The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-01-29
FIFTY.EleHTH CONGRESS.
Regular Session.

/ JAN. SO.-OSudlS- uO
senate Friday adopted the resolution
| Of inquiry concerning affairs in Pana-
ma introduced on the 9Th inst by Mr..
German, and listened to a speech on
| the Panama question by Mr.. DolliVer
| and another on the subject of reciproc-
| ity by amendments. Adjourned until
| Monday.
House-The house passed 209 pen
| sion bills and also resolutions calling
on the secretary of war and the attor-
ney general for information as TO the
number of horses and carriages main.
tanned at government expense for off.
/ GERS of these respective departments.
| A bill permitting the withdrawal duty
| free from the st. Louis exposition of
| articles donated to religious. scientific,
educational or literary institutions al
SO passed.
Washington, JAN 26.-Senate-Th
senate Monday heard further discus
sion on the question of appointments
| to offices made during congressional
recesses, listened to a speech on the
| isthmuS canal question by Morgan and
| passed number of bills of a semi
| public character. AS a result of the
! debate on the appointment question
resolution asking for specific informa
| ton concerning the nomination of w.
| d. Crum as collector of customs at
| the port of Charleston, S. c., was pass
| ed. A resolution asking for similar in
| formation concerning the nomination
! of Brig. Gen. Wood and other army
officers went over until Tuesday.
| Among the bills passed was one au-
thOriZing the erection OF a monument
| to the memory of John Paul Jones.
House-The house passed the army
| appropriation bill, carrying approx
mately $4,000 900. after adopting a
| number of amendments. The prOvis-
| ion for the consolidation of the adju-
! tant generals department and the rec
| ord of the pension Office of the war de-
| partment into one bureau to be known
as the military secretary's Office, was
| stricken from the bill on the point of
order raised by Mr.. GrOsvcnr co..
| The item of $400, 900 for the construc-
ton of an army general hospital at
| Washington also went out on a point
of order as did the paragraph provid-
| ing for the construction of a subma-
| rine cable from Sitka to Fort Liscum.
| A resolution calling on the secretary
of state for information as to the num-
! Der of carriages maintained by the
| government for the state department
was adopted.
Washington, Jan. 27.-Senate-The
| time of the senate Tuesday was again
| divided between consideration of the
| Panama question and other subjects.
There was only one speech on the ca
nal question and it was made by Mr.
Stone (MO), who spoke to a resolu-
! ton directing the senate committee on
| foreign relations to make an investiga-
| ton into the Panama revolt He con-
| tended that the circumstances indi-
| Gated completely on the part of the
| United States in the secession of Pan
/ anna and urged that in the interest Of
| the country's good name all the facts
| should be known. A number of bills
were passed, including one for a me-
mortal bridge across the Potomac river
at Washington.
House-Mr. Boutelle (rep., Ill., adj
dressed the house for nearly two hours
| in reply to statements by Mr. Will
/ liams (Miss.), the minority leader, in
| his stand pat" speech Of a few days
| ago. Mr.. Williams in turn replied to
| Mr. BOGtelle. The house had under con-
| sideratiOn at the time the urgent de-
1icieRcy bill. Mr.. Boutelie received
close attention of both sides OF the
! chamber, and when he spoke of the
| passing of the last trace of bitterness
! between the north and south he was
| loudly applauded on both sides. A res
| olutiOn calling on the postmaster gen.
eral for information relative to the
| number of carriages maintained by the
| government for the post office depart
rnent was passed after spirited debate.
Washington, Jan. 28.-Senate-Th
| senate proceedings Wednesday includ
ed speech by Mr.. Simmons IN CO
| in support Of the Panama canal treaty
| and the passage of number of bills
| and resolutions. Mr. Simmons was
| the first democratic senator to favor
| the measure on the floor of the senate
| He announced his disapprOval of the
| Intervention of the United States in
the Panama revolt Among the bills
| passed was one granting to citizens of
| Porto Rico and the Philippines the
| right to take advantage of the natur-
| alization laws of this country, but
Mr.. Spooner moved to reconsider the
vote, thus leaving the question undis-
| posed Of.
HOuSe-General debate in the house
on the urgent deficiency bill depressed
| 20 discussion of political topics, the
| race question and aerial navigation
| Mr. Burkett (Neb.) led off with dis
! cussion Of the political situation from
a republican viewpoint, and Mr. Coch-
ran (MO.)- spoke for the democrats
Mr.. Wardwick (dem., Ga.) made an
! extended address on the race problem.
| Discussion of flying machines was pre-
cipitated by the report of the appro-
priatiOns committee, which recon-
mended the tabling of a resolution
calling on the secretary Of war for in
formation as to expenditures that had
| been made in connection with flying
machine tests. The resolution was ia
bled. c. B. lands (rep., Ind) closed
| the day in political speech lasting