The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-02-12
FIFTY-Elc4TH CONGRESS.
Regular Session.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Senate-T
political debate in the senate on the
proposed loan of $4,600,00O to the st.
Louis exposition, which has been in
progress on a point Of order for the
past three days, came to a close Friday
through vote which left the prOyis-
ion in the urgent deficiency appropria-
tion bill, which was passed. After
the vote on the deficiency bill speeches
IN support of the Panama canal treaty
were made by Mr.. Mallory (Fla) and
Mr.. Hepburn Ida) Several bills
were passed. Adjourned until Mon
day.
House-Mr Shepard (Tex.), one of
the youngest members of the house,
made determined and persistent eff
fort to bring about a reform in the
matter of the distribution of seeds by
the government He cOntended that
the present system is bad Mr.. Shep-
ards first move to have struck from
the agricultural appropriation bill GER
tain sections providing the machinery
for the distribution of the seeds au-
thorized to be purchased under the bill
In this he was successful, his point of
order being sustained by the chair, but
by an overwhelming vote the house
promptly added the sections to the bill
by way of amendment Only three
members voted in opposition to the
restoration Mr. Shepard's further eff
fort was to secure an amendment to
the restored sections which would pro-
vide for the purchase of rare and I'm.
tried seeds, but despite his earnest ap-
peal for this amendment, it failed, and
the bill was left just as the committee
brought 1t into the house so far as
free distribution was concerned This
was the only item in the bill that
aroused serious discussion and with
few minor amendments it was passed
by the house without division. The
house adjourned until Monday
Washington, Feb. 9-Senate-After
listening to speeches by Mr. Hopkins
and Mr.. Clay in support of the Pana-
ma canal treaty, the senate Monday
passed the bill granting assistance to
the proposed Lewis and Clark eXposi-
ton at Portland, Ore. The bill was
amended so as to close the exposition
on Sundays, and the provision for a
permanent memorial to Lewis and
Clark was eliminated
HOuSe-The house debated at length
the proposed loan of $4,600,000 to the
Louisiana purchase exposition at ST.
Louis as provided for in the senate
amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill, and it was still pending when the
house adjourned. The house non-con.
CURED in all other amendments except
that providing for coal tests at the St.
Louis fair
Washington, Feb. 10.-Senate-The
senate Tuesday passed the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill with
out debate and then renewed consid-
Grafton of the isthmian question Mr.
Fulton spoke in support of the course
of the administration in connection
with the Panama revolt and Mr.. Car.
mack and Mr.. Overman in opposition
thereto. Mr. Overman had not hith,
ertO made his position on the treaty
known and his speech revealed the at
titude of probably the last doubtful
member of the senate. The speech
was Mr.. Overman's maiden effort in
the senate.
HOuse-The house devoted the en-
tire session to consideration of the
resolution reported from elections
committee No. 8, unseating Mr.. How.
ell (dem.) and declaring Mr.. Cornell
(rep.), who contested the election, to
have been elected from the Tenth
Pennsylvania district By agreement
a vote will be taken at 8 D. m. We'd
nesday afternoon.
Washington, Feb. -Senate-The
major portion of the time of the SEN
ate in open session Wednesday was
devoted to a speech by Mr. McCumber,
who supported the Panama canal treaty
and justified all the acts of the admin.
istration in connection with the re-
cent revolt. A number of private pen.
sion bills were passed
House-The house disposed of the
Connell-Howell contested election case
from the Tenth Pennsylvania district
in favor of Mr.. Connell The republic
ans, with the exception of Messrs
tanning On. j., Shiras (Pa) and
Parker On. j., supported the resolu.
ton unseating Mr.. Howell and giving
the seat to the contestant. The dem,
ocrats solidly supported Mr.. Howell
Mr.. Shiras and Mr.. Lanning spoke in
opposition to the unseating of Mr.
Howell. Mr.. Connell was promptly
sworn in and took his seat. The house
then resumed consideration of the
senate amendment proposing a loan
of 81, 100000 to the Louisiana purchase
exposition, on which vote on the
question of concurrence will be taken
Thursday. Further opposition to the
proposition developed in the debate
Wednesday.