The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-03-25
FIFTY-EIeHTH CONGRESS.
Regular Session.


Washington, March 22.-Senate-
Consideration in the senate Monday OF
the bill providing for the purchase OF
a site and the erection of building
for the departments of states, justice
and commerce and labor, was made
the occasion for adverse criticism or
the architect who planned the white
house Office Messrs. Teller and Hale
lead the charge on the architect and
Mr.. Newlands defended him. During
the morning hour number of bills
were passed.
House-After being in session an
hour and twenty minutes Monday the
house adjourned out of respect to the
memory of the late Representative
Charles w. Thompson, of Alabama,
who died in this city Sunday. Soon
after converting Mr. Hepburn offered
a resolution reciting certain state
ments by Representative Baker IN.
W contained in the Congressional
Record Of last Friday rejecting on the
integrity and honor of Mr.. Babcock
(Wis.) and providing that they be ex-
u.
burn explained that Mr. Baker had
not delivered on the floor of the house
but had entered them in the Record
under leave to print The amend
ment was adopted after the democrats
! forced a roll call. Mr.. Baker endeav-
/ Ored to explain his action but Speaker
+ Cannon refused to recognize him.
Washington, March 23.-Senate-
! The senate spent the greater part of
| the day on the Indian appropriation
bill. Mr.. Lodge took exception to the
! provision eXempting candidates for the
| position of Indian agency farmer from
! civil service examination and on his
! suggestion the amendment was passed
over without action Other features
/ arousing discussion were those relat-
! ing to the designation of Indian school
! superintendent as Indian agents and
| authorizing the payment of claims
! made by Indian tribes on account of
! the difference between the value of
! payments made them in greenbacks
and coin payments as required by
treaties. Later in. the day Senator
elect Dick, of Ohio, appeared in the
senate chamber, the first time since
! his election. He went direct to Sera-
tor FOraker's seat and was cordially
! greeted.
House Outside of few routine
matters, the house of representatives
devoted the entire day to further dis
cussiOn of tne post Office appropria-
! ton bill, but disposed Of only one page
of the bill. Mr. Butler (Pa). endeav-
ored unsuccessfully to have passed an
amendment designed to transfer back
to the office of the first assistant post
master general jurisdiction Of the free
/ delivery and rural delivery services.
/ An amendment by Mr.. Tawney
(Minn) which was agreed to, prohib-
its the postmaster general from order
ing out of post Offices telephone com
/ panies other than the Bell Co An
amendment by Mr.. c.. B. Landis Und.)
! prohibiting the further rental Of can
ceiling machines, was adopted after a
spirited debate.
Washington, March 24.-Senate-
The senate again spent the greater
part of the day considering the Indian
appropriation bill. Three hours of tie
time was given to a discussion Of q
claim Of $780, 600 for services rendered
the ChOctaW Indians. 1t finally was
eliminated for the Indian bill The
! civil service debate was renewed and
| there was considerable discussion of
the policy to be pursued in secri lg
employees for work on the Panama ca
| nal
HOuse-When the house adjourned
Wednesday some progress had been
made in the reading of the post Office
appropriation bill for amendment, but
only six pages were disposed Of The
appropriation for the railway mail
service was carefully scrutinized and
in the case of inland mail transporta-
ton by star routes the appropriation
was scaled down from IS, 100,0 900 to ST.
$4,000