The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-02-12

/ Precipitation bill, and ule bill restoring Bene.
doro Ten Eyok 10 his rank In tho army, were
both passed Senators Hoar and Pendleton
were selected by tho Chair m tollera for tho
electoralvote count The credentials OF Sen.
ator Call, OF Florada, aud Senatoreloct Nv.
arla, OF New York, were fled
WAgHlndToE, Feb O,-At the morning SOS.
sion the Chair laid before the Senate the Gre
dentiaE Of the reelection of Senator Voor-
hoea, Bills passed Increasing the appropriR
lions for public buildings us follows Pitts.
purgh 70 si,bOW0i Quincy. ILL.,, TO G0O,QOOi
feorla ILL.,, 20 t2ib,OOO, A bill also passed 10
proyide for the erection OF q public building
AZ Tyler, Tex, 10 cost not 10 exceed $4,000.
Mr. Pendleton presented petitions from u
number OF Ohio publishers aud Journalists,
praying Tor reduction OF postage rates on
eocond'oaas mail matter. Referred The
Chnir lnid before the Senate q concurrent roBo.
luton 70 authorize tho President 10 announce
to foreign Governments the result OF the do
iibemtonA OF the International conference
held NJ Washington for tho purpose OF liking
the prime meridian and universal day, and 10
invite tho concurrence OF such Governments
In the result Agreed 10,
noCRn.
WAsHINdToN, Feb. O-When the House met
this morning, In continuation OF Saturdays
mlttee OF the Whole for vac oonsid'
ton bill, Mr., willis opposed tho mo-
skn,;,, ton; ana argued that tho House use
River and llarbOr bill lie said no had pressed
that bill IN good faith, lts consideration hnd
been delayed somewhat by the fact that u
n9mbor OF .lombers were abtent last week,
After considerable dobate, MIR, Town6h0nds
motion was loat-yens 3d. noes l2d
Ihe House then went Into Committee or tho
whole, with MIR Hammond IN the Chair, on
the hyer and Heroor bill, tho pending
amendment bolng that offered by Mr. Hop
burn, providing that no part OF tho money ap'
prlnled for the Improvement OF New Orleans
lihrbOr shall DO expended IN the repair, cree
ton, malntenanoe or paving on leyoes, or IN
grading OF the abutmont of the banks OF tho
Mississippi hiYcr, owned by private parties or
municipalities. Loat-dO 10 l05, Mr., bnIln.
dalo offered an amendment appNpI lnting
tsbOOOO Tor the Improvement OF Vloksburg
The paragraph making appropriations for
tho Improvement of Galveston harbor having
been reached, Mr., Springer moyN 70 strike II
out In making this motion he said ho was
not pQiunicd by any desire ~ defeat the np-
preparation Tor the Improvement OF Galveston
hnrbor, on tho contrary, he regarded that
harbor ~ avery important ono ana one do
serving the attention OF Congresa, but no was
utterly opposed 70 farming ont the npprOprn-
tlon 10 bO controlled by n particular Ind vd'
unl, however eminent no might DO, IL was u
departure from the correct principle and from
tho former uengos or the House,
Mr., Wills said tho gentleman prOCc dOd on
the erroneous lmproylqn that that section
would rcnan In tho bil llo had been In.
strucl0d by the Committee on Rivers aud liar.
bora TO move ~ n substitute tea tlO Galveston
hnrbor TEN mn amendment approprlnt ng 500.
OOj for tho Improvement of ihut hui'bor, aud
directing tho llnrbOr lloard 90 proceed at
onoo 10 examine, survey nnd report 10 tho
Secretary Of War for HIS approval plans,
specifications ANA CstimntCa for SAID Improve.
monlH, aud when those hnd boon approved
the work shall DO carried on with al possible
expedition,
At 1905 Mr., Townshond moved the commit.
too arise, Agreed tO-l&l 10 pS
Mr. TOwnshond moved that the House 20
Into Committee OF tho Whole ON the Post
Office Appropriation bill, Agreed t0-yoas,
ltDi nays, M. ....