relations, has had charge of the
treaty. He upheld the treaty through
out
House-The naval appropriation bill
Monday encountered opposition on the
republican side of the house Mr.. Bur
ton (O), chairman of the rivers and
harbOrs committee, announced in Wig
orous speech that he could not sup
port bill which declares that the
United States, which in his view
should be the leader in all works for
peace, is going to double, treble and
quadruple its naval establishment and
all under the assertion that it is done
for peace. He questioned the need Of
so great navy as the bill cOntem-
plates, asserting that the Monroe doc
trlne and the supremacy of this coun-
try on this side of the world is secure
and that the control of the Philippines
by this country had not been question
ed. Mr.. Burton said he did not want
to be understood as opposing work on
ships under construction or the main
tenance of the navy.
Washington, Feb. 24-Senate-T
routine business of the senate Tues
day was broken into by an executive
session on the Panama canal treaty.
After the vote on the treaty, consid-
Grafton was begun of the agricultural
appropriation bill More than two
hours was consumed in the discussion
OF an amendment making an appro-
priatiOn for experiment in stock feed
ing against which a point of order was
made by Mr.. Lodge. The point was
finally withdrawn and the amendment
adopted, but not until Rule 16' had
made its annual inroads into the valu-
able time of the senate. The agricul-
tural bill remains the unfinished bust
ness.
House-Although the house devoted
the entire day to a consideration of
the naval appropriation bill under the
five minute rule, small progress was
made. Amendments were offered in
prOfusiOn Of the perfection of the
measure from a democratic standpoint
but all save an appropriation for the
Charleston navy yard were rejected.
This matter held in forcible manner
by. Mr.. Legare IS. c., and amounting
to total of $685., 800 to carry on the
work on existing contracts, was agreed
to. Just before adjourning the house
authorized the printing of 10, 300 cop
les of "A few directions for destroying
mosquitoes"
Washington, Feb. .-Senate-Th4
senate spent the greater part of We'd
nesday discussing an amendment to
the agricultural appropriation bill
striking out the house provision Civ
ing authority to the secretary of agri-
culture to inspect imported food pro-
ducts when misbranded or suspected
of impurity. The discussion was clos
ed by substituting the provision of
the act of 1900 bearing on the same
point This solution of the problem
was suggested by Mr.. Proctor and was
accepted by ALL Consideration of the
bill practically was concluded but final
action on it was postponed until Thurs
day in order to allow an inspection of
it as amended.
House-TwO storm centers were en-
countered in consideration of the ma
val appropriation bill in the house.
First, the great lakes training station
went out of the bill on a point of or
der after a wOrdy battle. The build
ing program proposed in the bill then
met criticism and blocked further pro-
gress of the measure for the day Mr.
Burton CO.., the echoes of whose sen.
satiOnal speech for peace on Monday
had hardly died out, moved to strike
out the provision for the single battle
ship authorized. This motion is now
pending.