The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1905-01-27
THE FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.

washington, Jan. 24.-Sendte.
Peveridge made another lneHeCtu'i
effort in the senate to nave uniS
fixed for voting on the Statenooc pliI
The opposing senators eXpresSeu az
unwillingness to vote on the bill unt!3l
the amendments shall have been dls-
DOsed of and Mr.. Beverage would not
consent to q vote on them without an
agreement extending to the bill ltselI:
The Notifications Appropriation Dill
was passed after rejection OF the
amendment striking out the provision
for insular Notifications.
HOuse.-The session of the mousse
was devoted entirely to consideration
of bills relating to the District OF Co
lumbia. There was an echo OF 0lS-
turbances in st. Petersburg when MT.
Baker IN. ", moved that an ADJOURN
ment be taken out of respect to those
who were killed in the clash with the
Russian troops The only affirmative
vote was recorded by Mr.. Baker him.
self The proposition to control the
railroads in the matter of rates was
discussed at length by Mr.. Burgess
(Tex.), and briefly by Mr.. Hepburn
Qa.).
Washington, Jan. 25.-Senate.-The
senate took an important step in the
Impeachment trial of United States
Judge Charles Swayne, of the North
ern district of Florida. The Organiza-
ton for the trial was perfected by the
swearing of the senators for that pur-
pose: the managers of the house were
received for the purpose Of formally
presenting the articles of impeach-
ment and a resolution summOning
Judge Swayne to appear was accept
ed. Mr.. Platt (Ct.) was elected to
preside at the trial sessions. Further
proceedings were postponed until Fri
day next, when Judge Swayne is eX-
pected to appear before the bar of the
senate in response to the summons Of
the senate The ceremony was i'm
pressive and was witnessed by a full
senate and we'll filled galleries. The
trial oath was administered to Sena-
tors by Chief Justice Fuller. who ap-
peared in the long black gown worn
by him when sitting in the supreme
court
House.-The District of Columbia
appropriation bill again occupied the
attention of the house At times the
proceedings were enlivened by vigor-
ton to increase materially the sala-
ries Of Washington school teachers
who had many supporters on the floor.
Mr. Clark (MO), in a characteristic
speech, said that more money was be-
ing paid Washington policemen to
break the skulls of the people than
was paid to school teachers to i'm
prove what was in the skulls. An adj
jOurnment was taken without having
concluded consideration of the bill.
Washington, JAN 26.-Senate-In
connection with the consideration of
the army appropriation bill there was
an animated discussion i'll the senate
of the assignment of Gen Miles to
service in charge of the Massachu-
setts state militia The controversy
was begun by Mr. Lodge, who criti-
cized in sharp language the provision
OF the army bill prohibiting t! 2 award
ing of extra pay or allowances to re-
tired officers assigned to active serv-
Ice when they exceed those of a ma
jOr on the active list Mr. Lodge de-
clared the provision was directed at
Gen. Miles and was most unfair.
Messrs. Lodge, Proctor, Platt (Ct),
SpOOner, Bailey, Patterson, Carmack
and Money took part in the debate
which followed.
HOuse.-The house passed the Dis
trict Of Columbia and military acade-
my appropriation bills Except for
speech by Mr.. Baker IN. " bitterly
assailing the protective tariff policy
of the republican party, the proceed
ings were devoid of interest. The ag-
ricultural appropriations bill was re-
ported by Mr.. WadswOrth.